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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
FIRE DUST TOBE
DEMONSTRATED
Demonstration to Be Held at
Cardnerville Next Monday
and Minden Tuesday Night

A fire prevention demonstration will
be held at Gardnerville Monday eve
ming and at Minden Tuesday night and
should be witnessed by every person
in this community.
1t is stated by authorities that the
majority of fires that cause enormous
damage are preventable. With this in
formation is given the fact that one
home in this country is destroyed by
fire every minute.
"Fire Dust" manufactured by the
Newbegin Fire Appliance company, is
claimed to be the most deadly enemy
of fire. To prove this assertion a
large amount of inflamable material
soaked in gasoline and coal oil will be
set on fire and when at it's height,
Fire Dust will be sprinkled at the
base of the fire, instantly extinguish-
ing the flames.
A demonstration was recently held
in Carson and number of Gardner
vile people who attended, including
Earl Christensen, chief of the local
fire department, were astonished at
the effectiveness of Fire Dust:
On another page of this issue will
be found a display announcement of
the Newbegin company.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
ARE
ENTERTAINED

The reception given by the Parent
Teachers association for the teachers
of Douglas county at the high school
auditorium last Friday night was we'll
attended and the evening was one of
unusual enjoyment to both parents
and teachers. The affair was we'll
managed and the parents saw to it
that a committee was at the door to
greet the new teachers and introduce
them to everybody present.
Mrs. William Rabe, president of the
organization, called the meeting to or
der and announced that short pro-
gram had been arranged. Mrs. G. An
derson played two violin solos and
was accompanied on the piano by
Miss Alvina Hussman. Mrs. B. Sell
kirk sang solo, Mrs. H. O'Brien act
ing as pianist. C. w. Shumway, prin-
cipal of the high school, gave brief
talk on the value of Parent Teach
ers' association and was followed by
Mrs. Rabe, who gave a number of val
liable and timely suggestions for the
local organization. Mrs. Marston, of
the state organization was present and
talked at some length relative to what
is being accomplished in other sttaes
by Parent Teachers organizations.
Following the meeting refreshments
were served and all in all the affair
was one of the most enjoyable meet
ings yet held by the local organiza-
ton.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
SPEED KINGS AT
RENO SUNDAY
Noted Racing Drivers to Take
Part in First Appearance of
Demons on Reno's Course

Sunday, September %, is the day
Reno will attain national recognition
as being the home of one of the fast
est dirt tracks in the world" was the
enthusiastic prediction of the Ameri-
can Automobile association represen-
tatives during an inspection of the To-
cal racetrack Monday afternoon. This
date will also mark the initial ap-
pearance in Reno of the worlds cele-
brated automobile speed kings, says
the Reno Journal.
Representing the speed demons will
be Ralph De Palma, the famed speed
merchant who has won more races
than any two drivers together. The
Italian pilot, who has just completed
his seventeenth year as a speedway
star, will try to lower the worlds rec
ord for one mile and will drive his
new Miller Special in the attempt.
This car is capable of 1875 miles per
hour.
Eddie Hearne, another of the cele-
brated kings of the speed world and
the driver who won the champion
ship of America in 1923, will also
compete in the coming speed classic.
Herne, it will be remembered is the
driver who won so consistently on
dirt tracks throughout the country
and is the owner of more trophies
than any driver in the world. Hearne
wired last night that he will arrive in
a day or two and will Immediately
start practice on the local speedway.
Al Melcher, just recently reinstated
by the A.A.A., will drive his light
ming fas Millen-Dussenberg and will
no doubt treat the spectators to a
brand of dirt track driving not wit
messed before on any track. Melcher
won the title of the demon of the
Dirt tracks few years ago and is
determined to retain this title.
Several other stars of the speed
world including Fred Frame, Fred
Lyons, Leigh Green and Tony Ma
rasco have also entered the six-event
program and are shipping lightning
fast mounts to Reno.
Racing headquarters have been es-
tablished at the Golden hotel and are
in charge of H. X. Shellaby, repre-
senting the Western Racing associa-
ton, under whose auspices the races
are being held. Local drivers are in
vited to enter the races and can Sc
cure entry blanks by communicating
with race headquarters.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
ROYAL NEIGHBORS
TO HOLD DANCE

The Gardnerville branch of the
Royal Neighbors, a sister organiza-
tion of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, will give dance at Genoa tomor-
row night and the members have left
nothing undone to make the affair a
decided and enjoyable success. Music
will be furnished by the Syn-Co-Pa-
ters' orchestra while lodge members
will serve a delicious midnight sup
per.
This is the first dance given under
the auspices of the Royal Neighbors
and everybody is invited to attend and
lend encouragement to the ladies of
the newly formed organization.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
ANNUAL FAIR TO
Be HELD OCT. II
Auto Show Will Be Leading
Ever Held in Carson Valley
Ever He'd in Carson Valley

Grain and hay exhibits for the an
nual Fair and Circus, to be held Octo-
Der II and 18, are being brought in by
the committee on agricultural exhib-
its this week under the direction of
the committee chairman, John FIRE.
vert, who reports scarcity of sheaf
grain available, due to the time clap
sed since harvest. Next week it is
planned to get the names of the stock
men who are going to exhibit, togeth-
er with the number of stock to be
shown, so that adequate arrangements
can be made to properly feed and care
for the stock during the two days of
the fair.
BY this arrangement the week be-
fore the fair will be available for Sc
curing garden and fruit exhibits and
leave sufficient time for properly ar
ranging the exhibits as well as to per-
NIT time for building booths for the
auto show and corrals for the stock.
From the expressions of interest
made by local auto dealers and mer-
chants, and by the farmers of the
county, the fair promises to be the
biggest of its kind yet put on in
Douglas county. The fair officials
have the assurance of a considerable
number of cars, including the latest
models of inelosed automobiles, that
are going to be brought down here
from Reno. The local dealers in farm
implements promise complete ex-
hibit of tractors and implements, and
with the electric lighting system which
will be installed on the high school
grounds for the two days of the fair,
these exhibits will be center of un-
usual attraction.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
LOCATING CLAIMS NEAR
GOLD MINT MINE

Grover L. Krick made trip to the
Gold Mint mine, west of Antelope Val
ley a few days ago and upon his re-
turn reported that quite number of
locations have recently been made in
that section on the strength of the
splendid showing being made on the
Gold Mint property, owned by Peter
Fox and associates.
New development being carried on
by Mr.. Fox is extremely encouraging.
The ore bodies thus far exposed show
values of better than $4,000 per ton
in free gold. Crosscutting on the two
hundred foot level is now under way
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
NEVADA PEOPLE TO
PICNIC AT SAN JOSE

The Nevada people residing in and
near San Jose, California, have organ
lied State Society with George w.
Waldorf, president, and Lucy McClin-
tic, secretary.
They will hold their first annual pic
mic this year at Alum Rock Park, San
Jose, on the evening of October 4th.
They anticipate grand time, and the
following are some of the former
Douglas county people who will he
present at this California picnic: Meta
Christensen, Iva Gellatt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Meder and Mrs. Anna Larson.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
FOOTBALL GAME
HERE SATURDAY

The football team of Douglas coun-
ty high school went to Carson Satur-
day afternoon and played the high
school of that city which resulted in a
score OF 26 to 0 in favor of the latter
team.
The Douglas team had but two prac-
tces before the game and made a
better showing than had been expect
ed by the coaches.
This year the football squad is be-
ing coached by II. E. O'Brien and H.
oohn, the latter being an old football
player and during his college career
succeeded in making the Yale team.
Inc Tigers are getting much valuable
information from Mr.. Cohn and he is
Iast whipping the local team into
snape, and expects to make winners
Oh them before the season ends.
The Tigers will play their second
game with Carson tomorrow after
noon on the local field and hope to
give the visitors a lively go for the
iohg end of the score.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
''BABY PEGGY"
AT REX SUNDAY

Baby Peggy, known to filmdom as
"The Baby Bernhard" stands today
as perhaps one of the most important
factors in box office success in the
motion picture theatres of the world.
This of course is greatly due to the
fact that she is surrounded by grown
ups of star ranking. The diminutive
conference.-the is just as clever as
a tragedenne-is literally everybody's
little girl. The whole world loves her.
Her second big production, "The Law
Forbids," a Jewel de Luxe, equally
well cast, comes Sunday night to the
Rex Theatre.
Little Peggy Montgomery has been
before the public ever since she was
very small tot-and even now her age
can be counted on the fingers of one
hand Her picture possibilities were
first discovered by julius Stern of the
Century Comedies; then followed
series of Baby Peggy comedies that
made her name the byword of the
picture houses. Jack the Giant Kill
er" showed her in a fanciful fairy
tale adored by the children; "Peg O.
the Mounted in a burlesque the ell
ders roared at. Baby Peggy's ver-
satility made every picture a new
idea in screen art. Then Universal
obtained her services for Jewel pro-
ductions; the first one, "The Darling
of New York" established her for all
time as one of the big bets of the
screen. "The Law Forbids," her lat
est, shows the diminutive artist as the
central motive of dramatic, gripping
problem play.
Jess Robins directed. He is known
for his successful big productions. In
"The Law Forbids," he has such fa-
vorites of stellar ability like Winni-
fred Bryson of "Thundering Dawn"
who repeats her vamp role here; Eli
nor Fair of "Kismet' and "Driven;"
Robert Ellis, William E. Lawrence,
James Corrigan, Eva Thatcher, Jo-
seph Bowling and many others.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
LOW EXPENSE in
DOUGLAS COUNTY

According to figures compiled by
the Nevada Public Economy league
the administration of Douglas county
cost the taxpayers $14,053 in 1923,
the smallest of any county in the
state. During the same period Doug
las county expended $45, ,484 for main
tanning educational institutions, which
was greater than in any county in
Nevada with an assessed valuation of
less than $5,000,000. 1t also topped
the list in this class in highway work
the outlay being $27,359 during 1923.
Other counties with assessed valua-
tion less than $5,O00,000 are Esmer-
aida, Mineral, Ormsby and Storey.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
FOR SALE

The Ritchford hotel completely fur
nished; the water plant that supplies
the hotel included. The lot adjoining
the hotel also for sale with cottage
unfurnished. For particulars inquire
of w. G. Ritchford at the hotel. s26tf
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26

The Big Four orchestra of Bowers
Mansion will play for a dance to be
given at Valley Springs, Saturday
evening, October 4th. Midnight sup
per will be served,
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
FLUORSPAR WANTED

We wish to hear from party having
ueposlt of good fluorspar. Western
industries, 1899 South End West St.,
salt Lake City, Utah.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
MANY HEAR BRYAN AT CARSON

Quite a number of Carson Valley
people went to Carson Wednesday al
ternoon to hear William Jennings
Bryan.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26
SMITH VALLEY SCHOOLS CLOSED

The schools of Smith Valley have
been closed because of an epidemic of
scarlet fever.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26

Don't forget the dance to be held at
Valley Springs, October 4th.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-09-26

FOR SALE-Girl's Bicycle; terms
reasonable. Inquire at this office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

! Sergt. Frank Barnes, in charge
at the station at that time, who
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin to the Camp residence to in
stitute a search.
The necklace was found, the
Benjafnins declare. the next morning
| upon the porch Of the Camp resi-.
| dence when they went there to
search again for the missing jewels.
The report Of Sergeant Barnes,
made at the station the next day,
is as follows:
March Is: At / p. M, Mr.. and
Mrs. Park Benjamin, OF 522 Cres-
cent drive, came to the station and
reported that during a gay party
at Bill Camps place she had either
lost or had stolen one $4,000 string
Of pearls. l went to Bill Camps
and made an investigation and de.
cided that the pearls had been lost.
Today, March IA, pearls were found
under chair on Camps porch and
returned to Mrs. Benjamin.
(Signed) Frank Barnes, officer
in charge"
Gown Torn By FATTY" Report.
1t was reported to the officers
that Mrs. Ben1amin's gown was
torn during an argument with
Roscoe Fatty) Arbuckle. Benja.
min declared, according to the re-
port. that he interfered.
Arbuckle denies emphatically that
he took any part in any fistic en-
counter or in any interchange of
arguments Of any sort.
'Mr. Benjamin came to my place
at Beverly Hills and admitted
him." said Arbuckle. "Soon after
ward, Mrs. Benjamin reached there
and said she was looking for her
husband. l got meal for both of
them. prepared 1t myself, and then
invited them to Camps and left
them there short time later"
Camp declares that he did not see
the alleged argument between Mrs
Benjamin and Arbuckle. He of.
fered to aid the police officers in
their search for the supposed miss.
ing necklace and admitted Sergeant
Barnes for purposes of investiga.
ton. Barnes. 1t is said. was in
there approximately two hours.
Further Inquiry Likely.
During the festivities Camp says
SAAOAC "CLc dDOuI thirty GUESTS WIN
called at various intervals. Among
these II was said were Alan Forrest
and his wife, formerly Lottie Pick
ford; Jack Pickford and his wife,
who was Marilynn Miller: Court
land Dimes and Edna Purviance.
Forrest declares that he and his
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Pickford left
the Camp residence before the dis
appearance Of the necklace. Dimes
denies that he was there, despite
the assertion Of "BiIly" Camp.
Police officials at Beverly Hills
were declared to have stated that
there would probably be further in
vestigation Of activities at the party.
Camp was divorced in 1921 by hts
third wife, formerly Mrs. Lillian C.
Thorn, wealthy widow Of one OF the
founders Of Montgomery Ward &
Co. Shortly afterward he married
Mrs. Mabel P. Walker, known as
Johnnie Walker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
DRAPED
GOODS BRING
PROTESTS
Officials Of Y. M. c. A. Want
Window Shades Down When
Girls Go to Bed.
BY International News Service.

ITHACA, N. Y, March 18.-Be.
cause fair roomers in certain Cor
nell University women's dormitories
neglected to pull down shades on
the windows when about to retire ut
night, protests have been made by
o1rlclals of the Y. M. C. A., which
40 directly opposite one Of the dor.
mltor1es in question.
stories of the episodes, which
nave caused considerable merriment
IN the city, particularly among
cornell students, were banded back
and forth.
Many Of the Cornell men stu.
dents are roomers at the "Y" and
the protests, it is admitted, have
been made entirely without their
sanction or solicitation.
Several Of the women roomers of
the dnrmitories have been seen
posing, unconsciously, it is ad.
mitted, before their windows in
abbreviated costume just before re.
firing.
These women have been observed
from the "Y" rooms by male stu.
dents able to get place in the
congested windows facing the
G0rmitory.
Finally Wallace c. Hikok, phys,.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
OIL SHALE PROCESS
INVENTOR SUES COMPANY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 49,
A suit for the recovery of $685.
100000 from the Shell Oil Company
for alleged patent infringement in
the recovery Of oil from oil sands
and shale has been filed in the
United States district court here by
Frank Navin, Los Angeles, an in
ventor Of oil recovery processes.
Philip s. Ehrlich, attorney for
Navin, said the suit is the first of
100 or more to be filed against oil
companies in the country on like
grounds and which will demand the
return Of hundreds Of millions of
dollars to Navin. Navin claims 25
per cent royalty for each barrel of
oil produced under his process.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Escaped Mail RObber
Believed Held In
Kentucky

GREENVILLE, KY, March
ia man believed to be Ger
aid Chapman, who escaped
from Atlanta Federal prison
while serving a sentence for
completely in the 100000 mail
truck robbery near the New
York city. postoffice October
"a, 1921, was held in Jail here
today.
The prisoner. who was iden-
titled by a picture poster offer
ing $4,000 reward for the cap
ture Of the escaped man, is
said to have admitted being
an escaped convict but claims
his name is Charles Chapman
and that he is not connected
with the New York case.
Gerald Chapman was traced
by securities which he attempted
to negotiate in various parts Of
the country. He was sentenced
August %, 1922, and made a
sensational escape March q,
1923.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Americans Now Split
Between 'Scofflaws'
And "Banbugs"

NEW YORK, March 49,
"Banbug," an antonym for
"scOfflaw," but to apply more
generally to persons who advo-
cate legal restrictions Of peo-
pies rights has been selected
from 10000 words by a COM
mittee Of three newspaper men
at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
The winner Of the contest was
Joseph French, Of Chelmsford,
Mass. The prize is 500,
offered by Mrs. Rose R. Scott,
wife Of William Scott, a medi-
cal supply mail order merchant
of Saugatuck, Conn.
Instead of a word to desig-
nate a fragrant violate Of the
prohibition law, or a person not
in favor of the legislation, Mrs.
Scott announced her desire for
a general word to apply to all
persons advocating legislation
restricting various rights and
privileges.
From the 10000 words sub
mitted, the three judges quickly
eliminated all but ten. Many
of the words eliminated were
Implications. The ten selected
were banbug, Judaslaw, Scot
rights, dictlaw, dictamaniac,
bluejoy, bluebug, hyposaint,
tombstoner, and shackelaw.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS
GIVING 800 LONG HOLIDAY

CoATESvILLE. Pa, March 49,
The Valley township school, a
three-story stone and frame struc.
ture at Rock Run, was destroyed
by fire with loss of $4,000. Three
hundred children attended the school
and, with no vacant buildings in
the township sufficiently large to
house them, the directors are at a
loss where to hold classes for the
remainder Of the term. The cause
is unknown, the fire originating in
the cellar.
The school was an old landmark
in this section, the original two.
story building having stood for
fifty years, while the third story
was added fifteen yeara ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
BELGIAN WAR VETERANS
FIGHT COST OF LIVING

BRUSSELS, March 18.-Demon-
STATIONS by war veterans against
the high cost of living increase.
most of them taking the form of
professions, in an endeavor to per.
suade dealers to lessen the price Of
foodstuffs. A demonstration this
morning obtained reductions Of
from 20 to rs per cent at the Saint
Giles market. a suburb Of Brussels.
The veterans are planning to cor.
don the frontiers to prevent ex-
ports Of foodstuffs to Holland and
Germany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

cal director Of the association,
registered a protest following what
was called fragrant violation Of
propriety on the part of women
roomers at one particular dormi-
tory.
The protest was made to the
matron, who admitted she had fire.
quently warned her charges to
pull down the shades" before they
retired, but that several had been
careless. She promised that the
men students would not be dis.
turbed again by the sight or
shadow of lightly draped coed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
POLICE PROBING
FILM STARS
GAYETY
"Fatty" ArbuckIe Tore Mrs.
Park Benjamin's Gown,
Report Says.

LOS ANGELES, March 18.-The
social activities of BILLY" Camp, one
time member Of the Gold Coast fam.
lilies of Chicago and central figure
in love bungalow" charges made
nv former wife in Beverly Hills,
in 1921, have again come into the
limelight.
This time the searchlight Of reve-
lations takes in its scope the alleged
gayeties at a party staged at the
clubman's Beverly Hills residence
Thursday night, attended by a half
dozen prominent persons Of modern
picture note.
Two of the participants, Mr.. and
Mrs. Park Benjamin, the former a
relative of Mrs. Enrico Caruso and
Of Millicent Rogers, who recently
larried Count Salm Hoogstracten,
have brought the party into public
notice.
$4,000 Necklace Vanished.
According to their story, related
at the Beverly Hills police head.
quarters, pearl necklace belonging
to Mrs. Benjamin and valued by her
at $4,000 was missed about 1 o'clock
Friday morning as the climax of u
gay celebration.
The couple reported its loss to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
THE LINEN SHOP

$1,000 napkins. Size 22x22
inches. Dozen. $3.50
$6.75 bleached pure ninen
table cloths, size 7Ox7O i'm,
beautiful patterns, superior
weight of linen. Reduced to,
each $500
$3.50 cloths, size 7OxSS inches.
Reduced to, each. %. .$6.75
$3.50 I'll. S. pure linen lurch
napkins, size 15x15 inches.
Reduced to, dozen. %. $500
$1,000 pure linen sheets, size
9Ox@9 inches. Reduced to,
pair .ss... e$16.Z5
$1,000 Martex colored, bordered
bath towels, size 2Ox36 i'm.
Each .79c
SOC pure linen III. S. face tow
els, size 16x3O i'm. Each. .42c
SOC pure linen III. S. face tow
els, size 1882 i'm. Bach soc
75c pure linen III. S. face tow
els, size 2Ox35 i'm. Each. sec
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

When housekeeping is over
and the home is prettily
dressed in summer attire, the
housewife needs to wear
pretty home dresses to
match. Tomorrow you may
choose yours from a host Of
charming styles at this low
price.
Made of fine quality ging-
hams, in checks and plaids.
Straightline models with full
ness at hip line, set-in sleeves
and sashes of self-material.
Prettily trimmed with or
candle and pique collars and
cuffs. pearl buttons, novelty
braids and touches of en-
broidery.
In pink, blue, orchid, green,
tan and black checks on
grounds of white.
Kann's-Main Aisle, Street
Floor.