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Evening star., 1924-03-15
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Nd. March 15.-The
death of Bernard Cohen, a Baltimore
merchant, occurred at Union Memorial
Hospital Thursday night. as result
of an explosion of ethylene gas, as
the anesthetic was being used during
an operation for the removal of a
carbuncle from the back of the VIC
TINS neck.
News Of the accident did not be-
come known publicly until today. In
addition to shocking Mr.. Cohen, the
explosion stunned the six physicians
and four nurses who were in the op-
Grating room. Dr. H. Warren Buck
Ter, by whom the anesthetic was be-
ing administered, was scorched slight
ly on one side Of the face and his hair
was sinEea.
A large tank flled with ethyiene
Evening star., 1924-03-15
FORBES ARRAIGNMENT
NEXT MONDAY PLANNED
]. w. Thompson, Indicted With
Former Head Of Veterans
Bureau, Also to Appear.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March 15.-Col. Charles
r. Forbes, former director Of the
United States Veterans Bureau, and
J. w. Thompson, Chicago contractor.
indicted for conspiracy by a spe-
cial grand jury which investigated
Forbes administration, will appear
here for arraignment Monday, Ell
wood Goldman, their attorney, an
nounced yesterday. A continuance
will probably be asked and a trial
date set.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
BANDITS HOLD UP BANK.
Escape With Between $4,000 and
10000 in Money.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, March Is
Armed bandits yesterday held up two
clerks in the Saucon Valley Trust
Company at Hellertown, four miles
from here, and escaped in a green
automobile with bags of money esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $50, 900,
taken from a vault. A third man
stood guard outside the bank -. -.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
KNUTSON REPLACED.
Kiess Takes Post on Insular Sub
committee.

committee.
The House insular affairs subcom-
mittee- which will draft a Philippine
independence resolution was reor-
ganized today, with Representative
Kiess, republican, Pennsylvania, re-
placing Representative Knutson, re-
publican, Minnesota, as chairman.
Representative Beedy, republican,
Maine, was added to the subcommit-
tee to take the place of Knutson.
No indication was given today as to
when the subcommittee would be
ready to submit a report. By a vote
Of II to the full committee recent
ly ordered such resolution reported.
to get the Philippine question before
The. House for discUssipns
Evening star., 1924-03-15
Earth Shakes in England.

LONDON, March 15.-An earth
-remor of sufficient violence to over
urn light furniture and accompanied
~ rumbling noise, startled the viii
layers of Haddenham, Cambridge
shire, yesterday, according to the
Daily Mail. The seismographs have
no record of the movement.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
SINGAPORE PROJECT
REPORTED POSTPONED
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, March 15.-It,,is under
stood that the British government,
with the assent of the dominions, has
suspended the Singapore naval base
project for one year. 1t is expected
that Prime Minister Macdonald will
make an announcement to this effect
in the house Of commo1a next week
Evening star., 1924-03-15
JUGOSLAV-BULGARIAN
WAR THREAT LESSENED
Allied Diplomats in Sofia Regard
Sussiff Statement as Sign of
Continued Peace.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 15.-The
diplomatic corps Of the allied powers
here are Of the opinion that the
danger of a clash between the Jugo-
slavs and the BulgarianS is diminish
ing. Minister of the Interior Sussiff,
in widely published declaration, as
serts that he will crush pitilessly any
attempt by the Macedonians to bring
about a collision between Jugoslayia
and Bulgaria.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
MEXICAN REBELS
CAPTURE ACAPULCO
U. S. Cruiser Cincinnati Re.
ports Conditions Quiet,
Following Overthrow.

Capture of Acapulco by Mexican
revolutionists was reported today by
the light cruiser Cincinnati, stationed
there. Conditions were described as
peaceful. There was no mention of
any intention to send a landing party
ashore.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: corr
tinued cold; lowest temperature to-
night. "a degrees. Temperature for
twenty-four hours ended at 2.pm. to-
day: Highest, 81, at pm. yester-
day: lowest, 26, at $40 am. today.
Full report on page 2.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
n Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
LEAVE
FOR BAY CITIES
Fifteen Carson Valley Resi-
dents Joined Boosters on
their Trip to San Francisco

Last evening some fifteen men of
this Valley left for Reno to join
the Nevada highway exposition
boosters on a trip to San Francisco.
Among those of this Valley that had
bought tickets for the trip up to yes
terday noon were Fred Dressler, W.
H. Bridges, E. j. Phillips, w. F.
Dressler, Frank Howard, F. M. An
drews, Fred Settelmeyer, Earl Chris
tensen, Henry d. Bruins and Jack
Ginocchio. Five others contemplated
the trip but were not sure until the
last minute and their names were
not obtainable.
Douglas county, according to E. j.
Phillips, chairman of the local CON-
mittee, sent larger delegation, ac-
cording to population than any other
county in the state, excepting Reno
A special rain of two sections left
Reno last evening at IL o'clock and
carried over 500 boosters to San
Francisco where they will be enter
tanned by the Down Town club OF
that city. On the return trip the
Nevada men will be guests of honor
of the Chamber of Commerce of Sac
ramento.
The California trip is being made
for the purpose of advertising the
Transcontinental highway exposition
to be held in Reno in 1926, by far
the biggest event ever attempted in
the state of Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
Sbarrows Become Pest in This
Valley; Poison Grain to be Used
Millions of Sparrows Said
to be Doing Damage on
Farms in this Valley

Sparrows have appeared in over
whelming numbers in Carson Valley
during the past few weeks, and be-
cause of their large numbers are do
ing considerable damage on farms,
according to reports. They are eat
ing the natural chicken feed on
farms as well as cleaning the stub
BILE fields of grain where hogs are
ranged.
II. F. Dangberg, of the Dangberg
Land and Livestock company, declar-
ed that there are millions of the
birds in Carson Valley and their
large numbers are somewhat alarm
ing. Steps are to be taken to eradi-
cate the sparrows, and the Minden
mill has secured large consignment
of poisoned feed for this purpose and
farmers are urged to make use of it
and join the movement to rid the
Valley of the pests.
In the work of poisoning the spar
rows, rather serious condition arises,
inasmuch as quail are liable to be
killed in large numbers from the
poisoned grain. However, through
the exercise of little care on the
part of the farmers it is believed
that sparrows can be poisoned with
very little damage to quail.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
Johns MESSAGE"
is PASTORS TOPIC

An outstanding Bible parsonage is
John, the Baptist, the fore-runner of
Christ. A man of extraordinary or
igin, training, dress, and diet. he also
had an extraordinary mission to per-
form. Upon the banks of the river
Jordan, some thirty years of age, his
thunderous preaching shook the land,
thousands thronging to hear him.
Among the many that came out to
hear him were also Pharisees and
Sadducees, whome he addressed: 80
generation of vipers, who hath warn
ed you from the wrath to come ?"
The Pharisees represent our present
day Golden Rule-save thyself-peo
pie, the selfrighteous, who reject
Jesus Christ as the only Savior. The
Sadducees were those well known
gentlemen, who live only for their
stomachs and for the qualification OF
their senses, Grass materialists, who
deny That there is another life after
this present one. Johns messags to
them all is: Repent ye, the kingdom
of heaven is at hand!"
But the voice on Jordan's bank has
still another message. One day there
comes to John, to be baptized, ma
iestic parsonage. The applicant is
none other than Jesus. John bap-
tizes Him accompanied by the mani
festations of the Father and the Holy
Spirit. And then John gives utter
ance to those magnificent words; BE
hold the Lamb of God, that taketh
away the sin of the world" showing
that he was not only a preacher OF
repentance but also preacher OF the
Gospel.
"Repent ye,"-"Behold ye," will be
the topic at Trinity Lutheran church
Sunday; English at 10:3O am, Ger
man at 2 pm. The Sunday school
meets at $3.50.
Saturday at 1870 pm. the scholars
of the Sunday school will meet for
rehearsal on the Christmas program
All are expected. A splendid spirit
of cooperation has been evident SC
far. Keep it up!
Trinity Ladies Aid meets Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 for the usual Bible
study and sewing.
Repentance and worship are essen
tial to faith. Without the former
the latter cannot exist.
PAUL II. FELTEN, Pasor.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
BROTHER OF MRS.
E. 0LDS IS DEAD

The following taken from the Mi
Ian Leader, at Milan, Michigan, tells
of the death of a brother of Mrs.
Edith Olds of this place.
Aaron w. Sanford. pioneer Of Wash
tenaw county, died at 1l:00 o'clock
Thursday night at his home on West
Main street. Mr.. Sanford, who was
born in New York township seventy
nine years ago, resided in this vi
cinity all his life. In December,
1866, he was married to Miss Emma
Tuttle.
Besides the widow, Mr. Sanford is
survived by three children, Willis
Sanford, of Milan, Otis Sanford of
Crystal, Michigan, and Mrs. Mary
Delforce, of Yysilanti; a brother,
Oron Sanford, of Grand Ledge; two
sisters, Mrs. Eva Ridgedale of Cali
fornia and Mrs. Edith Olds of Gard
nerville, Nevada; Nineteen grand
children and seven great grand-chil-
dren.
Mr.. Sanford was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, of Wool
vering lodge No. 1877 and Ann Arbor
Encampment, l. o. o. F. He was a
member of the Milan lodge for fifty
one years.
Because the local Methodist church
was being redecorated, funeral serv-
ices were held in the Baptist church
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev.
C. L. Adams, pastor of Milan Meth
odist Episcopal church, officiating.
Burial was in Mooreville cemetery,
under the auspices of the Odd Eel
lows.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
SHOW
AT YERINCT0N

Plans are well along to boost the
annual poultry show to be held at
Yerington, Nevada, on January 22d,
23rd and %, 1925. The committee is
working on the space arranged at the
Yerington high school building, where
for the first three places of a large
number of exhibits of all brands of
poultry.
The premiums which will be offered
for the first three places of large
number of the different breeds are
going to be large enough to have
poultrymen from all over the state of
Nevada send exhibits. The premium
list will be completed in few days
and will be published in all the papers
of the state. Prizes of both cash and
ribbons are to be offered to the fol-
lowing divisions in each breed:
Best cock.
Best hen.
Best cockerel.
Best pullet.
Best pen, old.
Best pen, young.
Grand champion cock of all breeds
exhibited.
Grand champion hen of all breeds
exhibited.
Grand champion pen of all breeds
exhibited.
Effort is being made to have sew
eral of the large hatcheries in Cali
fornia send exhibits of breeding stock
to the show and local dealers in poul-
try supplies are going to make ex-
hibits of necessary feeds, supplies and
equipment for the successful raising
of poultry.
Poultrymen from all over the state
of Nevada are invited to send exhibits
to this show and to attend in person
as there is a general feeling that it
is necessary to stimulate the poultry
industry, and encourage the purchase
of breeding and laying stock from
poultrymen in the state. All commu-
nications should be addressed to the
Lyon county farm bureau, Yerington,
Nevada, or the Yerington high school,
Yerington, Nevada.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS
MAILING EARLY

Last year, through the generous CO.
operation of the press, the movies and
other advertising mediums, Christmas
mailers were induced to dispatch their
Yuletide presents earlier in the month
than ever before in the history of the
institution of gift exchanging in the
holiday season.
As a result, the spectacle of the last
minute rush of former years, with its
attendant heartbreaking labor on the
part of the wearied and nerve worn
store clerks and postal employees, was
avoided.
Mailing early does not mean De-
cember l or before, but if everyone
could get their holiday tokens in the
mail between Decembr 10 and Decem.
ber 20, the post office could not ash
more.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12

IS ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frey of Gard
nerville, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Juanita, to Mr.. Frank
H. Ludwigs of Walla Walla Washing
ton.
Miss Frey is an accomplished mu-
sician, graduate of the University
of Nevada and while attending there
was affiliated with the Pi Beta Phi
national sorority. At present, Miss
Frey is director of Physical educa-
ton in the high school at Walla
Walla.
Mr.. Ludwigs is a graduate of the
University of Washington and is a
member of the Alpha Tau Omega
national fraternity. He is associated
with the firm of Ludwigs,-jewelers,
Walla Walla, Washington.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
Ten Per Cent Dividend Paid
By Farmers Phone Company
E. Christensen and VIM. D.
Park Reelected Members
of the Board of Directors

The thirteenth annual meeting of
the stockholders of the United Farm
ers Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany was held at Odd Fellows hall
last Saturday afternoon and was
largely attended in person by the
stockholders.
E. j. Philips, secretary and gen.
eral manager of the company read a
complete financial report covering
the activity of the concern for the
past year as well as resume of the
expansion of the telephone system.
At this meeting checks were dis
tributed to the stockholders to cover
ten per cent annual dividend voted
by the board of directors at their
regular meeting.
At the election of officers Earl
Christensen and VIM. Park were re-
tained as directors. The other three
directors are F. Schacht, R. w. Bass
man and E. J. Phillips, and with
the exception of Mr.. Park, who sue
ceeded VIM. Nelson, resigned a num-
Der of years ago, all have served on
the board of directors of this COM
pany since it was organized by Mr..
Phillips thirteen years ago.
The United Farmers Telephone and
Telegraph company, under the able
management of E. j. Phillips has
gained the enviable reputation of be-
ing one of the best managed and
most efficient telephone exchanges
on tn Pacific Coast, and has received
favorable mention in telephone trade
publications at various Tins.
The stockholders have long since
received their initial investment in
the way of dividends and at the same
time enlargement and expansion of
the system has been taken care OF
without incurring any indebtedness
An emergency fund has also been
wisely created to care for any emer-
gency that may arise and the local
company is keeping advance of the
growth of the community which it
serves.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
TEN INCHES OF
SNOW FELL HERE
Storm was Exceedingly Ben
eficial to Farming Interests
in Carson Valley

Ten inches of snow fell in Carson
Valley last Friday night, the heaviest
that has occurred here in the past
number of years. During the same
storm fourteen inches of snow fell at
.Markleeville, four inches in Smith
Valley and four inches at Virginia
City. The storm center apparently
hung over this Valley and the heavy
fall was more than welcomed by the
farmers of this section.
Sunday night rain fell throughout
this section while in the higher ele-
vations an additional fall of snow
was reported
Since the storm Carson river has
raised steadily and normal flow
has again been reached, after the
greatest shortage ever known in the
history of agriculture in this Valley.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
CHANGE inv.
TRAIN SCHEDULE,

A petition of the Virginia & True
kee railway for curtailed train service
under new schedule was approved
by the public service commission re-
Gently in spite of protests and begin
ming on last Sunday but three daily
trains and a daily-except- Sunday mo-
tor will be run over the railroads
lines.
Protests against the new schedule
were voiced at hearing on the petit
tion by A. G. Meyers Of Carson, IL. X.
Mack Of the Minden Cooperative Mer-
camille Co. OF Minden and w. A. Pier
son Of the Minden Butter company Of
Minden, says the Carson Appeal.
Under the new schedule mixed
freight and passenger train will make
the round trip between Reno and Vir-
ginia City, leaving Reno at S:2O am,
arriving at Virginia City at 1l:27 am,
leaving the latter place at $3.50 pm,
and reaching Reno at 6:20 pm. This
train will arrive at Carson in the
morning at 9:45 o'clock and in the
evening at 4:55 o'clock as at present.
Another mixed train will take the
place of the present Carson-Reno mo-
tor and will leave Carson at l2:45
p.m., reaching Reno at 2:10 pm, and
on the return will leave Reno at 4:l5
pm. and arrive at Carson at 5:55 pm.
The mixed train from Carson to
Carson Valley will leave Carson at
1915 am, reach Minden at 10:55 am,
leave Minden at 40 am. and arrive
at Carson at 1920 pm.
The red motor will make the round
trip to Minden from Carson daily ex-
cept Sunday. II will leave Carson at
$3.50 PM, arrive a Minden at 3:55
PM. leave Minden at 4:20 p.m, and
reach Carson at 4:45 pm.
Frank Murphy, Howard Griffith and
Herbert Coffin, Virginia & Truckee of
ficials, contended before the commits
sion that the company operated at a
loss Of 1881 in June, $2696 in Au-
gust, and $3452 in September. The
profit in July was only $l096 and in
October was $3427, they claimed The
amount of freight handled in October
was only go per cent of the amount
handled on an average during the first
six months Of this year.
The freight revenue for November
of this year was $14,655 as compared
with $22,821 in the same month last
year and the passenger revenue was
$324i last month as compared with
$4962 in November, 1923.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12

George Helwinkel, Gardnerville, is
registered in the department of me-
chanical engineering at the Palytech-
mic College of Engineering in Oak
land. He is residing at GAP Hudson
street in the California city.
Central America is looking to the
United States and particularly to the
Pacific coast for it's much needed crop
Of young engineers to handle the rap
I'd development Of the countries above
the Panama canal. This is according
to Ivan Carsola, recently arriving
from San Jose, Costa Rica, and now a
student at the Polytechnic College.
His father is an extensive coffee and
sugar planter in Costa Rica.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IS
ORGANIZED
Organization Starts off With
Splendid Membership and
Will Work for Community

The Gardnerville commercial club
which has been inactive for the past
several years, was revived last Fri
day night when representative bust
ness men and property holders of this
town met at the Masonic club rooms
and organized what is to be known
a. the Gardnerville Chamber of Com
merce.
Geo. A. Montrose acted as tenn
norary chairman of the meeting and
all those present were agreed that
some such organization should be
nerfected. Other communities were
being benefited by such clubs and it
was believed that such could be ac-
complished here. Mr.. Montrose, af-
ter being placed in nomination for
permanent president of the organiza-
tion. declined for various reasons.
n G. Marsh was then elected presi-
dent and B. Selkirk, secretary.
An executive committee consisting
of Geo. A. Montrose, C. NJ. Pickers-
gill and P. X. Rahbeck and also to
include the president and secretary
was elected.
Leo Springmeyer, James Hickey
and Chris Neddenriep were appointed
to draft bylaws for the new organi-
zation.
A third committee consisting of
Chas. w. Brown, j. A. Dettling, F. X.
Howard, Herman Springmeyer and
J. j. Brockliss, was appointed on
membership.
The new organization starts out
with a splendid membership and has
already launched several commend
able undertakings for the general
welfare of the community in gen.
eral.
It is very likely that at a later
date, the newly formed organization
will link up with one of the nation
ally known organizations and secure
certain prestige through this source.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
COMMISSIONERS
MEET AT MINDEN
Carl Sorenson Recommended
for Old Age Pension by
Board at Recent Meeting

The board of county commissioners
met in reguluar monthly session last
Friday and transacted the following
business:
Claims against the county were ex-
amined and allowed as appearing
elsewhere in this issue.
The board of county commissioners
unanimously voted to declare today
a holiday in order that all county of
ficials who desired could accompany
the Nevada exposition boosters to
San Francisco.
Carl Sorensen was recommended to
the state department to receive an
old age pension of $4,000 per month,
he being eligible and in all respects
entitled to the pension under the pro-
visions of the law.
The matter of the transfer of sew
eral petitioners from consolidated
school district A to consolidated
school district B, was again laid on
the table.
Water bond of Minden, voted by
the residents of that town November
9th, was purchased by the Farmers
Bank of Carson Valley. The bond
was in the sum of $1.00 and was
necessary to legalize former action
taken at the time of the purchase of
the water system.
County officers reported the collec-
tion of fees for November as follows:
II. X. Jepsen, clerk .-.........$45.75
Josephine Klotz, recorder. 1929
VIM. d. Park, sheriff ........ 700
lotal ,.--..-.--.---...----.-.--.--.--
No further business appearing, the
board adjourned until the next regu-
lar meeting.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-12-12
PARTY AT THRAN
HOME SATURDAY

A dancing party was the happy oc-
casion complimenting Richard Thran
in honor of his birthday, Saturday
evening at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Thran.
At midnight, supper was served at
beautifully appointed table. In
the center of the table was the birth
day cake with it's brightly burning
candles.
Those who enjoyed the delightful
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Dressler, Erna Godecke, Marie Thran,
Vernita Bruins, Mabel Melin, Helen
Perry, Maryemma Taylor, Artie Cor
des, Richard Thran, Erwin Elges, Ed
Berning, Chris Gansberg, Earnhardt
Bassman, Henry Bruins, Jr., Carl
Thran and Buddie Dressler.