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Evening star., 1920-07-06
BIND, GAG
AND ROB RICH WOMAN
Mrs. Moeller, Companion of New
York Mayors Wife, Frisco
Victim.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. July g.
Mrs. C. E. Moeller. friend and travel
ing companion of Mrs. John F. Hylan,
wife of the mayor of New York. was
found bound and gagged in her room
at prominent hotel. The room had
been looted by burglars. Mrs. Hylan
was not in the apartment at the time:
Mrs. Moeller and Mrs Hylan arrived
here a week ago to attend the dem
ocratic convention.
The robber secured six diamond
rings valued at $1,000 each, Jeweled
wrist watch valued at $500, a beaded
purse containing $40 in bills and
numerous trinkets of lesser value.
According to the statement made by
Mrs. Moeller to the police the roboer
forced his way into her apartment
and leveling a gun at her head or
dered her to throw up her hands.
The bandit hacked her into bath
room and with threat told her to
Evening star., 1920-07-06
CUBAN FLYER KILLED.

HAVANA, Cuba, July 4.-Jaime Con-
zales. one of the first Cubans to take
up flying, was instantly killed today
when his airplane fell in the out
skirts of Havana. Gonzales, who was
twenty-six years old, formerly was
attached to the Cuban aviation corps.
Evening star., 1920-07-06

The opinion in favor of u. S. Tires
is not based solely on the number Of
them in use.
Great as that number is, it is due to
something besides clever arguments.
Thousands Of motorists today are
putting up with second choice tires
because forced production is imcomsis-
tent svith y. S. standard of quality.
The United States Rubber Com
pany's enormous investment greater
than that of any concern in the in-
dustry-has always been aimed solely
at quality.
Building a tire first and a market
afterwards. Thinking Of the imdi-
vidual user instead of the number of
sales.
One Of the reasons, perhaps, why
there is now a scarcity Of y. S. Tires.
If the time ever comes when i. S.
Tires can be supplied to all, or nearly
all, Of the people who want them,
they will still have more to recommend
them than merely the largest following.
Evening star., 1920-07-06

nEADERS Of THE WASH
X lNGToN STAR visiting
London are Invited to
make use Of THE WASHING
TON STAR Office and Reading
Room at 16 Regent street, Lon
don S. w., within a stones
throw Of PiccadiIIy Circus, where
up-to-date papers are always
available for reference, where
arrangements can be made for
the reception and forwarding Of
mail, advice obtained on all
matters Of travel, and where
American visitors In London
may be traced through the Reg
istration Department conducted
by our London Office.
Evening star., 1920-07-06
- Opinions about
Tires should be We19hed
as we'll as Counted

MERE is hardly motorist who
hasn't at some time or other in
u his experience had tire dealer
attempt to sell him a tire by rep
resenting it as the fastest seller in
town.
More attempts are probably made
to sell tires by playing to the motor
ist's alleged weakness for "crowd Of
buyers" than by any other known
method Of selling.
Evening star., 1920-07-06

The tire on the leff-hdf1d car in
the picture illustrates the cause Of
about rs per cent Of all tire trouble
insufficient i,ylati0n.
The pressure recommended by
the manufacturer Of your tire is the
best to foll0,v-d,1d it cannot be
estimated by kicking the tire or
punching it. The regular use of
reliable 0ir-g1uge is the best safe
guard against rim cutting and
fabric breakdown.
Evening star., 1920-07-06

The experienced motorist, of course,
refuses to surrender his individual
judgment to any crowd or mass Of
whatever size.
Too often he has seen the results
Of accepting opinions at their face
value, without first finding out ovh 1T
hey are based on.
And you will find him going more
and more to the dealer who has
something to offer in support Of his
tires, other than "crowds Of buyers"
and Plumbers of sales."
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
WANT CITY TO IMPROVE ITS
SPLENDID PARK HOLDING.
Commercial Club Membership Is
Working to Restore The Rights
of Settlers

The Commercial Club membership
meeting Monday evening at the club
rooms in this city concluded to con-
duet an active campaign at once, hav-
ing for its purpose the improvement
of the city park grounds in this city.
The club members not only would
have the 10 acres beautified by tree,
shrubbery and grass planting, but
they will also ask that electrically
equipped cooking booths and shower
baths be constructed there for the
benefit of the automobile tourists
who may elect to pass this way in
the cross-the-country trips in the
future.
The clubs membership drive is
still on, and Secretary w. X. Davis
reports that considerable success has
attended the efforts put forward in
this direction.
The Commercial Club is in receipt
of adyices from United States Sem
ator Charles b. Henderson relative
to a proposed congressional amend
ment wherein rights of settlers OBJ
tained under certain conditions would
not be abrogated in favor of ex-serv-
ice men. This proposed congressional
is aimed to cover congen-
cies such as has arisen on this project
in late days which seems to effectu-
ally bar under existing law the rights
of a number of bone fide settlers to
proceed with settlement plans already
set in motion.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
DIXIE VALLEY is SCENE OF
NEW LAND SETTLEMENT

Dixie Valley to the east of Fallon
Is Just now attracting a number of
new settlers who have been impress
ed by careful investigation of the re-
sources of the section and propose
to become factors In their develop
ment. Both homestead and desert
entries have been made in a number
of instances and it now seems cer-
tain that the population of the val
ley is to be substantially augmented
this year. A considerable amount of
new work has been done during the
past winter by settlers who have pio-
neered in Dixie Valley, mindful
throughout hardship and vicissitude
of the potential values of the dis
trict. Mr.. Starke, one of the enter
prising land owners there is now
making several acres of land ready
for rice planting and Is certain that
this form of cereal can be success
fully produced. II is pointed out
that the valley Is one of the lowest
in elevation In Nevada, that ii is
many degrees warmer than other
places in a corresponding latitude
and of similar altitude and presents
crop growing possibilities now little
understood.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
CHURCHILL LODGE NO. 20
TO HAVE FINE TEMPLE

Churchill Lodge. No. 26. F. & A.
M, became possessed of Maine street
property which will afford them one
of the finest lodge headquarters in
the state when its trustees. DR.. e. +.
Dunbar, Thos. Williamson and Geo.
B. Snow, made the purchase last
Friday of the building known gen.
orally as the Jeffrey block from
Phil Hursh, Sr. The consideration
figuring Is said to be $4,000, at
which price the lodge undoubtedly
made an exceptionally good buy.
Thirty feet of close in Maine street
frontage went with the deal and a
substantial fire proof structure COW
ers the lot to depth of rs feet.
The building is two stories high, the
first floor being given over to the
Eldredge & Hursh dry goods estab-
lishment The second floor has long
been used as lodging house and
this will be eliminated in favor of a
splendidly equipped Masonic lodge
room where all of the rites of the
order can be carried on in strict ac-
cordance with requirements.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
WILL ADD TO IMPORTANCE
TO BEE INDUSTRY HERE
Will Establish Experimental Apiary
Here and Add to Importance of
Be6 Industry

Harry r. Warren, Of Wabuska, the
states leading producer of alfalfa
seen and one of the largest producers
of hney in Nevada, came yer from
his home in the Mason valley a few
days ago and has since been very
busy taking orders for what is gen.
orally regarded the most adaptable
alfalfa seed produced anywhere, local
conditions figured. 1t is Mr.. War
ren's purpose to devote his entire
alfalfa acreage during the present
year to seed production, extraordi-
nary demands having been manifest
ed in this phase of his business actiy-
tiles. More than 800 letters enquir-
ing about his alfalfa seed have been
received by him from this valley as
result of carrying a small adver-
tisement in the Standard.
Mr.. Warren was accompanied here
by Mrs. Alice Salisbury, a business
associate, who expects to be in charge
of an experimental apiary which they
are planning to establish In this val
ley. They already have a consider
able number Of stands of bees here
and will add to them right along.
1t is their aim to acquire land In this
vicinity and conduct a general al
falfa seed and honey BUSINESS from
this center.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
FALLON. NEVADA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3, 1920
F. B. HEADLEY SPOKE ON
INTERESTING SUBJECTS
Comparative Costs of Elementary
Education Here and i'm Other
Centers

''The Cost of Education" a very
timely topic, was Interestingly dis
cussed by f. B. Headley at the Par
ent-Teachers' Association meeting.
The substance of Mr.. Headley's
remarks is as follows:
There is always in every COM
munity a certain amount of dissatis-
faction over the amount of taxes re-
quired to keep the schools and other
governmental machinery in god run
ming order. Some of the people in
and about Fallon are every ready to
discuss the subject of high taxes and
to offer suggestions as to how the
county, city and schols could be run
much more economically. There is a
certain amount of propaganda having
for its object the reduction of school
expenses, and bring this about some
advocate the abolishment of consol
idation.
1T is right that these questions
should be discussed, and it is per-
fectly legitimate question to ask,
Does it cost more to educate pupils
in Fallon than it does in this and
other states?'
1T is not fair, however, to assume
without investigation that IL does cost
more and to start a propaganda for
the reduction o fexpenses. The tax
rate is no criterion, for there are
other counties having much greater
taxable wealth and a smaller child
population. The true basis of com
parison is to consider the annual cost
of 'educatin per pupil.
Through the assistance of Deputy
Smith and Professor McFadden, |
have able to obtain figures showing
the cost of education in some of the
schools of Nevada and for some of
the cities of other states. 1t would
be interesting secure statements of
costs from a larger number of schools
but because of lack of time this has
not as yet been possible. The follow
ing table is for the school year end
ing in June, 1919:
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
CITY COUNCIL MET LAST
EVENING; AGAIN TONIGHT

The members of Fallon's city
council met last evening and trans
acted considerable municipal busi-
ness. Objections were heard from
local people who desire more rigor-
Gus enforcement of the city's ordi-
nances regulating corrals about the
city DR.. e. F.. Derby, county health
officers, acted for the petitioners and
the subject will probably be further
considered at a meeting of the coun-
ell to be held this evening. The
principal object of this evening S
meeting is the fixing of budget fig
ures to govern during the year 1921.
Miss RADIANT, Fallon hospital ma
tron, appeared before the council
and protested the methods extant
here for the treatment of dogs. Miss
Radan would have the city's ordi-
nances changed to provide respites
for CANNES taken into custody. Her
request was referred to the city at
torney.
The city clerk was instructed to
ask for bids for street sprinkling
during the present year.
A sewer line extention was author
lied to serve the neighborhood in
the vicinity of the Oats Park school
building.
An additional street was ordered
placed at the intersection of Vir-
ginia and Churchill streets.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
j. w. FLOOD SOLD LOT TO
LOS ANGELES CAPITALIST

j. w. Flood sold his As feet OF
Maine street frntage adjoining the
government headquarters in this city
to DR.. A. X. Dellarowe of Los An
geles, Calf, the deal being COM
pleted yesterday through the E. M.
Hursh real estate agency. Included
in the purchase by DR.. Dellarwe is
the building now being removed at
Mr.. Floods instance from his Maine
street lot adjoining the Wayne Young
jewelry store.
DIR. Dellarowe's purpose in buying
is said to rest with an aim to provide
the Astra Development Co. a home,
he being one of the leading spirits in
the oil and gid mining cmpany. He
will leave for southern California this
afternoon and purposed the buying
of standard oil drilling rig for the
Astra cmpany, an ample amunt of
16-inch casing and other necessary
materials for active exploitation work
on the company's grund in the Fal-
In oil district.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
LOCAL LEGION POST TO
Enjoy "SMOkER"

Plans are being maze for big
Smoker on Tuesday evening, March
9th, 1920, by the local Post Of the
American Legion.
High Glass" entertainment is as
mred by the committee in whose
hands the affair rests. Musical
numbers, boxing and a feed will be
offered. to say nothing OF the large
order of smokes now in the hands of
one of the largest tobacco factories
IN the country.
The post has one hundred men,
bers and IL Is hoped that all of these
will be on hand. Service men now
in the community who are not mem
bers of this post are invited to attend
the Smoker. The place of meeting
will be announced later in the papers
The Post has received wires and
letters from Nevada's representa-
tives in Congress that they will be
glad to support the proposed -four
way" soldier legislation bill present.
ed by the Legion to Congress. This
carries an option on loans for either
urban or rural property purchased
by an ex-service man, and $1,000
bond for each month of service with
Uncle Sans forces or vocational ed
ucation
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03

Notice that these costs are for the
years 1914 to 1916, when the prices
are relatively lower than at present
Because of increased salaries and
costs of school supplies the items
given above must be at least one
third greater, bringing the average
cost to SIS.
In the chool year about to close
the cost of operation the school
system has reached its maximum, for
during this year it was necessary to
purchae nine chool bu ses, to build
a bus barn and to house and repair
the trucks at a disadvantage. Now
that a barn and repair shop have
been built and equipped, it is esti-
mated that total of $4,000 will
maintain and operate the fleet of IL
busses during the coming chooi year.
I'm summarizing, | will say: The
actual running expenses of the Fal-
Ion schools is a low as they can be
made without interfering with their
efficiency.
''It costs a little more per pupil
under consolidation than under the
old plan, but the educational advan-
tages offered in the centralized school
are greater and are worth more than
under the old system with segregated
district, for the children have the
advantages of graded schools. spe-
cially qualified teachers for drawing
singing, domestic science and man
ual training, and the training result
ing from supervised play on the
school grounds"
Il. B. Headley.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
PROMISED FALLON NEW
HIGHWAY ACTIVITIES
State Highway Engineer Visited Fal-
lon. Sand Springs Project is
Now Under Way.

G. w. Borden, assistant to State
Highway Engineer C. c. Cottrell,
spent thet first days of this week in
conference with District Engineer
Horwedge, of this county. Together
they visited the Sand Springs high
way project where it is proposed to
construct 1917 miles of state high
way. 1t will be remembered that a
contract was let for this work by the
state highway officials to G. w.
Schmidt, of San Francisco, several
months ago. Mr.. Schmidt lately
qualified and started to move ON the
job last Saturday. Mnch of the work
to be done in connection with the
highway across the eight and four
mile flats will be performed by a
drag line excavator, of which Mr..
Schmidt is having taken over to the
ground this week.
Engineers Borden and Norwedge
spent Monday in the Sand Springs
vicinity investigating the availabili-
ty of gravel and sand deposits for
use in state highway construction
work in this county.
1t was given out yesterday that
some highly important construction
enterprises are under contemplation
for this county that will spell adj
vantages in undreamed of measure
to be made in this regard within the
next week or ten days.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
CHARLES ALBERT BENNETT
DIED YESTERDAY MORNING

Charles Albert Bennett, one of
the best known of the earlier set
tiers of the Newlands project, pass
ed away yesterday morning at his
home in this city after a long illness,
aged 40 years, three months and two
days. Surviving are the widow, and
two small sons, aged four and seven
years.
Funeral services were held for the
deceased from the Baptist church in
this city this afternoon. Interment
was made in the Odd Fellows plot in
the Fallon cemetery. Rev. McMur-
ray, Baptist pastor. spoke feelingly
of the many splendid qualities of the
deceased as a neighbor, husband and
father.
Mr. Bennett was a native of Eng
land, having come to this country
when a very young man. He follow
ed mining for a number of years in
this and other western states.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS
ESPOUSE BEAUTIFTCATION

Members of Fallon post, American
Legion, have espoused the plan to
beautify the Fallon cemetery
grounds and have appointed a COM
mittee to solicit funds for the pur-
pose. Frank Hartman and e. H.
Hursh are committee members hav-
ing the financing of the undertake
ing in hand and Bryan Laveaga will
also receipt for donations left with
him at his place of business. The
city authorities have engaged to
help in the work thus undertaken
and it is hoped that sufficient funds
may be gotten together to allow of
the purchase of a pumping unit to
be used in lifting water from a gov
ernment canal to the highest level of
the cemetery from where irrigation
is to be conducted throughout the
growing months of each year. One
thousand dollars. it is believed, will
provide the irrigation facilities de-
sired.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
MOVING BUILDING TO MAKE
ROOM FOR NEW STRUCTURE

]. w. Flood Is having the building
formerly occupied by the Porter
cleaning and pressing parlor equip
ment moved from its old location
where he stood from the earliest
days of this city to north Maine
street and within a few days will
have the work started on a two
story fireproof business structure
which will complete Mr.. Floods
chain of Maine street storerooms. A
frontage of 80 feet is to be covered
with the new edifice and 1t is the
owners plan to include store room
and threater lobby on the ground
floor with living rooms overhead to
be occupied by the Flood family 1t
ia now within the range OF possibili-
,y, according to Mr.. Flood, that work
will continue on the big theater aud
itorium which he has in mind for
some time.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
WELL KNOWN LIGHTWEIGHT
BOXER ARRIVED IN FALLON

Barney Meyer, of New York, one
of the best known boxers of the
Gotham district, arrived in Fallon
Monday and will remain here for a
period as the guest of Ben Nichols,
of the Big Four Oil and Gas Com
pany who plans to start his protege
against any of the boys of Barney's
class who may come forward in this
state.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03

ut is interesting to note that the
cost for the Fallon schools is only
about So a year higher than the ay
erage, and this in spite the fact
that the cost s90.55 per pupil in
cludes the purchase of three school
busses and the operation of four
school roues.
When the cost of the three busses
Is apprtioned over a period of five
years (the approximate average life
of a school truck, the cost is re-
ducde to $73.42 per pupil.
when the cost of transportation
is deducted, altogether it is found
that the actual cost of education was
but $5S..40 per pupil.
THE following table represents the
per capita cost of elementary schools
in various cities of the United States
for the years 1914-15 and 1956-16.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION MEETING

The Parent-Teachers Association
meeting will be held at Oats Park
school house Friday az 3 p. m.
After the following program is
rendered a social time will be held
during which light refreshments will
be served in the domestic science
rooms.
Songs by the B7 Grade.
Discussions Fairgrounds" will
be led by Miss Patterson, Miss
Bendle and Prof. Holland, followed
by floor discussions.
Vocal Duet-Ida Wills and Ellen
Bryant.
Instrumental Solo-Ellen Bryant.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03
DISTRICT NO. 8 MEETING

A meeting is called for Saturday,
March 6. 1920, at 2 p. m, at the
court house. for the purpose of Sc
lecting a director to succeed True
Vencill, whose term expires April
9Th.
TRUE VENCILL,
Director District No. g.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03

According to advertisements ap-
pearing in the Reno papers, the st ,te
lighway engineer, on behalf of the
highway commission, is calling for
bids for the construction of a buiid-
ing fofr the installation of machine
shops fort the highway department.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03

The Variety Store for Aluminium
and Granite ware and dishes to fit
the homes for rent We will make
you a special price.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03

FOUND-A girls hat. Left at
this office for owner. II.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-03-03

Smoke Ell Tropico Cigars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-28
COX Is VITRIOLIC IN ARRAIGN.
MENT OF THE SATURDAY
EVENING POST
(Continued From Page Onel

CONTINUED From Page One)
unlawful practices was found by the
federal trade commission, after eX-
tensive hearings, on July 81, 1919, and
the Curtis Publishing Company was
forced to cease and desist.
Here is the harm of the reaction
airy desire for return to 'norrnalcy,
The protection Of the antitrust ac;
is insufficient; but the federal trade
commission has authority to investi-
gate the facts and 10 issue rulings
thereon. Every unfair business in AM
erica is therefore against me, be-
cause / do not stand for the return
to the old order under which the
strong prosper at the expense of the
weak and under which big business
grow bigger while small business en-
terprises were forced out of existence.
This insiduous purpose of the Sat-
urday Evening Post, cloaked under
non-partisan methods for the past
decade and more, has finally been
brought to light. II has grown 10
such size and gained such prosperity
as to- be emboldencd beyond all dis
cretion, and has expressed what in
my mind is the thing which is causing
all big business to support the re-
dictionary candidate. namely, that
they know that from me they may
expect a square deal and nothing
more. 1t is different between a
square deal and that which big
business wants, which constitutes the
return to 'normalcy.'"