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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20

Mrs. Wallace Crockett aud dangh'
tier, Miss Salliey of Troy, are in the
city. Miss Crockett is under the
treatment of d. Mailing for facial
paralysis. We Sincerely trust that
the treatment WILL be beneficial.
DR.. and Mrs. F. w. Watson, w.
w. Loyelace an Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Baird and Mrsi 2n McCaleb were
IN Nashville las saturday witness.
ing "Ben Hur the Vendome
theatre.
Think of a gG4, folding bed
and cotton mattrl &1y SIS. at
Bell Furn. Co.
Mrs. Trevathaio turned af-
ter few months st. Louis,
where she has b, lsiting her
daughter. Mrs. TfEvathan's stay
was prolonged on acSunt of sick
ness, but we are glad that she is
much improved.
The Leonidas Polk Chapter, U. D.
c., will meet next Thursday after
noon, Mar. 20, with Mrs. M. Glass
cock on Exchange street. Business
of very great Importance is to be
transacted and the attendance of
all members iS-urped.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20

OUR Spring Wash Fab

Is
OUR Spring Wash Fab
~ RIGS are a revelation
of daintiness and servicea-
bllity. There are thousands
Of new pieces, in various
styles and weaves, totally
different from previous sea-
sons, and their texture and
colorings speak we'll for
their tub qualities. ~ This
is to be a season Of stripes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-03-20

Think of a g14,
and cotton mattrl
Bell Furn. Co. {
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
TRADE LOOKS
BIT BETTER
RESUMPTION OF WORK At MAN.
UFACTURING PLANTS EvI-
DENCE OF PRoGRESS-BET
TER JOBBING BUSINESS.

NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-Duns S
Weekly Review of Trade says:
Gradual Improvement in the com.
mercial situation is encouraging al
though the volume of trade has not
expanded in proportion 70 the Growth
of confidence. Resumption of work
at manufacturing plants is the hest
evidence of progress. the number Of
unemployed steadily though slowly
diminishing Steel mills have more
business in sight. although 1t Is be-
lieved that many large undertakings
will not be closed until after the cleo
ton. Plans are numerous. however,
and much of the contemplated work
will materialize. A current factor
of value is the increased demand by
the railways for both rolling stock
and equipment.
The market for hides is regular.
with country hides notably quiet
Bradstreet's says:
Business in general has experience
ed further moderate improvement
in jobbing as we'll as in wholesale
lines. Fall trade has reached the
maximum at some cities, and most of
town merchants have left the large
centers for home. though state fairs
and fall earnivals are attracting yis-
itors to various sections. thus en-
larging the volume of trade. On the
other hand purchases have been con-
fined chiefly to staples and no more
than actual needs have been filled;
therefore sales have been considera-
bly, below those of last year at this
season. This conservatism. for which
the approaching elections and the di-
minished purchasing power of the
public, outside of the agricultural re-
gions are responsible is looked upon
with some degree of satisfaction, 1t
being felt that. inasmueh as retailers
stocks are not burdensome. con-
stantly good filling-in order trade
should be experienced throughout the
fall and winter. Relatively best re-
ports come from the larger cities of
the west and southeast, but southern
and Pacific northwest cities also con-
tribute good returns. Farmers ap-
pear to be more disposed TO let go
of their products. and this fact au-
gurs well for future country trade
and some activity in railway traffic,
while it tends toward betterment in
collections.
Industrial lines are making slow
progress toward normal. and il is
noteworthy that some plants resume
only to shut down again after work
ing off q list of accumulated orders
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
TURNED DOWN.
Annual Convention of Utah Men Fails
TO Ratify A. +. of l.. Circular
Many Favor Prohibition.

OGDEN, Sept 1g.-The semi-an-
nual convention of the Utah State
Federation of Labor was held here
today with a state wide representa-
tion of delegates. Many matters
were brought up. chief of which was
the failure To ratify the circular of
the American Federation of Labor,
commonly called the Gompers resolu-
tion. which sought to throw the labor
vote of the country TO the support of
the Democratic ticket. The defeat of
this measure followed the report of
the committee on law and resolu-
tions which advised that all questions
of politics be left to the local unions
of the state with no directions from
the State Federation as to how to
accept the circular of the American
Federation. the report of the COM
mittee was unanimously adopted
Another feature OF the meeting
was the expression of strong senti-
ment for prohibition brought on by
a resolution offered by the Bartend-
ers' union which demanded that at
tention he given to the raising of the
standard of the saloon and the elm
ination of so-called dives. The bar
tenders presented the resolution in
view of the wave of prohibition that
is sweeping over the country and in
order to stem the tide in its favor.
The discussion that followed brought
out the fact that many of the dele
gates we're in favor of prohibition.
Speeches for prohibition We're heard
from delegates, Rev. MeCreery. Rev.
Elderkin. Piggott and others. The
matter ended in the adoption of the
bartenders, resolution, asking that
steps be taken to wipe out the dives
and saloons of bad character, the sup
porters of prohibition stating that
the resolution would receive their
votes as means of reaching the pro-
hihition end.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
MATERIAL REDUCTION IN
IN COUNTY RATE PROBABLE
). X. Mclaughlin Believed Near the
End-E'riends Caring for Him.

S. X. Mclaughlin, aged s. years,
one of the pioneers of White Pine
county and a resident of this dis
trict for nearly 80 years, is at deaths
door from tuberculosis. A few of his
old friends are doing all that they
can. providing the attendance of a
physician and competent nurse, TO
make his last hours as peaceful as
possible.
Mr.. Mclaughlin has during the
greater portion of his residence In
White Pine county been a rancher
Within the last few months he took
up homestead between East Ely and
Smelter and was busy improving 1t
when the illness which will probably
prove fatal oyercame him and he
had to be brought to this city.
At present he Is quartered in a
small house situated next to the Ne
yada livery barn on Aultman street.
Here he is daily visited by DR.. Brock,
who is doing all that he can to as
suage the pain of his last few hours.
So far as is known. Mr.. Mclaughlin
has only one living relative, Mrs. S.
A. Lowray, who resides in the cas-.
He never married.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
UNIVERSITY
CLUB Dimes
FORTY COVERS AT HIGHLY En-
JOYABLE AFFAIR AT STEPTOE
HOTEL LAST NIGHT-UNIOCE
INVITATIONS ISSUED.

Forty guests attended the banquet
of the University club last evening
at the Steptoe hotel at East Ely. The
occasion proved most enjoyable.
The dinner consisted of nine cours-
es. each as tempting as it was posi-
BILE for an experienced chef to make
1t. While dinner was in progress and
afterward an orchestra played airs
which lent zest to the occasion.
Beside courses several of the tai
ented members of the club who were
in attendance sang, told stories or
otherwise lent their aid In making
the affair success.
Following the banquet a business
session was held. This was in ac-
cordance with the invitation sent out,
which was one of the most unique
in its way ever seen here. Ii was
as follows.
Attention of your entertainment
committee having been called to the
alleged fact that our treasurer. Mr.. J.
NJ. Lockhart, is wearing better
clothes than a lawyer ought when
court is not In session, and that Sec
retary Backe, who also handles the
money of the club, is quite prodigal
in his entertainment of the ladies,
the president of the club has con-
sented 10 a proposition of calling
them to account, and he is being
properly supported by the executive
committee.
Therefore, you are invited to a
banquet. to be held at the Steptoe
hotel in Ely City, at S:15 Saturday
night. the ! 9 inst
These gentlemen will then be asked
To explain the Financial condition of
the club. and will be required to
answer questions propounded, per-
tinent or impertinent.
II will be no place for ladies, and
it is the Low Jinks night anyhow.
There will be eats, drinks, smokes
and hot air, and President Plate will
lead the ehoris, assisted by "Lehigh.,
Enclosed YOU will find addressed
envelope for regrets, (but you are
not supposed To use it, and unless
this reaches the addressee by Friday
night. You will find an item of about
$500 on your September account,
marked Banquet. e"
The Heavenly Twins will prob
ably have some new stunts. but you
are supposed to file off the rough
edges of your college yells. and have
them we'll oiled for the occasion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
NO FREE BEER
NO MEETING
ELY MACHINE DEMOCRACY CLUE
MEETING FELL IN THE WAY
SIDE LAST NIGHT--ELOQUENCE
NO DRAWING CARD.

Eloquence was scheduled in place
of free beer for meeting of the
Bryan and Kern pendant of the New
lands campaign in Ely last night. In
consequence bare corporals guard
stood in front of the designated place
for the meeting at the hour fixed for
activity and after growing cold in
the darkness and chill of the night
departed for more CHEEKY surround
ings. Before leaving. one of the
number had the wit to announce an
adjournment until next Wednesday
night.
Later current questions were
whether the members of the club who
participated in the beer fest held on
the Saturday night previous were in
condition that prevented their re-
membering the time and place to
which adjournment was then made,
whether 1t was the lack of announce
ment of free beer as an attraction
at the meeting scheduled for last
night: whether ii was a threat that
Mr.. James Quarles would be in at
tendance; whether Andy Fesler had
all the machine members of the club
at absent treatment of the governor
in behalf of the Fesler candidacy for
penitentiary honors, or whether II
was just plain apathy and general
disgust with Democracy as she is In
White Pine this season.
None of these found satisfactory
answer. The nearest approach was
the declaration of one man that all
of the surmises were correct. And
there was further comment on the
fact that with $50 able bodied Dem
ocrats" counted at the recent pri-
mary 1t should be impossible to hold
meeting at any old time and any
old place in town. The Democratic
primary returns, by the way, are still
at higher figure than the entire
registration of the precinct, notwith-
standing the fact that $50 Republi-
can votes were cast at the Republi-
can primaries, an item that keeps
bobbing up serenely to disturb the
machine leaders who have lately been
anxious to convince large number
of real Democrats that they were not
fiimflammed at the primary of their
party.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
SHOT DOWN BY HIS PARTNER.
Hard Luck l'ursues Another Man
Who Married Into the Flor
odora Outfit

HAVERSTRAW, y. Y, Sept. 10
Henry Engelke, whose suit against
Griffith Scott. millionaire brick
manufacturer of this place. year
ago, for the alleged alienation of the
affections of his wife. former member
of the Florodora Comic Opera Co,
which attracted wide attention, Is in
the Nyack hospital with a bullet
wound in his head. The shooting oc-
cured at Congers last night during
an alteration between Engelke and
Henry +. Schroeder. who was his
partner in an inn at Rockland Lake.
Schroeder was arrested As the eul-
mination of business disagreements
Engelke had procured a warrant for
Schroeder's arrest, and their meeting
last night was the first since that oc-
currence.
Engelke's wife was Geraldine
Bruce, the Spanish girl of the
Florodora Co. She was said to have
ben formerly the favorite companion
of Evelyn Thaw.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
FATAL EPIDEMIC At
SEVEN TROIGHS.

. CARSON, Sept. 19.-Dr. S.
. l.. Lee, secretary of the state
. board of health departed last
. evening for Seven Troughs, a
. new mining camp not far from
. Lovelock, to investigate an epi-
. demic of some kind that is rag
. ing there. The medical 4nen of
. the camp have been unable to
. determine the exact nature of
. the disease and yesterday wired
. DR.. Lee, asking that he come to
. the camp and consult with
. them.
. Three persons have already
. succumbed to the disease and
. the malady is spreading rapidly
. among the other residents of tn
. camp.
. DIR. Lee, from what informa-
> tion was at hand. stated last
. night before his departure that
he was of the opinion that
. diphtheria was rampant there
> and that an investigation would
. settle all doubts in that line.
Q .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

surplus between the American pro-
duction and imports and American
home consumption appears to he all
exported, with no accumulation of
stock in the United States. The sale
of American electrilytic copper on
the London market is much facili-
tated by it's delivery as standard.
Refined copper has been in better de-
mand for France, but the English de-
mand is restricted. A considerable
business with home manufacturers is.
however. reported from the United
States, where the iron and steel trade
shows distinct signs of revival"
The report further says: shop
ments from the United States for the
past month are advised as 25,906
tons. Imports are 59,532 tons and
deliveries 34,441 tons greater to
date than during the same period last
year. The total arrivals In England
and France for the month have been
%, ,199 tons. and the deliveries 90
736 tons fine. Stocks have increas-
ed 4.463 tons and the visible supply
2,93S tons. The arrivals in England
from Chile during the month have
been 3,022 and the deliveries 1,S23
tons fine. and from other countries
14.So2 and 1905 tons fine respect
lively, The arrivals here and in
Swansea from the United States have
been 1925 tons bars. etc, sos tons
ingots, etc. and 10 tons residue.
equal to about 3,023 tons fine cop
per, in London $50 and in France
6,S71 tons fine. The Chile charters
for the month are advised as 2,450
tons, including 225 tons for the
United States.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
WIFE AND CHILD
LEFT TO STARNE
suicide of Former Supreme Judge Of
Colorado Van Fleet in Los
Angeles.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Sept. 10
The body OF Charles q. Van Fleet,
formerly a judge of the supreme
court of Colorado, was found in a
room In a lodging house here last
night. The former jurist had taken
cyanide OF potassium. and had been
dead for some time when found.
Judge Van Fleet came TO Califor-
MIA six years ago from Colorado. and
had been living on ranch near San
Jacinto. He leaves widow and son
at San Jacinto.
In Van Fleets hand was found a
letter from his wife. written from San
Jacinto a few days ago. Ii read:
Dear Charles: Send us money.
We are hungry and the boy has no
clothes. Yesterday a friend gave me
a 25 cent piece and | bought bread
for him. We are nearly starving,
send up money. Send only a dollar
IL you have no more.
Yesterday Van Fleet received an
other appealing letter from his wife,
but when il was handed TO him by
the hotel clerk and he saw who it was
from. he handed II back unopened.
With no money in his pocket he
pawned his watch. and with the last
% cents realized from this purchased
cyanide of potassium with which he
ended his life.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
EXPECTED THAT COMMISSION
ERS WILL TAKE THAT COURSE
$50, 900 MORE ADDED TO TO
TA1, OF ASSESSMENT ROLL.

The county commissioners VIII
meet tomorrow morning at ~ CLOCK
TO commence their work as ooaru
of equalization in this county, rals-
ing assessments where they appear
TO be too low, lowering them where
too high and fixing the tax rate FOR
the entire county. This work VIII
probably keep them busy for some
time.
The assessment roll is being check
ed over to avoid error of any kind.
II has been found to be about 500
900 greater than the first total OF
$3.7O1.327. the error being made
through leaving out a portion of Ely
City's assessed valuation.
1t is generally thought that the
tax rate of the county Will be mate
rally lowered this year as the yalu-
alton is greater by almost a million
and a half dollars. Last year the to-
tal levy was in the neighborhood of
$4.3O. of which 20 cents went TO the
state II Is thought that this year
the rate will be cut to about S3.2o.
Ely led the way Friday evening
when the council officially authorized
Chairman A. l.. Parker of the COM
missloners to place the amount to be
collected at IS cents on the 500.
Last year the city rate was $3.50 on
the hundred.
IL Is now believed that the total
of the roll will not be materially af-
fected by the work of the board of
equalization and that with the ex-
ception of a few thousand dollars at
most II will stand as turned in.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
COPPER BEING
USED AGAIN
INCREASED DEMAND IN THE
ARTS BEING FELT. AND COM
PANIES SELLING AHEAD-IIG
IMPROVEMENT OVER PANIC.

Authorities agree that the copper
situation fast is reaching a very graf
flying condition, and no decided re-
eerse is anticipated in price. that
the situation for the balance of the
year is of equal promise is apparent
from the following article in the Wall
Street Summary:
Scarcity In casting copper for
October shipment under improving
business from New York, Connecticut
and New Jersey brass aud copper
founders, stampers and spinners
brought about sharp advance IN
yesterdays markets Prime casting
for October is held at 13 4 a 13 q c.
Three Lake and two Western Copper
producers are sold out for October,
and sold to about one-half their out
run for November. A sale of 600
600 pounds of electrolytic for Novem-
ber delivery in Connecticut brought
13Ae. The president of the largest
brass working mills in the east states
that Ga per cent of the copper and
brass rolling mill capacity of the
country is employed. Al the lowest
stage of depression, at tire beginning
of the year, only 80 per cent of full
rated capacity of all the copper and
brass rolling mills of the United
States was at work. Almost sou
men and women were added this
morning to the working forces of
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Massachusetts factories engaged
I'm the casting, stamping and spinning
of copper and brass for the hardware
and chinaware trades. A number of
lamp lighting figture shops are this
week putting at work from Go to 80
per cent OF the number employed
when running full. All makers of
sporting and military cartridges re-
port a revival of business that has de-
nuded the warehouses of stocks. One
cartridge making corporation is
about to close for 100000 pounds
of copper for November shipment,
and another Is negotiating for 3,000,-
900 pounds for November and De-
eember on account of a foreign or
DER
In this connection. the following
from the monthly copper circular of
James Lewis & Sons of Liverpool,
dated September i, , is of interest:
THE market has been almost en-
tirely under the influence of the New
York Stock exchange, and the fluetu-
ations in the shares of copper mining
companies, the position of the trade
itself being quite a secondary con-
sideration. The stocks held In Eu-
rope continue to increase. but the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
CLAIMS MONEY DUE HIM.
straus Says Rickard Did Not Deliver
Stock and Wants His &5. 100 Back.

Declaring that he paid for large
block of stock which has never been
delivered TO him and asking that his
money be returned by order of the
district court. Max Straus. through
Mitchell & Belford. sues G.. l.. Rick
ard for $500. The complaint was
filed with County Clerk Mcdonald
yesterday
The plaintiff alleges in his coh'-
plant that on July 25. 1905, he pal
Rickard $500 for which Rickard
agreed to deliver TO him los, 200
shares of the stock of the Veteran
Ely Extension Copper Co. when issued
This he alleges the defendant failed
10 do and has never returned the
money paid him. Plaintiff therefore
asks that he be awarded Judgment
for the amount paid Rickard and alst
all costs of action
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
CARR LEFT NOTE--ESCAPE
MEANT LIFE TO PRISONER

Although diligent search has been
made ever since the escape of John
Doe" Carr from the county Jail Fri
day evening as yet nothing which
would give an idea of his where
abouts has been discovered and il is
the belief of the officers that he has
made good his escape from the dis
trict. If not from the county.
As things turn out, the escape
was one of the best planned and ex-
ecuted in the history of local Grim
inology The prisoner even went so
far as to leave a letter telling OF his
plan and regretting, that his depart
ure was forced upon him by sick
ness, which would have killed him
had he remained In jail.
The litter, which was found by
Sheriff Davis shortly after the escape
OF Carr Friday night, reads as fol-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

lows:
*. c. Davis.
Dear Sir:-No doubt YOU will
think that / am ungrateful but this
is the last doctor | can get-liberty.
There is no man in here that won't
tell you how l have suffered and If
the county can't help me why there
is only one out-help yourself. |
did not intend to do this but | am
forced to il.
"Self preservation is the first law
of nature Now, Mr. Davis. | think
you are a good man but things don't
lay right for you to act as you would
have them. 1t is impossible to take
up eyeryone's troubles for you have
troubles of your own. | wish yon all
kinds of luck and hope You succeed
in all your business undertakings.
Continued on page four
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.

TRINIDAD. Colo, Sept. 10
Charles w. Moore. who killed Da-
yid A. Cohen, son of Rabbi Cohen of
Detroit, Mich. August in this city,
by blowing his head off with a shot
gun loaded with buckshot was ae-
quilted today of the charge of mur-
der His defense was insanity The
jury deiberated "a hours. Cohen
was killed when about 10 leave the
city in company with the wife of the
man who shot him.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
ELY MAN LOSES LIFE
IN AN IDAHO FIRE

Jacob Skogland, aged about
80 years. formerly a mine pump
man in this district, was burned
TO death Wednesday night in a
fire which destroyed the Frank
lin block, in which he roomed,
at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, accord
ing to a telegram of inquiry re-
ceived by the News last night.
The dispatch states that in the
fire Skogland and companion,
Cox Layton, of Spokane, Wash,
lost their lives.
Skogland was well known in
Ely, having worked in this dis
trict up to a few months ago.
when the Success mine, at which
he was employed as pumpman,
was closed down. He then left
for the Idaho mining fields. He
was quite popular among his as
sociates. Skogland was unmar-
ried.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
RUSH FOR CANADIAN LANDS.
Many Americans Join mt Winnipeg
in Seeking Homesteads.

WINNIPEG, Sept. Thousands
of land seekers stood all night at
different land offices here to take adj
vantage of the new law effective to-
day throwing open dominion lands.
Lines were formed &c hours in adj
vance.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

A ranchman near Spokane. Wash,
was murdered and all his ranch
buildings burned the motive being
robbery
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

A fall from window on the ninth
floor of Cincinnati hotel killed Viii
liam L. Read, of Portsmouth. Ohio.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

Certified checks to the value of
$4,000 were stolen from suit
case in an automobile in front of a
Boston hotel.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-20

One man was killed and Is per
sons injured in a wreck on the Lake
Shore railroad at Chestertown, Ind