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The Washington herald., 1922-02-02
CLUBMEN THANKED
FOR RELIEF WORK
Commissioners Send Letter to
80 President of Town and
Country Club.

Members OF the Town and Coun-
try Club were thanked by the Dis
uTiCt Commissioners for their as
sistance in taking care Of the
wounded and supplying food for the
rescue workers and injured in the
EniCkerbocker Theater disaster.
The latter to Morton J. Luchs,
president of the club. reads:
The Commissioners of the Dis
triCt OF Columbia noted with deep
lptcrest the helpful cooperation OF
tOur club in furnishing food and
in other measures Of relief and as
sfstanCe to the injured by the dis
Sster at the Knickerbocker Theater
2n last Saturday night, and to their
attendants. and assure you of their
thankful appreciation of the ben
chcent service rendered by your or
ganization on that occasion.
Very sincerely.
Ire Eoard of Commissioners of the
District of Columbia.
= CUNO II. RUDOLPH (signedD.
- n President
The Washington herald., 1922-02-02
EVERS WILL COACH
WHITE SOX TEAM

CHICAGO. Feb. !. - They can't
keep Johnny Evers away from Chi
cago. He's coming back again. this
time as assistant 10 William kid"
Gleason, boss Of the white Sox. An
nouncement OF the signing OF the
Trojan was made tonight by Harry
Grabiner. club secretary. The con-
tract calls for one season Of toll.
While il had been known that
the SoX officials would depart from
their usual custom OF not having
a coach. the selection OF Evers was
never even guessed at
The Washington herald., 1922-02-02

4 salesman found he had four
hours to wait for a train. so de-
cided to remain in the store of
one of his customers. A game of
cards was proposed and several
prominent citizens Joined. They
retired to a back room
Soon woman entered to make
a purchase. As she stood waiting
for some one to appear. the sales
man happened to look up and see
her He called the proprietor's
attention to her.
To his surprise the shopkeeper
put his fingers across his lips and
said softly. "S-sh-don't make any
noise; mebbe she'll go out again."
A. S.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-02
EBERT Mobiles
ARMY IN GERMANY
Railroad Workers Ask
40 to 80 Per Cent
Wage Increase.

BERLIN. Feb. 1.-The Deutsche
Abendblatt announces that Presi-
dent Ebert has modified the Ger
man army. His proclamation calls
for "Ausnahmezustand," which is
just one degree below martial law.
Battalions of the Reichwehr filled
the drill grounds and practiCed rife
and revolver firing at the ranges.
The railroad strike, called for mid
night, is the reason Of the mobiliza-
ton.
The government is determined to
make an issue of the right of gov
eminent employees on strike. Presi-
dent Ebert has issued a proclama-
tion warning the strikers of the
gravity of the act and providing Jail
and fines for picketing and sabotag-
ing.
Demand Wage Increases.
The Socialist police commissioner
of Berlin has called out the police
to protect those refusing to walk
out. and he is ordering the conhs-
cation of strike funds and strikers
proclamations. The strikers arc
demanding wage increases rang
ing from 40 to so per cent. which
is calculated to increase the Ger
man budget by $4,000, 900. 900 marks
(roughly s250.000, 0O0) annually.
The government is not in a posi-
ton to grant the demands q the
workers, but IL is admitted that
the average wage of the railroad
men, as well as all worEingmen in
Germany. is inadequate to support
life in a tolerdble fashion. in view
of the fact that the average weekly
wage is about 400 marks, the same
as six months ago, when the cost
CT living was half as much as row.
Workers Oppose strike.
The strike is not likely to be
successful as II Is meeting with
strong opposition in the ranks of
the railroad themselves, who are
afraid of wholesale dismissals and
the jeopardlzing of their pensions.
The situation is complicated be-
cause the government recently de-
cided to decrease the personnel as
there are rs per cent more railroad
workers than there were before
the war and this with considerable
less mileage. This condition is a
result of laws forbidding the dis
missal Of employees put on during
the war while the regular workers
were serving in the army and al
the same time providing that the
former employees be returned to
their jobs after their discharge
from the army.
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The Washington herald., 1922-02-02
WILL, INVESTIGATE SAFETY
OF KETCHAM SCHOOL HALL
Anacostia Citizens Association Urges Con.
tinuous Building Inspection.

Charles Putnam and William
Walther, of the Anacostia Citizens
Association and Board of Trade,
which met last night, were appoint
ed to report on the safety of the
assembly hall of the Ketcham
School in Anacostia. The commit
tee will also investigate the plans
for the proposed Eastern High
School.
The association adopted a resolu-
The Washington herald., 1922-02-02

birthday annlVer-
saT. Mr.. Lans-
burgh was born
in Washington on
FebruaT1 >, 1853.
when IL years
old he left school
to learn the dry
& o d S business
which his father
had started. Mr..
Lansburgh is a
The Washington herald., 1922-02-02
AmA&W
Ee1u7zs!

Henry Lansburgh, vice president
of the Lansburgh and Brother Com
pany. is today celebrating his card
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
ROAD WORK IS
UNDER WAY

The county tractor and grader has
been at work the past week improving
the road that leads to Wellington and
from all reports good work is being
accomplished by the road crew. It is
understood that the road will be re-
paired for the entire distance, neces-
sity made by the heavy storms of last
winter which damaged the roadbed to
considerable extent.
The county commiss toner's are being
commended for their early attention
to the road leading to the southern
country, inasmuch as 1t is one of the
most important highways leading to
or from Carson Valley. Minden and
Gardnerville merchants do an i'm
mense volume of business with stock
men and ranchers in Smith and Ante
lope Valleys as well at Sweetwater,
Bridgeport and Mono Lake, but unless
the road between Gardnerville and
Wellington is kept in good repair,
there is grave possibility that much
of this trade will be diverted to other
trading sections.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
HELP PROTECT
GAME BIRDS

During the past few weeks the
county commissioners have released in
the neighborhood of twenty pair of
pheasants inA this Valley under the
hope that in time their numbers will
increase, and materially add to the
game birds of this county.
The board urges that every person
who is interested and desirous Of
improving game conditions in Carson
Valley, to appoint himself as game
warden and give every possible aid in
the commendable work that has been
undertaken. Should any violation of
the game law, particularly TO pleas
ants or quail, come to your know
ledge, the commissioners will deem it
a favor if you report same to them.
The assistance of every sportsman is
earnestly solicited and In no other
way can the propagation and protec-
tion of game birds become successful
The commissioners plan to secure
more pheasants either from Lyon
county or Idaho and will do every
thing in their power to make Carson
Valley one Of the best game sections
in Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
FEATURE FILM AT
REX SUNDAY

picture without a fight will be
shown at the Rex Theatre on Sunday.
Yet it is a screen story that today
is laundering across the country as
one of the most terrific dramas of
ordinary life ever filmed.
The epochal production is mo
Woman Knows" Universal's screen
version of Fanny Herself"
1t was produced at Universal City
and around the Great Lakes under the
direction of Tod Browning, director of
many of Priscilla Deans big Universal
successes, such as "The Virgin of
Stamboul" and "Outside the Law"
Mabel Julienne Scott, who has plac-
ed herself among the foremost Ameri-
can actresses by her admirable work
in such successes as "Beholf My
Wife" THE Barrier" and THE Sea
Wolf" plays the name role of Fanny
Herself"
The story concerns young girl
who takes up the burden that killed
her mother; the burden of providing
for brother who is supposed to be
a genius. How she meets temptation,
withstands it and finds eventual hap
piness, occupies the screen with one
of its sincerest and strongest narra-
tives.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
COOKIES WANTED FOR
WOUNDED SERVICE MEN

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
American Legion have been solicited
to furnish fifteen gallons of cookies
per month for soldiers now in gov
ernment hospitals of California recoy-
ering from injuries received during
the World War. Other Nevada COM
munities are assisting in this work.
Mrs. Lena Gale has been chosen chair
man of the cookie committee and the
housewives of Carson Valley are urg.
ed to give assistance. 1t takes about
l0S cookies to fill a gallon jar, and
with proper cooperation the task will
be one of small consequence. All
those who will give assistance are
urged to get in communication with
Mrs. Gale at once. The allotment Civ
en- to Douglas county is for 600
soldiers.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
OBSERVANCE OF
MOTHERS DAY

Mothers Day, which falls this year
on Sunday. May IA. will be observed
nationally as well as locally by every
one of the $500 units of the American
Legion Auxiliary. Assistance will be
given the woman's organization by the
II 900 posts of the American Legion.
Announcements of the plans for OBJ
seryance have been made at Indian
apolis by Miss Pauline Curnick, secre-
tary of the auxiliary.
The national effort at observance
will be symbolized by an impressive
ceremony over the body of the I'm
known Soldier in the national ceme-
terry at Arlington, Va. Tribute will
be paid to the unknown mother of
this soldier, who was buried with
distinctive honors last Armistice day.
Ceremonies will be held over the
graves of war dead in other parts OF
the country.
1t is planned to have Legion and
Auxiliary members unite in commu-
nifty church services, to be held in
all towns on the afternoon of Mother S
day. Auxiliary units will arrange con-
eerts in hospitals in which there are
veterans of the late war and programs
of entertainment in which there are
children of men of the world war.
The Auxiliary will also promote the
observance of established features OF
the day, such as church attendance
in the morning, preaching of appro-
pirate sermons and the urging OF
everyone to write or wire his mother
on that day or send her flowers.
Mothers day was originated by Miss
Anna Jarvis Of Philadelphia The
American Legion Auxiliary is COM
posed of the mothers, wives, sisters
and daughters of Legion men.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
WOOL MARKET
PRICE INCREASES

The hesitaEcy of wool dealers to-
ward making further wool contracts,
which has been evident in the West
for the past two months. appears to be
over, according to Secretary Metcalf of
the Nevada Live Stock Association as
news of heavy contracting in various
sections of the West having been re-
ceived in the last few days by him.
Following the recent big buys of Ne
vada clips at Ely, Elko and Winnie
mucca at prices ranging from soc to
31hc, telegraphic information was re-
ceived by Mr. Metcalf this morning
from the headquarters of the National
Wool Growers Association at Salt Lake
City that the growers making up what
is known all over the country as the
Jerico pool in Southern Utah have
finally been given 40c per pound, the
price for which they have been hold
ing their clip since rejection during
early February of an offer of 361sc by
the American Woolen Mills Company
The fieeces in this pool are said to
grade principally fine clothing and to
have a shrink of around 81 per cent.
The national association also reports
the recent contracting of several clips
at Richfieid, in Central Utah. at 35c
per pound.
The Jericho pool gained considerable
publicity from the fact that 1t was
contracted at the peak price of the
war period at 71Ac just few days
previous to big drop in wool prices
which occurred in 1920 when, almost
over night, the entire bottom dropped
out of the market.
According to information received at
the local associations office every
thing points to continued strong
market. Foreign demand and prices
remain strong and firm and Australian
Geelong super-Merino woods are re-
ported being taken out of bond In
Boston at a clean cost plus duty of
$3.50 per pound. Figuring commits
sions, transportation, securing. etc,
the 40c price paid for the Jericho clip
Is said to be the equivalent of about
s1.l5 per pound at Boston.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
.NEV. CONDITIONS
ARE IMPROVING

President Walter Clark of the Uni
yersity of Nevada, in an address be-
fore members of the Rotary club at
their regular weekly luncheon yester-
day, briefly recounted tie recent trip
made by him through the state, visit
ing various high schools.
President Clark stated that the i'm
preston gathered by him was that
business conditions throughout the
state are slowly on the upward trend.
He declared that he found more en-
thusiasm and hopefulness for better
business conditions in the southern
part of the state around Las Vegas
THANH n any other part OF Nevada.
Mr.. Clark predicied that Las Vegas
will grow to city of from 5000 to
10000 people within a few years if
the Boulder Canyon project of the re-
elamatio nservice goes through, as is
expected in that district. He laid par
tcular stress on the fact that peach
orchard of some 20 acres is thriving
near Las Vegas and stated that he had
been informed by the owner OF the
orchard that the soil in that district
was particularly adapted to the rails
ing of peach trees. If the fruit in
dustry can once be firmly establish
ed in that part of the state Las Vegas,
aside from its other possibilities, is
bound to thrive, according to Presi-
dent Clark.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
WORK ON LOOPE
Mine TO END

The development work on the Curtz
mining property in Alpine county
which has beeR carried on by J. II.
Farrell for the past year, which his
company has held under bond and
lease, will come to an end on May
18th, according to a statement made
by II. de Nonrmandie, engineer in
charge of the work.
No statement has been given out
for the decision to stop development
work, but 1t Is taken that the prop
erty did not prove up to expectations.
Mr.. Ferrell and associates have ex-
pended large sum of money in an
endeavor to develop this old property
and 1t has been the hope of all that
the property would become pro-
dueer.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
CARSON Wins
BYLARCE SCORE

The baseball enthusiasts of this
Valley, suffered from dampened spirits
last Sunday when the Carson nine de-
feated the Carson Valley team by a
score of IS to in game played on
the Carson diamond.
Arendt Jensen, Gardnerville's pitch
er, injured his arm early in. the game
and was unable to continue. Henry
Lange- finished the game and while ne
pitched good ball, he was given poor
support and the home team was un-
able to overcome the big lead that
Carson secured early in the game.
Carson used Indian pitchers
throughout the game and practically
won through the superior work OF
these two men.
The Valley boys did not play up to
their usual standard and only on one
or two occasions did they show any OF
their old form. However, they are not
discouraged by the showing made
Sunday and are hard at work prac-
tioing and getting in shape for future
game and declare that they will take
Carson into camp before the season
ends.
The home team will play the prison
boys on the local diamond next Sun
day and while their opponents are
said to be playing in excellent form,
they expect to make a good showing.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
BANK INSTALLS
BURGLAR ALARM

The Farmers Bank of Carson Val
ley at Minden has just had installed
one of the most complete burglar
alarm systems within the state, which
has resulted in fifty per cent reduc-
tion in the insurance premium on the
safe deposit vault and ten per cent on
the cash vault and the absolute pro-
lection against burglary. The device
is manufactured by the American
Bank Protection company and is con-
trolled through an elaborate electric
system.
The safe deposit vault has been lin
ed with steel plates, every section of
which is wired as a unit of the cleo
trio system, one being Independent of
the other. The vault door is likewise
lined with a thin plate of steel and
charged with electricity, and the least
touch of any part of the lining of the
vault or door with metallic or other
metal, such as a drill, will cause the
alarm to be given. The system is op-
Grated by two time clocks and after
the vault has been locked, it is i'm
possible for employees of the bank
to open the safe deposit vault without
giving an alarm.
On the outside of the bank building
a 24-inch gong has been installed in a
steel box, electric cables leading from
the inside of the vaults. In the event
that an effort was made to cut these
cables or disturb the electric control
ed bell in the steel box a general
alarm would be the result.
The system has twenty-one electric
circuits, each independent of the
other, and 1t would be a physical i'm
possibility to gain admittance to the
safe deposit vault without giving an
alarm.
This expensive system was INSTALL
ed by the Farmers bank as a part of
its service to patrons of the safe de-
posit boxes and is an absolute guar
antee against burglary. No increase
in the rent of boxes has been made on
account of the installation of the new
system of protection and within a
short time a new section of steel boxes
will be placed in the vault to care for
increasing business.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
SAYS 80 CENT
WOOL NECESSARY

John G. Taylor, the states largest
sheepman, is spending today In this
city on his way to his home In Love-
lock from the Glover Valley ranch In
the northwestern part of this county.
where he has been experimenting op-
eratiops throughout the lambing
period. Discussing the conditions of
today as they affect the sheep industry
he said:
1T is a demonstrated fact at this
period that the sheep industry of the
west cannot survive unless fleeces are
sold for not less than thirty cents per
pound and lambs for $11 per head. 1t
is true that the present trend of the
market seems to forecast prices of
approximately those mentioned as the
least that can be accepted by the
sheepman and it is to be earnestly
hoped that these prices will come and
remain. The sheepman's overhead has
increased until 1t is away and beyond
what was ever known in pre-war
times. Contributing to this overhead
are many conditions. within which
are the loss of efficiency of the work.
er; higher rail rates. in fact rail rates
are out of all proportion to the trans
portation service rendered, and the
greatly increased wage stipends that
/, are being exacted and necessarily
paid.
THE past winter was a most ex-
acting and withal distressing period
and it will be some, time before Ne
vada sheepmen will fully recover the
ground lost when fiocks were deci-
mated through an unusually cold and
lengthy winter.
Il look for a general revival of the
stock industry in Nevada and am op-
timistic enough to believe it will short.
ly be more important to the state
than ever before.--Silver State.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
BLOCKER Is BROUGHT
TO START SENTENCE

George Blocker, negro, self-styled
minister, who was found guilty by a
Tonopah jury last week of having kill
ed his wife and sentenced to serve
life Imprisonment in the state peniten-
tiary. arrived here yesterday morning
In charge of Sheriff Thomas of Nye
county. He was Immediately taken to
the prison to start serving his SEN
tence-Appeal
Applications for appointment as
secretary of the state tax commits
sion. to succeed F. M. Fletcher. have
been made by Il. r. Yerington and
Edward T. Patrick, OF Carson; T. r.
Hofer, A. J. Mergen and George p.
Armstrong, of Reno. and IL. Carson
Scranton, teacher OF the Star Valley
school in Deeth.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
SHEARING SEASON STARTS
STARTED IN THIS SECTION

Shearing is now under way in this
section, several crews being at work
on the spring clip. Shearers are also
at work in Smith and Antelope Val
leys, and the first truck load of wool
from the south arrived at the Min
den warehouse a few days ago. With
in short time the trucks will be
kept busy hauling the wool clip from
the outlying districts to the railroad
shipping point at Minden
In most part the 1922 wool clip OF
this section has already been sold
the average price received by the
growers being 80 cents per pound
which is hundred per cent more
than the price received last year.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
PROJECTLANDS
OPEN TO ENTRY

Thirty-three new farm units will be
opened TO homestead entry in ,he
Sheckler district near Fallon, under
the Newslands project, according to
advice received Monday from Wash
ington by the local reclamation office.
The units range from eighty to 100
acres each The entire area to be
opened approximates 1860 acres. A
high percentage of each unit Is irri-
gable.
Preferential rights of entry will be
given to ex-service men by whom pub
lie lands may be filed upon after June
Is. Three months later, II not filed
upon by ex-service men, any units not
then taken will be opened up to gen.
eral entry.
Reclamation service construction
charges against these units have been
placed at $50 an acre upon which an
initial charge of five per cent will be
required upon filing, the balance in
fifteen annual installments beginning
five years after date of filing. These
lands will be subject to the usual op-
GRAFTON and maintenance charges.
These are excellent locations for
dairy ranches" said Project Manager
Richardson. THE Sheckler district is
one of the best under the project The
sandy loan there is mostly underlaid
with gravel, assuring drainage, and
alfalfa production in Sheekler is high
er than the average.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
STANDARD OIL
ENTER FIELD

The Standard Oil Company, which
has supplied this section from its Car
son station for the past number of
years, has decided to enter this field
by the establishment of distributing
station at Minden, work upon which
will start within the near future, ac-
cording to announcement made this
week The new plant will be located
in the vicinity of the Minden lumber
yard and close to the V. & T. tracks,
according to reports.
For the past three years the Union
Oil company has been a strong COM
petitor of the Standard Oil for busi-
ness of this locality and has distri-
buted gasoline and distilate from a
modern storage plant at Minden.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1922-05-05
LITERARY SOCIETY ELECT
OFFICERS FOR NEW TERM

The last business meeting for this
season of the Gardnerville Womans'
Literary Club was held Monday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. A. p. Nelson.
Officers fo rthe new term were elected
as follows. Mrs. Ed. Springmeyer,
president; Mrs. Knox Johnson, vice.
president; Miss Martha Heitman,
secretary; Mrs. Il. w. Carman, libra
rian. Plans were perfected for the
annual party on May 18th, which will
be a card party, the husbands and
, friends of the members to be the in
vited guests. After the business
meeting Mrs. A. p. Nelson read an
excellent paper on the Manufacture
of American Silverware," which was
greatly enjoyed by the members.