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Evening star., 1907-11-12
LABOR MEN CONVENED
American Federation in Ses-
sion at jamestown.
WHAT GOMPERS HAS TO SAY
His Annual Report as Head of the
Organization.
DISTRICT MANS RESOLUTION
Berger of Milwaukee Continuing
Fight Against Gompers-Child
Labor Strongly Condemned.

NORFOLK, Va. November l2.-The
American Federation of Labor. In twenty
seventh annual convention here today, took
aggressive steps toward the establishment
of universal eight-hour working day in
America. and began action looking to
ways and means for the raising of a suttt-
ctent fund to fight the present war that
its executive council reported had been
berun through the Manufacturers Asso-
cia ton with an available fund of sl.5n.-
700 on hand py the latter to wage battle
against organized labor, with particular
aim by the Manufacturers Association
against the efforts of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor for the amelioration of
the conditions of the working classes and
wealth producers of the country.
Tie federation authorized President
Gompers to appoint special committees
for the consideration of both Of these
questions. the committees to report dur
ing the present sessions. President Com
pers also was authorized upon recon-
mcndation of the executive council ana
unanimous vote of the federation TO ap-
point third special committee to PROVIDE
ways and means for the increased cIrcu-
alton of the American Federationist- the
official organ of the national body.
a resolution was presented by James
DConnell of Washington calling for re-
port by committee of a bill to be present
ID to the next Congress giving the same
relief at law to employees in United states
lavy yards who may be disabled by aCcl-
dent, or to the heirs of navy yard en-
ployes who may be allied while in .-.5
pursuit of their occupation. as that en-
joyed by persons employed by private
corporations. Another resolution was
presented by Mr.. O'ConnelI asking Con
gress TO legalize the halliday holidays on
Saturday during the months of July. Au-
gust and September. which employees OF
all government navy yards, naval sta
tions, governmental gun factories and
arsenals have enjoyed by proclamation
Of the President during the past two
Evening star., 1907-11-12
Ship Subsidy Snake.

A dig was given one of President Roose-
velt's pet measures, the ship subsidy bill
Mr.. Gompers said:
While the ship subsidy bill was under
consideration l unearthed and exposed
scheme of the promoters OF the. ship sub
sidy who undertook 10 suborn. and corrupt
one or two men in New York so as TO
make IL appear that the men of organized
labor were in opposition to the American
Federation of Labor upon this measure
The forgery of names of officers of
unions. counterfeit seals and letter heads
to send out fraudulent appea,s to or
ganiZed labor or the country for the sup
port of the bill In opposition to the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor were few of
the means employed. The entire expo
was placed before the prosecuting Off
GERS of New York city, and before the
Evening star., 1907-11-12
President Gompers' Report.

President Gompers sketched briefly the
growth of unionism in the course of last
year and reiterated his urgent recon-
mendation that wage earners should fight
to the utmost any reduction In wages on
any plea whatever.
IF we adhere firmly to this policy
he said, establish and maintain it as
a fixed principle in the industrial af-
fairs of America that at any and all
hazards we will resist any attempt at
wage reductions we shall establish not
only II new economic principle, but a
new philosophy. by which industrial pam
les and crises will be obllterated. and we
shall set an example for the whole world
TO follow.
"A reduction in wages compels retrench-
ment in the household economy Of the
workmen affected In other words, it
curtails their consuming power. which
necessarily results in the discharge from
employment of those workers who were
formerly employed in the production of
the very articles heretofore used and
consumed. Then follow reductions in
wages, resulting in the first instance,
and this process of wage reductions, of
retrenchment in household economics, of
more discharges from employment ensues.
bringing in Its wake poverty. mise-y and
suffering stagnation and an industrial
panic. until the lowest ebb Is reached
and a turn in the industrial tide begins.
There is neither economy nor wisdom,
judgment nor humanity in such miscon-
duct and m soon inception of industrial af-
fairs duties. And If, perchance. our
captains of industry fail to profit by the
lessons and experience of the past. then
at least the wage earneTS of America
will teach the lesson from which the hu-
man family will reap untold blessings
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
LOCAL MAN ON STATE
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
Chairman Reeves Rewards Faithful
Workers of Last Year by
Promotion.

Charles r. Reeves, chairman of the
publicity committee for the National
Irrigation congress for the states OF
Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah
has returned from Reno where he
went several days ago on legal busi-
ness.
Chairman Reeves has appointed
the following members of the state
publicity committee for the con-
gress, to serve during the ensuing
year:
Frank R. Nichols, Carson City
chairman; Gordon II. Place, Ely; f.
L. Mcbride, secretary of the Nevada
Commercial club, Reno; Captain w
L. Cox, one of the leading mining
and real estate men of Reno, and
Frank Williams of Good Springs
Lincoln county.
"These men were selected from
the various county committees that
served last year." said Chairman
Reeves, "for places on the state COM
mittee, by reason of their valuable
and faithful work during their term
of service.
"The Chamber of Commerce oi
Reno is preparing writeup of that
section of the state, which will show
it's advantages to the prospective set
tier. The members of the state com
mittee will assist in the preparation
of this article
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25

HAD NO DOLLAR FOR
MARRIAGE LICENSE
SAILOR KILLS HIMSELF BECAUSE
HE WAS "SHORT" WHEN
ASKED FOR FEE.

SEATTLE, Sept. 24-Andrew
Terranto, an Italian sailor 80 years
old, is dying tonight by his own
hand because of his failure to wed
Amelia Mellisena, whom he met for
the first time only two weeks ago
The young womaa today promised 10
marry him and they repaired at ol ce
to the auditors office for a license.
The price was three dollars and Fer
ranto had but two. He left his prom
ised bride, saying he would retu:r
with the necessary dollar. She wait
ed reasonable length of time for
Terranto to put in an appearance end
then paid the fee herself, took the
marriage license and returned 10 her
home.
There several hours later The 1tal-
ian presented himself Snd ipsistel on
the ceremony being performed at
once, but the girl fatty refused.
whereupon Terranto attempted 10
stab her with a dirk The fla lily
prevented him from carrying ont his
purpose, though before they sue
ceeded in wrestling the knife from
him he attempted his own life, cut
ting deep cash in his neck. He
then left for his hotel, and on reach
ing his room procured a revolver md
shot himself through the head. The
wound will prove fatal
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
JOHN J. WALL ARRESTED
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Warrant Issued as Outcome of Per.
sOnal Quarrcl-PIcads Not
Guilty.

John j. Wall, a well known broker
and popular man about town, was
arrested yesterday morning on a
charge of assaulting Jack Turner
known as "Ten Day Jack, EN-
,loyed at the Apex club house. 1t is
alleged in the complaint that Wall
assaulted Turner with a deadly wea-
pom with intent to kill him.
The trouble that led to Wallis ar
rest originated a few minutes before
s o'clock. The men had an exchange
of words over a personal matter.
Turner and Wall met and accord
ing to bystanders, Turner asked Wall
to pay small bill which it is is al
legged he owed Words were eX-
changed. and it is alleged that Tur-
ner called Wall vile names and
abused him shamefully. Wall re-
sented this and slapped Turner in the
face.
Turner is alleged to have attempt
ed to secure revolver, and Wall,
in self-defense, according to his state
ment, drew pocket knife and threat
ened to cut Turner if the latter got
the revolver.
The men were separated, and a
warrant was issued for Wall short
time afterward. He was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Francis Brim. He
accompanied the deputy to the Of
flee of Justice Cartwright, and was
released in a few minutes upon the
deposit of cash bail in the sum of
$500. Wallis bondsmen are Will
lam II. Binford, manager of the local
mining and stock exchange, and At
torney George Devecmon.
Wall was arraigned before Justice
Cartwright later in the day and en-
tered a plea of not guilty. His pre-
liminary examination will be held to-
morrow morning before Justice Cart
wright.
Wall bears good reputation as a
peaceable man.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
STRIKERS To BUILD
COMPETING FACTORY
WILL FIGHT EMPLOYERS IN NOV
Ell MANNER-MERCH
PLEDGE SUPPORT.
Especial to the News. }

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. "a
Striking candy makers and cracker
makers who have been out for some
time, held meeting in the Tenth
street plaza yesterday at which it was
decided to take steps at once to or
ganize company and start a new
plant to operate independently of the
Capital Cracker and Candy company
with which the strikers have had
their trouble.
The strikers attended the meeting
several hundred strong, and e. F.
Dewitt who presided over the meet
ing declared that he had been as
sured by local business men that they
would support the venture if the
strikers went into it. The strikers
refuse to make any effort to settle
the trouble with the Capital COM
pany, declaring that the company
must make the first overtures to Sc
cure peace.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
TROOPS ON BORDER TO
HEAD OFF JAPANESE

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. "a
United States troops are guarding
the Mexican border to keep out the
Japanese invasion. One troop of the
First cavalry is stationed at Del Rio
and one troop is stationed at Eagle
Pass. These troops are supposed to
be out on a surveying expedition, but
the impression here is that they are
on the border for nothing else than
to watch the movement of the Japs
who are trying to cross the Rio
Grande from Mexico into Texas.
1t is a well known fact that there is
a large number of Japs in Mexico
who entered that country as miners,
but are believed to be an organized
force of soldiers, and are moving on
to the United States. The passing OF
a number of Japs through San An
tonic several months ago aroused
suspicion at the time that this was
a quiet movement to invade the Unit
ed States, and the guarding of the
Mexican border at present is regard
ed as the result of the suspected
move toward invasion.
The First cavalry is distributed
among the posts of southwest Texas
one squadron of which consists OF
four troops, being stationed at Fort
Sam Houston; two squadrons with
headquarters and band, being sta
toned at Fort Clark; one troop al
Del Rio, supposedly on surveying
expedition, and one troop at Eagle
Pass
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
FOR NAVAL INCREASES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Secre-
tary Metcalf today awarded the con-
tract for the construction of five tor
pedo boat destroyers, provision for
which was made by the last congress
and bids for which wereopened at the
navy department about month ago
The following were the successful
bidders:
William Cramp & Sons, two ships
at $5S5,000 each; the Bath Iron
Works, two ships at $624,000 each
and the New York Shipbuilding com
pany, one ship at $645, 900.
The hulls of all these vessels are
to be on plans prepared by the navy
department and the machinery or
plans proposed by the bidders. Tur.
bine machines of the Parsons type
are to be installed in all these ships
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
TRIES MORPHINE ROUTE
TO END HER TROUBLES
California Girl Attempts Suicide
in Reno, Fearing Arrest for
Her Actions.

RENO, Sept. 24.-Miss Grace APP
pleton, 10 years of age, took a large
dose of morphine in local hotel here
early this morning, with the lnten-
ton of ending all her troubles. She
was saver by strenuous efforts on the
part of local physicians. The young
girl left her home in San Francisco
to make her own way in the world,
and arrived in Reno several days
ago. She met an old acquaintance
on the street soon after she arrived
and recognized him as San Fran
cisco detective. He beseeched her
to return home, but she refused. He
then threatened her with arrest on
the ground of being so young.
She told him she had married a
Californian in Salt Lake City, and
gave the street address where his
folks could be found. The detective
left for Salt Lake, and the girl went
to her room and prepared to end her
troubles. Miss Appleton's excuse for
her rash act is that she was over
excited.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
RUSSIAN POLICE OBEYED
STRICT LETTER OF Law
Serve Warrant On Dead Man and
Put Corpse in Prison
Cell.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 24.-The
authorities of Orel province have
shown their zeal for law and order
by arresting a dead man.
An order was received from the
provincial capital to arrest dead or
alive" a Baltic revolutionist named
Kas, who was carrying on an active
propaganda among the peasants.
Detectives discovered the village in
which Kas was concealed. Six rural
policemen, armed with rifles, were
sent to effect the arrest. They broke
into the hut where Has was supposed
to be in hiding, and found him in a
coffin, dead.
The villagers were ordered to bring
cart for the removal of the body.
The priest protested against the sac
rilege, but the police replied that
they were sent to arrest kas, and
not to certify to his death.
The coffin was drawn on cart
over 80 miles. On arriving at the
railroad the police received orders to
go elsewhere and, afraid that the
dead man might escape, duly incar-
cerated it in the county jail, placed
a guard in the cell and drew up a
protocol declaring that they had rig
idly executed their orders.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
JACK|ES JUMP AND
SAVE BATTLESH|P
RHYTHMIC MOTION PREVENTS
COMMONWEALTH FROM BE
COMING TOTAL WRECK.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-The rythmic
| jumping of $50 "jackies" saved the
British battleship Commonwealth
from the fate of the Montagu when
she ran aground in dangerous place
on the Clyde. The battleship Mon
tagu, representing $4,000. 900 worth
of fighting machinery, lies abandoned
as hopeless wreck on Lundy island
off the Cornish coast, but her sister
ship the Commonwealth. was safely
got off by the muscular eXertion of
her crew.
The Commonwealth an onto an
unchartered rock wltDn returning
from target practice and was badly
damaged. She was so nicely bal
anced in her lodgment, however. that
ii was decided after reversing the en-
gines had failed to eXtricate her, to
try the experiment of mastering all
the available hands on the extreme
aft and setting them to jump in uni
son.
The regular jumping of 25 tons
of solidly built seamen had the eff
feet of making the huge vessel rock
see-saw fashion until she gradually
floated off with the rising tide. In
l 5 minutes she was afloat and saved.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
ROUND MOUNTAIN COMES
RAPIDLY TO FRONT RANK
Operators Find Rich Streak of Placer
Dirt at Depth, Giving
Good Results.

Down in the fiat west of the Sphinx
mine there are a couple of proper
ties which, during the past few
weeks, have been the subject of con-
siderable comment in Round Noun
tain mining circles. These are the
Round Mountain Comstock and the
Round Mountain Sphinx Extension,
both of which are located in di-
rect line to catch the famous Sphinx
ledge.
The cause of comment regarding
these properties has been, however,
principally from the fact that in the
Comstock shaft at a depth of 2SO
feet, bedrock has been struck and
at bedrock there has been found
placer dirt of great richness. For
ten feet above bedrock the dirt all
pans good colors.
The Comstock people are well
pleased with the find and for the
present will content themselves with
establishing a station and drifting on
the bedrock, expecting as they do to
find immense deposits of placer gold.
Meantime the Sphinx Extension is
preparing an extensive campaign of
development An 1S-horsepower
gasoline hoist has been installed and
with such men as Guerney Gordon,
of Goldfield, behind the proposition,
there is sure to be something stir
ring shortly.
The Extension shaft is down nearly
200 feet and as it is located but 100
feet distant from the Comstock and
toward the hill, it's chances for strik-
ing the rich placer would seem fine
indeed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
JUDGE SCORED POLICE
FOR ARREST|NG BOXERS
Men Need Clean Sport and Officers
Would DO Better to Ar
rest Thugs.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The four
men taken in the raid of the Long
acre Athletic club bout at Nos. 15S-
100 West Twenty-ninth street, were
arraigned before Magistrate Finn in
Jefferson Market police court and
discharged They were Harry Stone
and AL Carey, the participants; the
referee, John Pollock, and Mike
Newman, manager of the club.
In the course of the proceedings,
Magistrate Finn said: 81 do not
know why gentlemen should not as
semble peaceably to engage in ath-
letic contests. 1t seems to me that
these things ought to be encouraged
instead of prescribed. l think the
young men of the country ought to
be encouraged in all athletic pursuits
we may need them one of these
days. We may get into war in
which we will need all the strong and
virile young men we can get.
Instead of pursuing these young
men, you officers ought to be out
catching some of these black jack
users, or some of these people who
throttle women to death in Railways.
II think boxing is the grandest eX-
ercise in the world.
"Give my regards to your inspector
and tell him l think he has over
reached himself in this matter; and
tell him if he gets his orders from
certain gentlemen who are over him,
that it is too bad he hasn't got a
policeman over him who knows the
law.
you ought to have a policeman
at the head of your department, and
not those gentlemen over at head
quarters who don know they're
alive, in my opinion, who tell you to
go out and do certain things against
the citizens who pay them and pay
me. 1t is wrong. These men are
protected by law, and think they
have an action against your inspector
for arresting them last night.
''They are discharged"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
MORE OFFICERS NEEDED
IN ARMY SAYS TAFT.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.--In his
forthcoming annual report Secretary
of War Taft will ask that congress
authorize an increase of 500 or 800
officers in the army. The present
situation, in many of the commands,
owing to lack Of officers, is
only serious Embarrassment, but a
handicap to the efficient work of the
war department.
There is scarcely regiment which
has a full complement of officers, and
there are scores of companies which
are one or two officers short, and in
several instances there is only one
officer to two companies. The cause
for the shortage of officers in the diff
ferent commands is due to the fact
that several hundred officers are de-
tailed on special duty.
General Bell, chief of staff, is now
preparing a scheme which Secretary
Taft will include in his annual re-
port, showing the condition of the
army in this respect.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
WESTERN WILL
RUN HERE SOON
First Passenger Train To Arrive
Tuesday Morning Inaugural
ing Service.
RUN TO Be MADE At NIGHT
Patrons May Spend Day i'm Salt
Lake, Returning the Same
Night.

The passenger service of the West
ern Pacific Railroad company be-
tween Salt Lake City and Ely will
be inaugurated by that road next
Tuesday morning, when the first
train over that company's line will
pull into Ely.
The Western Pacific will by that
time have completed it's line to Bews
Junction, the point of contact with
the Nevada Northern railroad. The
traffic arrangements have long been
perfected, by which the new road Will
have the right to run its trains over
the line of the Nevada Northern un-
TIL the Western Pacific's line is COM
pleted to the camp.
The first passenger train, Whlch
will pull out of Salt Lake next Mon
day night at o'clock, it is planned,
will reach here at 10 O'Clock Tues
day morning. There will be small
delegation of members of the Salt
Lake Commercial club aboard, as
well as the special writer's of the
Salt Lake dailies.
1t is the plan of the Western Pa
cific to run their trains at night and
by this system one may leave Salt
Lake in the evening, arriving here
early in the morning. The return
will be made leaving here in the
evening, arriving in Salt Lake in the
following morning. By this arrange
ment one may spend day in either
Salt Lake or Ely and will lose but
the one days business.
The first passenger train will be
composed of one baggage coach, two
day coaches and Pullman.
At the regular meeting of the Com
mercial club which will be held at
the stock exchange tomorrow night,
the matter of arranging program of
welcome will be discussed. 1t is pos
sible also that the mining stock ex
change will also hold meeting for
the same purpose.
1t is the intention of the road to
reduce the running time to eve',
hours between the two cities, as soon
as the roadbed becomes solid enough
to permit speeding the trains.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
GIVES PERSONAL FORTUNE
TO PROTECT DEPOSITORs

PORTLAND, Sept. 24.-Walter H.
Moore, president of the defunct Ore
gon Trust and Savings bank, as it
was stated in these dispatches he in
tended to do, yesterday completed
the transfer to Receiver Thomas Dew
lin of all right and title to 7,496
acres of land in Multnomah, Morrow
and Sherman counties, Oregon, and
Franklin county, Wash. The value
of the property is said to be about
$250,00O. They constitute the bulk
of Moore's private fortune and are
turned over to help reimburse the
depositors in the bank.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-25
THIS GRAVITY TRAM
HAS HEAVIEST GRADE

-REDDING, CAL, Sept. 24.-The
gravity tramway under construction
for the Mammoth Copper npany at
Kennel, between it's smel ef and the
mine, is the heaviest gra tram in
the United States. The length will
be $500 feet, and III fat distance
vertical drop of 100 fee. will be
made. The gravity tram is part
of the ore transportation system
from the Mammoth mine to the
smelter. Other gravity tramways in
this country are longer, and others
make a greater drop, but in no in
stance is the grade so heavy as in
the Mammoth's. Each skip, with its
load of 20 tons of ore, will weigh 80
tons.