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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24
A Summary for Busy Readers
of the Significant Doings
of the Day.
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST
Progress of the World In General.
Legislative Activities at the Ma
tion's apitaI-News From EV-
cry Corner of the Country.
WASHINGTON


Congress TO decide whether Shenan-
doah shall make proposed polar flight.
House rules fight ends with what
is interpreted as victory for Repub-
lican organization.
Senate committee, rejecting Box d
plea of illness, DEGREES propaganda
inquiry at once.
United States not to send warships
to Mexican waters unless American
rights are menaced. Texas refuses
passage to Obregon troops. .
Ladd offers Senate resolution for
broad Philippines inquiry. including
stock and Gil transactions of General
Woods sons.
An investigation to determine
whether lobbie@ are operating to in
f1uence acts of Congress W.; author
lied by the Senate.
!. The House defeated a proposal re-
curing signatures of a majority OF
the House to petition to discharge
a committee on consideration of a bill.
Poll of the Democratic National
Committee issued by the McAdoo
campaign headquarters shows fifty
two members for McAdoo, twenty i've
unwilling TO state choice.
With hymn and prayer, 1000
workers of the Anti-SaloOn League
gathered the rain in front Of the
White House to pledge to President
Coolidge their cooperation. Mr..
Coolidge, in a brief speech, said the
leaguers set a great example to the
country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24
GENERAL

Enemy defeats American Atlantic
fleet in war game.
Minot, N. D., picks up radio message
from Macmillan in Far North.
Beloit College trustees get proposal
to turn institution into laboratory for
experiments in racial education.
William H. Vanderbilt, heir to
s20,O00,000, takes IS a week office
boys job in Boston bank to learn bust
ness.
President Coolidge, after lengthy
Cabinet meeting, decided warships
will not be dispatched to Mexican
waters unless American interests are
further imperiled
Edward G. Riggs, dean of New York
political correspondents, dies at 6S.
Charges of anthracite price manipu.
iation made by Fair Price Coal Com.
mission in letter to Brooklyn Cham.
Der Of Commerce.
Washington Government looks IA
vOrably on Obregon request for per
mission for his troops to pass over
United States territory in fighting
rebels.
Tributes by French and American
Presidents mark Franklin's birthday
Drug evil now under control in
New York, DR.. Carleton Simon re
ports; links narcotics with crime.
The Shuberts and Klaw & Erlanger
were paid $25O,OOO in 1908 to stay out
OF vaudeville field ten years, Marc
Klaw deposes.
Secretary Weeks announced recent
OF another offer for Muscle Shoals
He did not disclose the name of the
bidder
Women's League Of Voters conyen
ton comes to an end at Utica, N. Y.
resolved on concerted drive for Deace
Plans to make 2OOth anniversary
OF Washington's birth most monu
mental celebration in country's his
tory launched by Sulgrave Iastitu
tion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24
ENGLISH RAILWAYS KILL TWO

1928 Compares Favorably With the
Past Twenty,three Years.
London.-There was only one rail-
way accident in England, involving
loss of life, during 1928. This was at
Diggle in July, when two passengers
were killed. Since the beginning of
the present century there have been
two years-1901 and 190S-without
single fatality. In only three years.
have more than five people been
killed, and in twenty-three years the
number of deaths totals seventythree.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24
TAXES SIX WEEKS PAY

Each Individual in This Country Paid
Levy in 1922.
Chicago.-On basis of total taxes
TO total income, each individual in
this country was required to contrib
ute six and one-fourth weeks income
III 1922. as against three and one-third
weeks income in 1913, for the sup
port of all government activities in
this country.
]. F. Zoller of Schenectady, N. Y.
made this statement to the farmer
manufacturer conference here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24
112 CADETS ARE DROPPED
Two Football Men in Group Who
Must Seek Reappointmen

HINSE O~NN TNONPVOIIIITIICIIIS
West Point.-It was Foundation
Day" Thursday at the United States
Military Academy and 112 cadets,
among them two football players, were
dropped or found" for failure in the
mid-year examinations.
Micky Doyle and Red Reeder, the
football players who were dropped,
are yearlings. Eighteen other mem
members we're found" as were eigh-
ty-six plcbes and six third-year men.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24
TACOMA A TOTAL WRECK
U. S. Cruiser Grounded on slanquiIla
Rect. En- Route to Vera C:uz.

Washington.-The United States
cruiser Tacoma, which grounded on
Blanquilla Reef while en- route to
Vera Cruz to deliver a protest to the
Mexican rebels, was SO badly dam
aged that she probably will be aban
doned, advices to the Navy Depart
ment indicate.
After long silence the Tacoma
evidently repaired her radio and sent
through d dispatch to Washington.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
ALF CHARTZ
FOR JUDCSHIP

Says the Carson Appeal: Friends
of Attorney ALI Chartz of Carson are
urging his appointment as judge of the
eighth judicial district. comsary for
Governor Scrugham to appoint a sdc-
cessor to Hart that they will urge
that Chartz be given the position.
The local attorney would be a
splendid judge In the district, for he
is familiar with life there as in other
parts of the State since early days.
He is also well qualified in his knowl-
edge of the law to ably sit on the
bench.
Under a supreme court decision in
early days of Nevada is was held that
insanity of judge does not make the
judgeship vacant and whether or not
It will be possible to appoint a sue
.cessor to Judge Hart in case he is
returned to Nevada would be a mat
ter for the courts to decide.
Judge Hart is now in California
and some time ago issued a blanket
instruction for Judge G. A. Ballard
of the first district to preside over
the eighth district court.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
SMALL GRADER
DEMONSTRATED

To eliminate the heavy cost of op-
Grating caterpillar tractors used in this
county for road work, the County
Commissioners this week are carry
ing on experiments with a Fordson
tractor on which is mounted a road
grader, both machines being operated
by one man. These specially built
machines are being successfully used
in other counties and is being given
a try-out on Douglas county roads
this week. If successful the outfit will
be purchased by the county.
There is a large amount of road
work that can be accomplished with
a lighter outfit than the big IS horse
power Holt tractor now operated by
the county. In new road work the
Holt outfit is absolutely essential,
but in grading up roads already built,
it is believed that the scraper espe-
cially designed for use with a Fordson
tractor will do the work equally as
well and at much less expense.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
FUNERAL OF 6.
HOFFMAN IS HELD

The funeral of George Hoffman, who
led at this place February 20, was
held from Odd Fellows hall Sunday
afternoon. under the auspices of the
Modern Woodmen of America of which
he was a member. Rev. Bronson OF
the Gardneryille Methodist church de-
livered the funeral service. The hall
was crowded to its utmost capacity
by friends of the deceased, who as
sembled to pay their last respects to
this esteemed citizen.
The funeral of Mr.. Hoffman was
postponed for two weeks under the
hope that his wife, who has been crit
ically i'll with pneumonia, would be
sufficiently improved to attend, but
while her condition shows steady i'm
provement, she was not able to attend
the services.
The untimely death Of Mr.. Hoffman
brought widespread sorrow through
out this community.
The remains were laid to rest in
Garden cemetery.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
MIDLAND GARAGE
CHANGES HANDS

John Didier, an expert automobile
mechanic, who acted as shop foreman
at the c. o. D. garage in Minden for
the past year, closed a deal last Sat
urday for the purchase of the Midland
garage at this place and took charge
of the business Monday.
The Midland garage was established
by the late George Hoffman and since
his death three weeks ago has been
closed.
The building Is to be repainted by
the new owner, who Is also making
numerous improvements to the In
terror of the garage When the re-
modelling is completed the Midland
will be one of the best arranged gar
ages in this section. New and i'm
proved machinery is to be installed
by the new owner.
Mr.. Dieter has been made the auth
orized Ford agent for this county and
will also carry a complete stock of
genuine Ford parts.
Before coming to Carson Valley,
Mr.. Didier operated a garage at Nina,
Nevada, for many years.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
REPORTS
ON SNOWFALL

w. 8. Coyan, who has charge of the
storage reservoirs at Blue Lakes, re-
ports five inches of snow fell in that
locality during Monday night. He
recently made a survey of conditions
there aond reports that in many of
the canyons and ravines from four to
five feet of snow is on the ground.
On this trip of inspection he went
to the headwaters of the Carson River
and found the snowfall there to aver
age from 33 to AZ inches in depth
with a water content of from IL to
IA inches.
The snow covering in the higher
elevations is greatly below normal
but is not as deficient as many farm
ers in Carson Valley believed.
While snow fell in Carson Valley
during the storm Monday night it was
of only slight benefit to agricultural
requirements. A few hours after sun
rise Tuesday morning the light fall
of snow disappeared leaving the
ground nearly as void of moisture as
it was before the storm.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
SPEND SUNDAY
IN MOUNTAINS

The call of the wild took possession
of a goodly number of people OF this
community last Sunday and mountain
roads leading from this Valley were
lined with automobiles Of outing par
ties. This was especially true on the
Kingsbury grade, where the first
blossoms of springtime have escaped
on the manzanta filling the noun
tain air with their sweet fragrance.
Children were gathering the blossoms
from the mountain side while parents
roamed through the forest Of pines
inhaling the invigorating air.
1t has been many years since the
Kingsbury grade leading to Lake
Tahoe was open to travel in March
and 1t has also been many years since
the first wild flowers bloomed in this
monh. Spring has arrived month
too early and while oldtimers are pre-
dieting high storms yet to come, the
people are taking advantage Of every
opportunity OF enjoying the radiant
spring days by communing with ma
ture In the great outdoors.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
WORK IN PROGRESS
AT BRIDGEPORT DAM

Work is now in progress at the
Bridgeport dam, the second unit of
the Walker River Irrigation District
storage system reports the Yerington
Times. Operations were resumed on
February Goth, after a shutdown of
several weeks on account of the
winter weather. Contractor Hill, who
was in charge of the work at the
beginning, has failed to put in an ap-
pearance and work is now being done
by the district under the direct man
agement of John A. Beemer. chief en-
gineer. Henry Stipe is foreman of
the work at the dam. On the last of
February, twenty-four men and two
teams were at work. Quarters were
made ready. pumps were installed and
the work of stripping the east hillside
abutment was started. Excavation for
the pipe extension from the small out
let to the Williams ditch was COM
pleted ready for the installation of
pipe. The main object of the work
being done at present is to get such
work done, before the steam shovel
and dump wagon work is started as
it would interfere with the progress
of the embankment work.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
CONTRACT LET
FOR BOYS CAMP

Ernest w. Bentley spent several
days in Gardneryille recently COM
pleting arrangements for the erection
of the buildings that will go to make
up Skyline Camp at Lake Tahoe. Jen-
sen & Dressler, local contractors will
have charge of building operations and
will have the structures ready for oc-
cupancy by the first week in June,
the opening date of the new institu-
tion.
While here Mr.. Bentley also made
arrangements with Z. ]. Phillips, man.
ager of the United Farmers Telephone
and Telegraph company for building
five miles of telephone line to con-
meet the new establishment with the
local system.
Skyline Camp has been incorpo-
rated under the laws of Nevada, ar
ticles of incorpratin being filed with
the secretary of state few days ago.
1t is capitalized for $4,000 and the
incorporators are Ernest w. Bentley
and Marie Fl. Bentley of Montezuma
Mountain School of Los Gatos, Cal,
and Ernest A. Rodgers. also OF the
same place.
The corporation is authorized to
conduct a hotel, restaurant, livery
stable and garage business.
II is to be camp for boys and its
understood that reservations have al
ready been made at the new estab-
lishment for caring for a large num-
Der of boys from different parts of
California during the summer months.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
DOUGLAS TEAMS
FOUGHT HARD

The girls and boys basketball
teams of the Douglas county high
school returned Sunday from the
held In Reno and while
both teams failed to bring home a
championship cup, they were serious
for honors. The boys sue
ceeded in reaching the finals for the
senior championship but were finally
eliminated from the race by the
speedy Tonopah players. The girls
played the final game with Reno for
the junior championship. eliminating
all other obstacles to the goal. Reno,
however. took the prize in hotly
contested game with the Douglas girls.
The Douglas teams did their best
In the tournament and those inter-
ested in high school athletics honor
the players In the same spirit that
would have prevailed had they won
in the finals.
As a result of the tournament, the
boys and girls teams of the Fallon
school won the championship honors
while the Reno girls and Elko boys
won the junior championship cups.
The best sportsmanship cups were
awarded the Reno boys and the Tono-
pah girls. No individual awards were
made.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION

The civil service commission at
Washington, d. c.. announces that
competitive examinations will be held
for postmasters In four Nevada towns.
The term OF the Gardnerville post
master will expire June 5th and car
rIes a salary OF $1,000 year. Terms
of present postmasters will expire
at Virginia City, Battle Mountain and
Overton at the same time.
Under the terms OF the executive
order any one OF the highest three
qualified eligibles for an office may be
selected by the post office department
for nomination by the President. The
Commission will determine who are
the highest three qualified eligibles
by carefully Weighing the evidence 1t
secures as to the qualifications OF each
of the entire number Of applicants for
the office. The highest three Will be
given percentage ratings.
This Commission Is not interested
In the politics OF candidates. In the
evidence OF qualifications upon which
rating will be assigned, nothing will
be permitted to appear which might
even suggest the political utilization
OF any candidate.
The competition Is open to all who
are qualified under the terms Of the
announcement. The most satisfactory
results are obtained when a large
number of applications are filed by
representative business men and wo-
men of the community.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
SANTA CRUZ
CHICKS HEALTHY

There has not been a case of foot
and mouth disease within 100 miles of
Stanta Cruz, according to letter re-
ceived from Enoch Crews, chicken
breeder, who supplies Carson Valley
and vicinity with man huyndred baby
chicks each year.
81 am receiving letters every day
from Nevada indicating there is an
impression that Santa Cruz poultry is
infected with the foot and mouth dis
ease." Mr.. Crews writes with your
kind permissionI would like to correct
this error through the columns of the
Record-Courier.
There has not been a case reported
nearer than 100 miles of this locality
There Is no cleaner county in Califor-
MIA than Santa Cruz; all highways are
carefully guarded to avoid contamina-
tion through outside sources; slaugh-
ter houses are inspected daily by gov
ernment deputies. and the national,
state and county officers are cooper
ating to stamp out the disease in the
San Francisco Bay counties and the
reports coming from the infected dis
tricts are encouraging"
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14

Harvey II. Boone had a miraculous
escape from instant death Monday
when he was caught beneath heavy
electric light pole which was being
erected near the Gardnerville Meth
odist church.
Mr.. Boone, who Is employed as ac-
countant by the Douglas Milling and
Power Company, had just left his
home near the church and was on his
way to the company's Office on Main
street when he noticed employees of
the company erecting the pole He
walked toward the workmen and was
going to give assistance. when sud-
den gust of wind hit the pole. AS it
started to fall he yelled a warning
to the workmen. and started to run
backward out OF reach of the pole.
The sun was shining directly In his
face. and he misjudged the distance.
the top OF the pole and cross-arm
striking him a glancing blow on the
head. He was knocked to the ground
and rendered unconscious. He sus-
tanned an ugly laceration on the head.
the scalp being torn from the skull,
He was also severely bruised on the
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
HOG SLAUGHTER FOR
1923 BREAKS RECORDS

More than 10000, 900 more hogs were
slaughtered under Federal meat in
spection during the calendar var 1928
than during any previous year, ac-
cording to figures just made public by
the Burau of Animal Industry. United
States Department of Agriculture. The
number slaughtered during tn year
was 53,333, ,70S. The best previous rec
ord for calendar year was made in
1922 During that year 43.113.629 hogs
were slaughtered.
During December 1923, not only the
best record for month of December,
but for any month, was broken. Dur
ing that month 5,903.759 hogs were
slaughtered under Federal meat in
spection. The best previous record
for a month of December was made
in 1918 during which month 5,661 $50
hogs were slaughtered. The best pre-
vious record for any month was made
in January 1919, during which month
5.S45, 500 hogs were slaughtered
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
LAKE TAHOE HAS
BEEN LOWER

Chas. Young, who has kept records
of the height of Lake Tahoe for the
past number Of years, is authority for
the statement that the lake Is five
inches higher than 1t was at this time
year ago. According to his measure
ments the water In Lake Tahoe has
raised half an inch In the past three
weeks.
This does not mean however, that
the lake will be higher than 1t was
last year. At this time year ago
the run-off had not started. During
the past few weeks snow in the Lake
Tahoe basin has melted rapidly owing
to the warm weather which Is re-
sponsible for the rise of half an inch
as reported by Mr.. Young. The latter
also reports that his records are sub
stantiated by guage maintained al
Tahoe City.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
DOUGLAS HAS 10
AT UNIVERSITY

Douglas county is represented In the
student enrolment at the University
of Nevada by 10 of the S55 students at
tending that institution.
OF the S55 students, 521 are from
Nevada and again, as last year, every
one of the seventeen counties In the
state is represented in this years en-
rollment. These county enrollmcnts
are as follows:
Churchill "a, Clark Is, Douglas 10,
Elko 27, Esmeralda 4, Eureka 2, Hum
boldt 13, Lander 8. Lincoln l, Lyon IA,
Mineral 3, Nye 20. Ormsby 10, Per-
shing 10. Storey Z. White Pine IA. Wa
shoe 329.
Fifty-four of California's So coun-
ties are represented In the years en-
rollment of 272 students from Cali
fornia
With Nevada included, % states OF
the union are represented In this
years enrolment. There are also four
students from Hawaii, five from the
Philippines and thirteen from six for
eign countries, Armenia, China, Greece,
Indian, Japan Qncluding Korea) and
Russia.
Enrolment In the various schools
and colleges of the university Is as
follows:
Arts and Science, SIS; Normal
School. 81; Engineering. Mines 81,
Civil 43, Electrical 98, Mechanical AZ;
Agriculture, "a; Home Economics, A.
BY residence: From Nevada. 521;
from California. 272: from other states
and foreign countries, 62.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
SOMETHING ABOUT @wHERE
THE PAVEMENT ENDS-

Where the pavement ends, there ro-
nance begins-and there Is no pave
ment beneath the feet OF life In the
South Seas II is all sunshine and
danger and the slow, easy poison OF
lassitude; all lazy surf and white
beach and green Jungle. Such is the
essence and the background of where
the Pavement Ends" a story by John
Russell, which has been picturized for
Metro by Rex Ingram, maker of The
Four Horsemen OF the Apocalypse.
"The Prisoner of Zenda," and other
such great photoplays. 1t is the story
of the young daughter of a missionary.
She was quite alone and young; and
the tropic nights, so alive with the
pulse OF life. quickened her longing for
love. Alice Terry is the girl. and
Ramon Novarro the one to symbolic
love to her. AT the Rex Sunday night.
The man who has no secrets from
hia Wifa has M sacrats
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
PRISONERS MUST
STAY In JAIL

As sequel to a recent incident in
which federal prisoner was permit
ted to leave his prison berth for the
purpose of attending a wedding cere-
mony Judge Farringto in the United
States districtc ourt yesterday direct
ed that an order be entered notifying
all sheriffs and other eustodians OF
United States prisoners that hereafter
no prisoners confined in county jails
may be released therefrom temporarily
during the terms of their cofinement
except upon the order of the court
to be entered upon application of the
United States attorney. says the Ga
zette. 1t is understood that the we'd
ding incident was called to the at
tention of Judge Harrington a few
days ayo. The prisoner was accom-
panied by an officer, it was said
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-14
H. II. Boone Has Narrou
Escape from Instant Death

shoulder and chin, small bone IN
his wrist broken, beside sustaining
a painful injury to his hip.
Geo. A. Montrose. lifelong COM
panion of Mr.. Boone, hearing OF the
accident, jumped into his car, picked
up DR.. Howell and rushed to the Boone
home Mr.. Boone's injuries were dress
ed and the wound on his head closed
by numerous stitches. He remained
unconscious for number Of hours
and Monday night physician was
called from Reno to consult with DR..
Howell.
Tuesday the injured man rested
quite well and since that time has
showed slight Improvement and un-
less complication arise. his recovery
will be but a question Of time.
Had the pole hit Mr.. Boone square
ly. 1t would have killed him instantly.
For the past FIVE years Mr.. Boone
has acted as assistant cashier OF the
Douglas County Farmers bank, only
recently resigning that position. Be-
fore taking up his residence In Gard
neryille, Mr.. Boone resided In Bodie
and other parts of Mono county.