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The New York herald., 1921-08-29
GEYURAL ELECTRIC
TO SWEETEN MELON
Annual Stock Dividend Will
BE Raised to 5 Per Cent.
and Form Changed.

The stock dividend of per cent. an
nually paid by the General Electric
Company in addition to it's regular cash
disbursement OF IS a year is to be in
creased to per cent. and its form
changed, according to a letter sent
yesterday to it's stockholders by c. A.
Coffin, chairman of the company's di-
aectors. The plan will be put into
operation soon after the first Of next
year.
In place OF the present per cent.
stock dividend, declared semi-annually
and paid in 500 par capital stock. the
company will pay 8 per cent. stock
dividend annually in shares of $40 par
value. Those smaller shares VIII not
participate in future stock DIVIDENDS
but VIII be entitled to fixed cash dlVi'
dends at the rate of per cent. q year
"Under this plan." the letter goes on
"a stakeholder win receive an annual
stock dividend of one $40 certiiicale
for each two 500 shares owned. Hold
ers Of odd shares will receive a 70 non
dividend bearing scrip, which can, BY
dated into $40 dividend bearing certi-
ficates. The present dividend form vii
be continued for the disbursement pay
able next January. but it is expected
that the new plan will be made opera
tive soon after that.
In his letter Mr.. Coffin set forth al
length facts concerning the company's
business and finances. The yearly rate
of orders received during the first
thirty-three weeks OF this year. he said
is S1S0,440,000. which contrasts with
sS3.74S,521 in 1914. $9S,3S5,S91 in 1915 and
$l67, ,169, ,O5S in 1916. the last two years
being exclusive of munitions business
Profits for 1921. he added. promised to
provide for the cash and the stock divi-
dend requirements of the year. With
regard to the company's finances he
said:
LAS far as can be foreseen no financ-
ing on the part OF the company will be
necessary for some years. The COM
pany has in excess of SAC, 600 cash or
hand. has large receivables and no cur
rent liabilities other than monthly ac-
counts and Federal taxes. It has ample
manufacturing facilities in the highest
condition of mechanical efficiency to
take full advantage OF such increased
demands for it's products as may come
with a return of business activity.
1T is appropriate to call your attcn-
tion to the fact that the company's
present surplus and reserveg exceed by
$50 10000 the book value of ell its manu-
featuring plants, machinery. equipment
and real estate These facilities repre-
sent a cost of slS2,271 III at December 81
1920, and were carried at book value OF
sl55366s2 IS OF that date"
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
WOMEN FIGHT OVER
HORSERACES AT FAIR
Voters in ) Counties Of South
ern Maryland Take Sides
Over the Issue.
Special Despatch to Tnr Nrw YORK HERALD.

Special Despatch b THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID C., Aug. 2S.
Women voters in the five counties OF
southern Maryland are lined up and
have taken sides in bitter warfare over
the issue OF horse racing at the Upper
Marlboro Fair. running five days. be-
ginning September Il. It IS battle
royal, and officials are at their wits end.
1t seems that no matter who wins among
the women the fair programme viii be
wrecked.
One sets declares It win not exhibit its
fancy potatoes and embroidered poultry
if the sport OF kings Is on the menu
The other set. equally obdurate, declares
no fair can be a success without the at
tendance OF husbands. And the strange
but true fact Is. they gay, that hus-
bands do not get interested In diversified
pumpkins unless there is bit Of sport
to jazz up the party
The antis are unalteraby opposed to
horse racing. whether for fun or for
! keeps. They say that when two or more
horses look in the same direction and
then follow their noses rapidly, all the
| men in sight begin shelling out money.
This they cannot tolerate.
| The very idea Wicked, immoral bet
ting going on where they exhibit their
| laboriously prepared sewing, embroidery.
! knitting. tatting and what not else. Bet
ting going on to the everlasting be
smirchment of their luscious cakes, pies,
cookies and candy? Their choice canned
vegetables to be neglected for mere traf-
tlc with the the devil? Not much.
| These women have banded together
and have informed Il. Male Bowling.
manager, and William G.. Brooke, sec
retary of the Southern Maryland Agri-
culture Fair Association, which is to put
on the fair. that If there is 50 much as
the beginning OF horse race they viii
| Immediately withdraw all their exhibits.
And so, all In all. the skies are be-
ginning 70 look rather squally for the
fairs peace Of mind.
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
HAVANA ELECTRIC FLoTATIoN

Hemphill. Noyes & Co. are offering
S1,5Q0.000 OF per cent. notes Of the
Havana Electric Railway, Light and
Power Company at 81 and interest to
yield IA per cent They are secured
by S3.000,000 of the Havana Electric
Railway, Light and Power Company's
general mortgage per cent. bonds. The
company furnishes the electric light.
power, gas and street railway service
in Havana. Its earnings for the first
six months Of 1921 were al the rate Of
four and ninety-four -hundrdeths
times its total interest charges. including
those Of this issue
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SPECIAL TRAINS ron BANKERS.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YosK HEanp.
Los ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 2S.--Word
has been received by those In charge of
the American Bankers Association con-
vention here October 10 that the
railroads are reserving special trains
from almost every large city to make
the trip. Many parties have already
started across the country by motor
with more 10 follow. Arm ngemcnts are
under way for the delegations from
smaller towns TO engage special cars,
which will be made into solid bankers
trains at central Junction points,
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
OLDsMOBILE PRICES CUT.
Passenger Cars and Trucks Ar
fecteu by Reduction.

a reduction in the price OF most Olds-
mobile passenger car models and trucks
Is to be put into effect to-day. accord
ing to an announcement BY the General
Motors Corporation 22i West Fifty
seventh street. Among reductions are
the following: -Four cylinder roadster.
S1.325, to S1,i45: four cylinder coupe,
1885, to s1,645; four cylinder sedan,
S2.100 TO S1.Sa5. the small eight tour
ing car, Sites, to s1 1,625 and the small
eight" coupe. S2,225. to s2.1S5. No
change is made in the "small eight
sedan.
The Large eight touring car and
pacemaker models are now priced at
Sl,735, and tho large eight" sedan, for
merly S2,775, is now $685..
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rrrcrioNs Avn MEETINGS.
Ta THE spOCKrfOLpEEs or
- ,,.fs snufhxVrAtpru Railway Ga

st TnuIs Missouri. August 2f. 1921.
Notgec IS nerehy givcu that The annual
,tsstine IN Tho Stockholders ~ -, Louis
goii.rNestarn Railway Company VIII be held
~ fNe GENERAL offices ~ the Company ~ the
Railway TX hanse Building, slNth ond olive
crpots iu the city 81 ST. Louis. Ml*sourti
III Trcsday october Al ia2t Ell niae o'clock
AZ nm ror the election cf directors of tho
company r. conformity WITH Tho bylaws and
for the trnUanctlor et auch other business
i NAV LEGALLY come before said meeting.
THE rorular annual meeting ~ tho pirrc-
ferq II me Company win be held at the
eantc place, Immediately after fhe adjourn
rlent or tine Stockholders Meeting.
Tbg etrcE transfer books of Tho Company
veiW be closed ou Saturday, September ,.
iqgi at twelve orlock noon and VIII he re-
onercd at te1 O'Clock a. M. Wednesday.
October (, 1927.
r. ~. HERrEUT. President.
PAUL J LONGEA. Secretary.
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FOREIGN BONDS

% 1000 Berlin ~ ... foh 10 rGts Il Il
10000 Frankfort a. liat 1iZ fi4 LII
1000 French ~ IL 80 30 En
5000 French pre- 6s 10 20 10
1000 French Wis 5s, Gii4 Gtis giis
10000 Hamburg as liM 49, iit5 i ~
5000 Philip SIS ~ rs 9Tts gTs y II
1900 Rus Gov int =
aiGs u. & a. 20 y. q n
1000 Rus Gov 6ss, 1876 1875 l5is
$4,000 Swiss Gov SIS 80 SIS Ssts "a
100000 v'na 5,as. Stiles fi6 fG5
iscis cents q share. sOdd lots.
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New YORK, NNe @ts lf-l
4 4uNrtpfiv dividend cf TWO fN9 oNE-
GffAp1,-p t2Icp PER CENT. On fhe cap
Usl Stock of Ihis Company Wili be pald ~
.he oslIce of fhe Company y Naranu street p
n thiH ans. on ara after Tuesday. sept ~.
busIt a.s to-day.
pg urier " fne BOARD n Managers.
wi. If DAVIES, Treasurer
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DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.

IUBACIC JUMPANl LiMIIED
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND TO HOLDERS OF
ORDINARY AND PREFERENCE SHAKE
WARRANTS TO BEARER.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Directors have declared Fourth Interim
Dividend on the Ordinary Shares for the year
from the lst October, 1920, to 30th September,
1921, Of 4e5 0being 9 3-5d. per share) free Of
British Income Tax, payable on the Both
September, 1921.
Holders Of Share Warrants to Bearer for
Ordinary Shares viii be entitled 10 be paid
the said Interim Dividend on or after the said
3Cth dsy Of September. 1921, at the Office
of the Guaranty Trust Co. Of New York, So
Lombard Street London, f. c. ). Coupon
No. 81 must be LEFT for examination at the
office Of the said Guaranty Trust Co. OF New
York. 80 Lombard Street. Z. G. ;, three clear
business DAYS Excluding Saturday. before
payment is made.
NOT CE Is ALSO GIVEN that the Direc-
tors have declared dividend at the rate OF
595 per annum on the Preference Shares Tor
the half wear from the 3lSt March, 1871. 10 3Oth
September, 1921. The said dividend Qess
British Income Tax al the rate Of g. IN the -,
that is 70 say, 4 l-5d. per share net, Is payable
on the 30th September, 1921. Holders OF
Share Warrants to Bearer To- Preference
Shares Win be entitled to be paid the said
dividend on or after the said 30th September,
1921, at the Office Of the National Provincial
& Union Bank Of England, Ltd, Savoy Court,
Strand, London. w. c. 2. Coupon No. 50
must be Ieit for examination at the office o.
the said National Provincial & Union Bank Of
England, Lid, Savoy Court, Strand, W. {. z,
three clear business DAYS Excluding Saturday.
before payment IS made.
DATED, 10Th August, 1921.
By Order, A. M. RICHARDS, Secretary.
Westminster House, Millbank, London,
S.N. |.
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
FINANCIAL NOTE.

Max ciutman has been made manager of
the branch OF Hirsch. Lilienthal 4 Co. In
3 East Forty-fourth street.
The New York herald., 1921-08-29

An rdreitiscmcnf ~ ne Lost dnd
Found columns oy THE NEW YORK
HERALD offers q real possibility OF
recovering your lost property.
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
THE WEEKLY CURB MARKET.

Sales OF securities in the New Yorl.
Curb Exchange for week ended August
27. 1921:
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The following receivers IL bankruptcy ,yera
appointed Saturday in the United States bis
J.. MITTLENAN & co, INc.-Iul,us r
Tobias receiver; dry goods. 1895 Third ave
nue. and 1853 Amsterdam avenue: bond
QUEEN COSTUME Co. INC. John \.
Boyle receiver; dresses. III west Twenty-
sixth street; bond $1,000.
PETITIONS ~ BANKRUPTCY.
The following petitions III bankruptcy wcre
Court
l.. MITTLEMAN & Co. INC c.-rnyotun,,r..
dry good 1899 Third avenue and 20S3 Am
sterdam avenue, on behalf Of Leah Riciie9,
who claims S406 Eva smolowitz, sI05
and Lee Serel. $500.
QUEEN COSTUME CO., 1NC.-Tnvoluntarv.
dresses. III West Twenty-sixth street. Il,
behalf Of Louis Morrison who claims
sl.1Qo; Harry Gurvltz. $500 ana Max
BUD SMOI.ENS q Co, INC. .-Tuyoluntarv.
dresses. 17G Madison avenue, on behalf
of J. 9. Rothschild who claims $3.50; Lena
Bernstein, S325: Alfred Gill, 5000 Iiabili.
ties given as 100000 and assets az 10000
HENRI SADACcA-voluntary salesman. a5
West LION llth street. who placea liabilities
ors are Overland Trading Co. al 400:
Guarlni & candela, $1,000; Charles Karsh.
$500. a. Rosenbuth. $3.50.
JUDGMENTS FILED.
The flowing judgments were filed sa,ur-
day, tks iirst nnwe being that of The -;ebt1r.
MANHATTAN.
ARCHIBALD EXPORT CoRP.-H
g; smith. Jr....,........:....... sqG5ei
APFELBA1jM. Jcseph-P. shetland S,8.,i6
BEltRNfAN, Rniph--t. Beck lS.. 40 70
CtrtNEsE, Pasquale--E. N Par
ksr q AZ. ............ aGo Is
~ 4 c,org ..;,..,...,...........,.. a.,.,e
Allen tAdora Dress Cola Frsns
- nl......... .....#t..#........... SIS IN
rCOIDFARB. Joseph--M. Calender. ..0.G5
"a. /. fln
crave Co.. rs. ........;..:.@ 5csfs
Trast e. y i. u. ,....,..~, ooa7 %
,Jeias ysI3R TrPs EfnS.I2 q & Nns es5 sicsP e
nebeIt s. xaminssy-H. ]. Pence eiios
sicfiar .....................'.,. 545.to
MURRAY. Marion. also r.ovr as
Mrs. Charles q Brazier-Emu
Teffercorn. Tne e...,....+..+...... a.4Ca 50
MALONE Bernard f-F.. Tetl... SO ag
MAJ, Jennie. and Janl,a r. Baalev
-~Btuderv Womcns Union Iocni
hood % nooi.binder. las...s.. sssos
Realty e.. ........ ......:.. si75o
stores q America ..... ....... ai55o
BPoNX.
BRENNAN. John--Mitchell Rand
Manufacturing co, Co,............. S2gT ~
CITY ISLAND MOTOR BUS CO.,
1NC.--Samuel i. Pell and Harry
y. Booth-City leland Homes. Inc. ,567 02
ENGEL, Harry--N Blumenthal. 21DT2
GARCIA, A.~-Rialto Security Corr. a27 SO
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS
Tho following satisfied judgments wnrr
filed Saturday, the first name being that OF
the debtor.
MANHATTAN.
PRICE Deborah. and John r.
Lake--T. Greenbaum: Dec. %.
1870 ............: s2.oo7 80
TAVSfIANfTAN, X. S--City Of
New YORK, APril z. ial! 2,ie5ii
LINTON Louise C.--Fldelltv a
Casualty Co. OF " ~: June .,
1921 (vecatcdl ..,,......s..,nr' 100000
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$l,5OOOOO
The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Thirty-Year so Refundng Bonds

To lated / 10 Octob 1
n miles of ofranosd
the traffic between the twosy ytemS
4 an dfFl tp pas owe sconne citing ine ich extsron
o IS IN dacet lines
Ban
The is the louisville Nashville
beyon the maur o
The elesep povidsh for manual
ecurt teswich Unjust bkep
0
ynta G oher rarnnes eeouao
AND interest
ma he COMPANY stockis sappxin atIySio
N the deb Of
Price 80 and accrued interest
on Apphcd
.5sa 81 Commerce
Attorneys COMPANY ndt
Spencer TraslS & Co. VIM E. Bush & Co.
BroadS Street, New YorkCi Augus
Georpia
% hS@ 9s ns Ssyss
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nffice II
office Of
THE UNITED Gas IMPROVEMENT 60,
=. WI Corner Broad and Arch streets

Philadelphia. June :. 1877.
Tte directors have this day declared
quarterly dividend "a one and threc-quarters
ppr cent tsTlsc. per sharcl ~ Tue PreterIsa
stock III thls Company, payable sept. -, ip-f'
H. holders n Preferred stock q record ~ ne
close of business Aug 3l. 1871. Greeks VII oe
mailed. w. M9AktsA-t AfNtFNt't'
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
Business Troubles
REcEIvERs IL BANKRUPTCY.

The following receivers ~ bankruptcy were
appointed Saturday II the United states bis
tiict Court;
Tobias receiver; dry goods 1895 Third ave-
nue. and .Gs3 Amsterdam avenue: bond
81 600
QUEEN COSTUME CO.. INC. John Il.
Boyle receiver; dresses. III west Twenty
sixth street; bond 5000
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
Totals. .$43, ,oss, 900 s5os5i, 900 S57.52G, 900

dateS2 o16 3s7 900 S. 32s sos 900 S. lac. .4of 900
Detailed sales OF bonds FOR weeks ended
August 2T and August 90:
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BRENNAN. John--Mltchell Rand
Manufacturing co.............. s..
CITY ISLAND MOTOR Rus co,
1NC.-Samuel i. Poll and Harry
y. Booth--City fsland Homes, Inc / "a
ENGEL, IIarry--M. Biumenthal.. "a
GARCIA. A.--Rialto Security Corr. 3.
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS

Tho following satisfied Judgments wore
filed Saturday, the first name being that OF
the debtor:
MANHATTAN.
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pRTCE, Deborah. and John p
Lake--T. Greenbaum. Dec %.
1870 .....:............. i. ......... $500. 80
New York: APri y. 1917 .,..... 2.i65ii
LINTON, Louise C.--F'idcltv a
Casualty co. OF " ~. June .,
1921 (vacatcdl .,...n.....nt' 100000
The New York herald., 1921-08-29
PETITIONS IL BANKRUPTCY.
WDGNINNTs TIIEn

The fc"7pins judgments we're filed satr
day. IT, iirst nnne being that of the sebtoi
MANI ATT
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-02
NEVADA STATE BANKS
in GOOD CONDITION


Carson City, March 28.AThe re-
ports of the condition of the "a State
banks of Nevada made to Bank Ex-
aminer Gilbert C. Ross in the opinion
of the officer show that the financial
institutions were in a healthy con-
dition at the close of business Feb
ruary 81. True. the total of resour-
ces and liabilities, decreased from
$23.857,935.30 to $22.454,S31.s5. a
drop of s1,402,103.35 from Decem-
Der 20. 1920 till February FL, 1921,
but this decrease is normal for the
first months Of the year. as proven
by comparison with reports covering
several years. 1t is estimated by
some that income tax payments may
have caused the withdrawal of an
amount exceeding a half milliOu dol
lars from the State during the past
two or three months.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-02
RAILROADS DETERMINE TO
RAISE THEIR RATES

A. c. Sawyer, Deputy United States
Marshal. arrived in Eureka last We'd
nesday. He visited the camp for the
purpose of serving a subpoena on w.
r. Reynolds, personally and as Dis
trict Attorney, In the Ease of South
ern Pacific Co. and others VS.. the
Public Service Commission of Ne
vada.
The Southern Pacific Company and
most of the other railroads of Ne
vada have. filed a civil complaint in
the Federal district court at Carson
City praying for a temporary injunc-
ton against the Public Service Com
mission to enjoin it from enforcing
the criminal statutes in relation to
certain freight and passenger rates,
which the railroads will put into eff
feet on April 81, without the consent
Of the Public Service Commission.
The District Attorneys Of the State
are made defendants in the Ease be-
cause Of the fact that it is their duty
o enforce the criminal statutes.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-02
HOTEL MANAGERS TEST
DEHYDRATED SOUP MIXTURE

Encouraging letters from hotel
managers in practically every section
of the country are being received by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture as evidence Of the success
of the departments efforts to popu-
larize the use of dehydrated products.
Three thousand quarter pound pack
ages of commercially dehydrated
vegetable soup mixtures were sent to
as many hotels with a request for a
personal test of the product, and a re-
port on its merits.
Replies received thus far show a
keen interest in the dehydrated pro-
duct as a substitute for fresh vege-
tables. Many Of the writer's declare
1t is not only cheaper, but equal to
the fresh article in many respects.
One interesting feature is the way
in which the chefs of many of the
ie@sIng hotels fall in line with this
departure from the sacred canons OF
their profession. Some prejudice
naturally would be looked for in this
quarter; but almost without excep-
ton, after suggesting slight changes
in the proportion of certain vege-
tables used in the mixture. they put
their approval on the new product.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-02
GOVERNOR COMPLETES SIGNING
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

Carson City, March 2S.-All bills
passed by the thirtieth Legislature
of Nevada have now been signed or
vetoed by Governor Boyle. To-day
eight measures were approved. They
were Senate bill Sc, amending the
general corporation law; Senate bill
121 abolishing the office of State
Game and Fish Warden; substitute
to Senate bill IL. amending the pri-
mary election law; Assembly bill 65,
the substitute for the initiative d.
vorce bill; Assembly bill 273, fixing
the salary Of the constable of Union
township in Humboldt County; As
sembly bill $50. providing that the
death penalty be inflicted by NEAR
of lethal gas; Assembly bill 232,
amending the highway law; and As
sembly bill 81, regulating the IL
censing and operation of motor We
hicles.
The advance sheets of the Nevada
laws passed by the last Legislature
and to be issued at an early date
by the State Printer, will contain a
total of 273 chapters. that number of
bills having been approved and
signed by the Governor.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-02
KILL POCKET GOPHERS
In IRRIGATION PROJECTS

Pocket gophers burrowing in the
ditch banks and adjacent bottom
lands below the Elephant Butte Dam
in Dona Ann County, New Mexico,
cause seepage damage estimated at
$4,000 a year. Irrigation farmers
last year enlisted the directive as
sistance of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture Department Bio
logical Survey, and a project of ex-
termination was undertaken in Sep
TENDER. Both traps and poisoned
bats were used.
One method was for the workman
to patrol the banks of the main
bitches, setting a string of SO traps
at short intervals. On his return he
would find pocket gophers in two
thirds of them. In doing this ad-
vantage was taken of the rodents
dislike for warmth and light. Run
ways we're found by means of a prod
and a hole was broken under which
the trap was set. The gopher would
hasten to the spot to repair the break
and find himself in the trap. Cubes
of strychnine = mixed bait were
dropped into similar holes on level
ground.
A survey taken early this Spring
by a rodent inspector of the Biologi-
cal Survey indicated that 95 per cent
of the pocket gophers had been ex-
terminated. practically eliminating
the $4,000 annual damage. The
total ost to the farmers was about
$500. The president of the Ele-
plant Irrigation Co., in a letter de-
clared the determination efforts to be
the best work ever done for the dis
trict,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-02
NOTICE OF PETITION
OF PROBATE OF WILL
In the Third Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and
for the County OF Eureka

In the matter Of the estate Of Agnes
Morrison, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the will
Of Agnes Morrison, deceased, has
been filed for probate in the above
entitled court. and that James Nor
rison has filed petition for the is
suance to him of letters testamentary
on said will; and further that the
18th day of April. 1921, has been
fixed as the date for hearing the proof
of said will and considering said ap-
plication for the issuance of letters
testamentary. All persons interested
are required to appear at the hour of
10 a. m. OF said day. at the court
room OF said court at Eureka, Ne
vada, and show cause II any they
have in opposition to the proof of
said will and the issuance of said let
ters.
r. VEGETABLES, Clerk.
Reynolds & Father Attorneys for
Petitioner.
First publication April q. 1921.
Last publication April 16. 1921.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-04-02
A FRESH BREEZE BLOWS

Il is apparent tina the old order In
Washington is on the wane. What
are the old guard and the recent in
fux of juvenile underlings to do with
such i~rrepressible chieftains as Her
bert Hoover. reporting for duty at
$50; Mr.. Hughes, brisk and un-
smiling. at his desk by 9; the Attor-
ney General and Secretary Of War
turning up at the anne unholy hour;
the Postmaster General beating them
to IT by a few minutes, and-to cap
the climax-the President himself
debating to his stenographers at $40
after keeping late hours the night be-
fore?
IL the contamination of this ex-
ample set at the top is to spread, we
shall find IT a pervasive heresy that in
State and municipal Offices. as well
as in National, a snug announcement
on the payroll is no guarantee of i'm
munity from hard work. The pet
theory, handed down from classical
antiquity, was that IL you had pull
enough to land a place you had the
necessary drag to keep it. Along
comes a gentleman named Hoover
with uncomfortable theories Of waste
motion and engineering economies,
and he wrecks the creed of the poll
ticians. He believes that one good
man at a fair salary is capable of
doing the work of a whole group of
e~ye-servants. p~uttering along and
merely going through the motions
al smaller stipends. II you have five
men at $500 doing something that
one man at 5000 al do, you will
save money by getting the more ex-
pensive man. Competition is the life
of a Government Office as of trade.
1t will do no harm to give some of
the placeholders at Washington and
elsewhere the idea that the public as
an employer demands and deserves
as faithful and efficient service as a
private corporation. = Philadelphia
Public Ledger.