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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Shippers Organization Asks for Conference
Question of Continuation of Rate Fight in Alabama Will Be Dis
 cussed at Meeting

Montgomery, January 3.-(Special.) The executive committee of the Ala bama Shippers association tonight de- cided to invite all railroads of Ala bama here for conference Tuesday, which will determine whether or not the railroads will continue their fight for the substitution of the long and short haul principle for the present class and commodity rates.
 R. G. Cobb traffic manager of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, tonight stated that the shippers have not de- termined what effect the taking over of the railroads by the government will have on the litigation. The case is set for hearing before the pubic service commissione January 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
May Commander Clothing

Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala, January 3.-(Special) )-Woolen military equipment carried by Montgomery mer- chants may be communicated by the government for the use of men at Camp Sheridan if it is needed. All merchants were notified Thursday to take an inven- tory of their stocks and to file the re- ports with military authorities. Ohio soldiers at Camp Sheridan are well equipped, but it was understood that the government may purchase the clothing from the merchants at what it believes to be reasonable prices and to distribute 1t among camps which need it as re- suit of the cold wave All enlisted mer at Camp Sheridan have been issued overcoats and heavy clothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
MORE REASONS ARE GIVEN FOR DELAY
 OF SHIPBUILDING
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hood of shipyards were denounced by Meyer Bloomfield, head of the shipping boards industrial service section, anoth- CT witness. MT. Bloomfield said the shipyard labor shortage could be traced in large measure to poor housing facili- ties and lack of transportation for workmen. He advised legislation en- towering the shipping board to com mandeer housing and to enforce better train service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
J. T. German III

Montgomery, Ala, January s.-(Spe- cial)--J. T. German, state examiner of public accounts, is dangerously i'll with stomach trouble at his home at Mobile, according to information received at the capitol Thursday. He Is so i'll that his physician reported to Governor Tender son that he must have leave of ab- sence of six weeks or two months. MT German is known throughout the state because of his work 1" examining ac- counts of pubnc officials and his contri- buttons to newspapers on political sub iects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Coal Hoarders Warned

Montgomery, Ala, January 3.-(Spe' ciaL) )-Henry N. Hughes, county fuel ad- ministrator, has warned all users of coa that an investigation will be started al once to determine whether or not any persons are hoarding the commodity and that those caught with more coa than they should have may be handled by the federal government. MT. Hughes has received reports that certain dealers have delivered to consumers more coa than his orders permit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04

serve food supplies. The food controller announced that there would continue to be shortage in food but the situation would improve steadily. He particular Ix referred tO meat, of which he declared there would be n great shortage during the next few weeks after which he said the sit- nation would improve consider ably.
 sThere is nothing alarming In the situation,- said Lord Rhondn in making known his intention to place the subject of rationing be- fore the cabinet.
 "You have only to tighten your belt. The people of this country are undergoing nothing like the pr1- vatiOns in Germany. There they have less than a pound of meat n yyeek.v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Explosive Licensing Agent

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: Having been appointed explosive licensing agent of the bureau of mines, the bureau of mines requests that local newspapers be notified of the same, as this is the only means the bureau has of notifying the public the place at which licenses may be procured. Yours very truly,
 R. T. FRANCIS,
 Clerk Inferior Court of Ensley. Ensley January 9 1917
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 3.-Alabama and Mississippi: Fair and continued cold Friday; Saturday cloudy and warmer, probably rain.
 Georgia: Fair; continued cold Friday; Saturday increasing cloudiness and not so cold probably rain west portion
 Tennessee: Fair and not quite so cold Friday; Saturday cloudy and warmer, probably rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Death at Camp Pike

Little Rock, January S.-(Speciai) The death of Private Andrew Self of the casual troops was announced at the base hospital today. The soldier is a resident of Village Springs and lis survived by his father, Thomas Sell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
These Miners Patriotic

Knoxville. Tenn, January 3.--Miners employed at Peabody. Tenn, coal op- erations have voted unanimously to work on Sundays, in order to relieve the coal shortage. The vote was vol untary on the part of the miners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
BERLIN AND VIENNA
 ALARMED OVER NEWS
 FROM RUSS CAPITAL
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 .. fin resolution approved Trotxky,s stand. Apparently add- ,rr to the crisis is the refusal or .h cormans to transfer the ad- iourned meeting of the peace coh- ference from Brest-Litovsk 10 Stockholm.
 Tho financial situation in Hun-
 r seemingly is not what It once was. for the seventh war Io,n. from which it was expec'eu 6 oon 0OO.O 900 kroDen would he real ized. brought forth only s'ooo'oVO'- oon Lronen, According to reports' tho greater part of the amounts subscribed was forced rom leading banks, the popuiace sen- orally taking only an ihsie i- cant part of 1t.
 o,, inc hattie fronts the infantry continues virtually inactive, put bombardments of consideraoie pio- uortions are taking place on s"- r;ous sectors in Belgium frahce and Italy. Nothing of importance h,s occurred on the Italian iroh' since the driving of the enemy from the western bank or the .Tiove at the Benson loop gave the italians full control of the right bank of the stream.
 
 Austro-Germnn airmen are Keep ing up their raids on Italian open towns, the latest of which 10 ne bombed being Cnstelfranco Seneto' where two hospitals were hit anu IS patients killed.
 If plan that has been formu- lated by the British food controller is given the sanction of the cab inet compulsory ratfoning short Iy will he put into effect in Eng land to prevent wastase and con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04

To Cure a Cold In One Day
 Take LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tablets. Druggists refund money if It fails to cure. E. w GROVES sigma ture is on each box. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
DEATHS

Harry IT. king-Aged 40, died Wednes- day night at the family residence,
 3315 North Twelfth avenue. Funeral services over the remains will be
 held this morning from the residence at 10SO o'clock with interment at
 Elmwood cemetery with Johns in
 charge. He is survived by his widow
 and three children.
 Leon Murphy-The 3-month-old son of
 Mir and Mrs. Pat Murphy, died yes-
 terday at the family residence. 422
 North Sixteenth street Funeral serv-
 ices over the remains were held yes-
 terday afternoon with interment at
 Eimwood cemetery with Shaw in
 charge.
 Miss sarah Q. Sherrill-Aged IF. died
 yesterday at local infirmary. Flu
 neral services ovei the remains will
 be held this afternoon at o'clock with interment at Elmwood ceme-
 tery She is survived by her par ents. two brothers and four sisters. Lige Loy in charge.
 Houston Aldrldge-Aged 19, died yes- terday at local infirmary. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Lige Loy.
 William l.. Hughes--Was killed at Jacksonville, Fla, yesterday. Re- mains will be received here today for funeral arrangements. which will be announced later by Lge Loy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
RUSSIAN IDEALISTS DISCOVER IN TIME GERMAN WOLF IN
 SLEEPS CLOTHING
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init the ffee right of oppressed nations and colonies seized before the begin hing of the war in 1914 to dispose of their own destiny. This restriction. which was immediately reported by tho Russian delegation, signifies that the dominant parties in Germany
 compelled by popular movement to grant concessions to the principles of a democratic peace, nevertheless are trying to distort this idea in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
ALTERS ORIGINAL IDEAS

ALTERS ORIGINAL IDEAS
 ''The Austro- German delegation in setting forth the practical peace con- ditions in. the east, alters still fur ther it's idea of just democratic peace. This declaration is made in view of the fact that the Austrian and German governments refused to
 guarantee immediately and irrevocably
 the removal of their troops from the occupied countries of Poland, I,ithu- ania and Courland and parts of Livonia and Esthonia. In fact. the free affirm ation of their will by the populations of Poland, Iithuania, Courland and all other countries occupied by the troops of other states Is impossible until the moment on the return of the native population to the places they have evacuated. The allegation of the Ger man delegation that the will of the people of the said countries has al- ready been manifested is devoid of all foundation.
 NO FREEDOM Under martial law and under the yoke of the military censorship the peo- pies of the occupied countries could not
 express their will. The documents upon which the German government could
 base it's allegation at best only prove the manifestation of the will of a few privileged groups and in no way the will of the masses in those territories. We now declare that the Russian rev. olution remains faithful to the policy of | nternationalism. We defend the right 1 of Poland. Lithuania and Courland to | dispose of their own destiny, actually and freely. Never will we recognize the ] justice of imposing the will of a foreign nation on any other nations whatso- | ever.
 This joint session insists that the l peace pourparlers shall be communicated later to the neutral states and instrtlcts
 the soldiers and workmen's councils and 1 the commi missioners to take measure to l bring this about.
 ADDRESS TO PEOPLE
 We say to the people of Germany, 1 Austria Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria I Under your pressure your governments | have been obliged to accept the motto of :, no annexations and no indemnities, but l recently they have been trying to carry l on their old policy of evasions Remom- 1 Der that the conclusion of an immediate 1 democratic peace will depend actually l and above all on you. All the people | look to you, exhausted and bled by such 1 a war as there never was before, that you will not permit the Austro- German i imperialists to make war against revolu- tionary Russia for the subjection of Po- 4 land, Lithuania, Courland and Ar ,j menia.' 7
 ! The resolution was indorsed by the ex- T ecutive committee of the congress oi \ workmen's and soldiers delegates, the ! Petrograd soldiers and workmen's coun- T cil and the representatives of the gen I eral army congress-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
PASSENGER TRAINS BY HUNDREDS TO
 BE T A K B N OFF
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LABOR SHORTAGE

w. M. Clark of the conductors, r. : McNamara of the firemen and w. T Doak of the trainmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-04
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at p. m
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20
YOUNG COUPLE
JOINED IN
MARRIAGE

At high noon Wednesday Miss EN-
Ina Thran was united in inarrige to
Ernest Dressler. The wedding occur
red at the home of the brides parents
In this Valley; Rev +. Fl. Menzel of
the Lutheran Church, officiating. The
ceremony was attended by only i'm
mediate relatives of the contracting
parties.
The young couple left Wednesday
evening for California where they will
spend their honeymoon.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mr.. ID. Thran and Is one of the best
known Young ladies of Carson Valley,
and is exceedingly popular with the
younger set
The groom Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
F. r Dressler of Sheridan, and like
his bride. was born and raised In this
Valley, where he has host of friends.
This paper joins with their many
friends in bestowing its best wishes
UPON the newlyweds.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20
Nevada Loses Revenue
When Saloons Closed

The tidal wave which hit Nevada
following the election and which
washed old John Barleycorn high and
dry onto the desert shores, will leave
SOME wreckage to clear before there
is clear sailing again.
In the report of State Controller
George Cole, there is found the in
como and expense account OF the state.
Among the interesting items Is that of
the amount of revenue the State of Ne
va1a derived in the year 1917 from
state liquor licenses. The total amount
reinitted to the treasurer during the
year that passed. and upon which the
broeet of expenses is figured fer the
coming year, shows that the sum of
$74,S31.75 was turned in. This comes
as cash account along with other
revenues collected and is one of the
handy items that has been in the
states inside pocket. This amount is
wipea out with the coming of the new
year. says the Carson News.
In order to make up some of the
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20
5000 ACRES OF LAND IN
SMITH VALLEY SUBD|VIDED

The people of Smith Valley are
looking forward to an agricultural
boom next summer which will be
brought about by the sub division in
to small farms OF the Saroni holdings.
and what was formerly known at the
.Iew ranch. To provide water for the
600 acre tract of cultivated, land
canal ne six miles In length has
been constructed and is practically
completed at this time. The canal is
fourteen feet wide Oh the bottom and
~ enty feet wide at the top and aver
ifes about eight feet in depth. Ii
VIII oaary water from East Fork o.
tie Walker river from point In the
Hove canyon, this county. and follows
acsund the hill west of Wellington.
II is understood that the Saroni
coilpany has taken lease on the
Reading saloon building at Wellington
and In the spring will open a real
estate office at that place. The com
pany, IL is said, intends to make an
attractive offer to settlers, especially
70 those looking for small farms. The
tern payment plan will no doubt be
one OF the features since the Saroni
company has ample capital to carry
the settlers over period OF years.
which is necessary to those who under
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20
Council of Defense
To Disorganize Soon

In all probability the Nevada State
Council OF Defense. which was created
b, Governor Boyle Immediately after
the declaration of war, will be dsor-
gnnized according to unofficial state
ments given out by its members who
have been considering its future since
the war closed. says the Gazette.
mediate disorganization is not
considered best at this time as the
machinery OF the state, county and
community councils will be needed In
floating the next Liberty loan and in
supervising forthcoming war relefs,
but from now on the state and county
councils will reduce their activities
and eliminate all expenses that here
to fore has been connected with their
administration
The Nevada State Council OF De-
that has been conducted almost wholly
with voluntary labor and very little
expense to the state. Ii is also one OF
the few that was not created by state
law. but was wholly extra-legal and
depended solely upon public opinion
TO carry out its work. II has been
recognized at Washington as one OF
the most efficient In the entire coun-
try which was regarded rs unusua,
ihasmuch as II had not been given any
powers whatever by the state legisla
ture.
Following the close of the war sug-
gestions were made by a number of
prominent citizns and several state
officials that the Nevada state council
be continued indefinitely for the pur
pose OF preserving disinterested or
sanitation that could effectively deal
with state problems entirely unin-
fluenced by personal or partisan con-
siderations, but IL is known that
number of its more active members
are not inclined to favor such a pro-
gram.
In the event that the state council
is disbanded at an early date, and this
now seems probable. its members will
probably file "a report of its activities
with the governor and at the same
time make number of recommends
tions TO the people of the state bearing
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20

service examination was held to select
his successor, but owing to govern
mental red tape, months passed and
he continued ct his post of duty. His
health was so undermined. that when
pneumonia developed he had not the
/ On December 10Th, 1915 ne was
strength to combat the illness.
united In marriage to Miss Lena
Nelson. Only last year they erected
beautiful residence In the Hawkins
addition and their married life was
most happy Recently. when Mr..
Gale found that Office work was in
juripg his health, he decided to make
a change and short time before his
death. completed a deal for the pur-
chase of the l.. P. Jacobsen ranch.
the final paper to have geen executed
on the first of January.
During his residence in this VAL
ley Ray Gale became one of our best
known and highly respect young men.
He was general favor,te with all
and his friendship was true as steel.
He took an active interest In every
move for the betterment Of the COM
munity and was ever ready to help
these in trouble or distress.
Besides his heartbroken wife he
leaves to mourn his untimely death,
an aged mother and sister residing at
Amador, CAL, who owing to illness In
their family we're unable to attend the
funeral
The funeral services were held at
the family home Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. Menzel officiating. The funeral
was private, owing to the influenza
epidemic, only relatives and intimate
friends attending. The casket was
cmbowered with floral pieces from
friends who were linked with Mr..
Gale throughout an honored life.
H. was laid to rest in the Garden
cemetery.
The death of Mr.. Gale has brought
sadness to the people of this
community. who extend their deep
sympathy to Mrs. Gale and other re-
latives' in their hour of sorrow.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20
DRY LAW IS NOW
REALITY IN
NEVADA

In accordance with the announce
ment that the prohibition law would
go into effect in Nevada on Monday
night, the people of this community
started in to celebrate the event sew
eral hours before midnight 1t was
a Joyous crowd that witnessed the
closing of the saloons and the abdica-
tion OF King Booze" from his throne.
However, on the following morning Il
was 8. disappointed crowd that learned
that the signing of the abdcation had
not been completed until 1901 Tues
day morning and that the saloons had
twenty-four hours of grace.
Wednesday ushered In the dry law
bat overnight the saloons of Gardner
we, excepting two, had been trans
formed into soft drink establishments
and are continuing as such. Bob Yam
closed his saloon and hctel and moved
to Centerville. The Valhalla saloon
closed but was opened Wednesday
morning as restaurant by Sam Leon.
Monday many residents were obsery-
&c vending their way honieward with
packages under their arm that strong
~ resembled the shape of quart bot
ties. A few of them, no doubt voted
dry at the recent election, but they at
least took the precaution to lay in a
stock for medicinal purposes.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20
RAY ". GALE ANSWERS
CALL AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Raymond W. Gale, for the past five
years postmaster of Gardnerville, and
one of the best known and highly
esteemed citizens of this community
died at his home at this place at S:15
Monday morning, from double pneu-
monia. He was taken i'll week be-
fore his death with a bad cold. On
Thursday pneumonia developed, and
despite that physician and nurses did
everything in their power to save him,
he grew weaker and Monday morning
passed to eternal rest
Ray Gale was born in Ogden, Utah,
February 9th. 1881. At an early age.
his parents moved to Amador county,
California and soon after his father
passed away. He was educated In
the schools of Amador, growing to
manhood in that community. About
seventeen years ago, he came to Car
son Valley end since that time he has
made his permanent home here. For
several years he held a position at the
Douglas county creamery and later
purchased the confectionery store of
f. G. Carr at this place He conduct
ed the business successfully for u
number of years, selling out to Miss
Martha Heitman. He imediately took
up outside work and was employed
by h. w. Carman at the Long Fellow
nine Five years ago a vacancy oc-
Cured in the Gardnerville postoffice
and Mr.. Gale was unanimously select
ed to fill that position by the Demo-
cratic county central committee. He
made an efficient and painstaking Of
fetal and gave the untmost of salts
faction to the public. The duties of
the office multiplied during the past
year and he took up with the postal
department the matte,. of adequate
cleff hire for an assistant He was
notified that war conditions would not
permit any increase in the expense of
operating the office. He continued
the work alone, save for the help gave
him by dutiful wife, and when he
realized, some six months ago. that his
health was breaking, he rendered his
resignation. In September civil
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20

shortage ocasioned by the loss Of
license money the state tax commiss-
ion: after hearing from the state con-
troller and others in charge Of finance
raised the taxable property Of Neva-
da from s1Sl,255.4s6 to $19S.012,556.
This with reduced rate of state tax
will furnish within ten thousand dol
lars Of the sum lost by the licenses on
liqaor. At the same time 1t is stated
by Mr.. Fletcher Of the Tax Commits
sion, that the state is in splendid finap-
eial condition and that it was not nee
eessary at the moment to raise'the en-
tire amount lost by liuqor licenses.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20
Miss Yparraguirre
Dies at San Jose

Mathilda Yparraguirre, daughter OF
Mrs Josephine Yparraguirre of Reno.
died Sunday in San Jose following an
illness of several days from pneu-
nolia. Deceased was not quite nine
teen year of age and had been attend
In, school In San Jose. Besides her
mother. she leaves three sisters. Mrs.
A. " Fiadson. Jr., Emile and Beatrice
Yparraguirre, and two brothers, Frank
L. and Paul NJ. Yparraguirre of Sweet
water. The funeral was held at Reno.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-12-20

take to establish themselves on a
larnl. The fertility OF the soil on the
holdings to be cut up in small farms
Is the best to be found In Nevada. pro-
ducing great crops, especially alfalfa
aud grain. IL is not thought that
ANY difficulty will be met in securing
settlers for the tract, owing To the
favorable inducements to be offered.
coupled with the possibilities from a
farming standpoint
Besides the Saroni holdings. many
homestead entries have been made on
land that can be served with water
from the big canal. However, at this
time, the only drawback to the home
stead lands, will be the lack of water
in the late summer. 1t will be possi-
BE TO raise q grain crop on these
under normal water conditions, and
the homesteaders are trusting to luck
that the government or private indi-
viduals will build water storage
system before many years pass, using
Alkali lake to impound the flood
waters OF west Walker river.
Wellington is the hub of the new
district and with 5000 acres of land
cut up into small farms at her very
door that town Is sure to become an
inportant trading section.