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The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
LAND RAISES PRESCRIBED
BY TAX COMMISSION MADE.
Tax Commission Order Results in
Substantial Raises-Pasture Lands
Subject to About 500 Increase

Notwithstanding the fact that
Churchill county's assessors have
throughout past years uniformly
sought to assess lands within their
jurisdiction at what must be regard
ed as fair rate of value for purposes
of taxation. the members of the state
tax commission. at a recently ad-
journed meeting issued a manifesto
that all lands in the county excepting
those owned by the Central Pacific
railroad company, shall be summari-
ly raised 1S per cent over Assessor
Morton's figures, the improvements
thereon 20 per cent and in addition
pasture lands shall be increased in
value an additional 80 per cent, and
compliance with the order means
that this county will stand an unduly
heavy part of the additional seven
million dollars of extra valuation so
earnestly sought by the state author
tiles in order TO provide the neces-
sary funds to meet current expenses
of government.
The John w. Freeman Company
holdings at Saltwater will bear about
one-half of the pasture land exaction
in this county, 5.720 acres of what is
denominated second class pasture
land coming in for a raise in assess
ed valuation of ,160. which is
practically one-ha1f of the county's
$35.367.00 raise on this score.
County Recorder F. F. Franke's
office is engaged at this time in ex-
tending the tax roll and including
within the extensions the raises de-
manded. The Is per cent blanket
raise on all lands, (save those be-
longing TO the railroad company
generously excepted by the tax COM
mission) and the 20 per cent in
crease on country improvements viii
suffice to make this county's assessed
valuation substantially more thar
the total Assessor II. l. Morton car
ried to Carson City recently when
he went forward to act as a member
of the state board of equalization.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
CLAIMS BEING RELOCATED
MOVE TO ABET PRACTICE

Many oil land locations have been
involved during late days by re-lo-
cations. effort in this direction hay-
ing been fairly active in many quar-
ters and bona fide claim owners have
acted in an effort to formulate a
plan that will clarity the situltion
1t is proposed to put forward a set of
rules that shall govern in the Fallon
oil district and constitute authority
that will COMPEL due regard for
the dictum. The following notice
has been circulated asking for a
meeting which those behind the new
movement hope will be generally at
tended by interested persons:
NOTICE OF MEETING
All locators and owners of oil
claims in Churchill County are re-
quested to attend a meeting to be
held at the Court room al 1880
o'clock p NJ, on Thursday. October
18th, 1919, for the purpose of or
ganizing an oil district, the object
being to adopt rules and regulations
looking to the protection of bona
fide locations.
l.. T. Cirae
l.. w. Crenore
A. II. Wilson
Chas. T.. Howard
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
NAMES OF ALL WORLD WAR
VETERANS TO BE PRESERVED

Acknowledgement Maurice j. Sui
livan has advised this Office that it is
the intention of the state authori-
ties to shortly publish book con-
tanning the names of all Nevada men
who served in the late war, together
with appropriate mention of those
who died in the country's service
and for this purpose the co-opera-
tion of Churchill county is requested
in order that no omissions shall oe-
cur. A list of the names of Church
i'll county's heroes has been filed
with this Office and is open to the in
spection of interested parties in the
hope that it may be made fully
complete. In the cases of voluntary
enlistments and deaths of volunteers
doing army duty, the adjutant-gen-
erals Office was not always notified
and it is earnestly hoped that full
data in all such cases may be sup
piled. This may be left at the Stan
dard Office for forwarding to the
state capitol.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
GEORGE B. WILLIAMS WELL
STILL Center OF INTEREST
OIL Indications Grow More Pro-
nounced MS Depth is Reached In
George B. Williams Well

The 5OO-foot level had been
reached by the drilling force in
charge of operations at the George
b. Williams farm east of Fallon and
every foot penetrated by the drill
makes more pronounced the oil in
dications that have followed the
progress of sinking from a depth of
165 feet. New concomitants usual
In proven oil districts have been en-
countered, including genuine asphalt
tum, and visits to the we'll have uni
formly convinced experienced oil
men of the existence of petroleum
under the Lahontan valley floor.
Certainly the oil is being pumped
out of the Williams well in increas-
ing quantities as sinking continues
and the experiences marking the
progress of those in charge have not
been unlike those attending the de-
velopment of the shallow oil we'll
districts of Texas, say experts.
Opinion remains fixed, however,
that the best chances for unleashing
a gusher are presented in the dis
trict leading from the valley floor to
the hill section east and south of
saltwater, where several companies
are making ready to start drilling
operations in the next few weeks
The Lahontan Oil Syndicate is rapid
ly maturing the plans put forward
by its management some time ago
and will be drilling within few
days. The Fallon Oil and Gas Com
pany has its drill on the ground in
the district east and south of Still
water and Superintendent G. III. Ber-
ry promises that it will be in opera
tion by tomorrow. The Big Four Oil
and Gas Company, with a drilling
rig formerly used in Potash explora-
tion work i'm Dixie valley, has the
rig moving toward the company's
ground in section three, township
IS, range 81. and those behind this
company maintain that the drill will
be operated by a full crew within
two weeks. The Paramount Oil and
Gas Company and Pioneer Oil and
Gas Company representatives are
engaged in an active stock selling
campaign and have about reached
the point where they feel the neces-
sary investment in drilling machin-
cry will be justified. Many other To-
cal and outside companies are plan
ming TO operate - an active manner.
In snort the present altudtiou Sdh
be best summarized in the statement
that excitement does not run high"
as loquaciously inclined folks might
say, but transyersely the indica-
tions presented by the Williams well
has served to add incentive for oil
development activities and level
headed, sane and sound business
men are setting about in a deter
mined and conservative manner to
exploit the Fallon fields.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
LARGE NUMBER OF fALLON
MfNfAVORED WITH PROGRAM
Churchill County Commercial Club
Mass Meeting at Rex Theater
Very Successful

If Monday evenings booster
meeting at the Rex Theater can be
used as a basis for passing judg-
ment the Churchill County Com
mel cial club is off to a flying start
and must be given due recognition.
Not that probationary period is ex-
acted from civic organizations in
Fallon, but the mortality rate has
been very high here for such enter
prises in times past and some have
INDUCED wonderment and gloomy
forebodilg relative TO the vitality
and red blood behind the newly
born in this latest instance
About two hundred men of the
community were in attendance Mon
day evening and were favored with
an interesting program prepared by
the governors of the Commercial
club. The Reno commercial club
was represented by its president
Dean c. S. Knight, of the college of
agriculture connected with the state
university; T.. NJ Chaplain, mana
ger OF the Nevada Packing Co, and
head of the Reno clubs traffic bu-
reau; A. l.. Anderson, out-of-town
IT'D lntH lOf lilf EiuUs ana W. M
Hendricks. prominent member, and
each visitor gave a fair expression of
his views on matters that properl
come within the sphere of activities
of commercial organizations. II
was suggested by Mr.. Knight that
Tal'on's club should plan to affiliate
with q state organization of com
mercial clubs. which cen be given
preponderating strength by uniting
Z en- under a single head and that
many vital matters. separate d
distinct from community aetiyit.ea
may thus be made possible of ad
justment for the general welfare Of
the state at large, which in a coin
cident manner will reflect good on
the several communities of Nevada
Capt H. A. Clarke. Churchill eoun-
ty Commercial club president, also
smoke at some length on the aims o.
the local organization and pledged
tie membership to the fulfillment Of
ideals made plain by him.
A pleasant feature of the evepine
VS. furnished by the local clubs
booster quartet. composed of Harri-
son Smith. w. K Davis, l. A.
Pri g'e and l.. II. Bfigham, who
ssng hit composed by Dr. F. e
Nichols. which emphaaized IN a elev-
er ma7ner the resources Of the
Newlands project
Following the program members
were solicited and 81 were added 10
the roll. bringing the total on the
cubs roster to oyer 100.
J w Flood Rex Theater pro-
n-iesov was the recipient of thanks
from those in attendance for his ef-
forts to entertain, his regular NOV
ing picture program being given in
advance OF the speaking
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
OFFICIALS AND
HUNTERS REACH AGREEMENT

Reclamation department officials
and representative of the Green
head club have reached an entirely
amicable arrangement regarding
hunting privileges within the $4,000
acre community pasture on the Car
son lake marginal lands and hence
forth bona fide sportsmen may shoot
their shotguns at winged quarry
without fear of molestation. Pro-
ject Manager John f. Richardson has
stipulated that two and possibly
three entrances to the pasture shall
be installed, these to be construct
ed much after the fashion of railway
cattle guards, so that only pedestri-
ans and automobiles may cross. Pro-
ject Manager Richardson and repre-
sentatiyes of the gun club went to
the pasture yesterday and made des-
ignations of pasture entrances.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
DADDY DRAPER'S HOME FOR
WAITS HAS BEEN SOLD

The Daddy Draper home for chill
dren east of Fallon on the tract of
land formerly owned by II. c. Han
cock, was sold to B. F. Day last week
who will convert the place into
family home. Draper left F'allon
last year with his contingent of chill
dren, going to the state of Washing
ton. His sale of the tract indicates
a determination not to return to this
point.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
INDIANS ARE GATHERING
ROOTS FOR .FLU" MEDICINE

The Virginia Chronicle says the
Indians are securing the hills and
north of Virginia City for
roots, which are being shipped out
for the manufacture of cough
medicine, which is also said to have
been found very effective last year
against the influenza. Already four
tons of the roots have been shipped
and il is planned to gather car
Glad in this vicinity this fall.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
SEND NAME TO SENATOR
HENDERSON FOR NEXT SEEDS

The Standard is in receipt of a
letter from Senator Charles b.
Henderson advising as follows: Il
have Just received word from the
bureau of plant industry of the de-
partment of agriculture concerning
the number of packages of garden
seed which will be allotted to me for
distribution next spring. AS am
very anxious to make up my lists
now in order to be ready to send out
the seeds as soon as they are re-
ceived, | shall appreciate it if you
will let the people know that
should like all who desire garden
and flower seeds next spring to
write me now. Then there will be
no delay in sending them out and
everyone will receive same at the
proper time for planting"
FOR SALE-Goodrich Tire, size
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15

Many people of Fallon and vicini-
ty 60 to every store in town looking
for small items they want and finally
wind up by finding the goods at the
Variety Store. Why not save your
self a lot of bother by going to the
Variety Store first. You not only
save bother but money as well. j.
F. MeLain.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15

PIANO TUNER and REPAIRER
Phone F. w. Hicks, ianitor, West
End School. Over thirty years ex-
perience, satisfaction guaranteed.
Residence, last house south of Cath
Ollie church. I'm
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15

WANTED - Bids on breaking
brush and plowing 80 acres, sage
brush land. Tractor outfit preferred.
Thomas Williamson, Phone 231.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15

WANTED-To let contract for
cutting stovewood for share; close
10 town. Thomas Williamson,
Phone 231.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15
GIRLS
Weight


Wanted to Buy-Residenee lots
See w. II. Caldwell in the Bank OF
Fallon building. no.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-10-15

FOR SALE-Goodrich Tire, size
35-4. See Leo. Likes.
Evening journal., 1919-01-31
Japan at The Conference
(From The New York Tribune).

There are two kinds Of newspapers
in Japan. The variety commonly known
10 Americans and Europeans Is the
English-language press that prints 0
great deal OF advertising, largely ship
ping; a little local news OF the kind
that would be interesting TO foreigners
resident IN Japan and much Of the edi-
tors Ideas on what japanese foreign
policy should be and what Japanese
policy toward foreigners doing busi-
ness In Japan should be. The other
kind OF japanese newspaper Is the YER
nacular press. II expresses the opln-
ions and ideas not Of foreigners resi-
dent In Japan but OF the Japanese peo-
pie themselves on Japanese policy, both
foreign and domestic. And since Japan
has taken her place silently at the
peace table as one Of the five powers
composing the supreme council, and
since she has, like England France,
America and Italy. two members on the
committee TO frame the plan for
league Of nations, II Is very interest
ing to hear the voice Of the Japanese
press on the expectations Of the ia
panese people. This voice Is un-
equiyocal
First OF all It demands equality Of
rights and treatment for other than
white races. The league Of nations, 1t
predicts, will receive no consideration
In Japan unless 4 eliminates race pref
udce and the laws and regulations dis
criminatlng against Oriental races now
prevailing In Engllsh-speaking coun-
tries. This is the point upon which
the japanese press insists with vehe-
mence and almost to the exclusion OF
all others.
The second point II makes In regard
TO the league OF nations is closely
bound up with the FIRST. In the Jap
anese mind the two might well seem
inseparable. The second point Is that
there shall be no weakening Of Jap
anese naval and military forces.
After the pressing problem Of assur-
ing Japanese equality with the white
races by the constitution Of the league
OF nations comes the question OF what
Japan is TO get out OF the war, and the
fear is that the peace conference may
place some Western power in a more
favorable position than herself IN Asia.
There Is a suspicion that the United
States is after railway and mining
rights in Siberia, and IL is declared that
China must certainly remain under the
tutelage Of Japan. Japanese rights In
China, the popular newspapers argue,
should be strengthened rather than
weakened and no other power should
have a prestige in China superior or
even equal TO that OF Japan. II the
restoration Of Tsing-tau to China
should be required sooner than Is ex-
pected, China should be required TO
make IL an open port. Japan should be
allowed to keep the Marshall Islands.
always provided she does not give a
military reason for wanting them.
There has been a general assumption
Evening journal., 1919-01-31
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE AGE

r the oden times there were seven wonders Of the
world--perhaps you remember them perhaps not
But have you ever stopped and given thought to the
wonders Of this age they appear to Delaware
service mother whose boy is still 'over there"
To such mother the FIRST wonder is-because she's
proud and happy and Just little basedthat the Huns
nsed TO hold out for three months after her boy got
over there
se0ono wonder is-because she knows her boy
nj, ~e pest OF everything that the world can give
a.s,1 Ia resident Wilson has so far failed 10 say
Hs ~ MS speeches about her SON having been per-
7'-l' ueVora'eo by General Pershins for bravery
>nu 'ne 'hlro wonder-because she's modest ors .uoo
sns-tna' sne should be fortunate s - - 49,
OF lae DFaVest ana handsomest boy In The ,,
Wonder No is-because she's lust TO
think That her boy is stin baby-yhstha. nonea 70
caught colds over there" because Of damn -, uo' ne
Wonder No. 5-because she's trine ieala
her boy marriesis whether or not hen nv ue slrl
girl for wife ftench
Wonder No. 6 is-because she Just natIralv ,,,
please her when he home-whether or no, bs
like OF her berry pies he used to like so much
And Wonder No. 1.-THE greatest and pressing won
der OF ali is The bisheated loving. remulous longing
excited motherwonderslle wonders how soon her bo,
VIII come home TO Delaware.
Evening journal., 1919-01-31
BRITISH BIG BUSINESS.

HE day OF the big business after tne American pat
tern, n not yet the scale has definitely ar
rived" says the Liverpool Post review Of last years.
trade and finance Of Great Britain ut OF great
combines" adds the paper
Americans viii recall the abuse to which big business"
subjected by the Democratic party from 1890 up TO
the time got into the war. when the administration
eventually found h necessary 10 enlist the services Of
some OF the captains Of industry. formerly subjected 10
Its curses bring sort Of order out Of bureaucratic
chaos.
The advantages Of trade combinations along American
lines have come 10 be appreciated in Great Britain and
the efficiency born Of those combinations viii be a
prominent factor in the British competition which
America win be called upon to face at the
time that the Democratic reactlonares are resumng
their attacks the octopus" the wicked trust" and
the "hogglsh pronteer."
But fortunately those attacks Will from party
ousied from control Of government. while the function
Of the incoming Republican party win be- not TO destroy
but regulate combinations with respect to trade and
prosecution is very different from persecution"
Evening journal., 1919-01-31
oh !! the Charm
of Beauty

Let Stunrts calcium Wafers HestOre
the Color to Your Cheeks and
Remove the Cause OF Pim-
Piles, Blackheads, Etc.
Every one envies beautiful skin, Just
as every one envies a healthy person.
IInsiShtly faces filled with pimples.
discolorations. blackheads. ETC., are
nothing but unhealthy faces due to
blood impurities. Cleanse the blocd
and the facial blemlshes disappear.
Evening journal., 1919-01-31
FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1919.
A NEW FRONTIER AND NEW CRUSADE ON HIGHER
AMERICANISM.


THE frontier wasthe great Americanzer When Eng
lishmen, Irshmen Germans and scandinavans
formed the point Of wedge OF civilization pushing into
the forest the pressure Of work moulded them
into Americans
The little frontier society. passing in few years from
the semsaagery OF the hunting and fishing stage to con-
temporary civilization bloted racial differences. Such
cooperative neighborhood undertaking as los-rolns
house-raisng and cornhusking built common citizen
ship in doing common tasks.
The foreign colonies the great cities with the
disappearance OF frontier As natonalites drew trade
political and residential lines they built race partitions in
our 'poyglot boarding house"
Then came the great common task OF the when we
carried the frontier Of American democracy overseas
The American Army became the great Americanizer II
did the greatest task In history Men who march,
eat Sleep ght suffer the danger Of injury and death
In a common cause lose sight Of race differences.
Fifty naonaltes marched away 10 the Great Crusade
and came marching back Americans all.
Amerlcansm the child Of the frontier. II was born
Of the conquest Of a continent. II develops only In
crusade against common difficulties We need frontier
and crusade today Nothing does the work Teach
ing English mako Americans Teaching cvics is
not enough.
These only supply the necessary tools for the work Of
Americanzation. They may be mlsapplied They have
been used for the destruction Of Amercanism.
II the frontier, the crusade the common task that
crusade Is calling.
Society is advancing. It's problems were never
urgent It's frontier social and political rather than
geographical and primitive. But the call st out
for frontiersmen, pioneers. crusaders
Instesd OF forests prairies deserts and swamps must
now advance against Ignorance disease poverty and in
justice Instead Of foreign autocracy, nght against
the spread OF Boshevsm in this country and against the
things which breed Bolshiviki.
The immigrant suffers than his share Of these evils
today He driven 10 the social frontier where he falls
prey to the predatory human beasts He Is housed in
the sum He lives at the bottom Of the scale There
we leave him to struggle often bndy inefecvely and
unaided by the native born.
Yet II is along that way that society advances There Is
the great task that calls for pioneers and
saders and a common army Of American citizenship.
Doing that work in will make all Americans.
1t is needed Delaware and in all other parts Of
Union to stem the tide Of Boshevism that is sweeping
over large sections OF Europe and is seeking to find odg
ment here.
Capital and labor should stand shoulder-to shoulder
against this Serpent OF Anarchy from overseas which is
clothed in new skn but Is acuated by the desruc-
tive impulse.
Evening journal., 1919-01-31
BARGAIN AT THE PRICE.

T is unfortunate that much Of the discussion Of
government ownership operation. Of railroads ele-
graphs telephones and cables other utilities directed
toward the question Of deficits In financial affairs.
loss OF few hundred million dollars is Of the small
est consequence.
The people could stand that kind Of loss.
What they can't stand is the Generalization Of service,
disbursement OF individual initiative hampering Of in
dvida enterprise destruction Of morale and cessation Of
development
What this country needs Is builders We have needed
them and have had them in past and present generations
Will need them In future generations We can't develop
them under the parayzng system OF government opera
tion.
This nation could well afford to contribute half
billion dollars year to the Democratic party for pen
sons for It's deserving adherents they would only take
their hands on the brake OF enterprise
Evening journal., 1919-01-31
BuRLEsoNIzED SERVICE.

Q EcoND Assistant Postmaster General Praeger has
~ Just Informed the Senate Post once Committee that
thousands and probably millions" ofsletters addressed
10 win shortly arrive in New York and be
sent to the dead letter oce The stirring remark Is also
added that attempt will be made 10 return them to
the writers.
We all realized that the condition OF mail
bad but this confession brands the situation appalling
And the blame placed at the door OF the War Depart
ment by Mr.. Praeger This reminds Of our boyhood
days when broke the Jam jar in the pantry and blam
ed II little brother.
Mr. Praeger also testified that the War Department had
about nfty experienced mail clerks TO handle
the mail and that the remainder OF the force made
up OF inexperienced Think OF ti Fifty experienced
to handle the millions Of letters when the ques-
tonnaire system Of the Seectve Service law them
ample opportunity to obtain all the experienced mall
clerks they needed It is apparent that the inefficient
methods Of handling mall had been well transplanted
with our army.