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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-06-14
ROB FARRER
IN ACCIDENT
AEROPLANE ENGINE STOPS
AND WHEN SPEEDING
THROUGH AIR HE LOOS-
EMS BELT AND JUMPS In
SEA. ESCAPES UNHURT

A sensational escape from death on
the part OF Robert F. Farrer, q for
mer University of Nevada man, who is
now In the aeroplane service at San
Diego is recounted in a letter from
Everett Gooding. enother former Uni
versity of Nevada man, written to his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Good
ing, says the Reno Gazette.
According to the letter Farrer wcs
taking his first flight alone and had
reached a height of about 1000 feet
when the engine of the machine died,
and the machine began taking q rapid
drop towards the ocean. Farrer did
not loose control of the machine at
first and while it was making its
speedy flight downward he unloosened
his belt. When the plane was about
forty feet above the water he dived
clear Of the machine and when he
came up only one wing of the plane
which had broken OF was In slght.
He climbed onto this and was dis
covered after an hours search riding
peacefully about a mile out from
shore and was not injured in any way.
According to Gooding's letter Far
rer's escape is one of the sens;. .tions OF
the aviation field there. Farrer grad
uated from the university with the
class Of 1914. He was president of
the Alumni Association last year.
He enlisted in the aviation several
months ago.
Robert Farrer is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. T. G. Farrer of Gardnerville,
and the first news they had of their
sons sensational escape. came to
them through the publication of the
above article. After he had made his
first fight, he wrote his parents tell
ing them of the wonderful sensation
connected with plotting an aeroplane.
but never once mentioned anything
connected with his drop into the
ocean. The young man clearly demon
strated that he has cool head and
the fact that he loosened his belt
when falling from the sky at great
speed, and his remarkable judge of
distance when he took his sensational
dive into the ocean, proves that he is
made of the proper stun, and some
day we will read of his achievements
over the battelfields of France.
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Government
CROP REPORT
NEVADA CROPS MADE FAIR
PROGRESS DURING MAY.
WINTER WHEAT GIVES
PROMISE OF GOOD YIELD.
HAY CROP is BACKWARD

The government crop report for
this state for the month OF May is as
follows:
Nevada crops made fair progress
in May. Winter wheat maintained
the condition figure of 80 per cent set
last month. Reports from Lyon coun-
ty are very promising. This is the
first time considerable acreage of
winter wheat has been tried In the
locality.
Spring wheat acreage shows little
change. The western counties in
creased the acreage. but in the terri
tory watered by the HUMBOLDT small
er sowing were made. Condiaion is
only fair.
CAST and barley show slight de-
crease in acreage and the latter an
unusually low condition. With favor
able weather crops will be larger
than last year.
All hay and alfalfa have both been
unfavorably affected by the cool
weather and drought. Their condition
are S5 per cena and SS per cent re-
spectively
Pasture condition is low because
the showers the last week In MAY
were limited In their exetent. Cool
weather has retarded growth on the
higher range.
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Interesting News
From France

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett OF Minden re-
port having received several interest
ing letters from their son, Wayne,
who is serving with the U. s. Army In
France. He reports having received
bundle b 26 letters that has been
long delayed In their journey across
the ocean and was delighted with the
waited for news from home.
Information as to his part In the sery-
ice, long sought by his parents, was
contained In recent letter. He IL
in detached service In military police
company No. OF the Medical Depart
ment OF the army. He is training
under Lieutenant physician ana Is
learning to bandage wounds and also
become efficient In the use OF splints
for broken bones. The daily drill
consists of nurse and patient. While
the drill OF bandaging and placing
splints is proceeding the order comes
Gas attack" The attendant or
nurse Immediately pl..ces gas masks
upon patient and himself, and this re-
quires great haste as the gas takes
effect Immediately. He says the gas
mask drill is the most trying OF any
thing else. because of the speed re-
quired to place 1t upon the head, the
mask being difficult article to handle
properly. However. with constant
practice, he is becoming efficient in
this line OF work and will soon be
ready for active service.
He has not been to the front as yet
bat Is greatly interested In the work
ard is eagerly waiting 70 take his turn
and hopes that he may be of service
to his country In having q hand in
i fnistering to fallen comrades.
He says the French people claim
the cause of such heavy rain fall this
year is on account of the continual
honlbardment of heavy guns. He is
ssa' distance from the frtnt but the
continual rumble of heavy guns are
heard and the houses shake and
windows rattle from the concussion
like an earthquake.
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LUTHERAN WILL HOLD
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC

As usual this year the Lutheran
Sunday School will give a picnic in
the Hussman Grove. The picnic will
take place next Wednesday, the 10Th,
OF June. Preparations have been
made for a fine grab bag which al
ways has been the center of attraction
besides games and contests will be
arranged for which will make the win
ner the possessor offine prizes. Ev-
erybody is cordially invited to attend
this outing. Coffee will be furnished
free of charge on the picnic grounds.
Bring your lunch and spend the day
in pleasant and healthful enjoyment.
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Mining Men Here

Harvey l.. Dunn and A. d. Hadsel
of Los Angeles were at Minden this
week and accompanied by Ed. Ray
craft. visited the Buckeye placer
mines In Pine Nut. The gentlemen,
1t is understood, represent q New
York Company, and while here they
closed deal for the placer mines and
intend to start shortly on extensive
Developments. through the aid Of
modern machines. The property for
the past several years, has been un-
der the control of F. Slater, and he
has been instrumental In getting the
company to take hold OF the placors.
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LABOR PROBLEM
IN NEED Of
ACTION

Cutting of the nrst crop of alfalfa
In Carson Valley will commence with.
In the next few days and thus Tar no
effort has been made to establish q
uniform wage scale as has been done
by the farmers in other agricultural
districts Of Nevada, despite the fact
that a shortage Of labor is certain
During the week, according to the
federal labor bureau at this place
quite . number Of men have arrived
here looking for work. but learning
from different sources that 1925 and
$3.50 per day is the going wage here,
they left Immediately for other Sec
tons Of Nevada.
There Is no question that an acute
shortage Of labor exists and unless
some method is adopted by the farm
ers Of Carson Valley for . uniform
last fall to look over the Curtz mining
loss will result.
Plans should be put in motion al
an early date to better conditions and
give cooperation to the federal en-
ployment bureau.
1t has been suggested that the
County Council of Defense call a
meeting Of the farmers for the pur-
pose Of arriving at some definite
plan.
1t is learned through the state
press that the farmers of Elko county,
Truckee Meadows, Humboldt Valley,
as we'll as those at Yerington and
other districts are to pay $500 day
during the the coming season and men
arriving from California are daily
heading for these districts. The labor
problem is one that the farmers must
solve. steps being necessary at once
to guard against the loss of crops.
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School Children
Plant War Gardens

Five school children, members of
the Boys and Girls Club work, have
planted gardens at the Douglas
County High School, Not having
suitable land at home on which to
raise food for Uncle Sans Army,
these five children cooperated with
Miss Leah Barker, District Club Lead
er of Douglas county, obtained a
strip Of land from the trustees of the
liigh school, have divided it into small
garden plots and planted kitchen
gardens
II has not been the idea OF these
five young farmers 10 run John Ellis
out of the vegetableb usiness. but %
help relieve some OF the drain on
their mothers pocket books. There
should be no need of the mothers of
any of these young men aud women
buying stringbeans, peas, radishes
carrots, etc.
The young people who are doing
this patriotic work are Elda Rosen-
brock, Elizabeth Berning. Edna Sar-
snan, Francis Brown and Milton Sor-
enson.
These gardens have made a very
good start. and each OF these garden
ers cordially invites any one who is
interested, to visit their gardens.
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Ranch Fire

Monday morning the people of Gard
nerville were startled by the alarm of
fire. 1t being the first occasion that
the siren has been used for such pur-
pose. The alarm was turned In from
Eugene Scossa's ranch a short dis
tance above Sheridan, where a large
barn, half filled with hay, was dis
covered on fire. Timely arrival of
near neighbors saved the barn and
hay from destruction. The fire start
ed at the front Of barn and near the
ground, eating its way up the boards
between the hay. The boards were
ripped OF and water poured onto the
flames extinguishing them before they
had made great headway. The origin
of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Scossa
was not at home at the time, having
went upto his stock range.
Mr.. Scossa was in Gardnerville yes
terday and In speaking of the fire,
gave is opinion that It was deliber.
ate attempt Of arson. Before day
break, his wife heard an automobile
stop near the barn, which coupled
with the fact that a piece of charred
material resembling fuse YVES found in
the burned hay, leads to this belief.
The. Scossa children had not been
out of the house the morning of the
fire. and they could not have started
the blaze.
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GOLDFIELD COMPANY HAS
100 TONS OF 500 SILVER
ORE ON DUMP READY FOR
SHIPMENT. MORE MIN
ERS BEING PUT TO WORK

The company of Goldfield men who
wage. crops will suffer and heavy
property, intend to ship one hundred
tons of ore to reduction works with
in the very near future, having al
ready let contract for hauling the
ere from the mine at Loope to the
Minden depot for shipment on the
railroad. As a matter of fact, the
shipping Of ore from this mine would
have started last week, but a bridge
on the road to the mine. was found to
be unsafe for heavy loaded motor
trucks and Is being rebuilt. As soon
as this work is completed, the ship
ment of ore will commence.
During the winter the company has
employed six men and recently the
crew was increased to ten and ac-
cording to reports ore shipments will
continue through the summer.
Where extremely large bodies of
low grade ore are found in the mine,
there is considerable or the ore that
averages 80 per ton, that being the
value Of the hundred tons or more
now sacked and ready for shipment
Besides the $50 value in silver, the ore
carries large percentage of copper.
Mr.. Burt one of the men interested
in the property was an arrival from
Goldfield this week and spent several
days at the mine, stopping at the
Minden Inn on his return from Alpine
county.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The Council of Defense respectfully
invites the people OF Douglas County
10 assemble at the Court House at
Minden. Saturday at p m. to bid
ao'u to Oliver Haugner and Fred
Sordes who depart upon that day for
the training camp at the State Uni
Versity,at Reno. Nevada as members
0. the United States Army.
COUNCIL. OF DEFENSE.
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LOSES HAND UNDER TRAIN

c. w. Pugh. passenger on a South
ern Pacific train, left the train and
In his hurry to get on board at Reno,
slipped and fell under the wheels,
which resulted in one of his hands
being SO badly crushed that amputa-
ton was necessary.
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URGED.
TO SAVE FOR
NATION


The National War SaviagG Commit
teeh which II carrying on through IL
State and local c0mmlttecs, Nauon-
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Tnose OF US who remain at home
while others 90 the nghting have an
ever-increasing number OF opportunt-
ties to do definite and highly impor-
tant work for our country. We wish
TO 90 this work as an expression OF
the gratitude we feel In being prtvt-
LEGGED to continue at our usual tasks,
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comes as result OF designating June
20 as National war Savings Day.
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be the great rallying day on which
everyone in our country is expected
to pledge himself or herself to save
and economic. Economizing
will first of all leave in the markets
a greater supply of labor and mater
ials for theuse of the Government
with which to fight the war. And
then the money savings of the indi-
viduals are to be invested in War
Ssvingsc Stamps.
What the Government asks US to
do is to pledge ourselves to buy at
definite periods with our savings a
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F. Z 4. N.

Regular communication Of Carson
valley lodge No. 33. F. & A. M. will
De held Tuesday evening. June 18th,
al o'clock. Odd Fellows hall. Visit
ing and sojourning brethren cordially
invited Work in M. NJ Degree.
by order of the w. M.
T. G. FARRER, Secty.
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BORN

H o % X AT Gardnerville, Nevada,
Thursday, June 18th. 1918. to the
wife of T. 8. hook, an eight pound
daughter.
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Additional Red
Cross Names

Following is the list of pledge sub
scribers to the second Red Cross War
Fund. supplemental to the list print
ed last week:
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NOTICES!

beginning Sunday June 9th, the
barber shops will close at IL o'clock,
noon. Patrons are urged to heed this
notice.
oo,nQy7Sp
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II You have something to sell, try
= want ad In the Record-C Courier.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-06-14

A war saver is a life saver.
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The following names were omitted
from last weeks list:
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
NATURALLY HE WAS PEEVED
Dogs Failure to Observe MeatIess Day
Cost Indiana Gentleman Just
One Fine Ham.

Louis e. Laitner, constable in the
coroner's office, is peeved and he has
right to be.
Wingie, as he Is known about the
courthouse, likes to hunt. He also
likes rabbits as food. AS rabbits
were selling for 35 cents apiece he
decided to go get some with the aid
Of dog and gun and thereby have the
fun of hunting as well as the pleasure
of eating and at the same time reduce
the cost of living.
So he borrowed q dog from one of
his friends and hiked for the country.
The result of his craftsmanship for the
day was two rabbits, but Wingie was
happy when he returned home with
10 cents worth of game, so he put the
dog in the basement for safe keeping,
and went to bed perfectly contented.
In the morning, when he went to get
the dog his joy turned to gloom. The
dog was there all right, but per-
fectly good ham, which was stored in
the basement, was gone. That is, most
of it was gone, and what was left was
unfit for, use as food, because what
the dog had not eaten he had chewed
or dragged over the floor.
''That ham stood me three dollars"
Said Laitner, when telling about the
incident, "and had half notion to
shoot the dog, not so much because !
mourned the loss of the ham, but the
scoundrel is traitor, rs it ail hap
pened on 'meatless' Tuesday. ."-Indi-
annapolis News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
Thouoht of Others Safety First.


For remarkable GOODNESS and most
commendable sense Of humor under
dangerous conditions the navy depart
ment has just received an account of
young sailor whose nerve will always
be remembered, although his name
does not appear in the reports. When
the army transport Antilles was sunk
the armed guard supplied by the navy,
In command of Lieut.. r. d. Risdale,
displayed splendid conduct, remaining
calmly at their station while the ship
was sinking and making no move to
leave their posts until ordered to save
themselves. 1t was when the ship had
gone down and the men were strug,
Cling in the water that this unknown
hero came into being. He was mem
ber of a gun crew and when rescued
was on top Of an ammunition box,
which had floated clear Of the ship in
an upright position. When the young
man saw the ship coming close to him,
he signaled for them to be careful,
stating that the box on which he was
floating contained live ammunition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
HIS CAMOUFLAGE IN DANGER
Relied Too Much on Its Being
Closed Season for oysters.

W. B. Trites, the novelist, is in Paris
with the American troops, and at n
dinner at Paillards he told a camou-
/ flage story.
"A young American officer" he said,
"came TO Paris from flying camp on
furough and celebrated his first eve
ming in the metropolis a little too
gayly. His mother had an apartment
in the Avenue de Messine, and he
drove home at the evenings end with
the firm determination that the good
lady should never know how picked
he was.
"He got In noiselessly and began to
search the apartment for place to
hide. He thought of hiding under a
bed, then of getting into a wardrobe.
but finally he found two portable tin
baths, and these gave him an excellent
idea.
"He undressed silently, curled him
self up in one of the baths and drew
the other over him. Then he chuckled
to think how well he had managed,
and went off to sleep.
His mother, in the small hours, find
ing his bed empty, made search for
him. AT last she came to the two su-
perposed baths, peeped through a
crack, and said:
"'Are you there, dearT
"The crack widened little, a wild
eye looked out, and voice whispered: !:
'Sh-sh! Go-hic-away, or you'll
spoil my camouflage. I'm a-hic-
Oyshter
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School Notes.

The local delamatory contest was
held last Friday evening in the High
School auditorium, with large audi
ence in attendance. The winners we're:
Melvin Coppock, Division D; Savannah
Smith, Division c; Mildred Winship,
Division B, and Carrie DeFreece, Div
ision A. The sectional contest will
be held at Milton, instead of Weston,
the latter having withdrawn from the
contest. Gold and silver medals for
the final contest at Pendleton have
already been ordered.
"0ur Minister'S Honeymoon, y a
home talent play put on by the Satur-
day Afternoon Club of Weston, will
be staged in sthe High school audit
orium next Tuesday evening. This
musical performance was staged in
Weston last Saturday evening before a
large audience.
School is being held overtime this
afternoon, while Laurant, the famous
magician, gives exhibitions of his
wonderful talents, to the students.
Aided by Mr.. Hubbs, the boys have
LAID off base ball diamond on the
ground west Of the school building and
are having enthusiastic practice games.
Mr.. Shatfner's Agriculture class en-
joyed trip to the Pambrun farm
Monday where they learned great
deal about plants and other things
bearing on the subject of agriculture.
DR.. Plamondon, who has recently
; returned from France, gave an inter-
| estipg lecture on bis experiences last
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The Christian Church.

The Christian church will have three
live sessions Sunday as follows: Bible
school 10 a. M, preaching at ] / a. M,
luncheon in the chlrch at p. m. BIZ
BILE school conference at 2 p. m. Roy
K Roadruck of Spokane, N. W. Sup
erintendent of Bible schools, will be
present at all these services and con-
duct them. He is an expert in Bible
school methods, and will be ready tc
serve those interested in the work.
There will be no evening service. this
church joining with the M. E. church
at 8 p. m. in patriotic service. The
public cordially invited and welcome to
all these services. Don't fail to hear
Roadruck. D. Errett, Minister.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-19
War and Literature.

It is customary to associate war with
the development of intellect. But as
respects the inspiration of the Napo-
leonic wars, they were preceded as
well as followed by burst of French
literary activity. What were the spe-
cial war Influences that affect Shakes
peare? If the theory is sound the pres
ent greatest Of all wars should prepare
us for super-Shakespeares and super
Darwins. But in fact the lifetime o.
most men of genius Is long enough to
comprehend at least one great war.
And making allowances for the briefer
span of Keats or Shelley, Is 1t moi
logical to conclude that the relation of
genius to war is less one of cause than
of coincidence?-New York World.
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Press Paragraphs

M. L. Watts transacted business in
Pendleton Monday.
Found. An inner tube for auto cas-
ing. A. 0. Schubert.
Wanted.-The loan of sewing ma
chimes for the Red Cross room.
J. N. Wise, of Boise. is>a visitor to.
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Errett.
James Nelson has gone to Alberta
with the object of purchasing land.
County Agent Shrock and Judge
G. H. Marsh were in Athena Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Richmond, of
Walla Walla, are in the city today.
Mrs. Lula Read has moved into her
newly improved cottage on Adams
street.
Hay for Sale. Sheldon Taylor has
wheat hay for sale. Apply to David
Taylor.
The executive committee of the W.
G. T. U. will meet tomorrow at \ p. m.
in the parlor of the Christian church.
Alex Kirk is able to get out on the
streets md enjoy the sunshine, after
long confinement with rheumatism.
Lost. A parcel of laundry, which
by mistake was placed in the wrong
automobile. Finder please leave at
Press office.
Mrs. A. B. McEwen arrived in the
CITY from Portland Wednesday, and is
Visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. H. A. Barrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berlin have
moved into their property. corner of
9TH and College streets. recently pur-
chased from the Baptist church.