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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
WEEKLY FOREST
SERVICE RE0RT

Forest Service report for week end
ing May "a, 1918:
Maximum temeprature 66-72; mini.
mum 29-3S.
Despite the cool nights and only
moderately warm Gays, grain and al
falfa fields are green and beautiful,
as are also the National Forest rang
es. excepting in the highest altitude
region where feed has not matured as
yet but will be satisfactory later on.
Fruit trees, berries, and all agricul-
tural products are In a healthy CON
dition. As soon as a period of warm
nights and genuine summer days ar
rives. all vegetation in Carson, Ante
lope, Smith and Mason Valleys will
grow by leaps and bounds. Our peo-
pie have spared no effort this year
especially in the sowing and planting
and 1t is almost certain that all will
be rewarded proportionately few
months hence in harvest time.
II these productive mountain val
leys were all under irrigation bitches,
thousands of additional acres could
be producing which would, of course,
be mutually beneficial to our Govern
ment and the operators of the ranch
es. Reclamation Service engineers
are doing experimental work daily on
a large dam project which, If the pro-
ject goes thru will form a reservoir
that will furnish an abundance of
water for every acre of land in this
locality which is ct present entirely
unproductive because OF lack OF
moisture and for no other reason.
he people throughout these valleys
are insistent and hopeful that the
Government will go ahead with the
reservoir project as rapidly as pos
sible, which will eventually pay for
itself many time over.
Many cattle are now grazing on
National Forest ranges. and the feed
is plentiful and good quality. A few
sheep have already entered Forest
ranges-tens of thousands of them
will go on between June Is and July
1. the opening of the principal sheep
grazing season on the Mono National
Forest. Sheep-shearing is backward
this year owing, in the first place, to
cool weather; and secondly, to lack
Of men experienced in this particular
work. Sheepmen are anxious to ge,
thru by the middle of June SO thai
they may drive their sheep onto ths
ranges.
Mountain roads are now open t6
automobile traffice. and Road Com
misisoners have been busily engaged
making necessary repairs since tn,
snow has disappeared. Unless the wal
prevents. tourist travel by automo-
bile Is expected to be heavy this
summer via routes passing thru Car
son Valley.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
URGE USE Of
OLD POTATOES

All Nevada grocers are hereby noti-
fled that the California Food Admin
istration has been requested to pro-
hibit shipment OF new poatoes to Ne
vada until after June 10th. In view
OF the present world food shortage, ii
is imperative that the surplus OF old
potatoes be used up before consump-
tion OF the new crop commences.
Farmers and dealers are warned
however, that any attempt at 'profit-
eering' or at manipulation potato
prices, will not be countenanced; the
ruling made by ire Federal Food Ad-
ministrator for Nevada for mutual
benefit OF producer. middleman and
consumer. and sincere appeal is made
to the patriotism which has imbued
Nevadans in their participation in all
phases OF necessary war work.
All wholesale and retail grocers are
urgently requested to impress upon
their customers the vital necessity Of
conserving wheat and utilizing pota-
toes for the next two months. Rumors
to the effect that wheat conservation
is no longer needed have been spread,
but are entirely without foudation-
the wheat situation is serious and will
become more and more serious until
the fail crop is harvested. Indeed,
within the next thirty days direct
appeal will be made. even to the
housewife who has in hand a ten
pound sack of wheat flour which she
can contribute, tina. she turn 1t over
to the Food Administration for ship
men to France.
Eating the solid firm, wholesome
potatoes of last years Nevada bump
er crop certainly IL no hardship; yet
it saves future foodstuffs and wheat
or our allies.
Retailers are requested to pay farm
ers not more than one cent per pound
for the first grade Nevada potatoes
farmers who are unwilling to comply
with this request should be warn
ed that the embargo against importa-
tion OF California new potatoes will
be raised Immediately at the first hint
of an attempt to manipulate prices.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
Wheat Inspector

Plans for securing O government
wheat inspector to spend three
months In Nevada beginning about
October 1st, are being made by the
state food administration and recon-
mendations to this effect have been
sent into the federal food adminictra-
ton. Under the wheat prices estab-
lished by the government there are
eight different grades oDwheat which
bring different prices>and the duty of
the wheat inspector would bc to clas-
sify the wheat and protect The farmer
and the wheat buyer when the wheat
10 sold.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
GOVERNMENT RAISES
RAILROAD RATES

In absence of official information
ron Washington or from the rail-
road representatives of the Southern
Pacific company could give no definite
lgnre3 on the effect of the ireis.t
and passenger rate increases aLnounc-
ed Monday by Director General Nc
Adoo, says the Gazette
In the press dispatches 1t is an
honnced that the passenger rate in
creases will be from two and one-haIf
TO three cents a mile. The passenger
rates out of Reno are now figured on
tw' and half cent basis and 1t is
not known whether the rate will be
uniform throughout the country and
rates established everywhere at three
cents mile.
II they are set at three cents the
day coach rate from Reno to San
francisco which Is now $685. exclus-
I've OF the eight per cent war tax, will
be reduced to $7.32 exclusive of the
war tax. The day coach fare from
Heho to Chicago at present, exclusive
OF the war tax. is $5S.05 and under
the three cent, rate IL will be $60.9O
10 New York the present fare is
s"l5 and the new rate will bring 1t
10 $S5.S3. To Los Angeles the pres
eht rate is 1920 and under thesthree
cent rate It would be reduced to
$l9.17.
The freight rate under the new
schedule for first class freight will be
as follows:
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
WHITE HOUSE WOOL TO
Be AUCT|ONED JUNE 8
Special to the Record Courier

CARSON CITY, May 30.-The white house wool has
been received and will be auctoned of the highest bid
der June 8th 1918 at the public park in Reno Bids
amounting to less than 500 will be considered contrbu
ions and the money will be held Bids for than $1OOb
will have $1O0 taken out in all County Councils of
Defense have been asked to individual bids which
be forwarded by mail telegraph accompanied by the
money.
1t is to be hoped that the wonderful record made by
the state through the sale of the Gey of -four in the
Civil War WILL in be duplicated in the Of
the Red Cross and that Nevada claim another first
place in war activities. No will be deducted, all
proceeds will to Washington Nevadas contribution
to the Presidents fund for the American Red Cross.
(Signed) EMMIT D. BOYLE, Governor
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

This evening at the Douglas County
High School the Commencement ex-
ercises will be held. Walter A. Clark,
president of the University of Nevada,
will be the principal speaker. John
Edwards Bray, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, will also deliver
an address.
The graduating class consists of
Alma Setttelmeyer. Evelyn Walker
and Fred Dressler.
Following is the rogram:
selection -OrcneStra
Vocal Solo Mrs II Il Danqherg
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
NOTICE OF MEETING

The semi-annual meeting of the
Alpine County Board of Education
will meet at Markleeville, CAL, on
Wednesday, June 5th, 1918.
EUGENIA M. BRUINS,
Superintendent Of Schools.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

T. S. Hook, who has been principal
of the school for the past three years,
has been reelected by the county
board of education. The school,
under the administration Of Principal
Hook, has been held TO a high stand
ard and is ranked as one of the best
high schools in the state.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

There are 239 automobiles register
ed in Douglas county.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-02
WILL TEACH GUNNERY
Yale Makes Complete Change in
= Its Courses.
men-Given is Hours 4 Week
to Work.

New Haven, Conn.-Yale university
has taken a long step toward making
itself q second West Point when it an
bounced a complete change in It's
courses designed to turn out expert
1rtillerymen. The new curse pro-
Vides for three years of training for
war. Next fall all students except
those who enter the naval training
course will be given a chance to take
Is hours a week of artillery work.
Men taking this course are enrolled
as members Of the reserve officers
training corps. There are now over
700 of them in college, and it is their
demand for intensified instruction that
led the authorities to take the new
step. 1t will still be possible for men
to take some of the old courses, but
every department of the university will
throw it's main strength into wal train-
ing.
1.-THE underlying idea of the action
was this" President Arthur T. Hadley
said: "Any course Of study, to be eff
fective, must have a motive. In times
of war the interest of everybody cen
tiers on military activities. The one
way to keep our classroom work alive
during these years is to connect stud
les with the work in which the nation
is engaged"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-02
HOTEL MOSCOW ARRIVALS

F. L. Barrows and wife, Moscow;
Ada B. Erwin, Boise; John Voelker
James Penfield, S. L. Gates, K. C. AL
len, Vern Johnson, w. A. Barsch, w
A. Beardsley, A. H. Coddington, Mrs
]. H. Small, Spokane; R. E. Bower
man, L. LeQuinn, Lewiston; w. e.
Matthews, Seattle; M. A. Smith, Chi
cago; John Rowland, Lewiston; A.
H. Pape, P. c. Peterson, l.. H. Park,
Spokane; A.. N. Mckay, Boston; w. A.
Lauder, Moscow.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-02
DIR. AND MRS. BARROWS
LEFT MOSCOW THIS MORNING

DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Barrows left
Moscow over the Union Pacific this
morning for Fort Riley, Kansas, where
DR.. Barrows enters the medical de-
DR.. Barrows received his commission
as captain on January 23 but only re-
Gently received the call to duty. Mrs.
remain with him as long as he in the
United States. Their departure from
Moscow will cause much genuine re-
greet, for both have many friends here,
where they have lived for many years.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-02
; BUY w. S. S.
New Board Created

WASHINGTON-The war industries
board announced the creation of a di-
vision which will establish priority of
delivery in raw and manufactured war
materials. This division will elm
mate competition among government
departments in obtaining supplies.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-02
"WHEN MULE SETS ON
MY TUMMY, I'm DONE"

Camp Sheridan, Ala.-"Lis-
sen," Quoth Stable Sergeant
Western, Co. A., 10TH Engi-
neers, q. S. A.
The stable sergeant and q first
lieutenant were discussing mules
and other company affairs.
II don't wanta be disrespect-
full, or nothin'," Western contin-
ued, "but l can't do nothin' more
than what I have done to keep
them mules quiet. I'm a horse
man, I am. 1 was raised with
bosses. I've rode 81 many boss
es I'm half boss myself. But
when it comes to mules, it's diff
ferent. I just can't seem to get
used to gettin' to sleep and then
about three o'clock having some
long-eared sOn-of-a-fOur-legged
caliope come around and set
down on my stummick. / just
can't stand it and one of these
days I'm goin' to get sore and
kill me a jackass, if I get court
martialed for it,"
The lieutenant withheld the
reprimand he had been ordered
to administer to the sergeant be-
cause Company AS mules got in
to a nocturnal argument and
woke up everybody in the regi-
ment
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-02

Hugo overlooked announcing that the
annual election of officers Of the
chamber will be held next Tuesday and
it is desired that a full attendance of
members be present. There will be
much business of Importance before
the meeting next Tuesday and it is
highly important that every one in
'terested in Moscow's future attend.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-02
ALLIES GET MORE MONEY

WASHINGTON-Credits to the allies
we're raised today to over five billion
dollars by the loan of two hundred
million dollars to Great Britain.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Stories From Hunters.

Wild animals which prey upon live
stock are only good when dead"
Then they may serve really useful
cured, tanned and made into fur gar
ments.
Predatory animals cause losses to
sheep herds in Utah and neighboring
states of 10000 head annually. Be-
sides the foodstuffs thus destroyed,
this means I. loss of about 100000
pounds of wool.
Two wolves at Ozona, Tex. killed
76 head of sheep in two weeks.
In New Mexico 3 per cent Of the
mails. In addition to about 34,350
head of cattle thus killed, the animals
destroy about 10000 sheep, loss of
100000 pounds of meat and 1,320,-
600 pounds of wool. The total loss TO
the state each year from this source
amounts to about $2,715,250.
States and livestock associations
are cooperating with the department
of agriculture in its campaign in the
Western states suffering the greatest
damage from predatory wild animals,
by liberal contributions of funds, as
well as services of additional hunters.
A biological survey hunter in Arizo-
ma recently killed Il mountain lion, on
the trail of which were found nine
head of cattle it had killed.
One stock-killing grizzly bear along
the Pecos river, in New Mexico, ac-
counted for 81 1000 worth of cattle in
five months before being dispatched
by hunter of the biological survey.
1t had killed 80 head of cattle in this
time, and in the previous year is re-
ported to have killed so head in the
same district.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
ORCHARD
GLEANINGS
SPRAY FOR ORCHARD INSECTS
Better Understanding on Part Of Crow
ers viii Add Much to Efficiency
Of Operation.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Insect control In orchards and vine
yards is largely effected by spraying,
and the needs Of the fruitgrower In the
protection of his crops from the attack
of insects and fungi have been the pre-
dominating features In the develop
ment and excellence OF our present
lists of insecticides and our variety Of
spraying apparatus.
Although spraying is one of the more
expensive Of the several orchard OPP
erations, the value of the crop Is so
greatly increased thereby that it Is a
comparatively small investment, the
expense amounting to only fraction
of the returns directly due to the prac-
tice. Orchard spraying is, in fact, an
exceedingly cheap form of insurance.
1t must not be inferred, however,
that spraying operations are uniformly
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Saws Fish Have Brains.

Stephen Decatur Bridges of Verona,
near Bangor, who is known as the
salmon and alewife king of the Pen
obscot, is as positive not only that fish
have brains, but that fish reason and
form dislikes and likes and tell their
opinions TO each other.
Bridges explains the disappearance
of salmon from the PenobscOt in two
ways-either salmon tell other sal
mon how dirty its waters are and how
it is not fit for any respectable sal
mon TO live int" or ''the fish resent it
because OF the hatchery in East Or
land they are taken from the water
and stripped of their eggs"
'The fish resent that because it is
against nature" Mr.. Bridges asserts.
"They decide they are not being treat
ed right and stay away.'-Boston Her.
aid ~
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
MADE IMMORTAL BY GOETHE
Leipzig Tavern in Which Poet Located
Scene in "Faust," Was Well
known Gathering Place.

Auerbach's cellar was a tavern at
Leipzig which disappeared i'm 1912. 1t
owed its chief fame TO Goethe, who in
this place located the scene in "Faust"
wherein Mephistopheles, standing up
on wine cask, takes his flight into
space with Doctor Faust, to the stupe-
faction of the guests drinking at the
tables. The old building to which the
cellar belonged was built by Doctor
StrOmer dAuerbach at about 1925, the
worthy doctor there storing the wine
intended for his own use. Later, as
the wine was good, ne conceived the
idea of selling 1t. In this way was es-
tablished the tavern to which his
name has been attached ever since.
From the earliest years of the seven
teenth century legend has placed in
this cellar the famous adventure Of
Faust and Mephistopheles. Goethe,
studying at Leipzig university from
1865 to 176S, frequented that cellar al
most nightly and there talked with
his friends of art, literature and pol
itics, and thus he heard of that le-
gend which he turned to such excellent
account, at the same time so very
greatly enriching the literature Of his
country.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10

each animal secured means not only
one less enemy of livestock opera
tons, but the gain is continuing, since
not only is the career of one predatory
animal thus ended but also that of all
his possible progeny. Each one killed
means one predatory animal less to
perpetuate his race.
In two and half years the biologi-
cal survey hunters have killed more
than $4,000 predatory animals. Fig
uring the losses these would have in
flicted, as mentioned above, the work
Of the hunters has effected an annual
saving in live stock of more than
$3,S40,000. In addition to this the fed
eral treasury has benefited to the ex-
tent of nearly $4,000 from the sale of
skins of the animals secured. The
hunters are not allowed to accept
bounties, and all skins taken become
the property of the government. Some
of these are deposited In the National
museum for exhibition and study pur-
poses, and the rest are sold and the
proceeds turned into the treasury de-
partment.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10

n small vessel containing the food in
the regular cooking vessel and sur
round it with hot water.
Soapstone disks will increase the
usefulness of your cooker. They can
be heated hotter than the boiling point
Of water and when shut up in the fire
less furnish heat which cooks the food.
If you made your fireless according to
directions, you can safely use the disks.
Heat them very hot, but do not let
them get red hot, for fear of cracking.
With one below and one on top of the
cooking vessel you will be able to roast
meat or even to bake bread or pud-
dings. Without the disks your fireless
Is useful only for certain kinds OF
food-cereals, beans, pot roasts, stews,
etc.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-05-10
Make EireIess Cooker.

A tightly built box, an old trunk, a
galvanized-iron ash can, candy
bucket, tin lard can, a lard tub, and
butter firkin are some Of the con-
tainers that have been used successful
ly In the construction of fireless cook
ers.
The inside container or nest which
holds the vessel Of hot food may be
bucket of agate, galvanized-irOn or
tin. This nest must be deep enough to
hold the radiator and the vessel Of
food but not large enough to leave
much space. as the air space will cool
the food. The inside container must
have tight-fitting cover, and straight
sides are desirable.
The picking or insulation must be
some material which is poor con-
ductor of heat. The following ma
terials may be used and they should
be dry: Lint cotton, cotton-seed hulls,
wool, shredded newspaper, Spanish
moss, ground cork, hay, straw, and
excelsior.
Sheet asbestos one-eighth inch thick
and heavy cardboard have proved to
be the best lining for the outer con-
tainer and the wrapping for the nest.
Heavy wrapping paper or several
sheets of newspaper may be used for
lining the outer container, but the nest
should be wrapped with asbestos or
heavy cardboard to prevent the hot
stone scorching or burning the packing.
1t is we'll to have the outside con-
tainer large enough to permit four
inches of packing below and around
the sides of the nest. If cooker is
being made with two nests, six inches
of packing should be allowed between
the nests. Pack into the bottom of the
lined outer container four inches of
the packing. Place the nest or inside
container wrapped with asbestos or
heavy cardboard and hold steady while
the packing is put around tightly
and firmly until it reaches the top Of
the nest.
Make n collar, as shown i'm illustra-
ton, of cardboard, sheet asbestos, or
wood to cover the exposed surface of
the insulating material. This collar
should fit tightly.
Make cushion which when filled
with the packing will be ut least four
inches thick and will fill completely
the space between the top of the nest
and the lid of the outside container.
It should fit against the top tightly
enough to cause pressure when the lid
is closed.
The outside of the freless cooker
can be made more attractive by stain
ing or painting 1t. The lid may be
held In place by screen-door hooks and
eyes. The cooker may be placed on
casters so that it can be easily moved.