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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

when you remember that a diamond
weighing a carat is not as big as a
pea, and that IT has to be found and
taken out of this great mass OF earth
and rock. you will see how difficult the
problem is In the first place, we have
to blast down the blue ground We then
carry 1t to the surface and allow IL to
lie out in the open for one year to
. soften it. After that ii must be washed
and crushed and handled again and
again to find the stones. All this means
an enormous amount Of labor as well
as expensive machinery, which must be
carefully operated"
Yes, but 1t pays" said I.
1T does pay. The value Of the De
Beers mine per load is about twenty-four
shillings. or six dollars. 1t costs us two
dollars to get out the diamonds. so that
we have a profit there of something like
four dollars per load. In the other mines
the profit varies, and all told about half
or more of the values are eaten up by the
cost of operating the mines and getting
out the diamonds. A load weighs in the
neighborhood of three-Quarters OF a ton.
The values Of the blue ground and the
cost of production vary in different mines.
but altogether they pay WELL"
A Train Robbery Which Failed.
After the diamonds have been mined and
cleaned they are sold to the diamond syn
dictate. visited the offices Of this organi-
here and took look at the steel vaults in
which the briliants are kept until shipped to
London. They are sent there by mail.
and usually in registered packages. They
go on mail cars to Cape Town and from
there to Southampton on the big steam
ships Of the Union Castle line. The trains
which carry them over the six hundred or
seven hundred miles OF track from here
to the Cape OF Good Hope are equipped
with safes. which have been especially
built for the purpose. The steel floors OF
the safes are, as 1 understand II. part
of the floor of the car.
Not long ago a would-be diamond thief
got the idea that If he could cut out this
steel plate a million dollars worth or
more of diamonds would drop into his
hand. He prepared for his work by
crawling under the car before II started.
He had board under him and lay there
on his back during the first part OF the
journey, while he drilled forty-nine diff
ferent holes up through the safe He had
the floor plate just about loose, and was
to another when something made him
think he was discovered and he dropped
out and ran. The alarm was a false
one, and he might easily have gotten the
diamonds had not his nerve failed him.
That attempt was made many years ago,
and since then the safes have been so inn
proved and fortified that il would be I'm
possible to cut through them. 1t would
seem. however, that they might easily be
held up by train robbers and that a little
dynamite or nitroglycerin would suffice
to lay their contents bare to the thieves
in diamonds could not be regularly carried
over the western parts of the United
States without great danger.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

he is the son of Mr.. Gardner F..
Williams, who took charge of the mines at
the time the De Beers Company was Or
ganized. and who managed them until
three years ago. During Gardner Will
liams' control the mines became the chief
Iource of the diamond supply o. the world
years. and IN that time they produced
almost $500, coo. 600 worth of diamonds and
paid out s11SOOO,OOO in dividends Since
his son has been handling them they
have been yielding in the neighborhood
of s23,o00.oo0 a year. and the prospect is
that they Will produce millions annually
for many years to come.
1t is a big thing to be the manager of a
company like this. II means the control
of an army OF wage workers greater than
that which Xenophon Jed on his march to
the sea. and equal to the standing army
of the United States before our war with
Spain. During the past two years Mr..
Williams has had on his pay roll in the
neighborhood OF $4,000 men. This num-
Der has been reduced since the American
panic; but still it runs up close to 5000
and IL will be increased as the times i'm
prove. All of these men have to be fed,
and the supplies which they consume cost
millions. The five great diamond pipes,
operated with the most expensive ma
chinery. They have vast works connect
ed with them. and the weathering fields,
with their miles of cable cars. cover 1900
acres. or over seventeen square miles.
Most Of you can realize the size of a 100
acre farm. The diamond floors and wash
ing works and mines of the De Beers
Company here would cover just about
seventy-two such farms, and every
square yard OF that area is humming with
industry. Nearly every square OF II
Yields more or less value; II has to have
guards to watch II, and the greatest econ
omy is required to keep the millions from
leaking away. In the year 1905 the
wages paid amounted to over $1O.OOo.OOO
and the food necessaries of the native
!aborers almost one million and half
more.
Supplies for the men who have to
be fed in walled compounds would ta1
the capacity of our largest department
stores. They used last year almost o,OO.-
600 loaves of bread and something like
3O00!oOo pounds OF fresh meat. They
drank 1.OoO.0O bottles of milk, smoked
2Ga1.00O cigarettes and were supplied with
64.0OO new shirts and $1,000 pairs OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
Negroes In Nigeria.

From the African Mail.
The statements that much harm ensues
from spirit-drinking in southern Nigeria
are formally denied. Nowhere. II is as
serted. can physically finer race OF men
be found than in many parts OF southern
Nigeria. To attribute infantile morality
in West Africa to drink is held to b
absurd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

TALK With the Manager
j of the De Beers Com
pany at Kimberley-Ameri-
can Diamond Cutters and the
Ten Per Cent Tariff Which
Does Not Protect Them
The Precious Stones Are
Sawed and Polished The
Future of Kimberley Dia-
monds-Enormous Values in
Sight-Diamond Mining as a
Low Grade Proposition-A
Train Robbery Which Failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Copyright. 1905. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
manager of all the great
diamond mines lying about
Kimberley is an American. His
name is Alpheus Williams. and
he is the son of Mr.. Gardner F.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

an reasonable disnatch. and to pro
vide and keep suitable facilities for
the receiving aud handling OF the same
ai any station or switch ON the line
Ol lbs road and al or near the inter
Sc lion az Junction or crossing of lis
line With the line of any other rail.
road and also tn receive and trans.
port in Ike manner the empty or
loaded cars freighted bs amy con
Meeting. Joining or inlcrseoting rail-
road to be delivered az any station
OF switch on lbs line. or to any other
railroad at on near any junction or
eOnneeilon nr intersection Of any
other railroads 10 be loaded or ais.
charged or reloaded and returned Ia
me road SO connecting. Joining or
iutersocllne. and for compensation Il
shall demand or receive any sum
greater or less lhan Is accepted by
Il from any other person. firm. cor
poration, on other c0uueellNe joining
or iutersectlng railroad FOX a like
service.
Section 2. Freight 10 b6 transport
ga in less than carload lots sEss be
delivered t0 and received by each
initial carrier al rs freight houses
platforms or sheds. as may be custo
mary. properly marked. ana imuedi
aiely after such delivery. and upon
demand made rs The office agent %
the carrier or other agent la CHARGE
ai each staiion Junction or lniemec
ton tueeihtr wish proper tender Ol
fTaf.af ohm, ,.... BE- l.....t..lrI L.. "a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

SCcronry
Guthrie, Oklahoma, February 3, 1908.
----------
(First published in Daily Leader
Feb. a. i90Sl
CORPORATION coMMlS.
SION or OKLAHOMA
Order 40. III
To an Railroads or RailWays Opcrat
ing on Doing Business M the state
OF Oklahoma and 20 AT Persons,
Firms and Corporations
Pursuat 10 publication of Proposed
Order No. g. relaine 70 lumber, In the
Guthrie Daily Leader a newspaper Of
general circulation published in the
city OF Gut,.rie. County OF togan, IN
the State OF oklahoma. and said con-
teMplated order having appe1rod
theiem once a week for four cousce-
ntlNe weeks az required by law and
pursuant 70 q hearlps held ~ the city
of Guthrie on the twenty itst iay Of
JANUARY 1905.
Notice is hereby given thar the
Following final order shah be Ia fun
force and eneft.
Final Order.
30 Railroad or combination nl Rail
r0ads doug business IA the State Of
okNhOma shall charge FOR the trans
porlailon oi umhef li csrload on less
carload lots between points iR the
State OF Oklahona dinerent rate of
felghi Than provided m ipls iRflH;
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

each and every leiiura complained Of
as above specified. BY either carrier
oi shipper TO observe all, either. on
any of the provisions Of this rule,
together with . detailed statement Of
all demurrase charges assessed and
collected
Section g. In computing time for
any act required by this rule. Sun
days aud holidays shall not be count
ed. nor shall time be counted in case
Of washouts or wrecks on railroads,
or other unavoidable accidents. until
such shall be cleared or repaired
Sufficiently for operation. ana time
shall be extended TO the shipper to
load such car or cars ordered as here.
inbefore specified. in case Of unayoid-
able accident I'D in case Of rainy
or unseasonaM weather for either
loading or unloading the ears reas-
enable period OF time shall be allowed
beiore demurrage shall be charged
Section O. If any carrier. BY reas.
on Of shortage or cars. IS actually un-
able to comply with all proper de-
mands made upon u, its actual sup
ply Of the same shall be ratablv and
equitahly proportioned and Furnished.
IN accordance with the principals
declared by the rulings OF the In
terstats Commerce Commission OF
the United States.
Section i0.--Any carrier or shipper
may be properly verified petition. set.
ting forth the facts. apply to this
commission for exemption from any
portion cf these rules, either general
.or In a particular case. either before
.or after the occurrence as to which
exemption is Sought
Section 1.-THE following shall be
the form which shall be furnished bv
the lailroad companies 10 the ship.
per on shippers upon which requisl-
tions shall be made for car or cars:
No........
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

Rates in Cents
per 100 lbs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

Rule No. a. Wheat and Flour In
straight or mixed carloads, m nimum
weight shall be $4,000 pounds.
Rule No. $. through Joint rates for
the transportation OF commodities
named herein over two or more lines
o. railroad. whicn are not Under the
same management and control shall
be made by adding to the rates pre.
scribed for single line mileage herein
named the following arbitrary
figures, ia cents per 100 pounds, pro
vided that such through joint rate
SHAH not exceed the cnaree for 400
miles single line mileage. which shall
be the maximum for an hauls
Hay and Straw, CARROTS, cents.
L. Gil, cents
corn Meal. Etc, CARROTS, cents.
l.. G. L., cents.
Corn, Etc, CARROTS, cents,
l.. CT, 6 cents
Flour Carlots,5 cents. J.. c. l..
6 cents
The shortest known route or mile.
age shall govern in all cases.
me carrying iine shall not charge
more than the short line mileage.
CORPORATION COMMISSION
j y. LOVE,
Chairman.
A. p. WATSON.
Commissioner.
J. J. M'ALESTER.
Commissioner
Attest;
W L. CHAPMAN,
Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

NtDbfhuA-
Section ~ rhe following shall
be the form which shall be furnished
by the railroad companies to the ship
per or shippers upon which receptD
shall be given for car or cars for which
the foregoing, form Of reguisition for
cars has been made.
(Station Stamp)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11
CORPORATION COMMISSION or
OKLAHOMA.


Order No. no.
TO an railroad and railway companies
operating or doing business IN The
state % Oklahoma and 10 an per
suns. firms and corporations.
Pprsuani 90 publication of proposed
order no three, relating 10 dsmurr
age regulations Published In tho
Guthrie daily Lender Newspaper
for general circulation. published in
me city Of Guthrie, and county OF
logan IA the state of Oklahoma. and
ihc said proposed order being pub
hshcd ih-reln one week f0f four
copsc0 live weeks as required by
Law aHd pursuant te hearing
had in the city of Guthrie
"a hp sixteenth day of January.
iHt. notice IS hereby given that
tbo iollDH ins fipal order shall ho in
fril fc and effect.
FINAL ORDER
The riic iof The loading. moving
hnd unloading Of cars aud freight.
iteethor with notice thereof.
section ! Z rs hereby declared TO
lh NE duty Of each aud every rail-
road company doing business M this
state % Furnish slHiiable and ade-
quRis peoudcd no railroad shall
Pa Required 20 load on Furnish for use
fie cars of q foreign line when said
Failipad has ITS own cars available
ier The service. 10 any and AN per.
s1nf FIRMS ana corporations. without
discrimination as o. number or use.
tpl kInd Who may apply therefor in
trHI I1iiN Tor fhc fr1nsuoffqffon 0f
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

Everybody Is Welcome when we
feel good aud we feel that way only
when our digestive organs are aorl,
ing properly Dr. Kings New Life
Pills reeelaie the a,ilon Of sinmech.
i.Yer and bowels so perfealf one
can't nehh leeline good whel he
uses these Pills 25c al 6. 4, Renlios
drug store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

Straight or mixed carloads.
Riile No. Hly and STIR W IA
bales, str lifft o mix ad. m st be
Weighed Oyer first track scales over
which a. passes, and hill x corrected
30 the actual weirht, subject 10 mini-
~ tq weigh 1000 pounds. liav and
straw and com and other articles
taking corn iattS mas b shipped IN
mlXeil carloads. iiay and straw end
-four and other articles taking flour
rates, may be SHIPPED IN mixed car
loads Provided, ia both cases, that
the highest rate and mininum weight
arpiylng on any OF said commodities.
when shipped In straight carloads,
SHAH apply on the entire mixed car
load
itHle No. q Corn. Rye Oats. Bar
ley 3ran Grain SCREENINGS \ IN
StDifE, Sorghum Seed Kanir Corn.
Corn and Corn Chops. straight or
mixed carloads. minimum weight.
shall be $4,000 pounds.
The icsg than carload rates on
Corn. Efc, named herein. will also
apply on Cotton Seed, Cotton Seed
Moal. and cotton seed uulls in less
than carload lots Cottoi See Meal
aud 'inlls wien loaded IN same car
With corn and Other iced stuff. VIII
take same rate
Rule No. 3. Corn Meal, Grlts. Hom-
ing haminy Feed Oatmeal. Rollea
Oats straight or mixed, OF when
ieixcd with Cora. Oats. Bran, MilI
Feed 0at Groats and Min Stn1s.
minimum weight. carloads. shall be
24,o0e pounds
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11
THEY CLOSE CASE
roMoRRow

Chicago. Ill.. Feb. lo-AttOrncy
benjamin sheffener uncle OF Mrs.
Dora Mcdonald. charged with killing
Webster Geern took up final argu.
mont 10 jury today. He attacked
the moral character 81 Guerin. and
declared thar his neto was more
slned against than SHINING. Tie was
allowed by J. Ham Lewis who began
closing the address FOR She defense
The case gees 20 the purs tomorrow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

400 and over $50 ....gs. l4.0
Rule NO, T.
Lumber rates VIII apply upon
Lumber except Walnut Butternut.
Cherry and woods of value: also on
the following articles, in straight or
mixed carloads:
Base Boards.
Bed Stats.
Blocks, oCrner and Base. Blocks,
Head aud Plith. Box Lumber or
Shocks. Including scarfed Berry Box
Material, in Bundles or Racks
Carpenters Mouldings.
Casing.
Combined Lath and Sheating
Curtain poles in the rough. cut 70
dimensions and turned.
Cross Arms.
Fence Posts
Guttering. rough.
Lath, Pine or Cypress Lumber. in
Guiding Ceiling, Flooring except Wood
Carpet, Wainscoating. Match Blocks
and Circus Seats, mot upholstered
nor with bachs)
Paving Blocks
fickcts.
Piles
Rough Sawed HIewn shapes for Ag
ricuture implements and Vehicles.
Shingles.
Spools for barbed wire, X. ID.
Slaves. Heading and Hooks.
Stave, Bolts
Tank Material, sawed shape, racked
mp.
Telegraph and Telephone Poles.
Bridge Piling,
Walnut Logs not squared.
Wen Tubing Window Stools, Aprons
and Hoods.
Rule No. 2.
Fence Posts, in straight carloads
split and round, shall take twenty t20)
per cent less than lumber rates,
Rule No. 3.
Articles Taking Higher Than Lumber
Rates:
Walnut. Butternut aud Cherry
Lumber and Walnut Logs iSquared)
carloads. three 90 cents above the
lumber rates.
All other Woods, Lumber Rates
The following articles, when loaded
In straight or mixed carloads, will
take one CD cent per 100 pounds
above the Lumber Rates. subject to
the minimum weights governing ship
ments OF Lumber When loaded via
al tliiNo AtihAnh AtNlllnOt httlCNs lnC1
will take go cents above the Lumber
Rates on the actual weight OF such
articles: the total charges on the en-
tire carload however. not 10 exceed
the charges on a straight or mixed
cent per 100 pounds aDcso Lumber
4 Rates.
Angle Beads
( Astragals.
Balustrades.
Balustrade Work
Base Boards.
Blinds, Inside and Outside
BLOCKS, Corner aud Base.
Blocks. Head and plinth
Doors glazed with common Window
Glass or unglazed 0f glazed re-
leased)
Gable Ornaments
I Grille Work
Interior Trimmings.
Pannel lambs.
Scroll Work j.. - .
Shelyes.
shutters, Inside
Spindles.
Stair Work Neweils, Riscrs. Treads
RailiDgs B4lustefa, aud Post Orna
mont KID. and taken apart
Carpenters Mouldings
Teasing
Closet Fittings.
Closet Seats
Closet Tanks
Corner Beads.
Cornice Brackets
Crestlng
Door Jambs
doors Panel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11
The Jumpino OF Place

Consumption had me In its grasp.
and I had almost reached the jumping
OIL place when was advised to try
Dr. Kings New Discovery and | want
IA say right now, It saved my life.
Improvement began wdbh the first
bottle. and after taking one dozen bot
lies ! was well and happy man
again SAYS George Moore OF Grimes
land. ~ C. As a remedy for coughs
ana colds and healer Of weak, sore
lungs aud for preventing pneumonia
New Discovery IS supreme. soc. and
$l0O az c. r. Roniro, druggist. Trial
bottle free.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11
tIirsf rublishcjn Daily lcfdcr Jan ~ foeSl
CoRPORATl0M COMM MISSION OF OK AHoN

Elr rubislcdn cgde 9eSA
CoSPORATl0h coMmMlSSlON OKLAHOMA
q
hereby notified
oe q h state O. Oklahoma n the y Guthrie The ard oy Of
.H
regulation
0katona shall
ue and other commodities named carload than carload lots
raie iel In
as follows.
LOCAL AND JOINT DISTANCE Tariff
Applying Hay,
a in onth and
Operating n sail state
leet ons as provdod
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

IUMBER DISTANCE TARiFF.
Giving local ana Joint through rates
applying on lumber and articles
named between AL stations IN Okla
Roma on the railroads doing bust
ness in oklahoma subject to the
rules and regulations as provided
for.
Between all points
a. nlfahouta
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-11

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-02
.BRE|TMEYER At
WORK ON MESSAGE

Mayor-elect Philip Breitmeyer has
already started work on his inaugural
message. While the street railway
question will take up much Of the
space In that document. he will also
devote himself to advocacy OF other
plans for civic activity.
II think that we must take broad
and comprehensive view OF our needs
and get the things first that will make
our city more healthfui and attrac-
tive" he says In discussing his mes
sage. 1T is probable that We shall
have the bonding limit increased to
three per cent. Then IL Will be time
to decide what we shall want imme-
diately, leaving other things like a
general hospital to go over until an
other time.
There Is no doubt that convention
hall is needed now for the good of
the city. Then, we should have pub
lie Fairgrounds which are a perman.
ent Improvement and a great benefit
to the city.
Perhaps this year II might be bet
ter to refrain from getting the minor
improvements that are paid for out Of
general taxation and expend a larger
amount on maintenance"
The mayor-elect Is devoting his
spare time to the message only. as his
business is particularly pressing at
this season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-02
PAQUETTE IS GIVEN
FIVE YEARS AND
$1,000 FINE
coUNTERFEITER MAKES PLEA
FOR LENIENcY. SAYING DU-
MoUcHELLE INDUCED HIM TO
RETURN TO OLD LIFE.

Fred Paquette, who pleaded guilty
to the charge Of counterfeiting, was
sentenced by Judge Swan, Wednesday
morning. to five years in the house o.
correction and to pay fine OF $1,000.
Fred Morneau, who was implicated
in passing some OF the spurious money
and who turned states evidence, was
released on suspended sentence. his
personal recognizance for $1,000 being
taken.
PaQuette made an eloquent plea Tor
leniency. He said that while working
In the wagon works in Toledo he had
patented an attachment for n watch
and had come to Detroit In the hope
of interesting capital. Here he met
Fred Dumouchelle, OF Walkerville.
now awaiting sentence for implication
In the counterfeiting game, and was
advised by Dumouchelle to return to
his old work as a counterfeiter. Du-
mouchelle supplied him with money
for this purpose. he said.
1.-The law In your hands, Judge, Is
like an ak In mine-capable OF being
used for either good or evil" said Pa
Quette.
IL was sent up for ten years when
was innocent OF the charge" he
pleaded.
Paquette was crying when sentence
was given. Temporarily, he Is in the
Wayne county jail. He says that he
will try to push the sale OF his watch
attachment patent from the house OF
correction so that he may have funds
to begin life with again when he IL re-
leased.