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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
Value of Human Life In
Neuada Is EleUen Dollars

made the acquaintance of Peller at
few days before at Reno and had &C.
companied him on the fatal trip from
teh riverside city. Upon reacing the
outskirts of Gardnerville, Strausen
said, trouble with. the machine in
which they were riding developed,
necessitating a stop, and both men
got out of the car to investigate.
1t was then that the unexplained de-
sire for possession overcame Strausen
and he attacked Peller, who was en-
gagged in making the needed repairs
to the automobile, with a small hand
ak, carried by the latter as part of his
equipment.
He then got back into the machine
and drove to Coleville, arriving there
before sundown. The car showed
effects of the hard drive, both back
tires having been pnctured and the
machine arriving at Coleville on the
rims. Reports from Coleville stated
that Strausen appeared very nervous
all evening and continued a steady
tramp around the hotel before deter
mining to give himself up.
Reports indicate that Strausen is
well known throughout Nevada, hav-
ing recently resided in Virginia City,
Carson City, and at one time he was
employed in the mines at Goldfield
During the war he served as a men,
ber of the Ninety-first division, hav-
ing been industed into service from
Hawthorne, September 6, 1917.
/ Although both the crime of last
Friday night and that of Monday were
committed with an ak, it is not be-
lieved by authorities that Strauser
can be connected with the murder o1
Silba, the Portuguese.
An autopsy performed on Wednes-
day morning by DR.. Sewell. acting
county physician, upon Peller dis
closed an area in the temporal regior
where the head of the hand ak pene.
trated, crushing an area of brain sub
stance the size of an egg, to jelly.
The time of Strausen's preliminary
hearing has not as yet been set.
September 9th, Strausen PLEADED
not guilty in the district court. Dur
ing the early part of October, fearing
that conviction could not be secured
on first degree murder charge, di
rect evidence of the crime being lack
ing,s the defendant was allowed tt
withdraw his plea of not guilty anc
enter a plea of manslaughter. Tht
case came up for hearing before
Judge Langan October 26, 1921, ant
the plea of manslaughter was entered
in accordance with agreement mad,
between the attorneys for the prisone
and the district attorney of this coun
ty. Judge Langan set the dav of son
tence on November 1st and on tha
date sentenced Strausen to serve Iron
ten to twenty-five years in the stat
penitentiary.
In just a trifle over three years o.
! Continued on last page, column 2.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Who are Foolish and Who Wise?
Matthew 90, 1-13, will be Sundays
text In this parable the Lord Jesus
hkens the kingdom of heaven unto
marriage as celebrated among the
Jews in former days. The Jewish
custom was for the bridegroom to
come with his friends to the house of
the bride at the appointed time. The
bride, with her attendant maidens,
would wait for him. When he ap-
preached, all would go forth to meet
him, and then the groom would escort
his bride in joyful procession to the
house of his parents, where the fes-
tlvities would take place which usual
~ lasted a whole week. In this par
able 1t is supposed that the groom is
somewhere at distance. The mar
rage day is fixed, but the exact hour
OF the groom's arrival is uncertain.
lie will come in the course of the
nlghth, and the bridesmaids, the vir-
gins, are watching for him, holding in
thelr hands the burning lamps. But
ne is long in coming. The time drags
YEARLY on. The virgins get drowsy
and nod in their sleep. The oil in
.heir lamps is consumed and the
nights go out. 1t gets to be midnight.
suddenly they are startled by the cry,
The bridegroom cometh!" They all
Jump up to trim their lamps so as to
nave them burning bright. Alas! the
af n
oil In special vessels. They fill their
lamps and rush forth to meet the
groom. Others had not used this pre-
caution. They had no oil beyond what
was in their lamps; and now it was
al burned away. They beg for oil,
put cannot get it, and while they go
10 buy oil the others meet the groom
ana go with him to the nuptial man.
s'on' and the doors are shut. After
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14

The state board of pardons at a
meeting held in Carson City Wednes-
day, granted a parole to John H. Stru-
sen, sent to prison from this county
to serve term of from ten to twenty
five years for killing c. S. Peller in
August, 1921. Released from prison
after serving less than three years
for committing one of the most cold
blooded murders in the criminal an
nails of this county, as compared to a
six-year sentence served by man for
forging a $1,000 check, the state of
Nevada has set price of $11 on a
human life, as far as the Strausen
case is concerned.
History of the Crime.
The files of this paper published
August 5, 1921, gives the following
account of the murder:
On Monday afternoon about 4:30
o'clock, Lee Wilkerson, we'll known
rancher of Smith Valley, who was re-
turning to his property by auto from
Gardnerville discovered a man in a
badly beaten condition wandering on
the road between the L. P. Jacobsen
and Hussman ranches. The injured
man had lost power of articulation
and aside from making gestures in a
southerly direction and mumbling in
coherently could not give an account
of the attack.
He was brought to the office of the
county physician by Mr.. Wilkerson
where an examination disclosed a
badly fractured skull and deep cash
in the back of the neck with several
skin abrasions about the head. Ply
sicians attending Immediately gave
out the opinion that the man could
not recover and proposed operation
to lift the skull from the brain was
abandoned.
The unfortunate man was apparent
ly about fifty-five years of age, and
was later identified by the local au-
thorities as C. S. Peller of Golf, San
Bernardino county, California. On his
person was found $210 in a money
sack tied around his neck, gold
watch and several other pieces OF
paper and notes.
Bloodhounds were brought here
from the Carson penitentiary and ar
effort made to have them pick up the
trail of the assailant. However, they
were unable to do so, and the mys-
terry surrounding the attack deepened
On Thursday morning a telephone
message was received by Sheriff Mel.
sen from Coleville stating that mar
had arrived there the previous after
noon and wished to give himself VI
for a crime committed near Gardner
vile on Monday. The sheriff left i'm
mediately by automobile, returning
here with his prisoner later in the af
| ternoon.
According to Sheriff Nielsen, upor
reaching Coleville, the confessed at
tacker gave his name as j. H. Strau
sen of Reno and said that he haC
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of
the stockholders of THE UNITED
FARMERS TELEPH HONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY will be
held in Odd Fellows Hall, Gardner
vile, Nevada, on Saturday, December
6, 1924, at l o'clock p. M, for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the en-
suing year and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
The United Farmers Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
E. J. PHILLIPS, SECRETARY.
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the lapse Of some time the belated
virgins come to the door, but the
groom, not having seen them in the
bridal procession, treats them as
strangers, and they are refused ad-
mission. =,
Such is the Bible narrative, which
will be developed Sunday. Morning
worship at 1890 will be German;
there will be an English service at .
pm. Sunday school at $3.50 am.
Trinity Ladies Aid meets for Bible
study and sewing Thursday afternoon.
Welcome! Paul H. Felten, Pastor.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to all kind friends who rem
dered assistance during our late be-
reavement. We wish especially to
thank the choir and those who sent
the beautiful floral pieces.
The Family of the Late
Helen Frances Brown.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
NOTICE

Beginning Saturday, November Is.
the Dewey Auto Stage Co. will change
their afternoon schedule, leaving
Gardnerville at o'clock and will
leave Reno at 4:15 pm. The morning
schedule will remain the same.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14
CLUB ROOM TO
OPEN TONIGHT

Gardnerville Masons met Monday
night and decided to open their club
room during the winter months for
several nights week. The club will
be formally opened tonight and will
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14

The dangerous curves would not be
marked if there had not been a fool
and his automobile over the ground
before.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14

be for Masons and their invited
friends.
It has not been decided how many
nights a week the club rooms will be
kept open, but for the present at least,
it will be open every Friday night. If
conditions warrant the rooms will be
open on other nights, that to be de-
cded later.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-11-14

FOR SALE-Several pieces of furni-
turs. Inquire of Mrs. A. Jensen.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26
Makes Transcontinental
Trip in SIS Ford Car

John A. Nicholson. III Lorenzo
street. Boston, Mass, can truthfully
boast of having driven a SIS Ford
roadster. salvaged from a California
junk pile.ac ross the continent from
the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean at
practicallw no expense except that
OF gasoline and oil.
Forced by i'll health to go West a
little over year ago, Nicholson,
having recovered, began to make
preparations for the return trip.
While walking about tie city Of San
Pernardino, Calf, one day, he saw
an Anticipated Ford roadster lying
on a junk pile. The chassis had
been made in 1910. the body in
1914 and the motor in 1915. He
bought the mahcine for SIS, and
after a few minor repairs was ready
to start for Neponset. Mass.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

When he started, Nicholson says,
he regarded the matter as a. Joke,
and expected to be forced to take
It train within day or two. But
the runabout chugged on mile after
mile. giving almost no trouble, until
the $500 miles between San Bernar-
dino and Neponset had been ira
yersed.
Outside of gasoline and oil, the
only expense Of running the car was
the purchase price of one tire, one
inner tube and one connecting rod
installed by himself. 1t was also nee
essary for him to weld tide frame
-whwich he did without expense.
During the entire journey, Nichol-
son says he used only 1874 gallons Of
gasoline, ana verage of more than
25 miles to the gallon, and 26
quarts of oil This in decade-old,
broken-down CD Ford roadster He
is now having the car rebuilt. and
will keep it as memento of the
trip.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Amber were
business callers at Clear Creek, this
week.
S. A. Laurance and Nick Smith
went to Burley Sunday to attend the
baseball game.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. w. Workman of
hurley were guests at the home of
William r. Gray, Friday.
Word has been received here of
the marriage of Miss Marjorie Al
bert to Frank William Scott of Sc
attic, Washington. The bride was
teacher of English in the Oakley
high school last year and in this po-
sition won place in the hearts of
all her pupils. Hearty congratula-
lions and best wishes will be given
the young couple by teihr Oakley
friends.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

Harold Eames. son of Roy Games,
underwent an operation at his come
this week.
Mrs. William c. Bettridge was
here frfom Grouse Greek, Utah,
Wednesday, visiting Mrs. William
Nelson.
George Wise of Twin Falls was a
business caller here, Tuesday. He
was accompanied to Artesian by d.
p. Carpenter.
Charles Medley of Twin Falls,
division manager of the Idaho Pow
er company, transacted business in
Oakley, Thursday.
Miss Ellen Simpson and Miss YER
ness Nelson returned last week from
Boise where they have been attend
ing business college. Miss Simpson
il employed at Quillian's Pharmacy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26
TRUTH WITHOUT PREJUDICE
GUIDES INDEPENDENT

Truth without prejudice and information without
bias are the elements which animate The Dearborn
Independent.
Breadth of vision enables it to present lucid and
comprehensive survey of international happenings,
while the home atmosphere is preserved in its exclu
sive articles on subjects of national moment With
out fear favor, it fills place unattained by any
other weekly
LITERARY DIGEST QUOTES DEARBORN
Beginning on page so of the September 18th is
sue, The Literary Digest devotes five columns to
quoting and commenting John Sloans expose,
Chinese Quacks Who Fleece Americans which
appeared in the August 9th number of The Dear
born Independent.
SOLOMONS SPECIAL FOR THE WEEK
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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

Among those who attended the
Cassia county fair at Burley last
week were: Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Jones, Miss Hazel Tanner, Mr.. an
Mrs. Andy Shangles, Mr. and Mrs.
Arlie Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Croft, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Clark, Mrs.
J. F. Bach and daughters Edyth and
Nellie, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. String
field and son ebert and daughters
Margaret and Edwyna, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Grohosky and daughters Dor
othy and Gilmore, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Bach, Fl. A. Streed and his niece and
cousin, Miss Anderson and Miss
Carlson of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs
William Gray and Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Gorringe. Several first and second
prizes were taken by Oakley people
who entered exhibits at the afr.
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items of the
7OU)n

Miss Cola Drummer is absent from
school on account of illness.
MIR. and Mrs. John Fairchild of
Basin were Oakley shoppers, We'd
Iesday
Mrs. James Mackey has moved to
Oakley from Basin, for the winter.
Her son Burton is attending high
school here.
Clifford Burch and sisters Jennie
and Guinvere and Kenneth Wilson
and Lavella Stapley motored to Bur-
ley and Albion, Sunday. Kenneth
Wilson will attend school in Albion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

F. j. Lake and p. p. Fullmer went
on a fishing trip, Wednesday.
Miss Novella Fenstemaker of
Grouse Creek, Utah, in enrolled in
the Freshman class of the Oakley
high school.
Miss Anne Critchfield who recent
II underwent an operation for ap-
penddicitis at HALEY, is reported
improving.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

Joe Amber was a caller at Clear
Greek, this week.
Eric Ellerby of Salt Lake City
WAS a visitor here this week
Pherry Nelson, Scott Nelson,
Claude Critchfield and Ed Larson
motored to Burley in their s'baby
Lincoln" last week to attend the
fair.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26
FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY

The front axle assembly includes:
spindles and spindle arms, front
springs, spring perches, spring
shackles, radius rods. tie-rod and
drag link.
Radius Rods = These prevent the
axle from misalignment; keep it
from being turned over and receive
the drive or push of the car, trans
hitting it directly to the front axle
Tie Rod - or connecting rod con-
meets the two spindle arms. The
drag link is the rod connected to the
yoke of the right spindle arm by a
ball and socket joint and to the ball
arm of the steering device by ball
and socket joint
Alignment of Wheels: l Gambler;
2, Gather; 8, Castor effect.
Gambler is the outward flare of
the wheels at the top, which is three
inhces on the Ford car 1t is Sc
cured by the outward drop of each
spindle below horizontal The cam
Der is not adjustable as it is provi-
ded for in the forging ofthespindle
May lose Gambler by bent axle or
worn bushing.
Gather is the toe-in of the wheels
at the front, measured on horizon
tai plane thru the axle. 1t ranges
front 1-S to IA inch on the Ford
The amount of gather may be
changed by turning the yoke at the
left end of the tie-rod. May lose
gather by bending of the tie-rod
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

Repair Tire cuts should be
cleaned with benzine or gasoline and
filled with gum To which has been
added small amount of good GEM
eirt. Punctures or blowouts in the
tube may be repaired by cleaning
with gasoline, rubbing the rubber
around hole, coating with cement, al
lowing 1t to partially dry and apply
ing second coat. When it becomes
sticky place patch that has been
featheredged and coated with two
coats of cement, over the hole and
press down firmly Major repairs
should be vulcanized as soon as pos
sible.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

obtained hold the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26
Facts for Ford Owners
About Ford Chassis

(contiued from last week.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

loosening in its fastening or bent ra
dius rod.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-26

CONTINUED next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
Picture Stars Eagerly Look
Forward to Seeing the Charms
of Barbara WOrth's Country

Wright series of photoplays now
being made by Principal Pictures,
said Miss de la Motto.
Incidentally, one of Mr.. Lesser s
personal representative will ac-
company the contingent of stars, to
look over the locale in Imperial
Valley and to make a tour of the
beautiful spots all through the
country in which Mr.. Wright laid
his scenes when ne wrote "The
Winning of Barbara. Worth
According to adviees just receiv-
ed Mr.. Bowers, Miss de la Motto
and their party will motor down
from Hollywood and will be receiv-
ed by the committee in charge Al
Ell Centre.
From here they will be taken on
a short tour of the valley, will ap-
pear personally at several public
places and will attend the grand
reception and ball to be held in Ell
Centre in the evening.
Among the towns included in
their itinerary are Calexieo, FL Cen
tro, Imperial, Brawley and Holt
Vile
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
Gypsy Kingship
Passes to White
Boy Of Chicago

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 29.- The
royal gypsy wedding which win
unite the house of Williams to the
kingly line of Adams, began in tlK.
Serbian gypsy camp two miles from
Woodland early today.
The ceremonies viii continue for
five days. On the third day, which
will be Sunday, before the eyes of
news cameramen,. George Adams, 15
year old white child, who was adopt
ed by Queen Mary u years ago will
sit in his tent and await the arrival
of Katherine Williams, l3, his bride.
Two days after the arrival of the
bride the marriage ceremony will
end and the gypsies will quietly fold
their tents and hit the trail in Ca
dillacs and Paekards.
All the tribe are present at the
wedding. Members from all North
America have been called TO the
wedding, which is the most notable
event since the death of King
Adams more than ten years ago.
With the marriage of the queen s
adopted son, the kingship of the
gypsies viii be held by the white
boy, a Chicago orphan lad.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29

"We look forward to our visit to
ElsCentro and Imperial Valley Sat
urday with untold eageTness, state
John Bowers and Miss Marguerite
de la Motto, stars of Sol Lesser s
perturbation of Harold Bell
Wright IS "When a Man S a Man, -
who, are to appear here, Saturday
and participate in the Boulder Can
yon Dam festivities.
Both Mr.. Bowers and Miss de la
Motto responded cheerfully when
the promotion department of the
Los Angeles Examiner asked if
they would appear Gin person. al
the many events to be held in FL
Centre and the valley towns in their
honor.
SIT will be our first real oppor-
tunity to meet our many friends
who have seen us in the Harold
Bell Wright pictures-and to meet
the people who actually live in the
romantic country around which Mr..
Wright has woven his immortal
story, The Winning of Barbara
Worth, which Mr. Sol Lesser will
produce as one of the Harold Bell
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
200 BOOtleggers
Tax Returns Are
Held in Secret
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29.-Fol
lowing she announcement from tn
internal revenue bureau that boot
leggsrs gre expected TO pay IN in
come tag and that federal au:hori
ties keep the source of their il
rome secret, eco bootleggers il III
Southern California district, hav'
filed income tax returns.
In explaining the bootleg ia
column, Collector Goodcell said
the bootiegger S return is treate
the same as any other return, az
the source of his income reported
10 this office is held in strict cor
fidence, as is that Of all other re
turns. -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
BLAZING AUTO
STARTS FIRE
IN MOUNTAINS
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN BERN ARDINO, Feb. u
\ forest fire on the foothills crest
between Waterman and Devil cam
yols was blazing today with 1000
acres already burned over.
the fire was started last night
when machine, with gasoline tank
afire, plunged over one of the
switchbacks, in Waterman canyon,
and set fire to the underbrush as
1t went tumbling down the canyon
sides
V. F. Bolivar, driving the car,
leaped to safety. He was only
slightly burned.
Forest Supervisor Fred Jekin di-
rected fire fighters who toiied
through the night and today en-
deavoring to hold the flames in
check. So far no great damage has
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
CALIFORNIA OIL
PRODUCTION IS
SHOWING Loss
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Feb. ga decline
of 50.500 barrels a day in domestic
production of crude oil reported by
the American Petroleum Institute
the week ending February %, when
production averaged 1,SsS,400 bar
rels daily, against 1,9lS,000 daily
in the preceding week.
While there were declines in 9th
er districts, thus far the greatest
loss in crude oil production last
week occurred in California and
Wyoming. California produced at
the rate of sci, $50 barrels daily, a
reduction of 1s,600 daily from the
previous week while in Wyoming
and Montana the combined produc-
tion fell off 14,450 daily, averaging
l30,550. Central Texas showed an
increase from 1860 barrels daily
to l95,500.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
Hindus Held Up
By Mexican Band

BRAWLEY, Feb. 29.-More than
500 in cash and two watches were
taken from Indar Singh, Ali Sher
and Newa Singh, Hindus, in a hold
up near Brawley, Wednesday night,
according to their story to City
Marshall Charles Verge of Braw-
ley. They charged that five Mex
leans in an automobile stopped them
aud after making the robbery let
them go. be-"
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
EMPLOYER VOWS E ~
VENGEANCE FOR
DEATH OF HALEY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29.-J. j.
Costello, manager of the Citizen s
Mortgage Company has declared
that every resource of his organic
alton will be used, if necessary, to
bring to justice the unknown auto
ist who Wednesday beat Foster
Haley, employee of the company, so
badly he subsequently died. The
beating followed a remonstrancc
by Haley during traffic jam.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
HEROISM OF TWO
CHILDREN SAVES
FOUR FROM FIRE
ny Uaited Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND, Feb. 29.-Heroism Of
the two eldest of six children OF
Mrs. u. Z. Duggan last night say
ed -Ie- four youngest from deat'
wlien the Duggan home caught fire
while the mother was absent.
Left in care of their young scr sis
lers and brothers, the two older
children stayed by their posts until
the quartet was asleep.
Then they left the house for q
few moments. They returned 10
find it in flames. While one ran
to turn in an alarm, the other res
caed tho tiny sicepers.