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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
NEARING THE LEDGE IN
THE ADDIE PROPERTY

John Foley, who has charge of the de-
veolpment work which is now going on
at the Addie property in the eastern part
OF the district, states that the drift is now
nearing the cross fissure where the COM
pany is almost sure to get the ore, saws
the Eureka Reporter
The Addie has Wine down about 100
feet from the tunnel level and from the
bottom of this winze a drift is now headed
toward the south. About fifty feet of
drifting has already been done at this
depth and within the next ten or twenty
feet there viii no doubt be a wonderful
change. Everything indicates that the
workings are nearing the ore and the Of
ficials of the company are highly pleased
with the manner in which the ground is
responding TO development.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
A. @. Steele q Co.,
Brokers. Rawhide. New.
Rummage Sale

By B'nai Israel Auxiliary society on
Thursday, Nov. II, at 10 o'clock, at
Unity hall, Second East, between First
and Second South streets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
Value of Products.

vV IN Naiue were gypsum valued at S4,-
942.254 aluminium. s4.s2694S: mineral
paints. $2.979.15S; asphalt, s2.S26, 49,; glass
sand 81. 80. 067: sand-lime brick, 81 Dds. 769
and borax tcrude). 81. 12l.520.
The total value of the metallic products
in 1867 was S903, 4.005; of the non-metaI-
lie products, ST. 166. 165 1871: $lGo0O1, esti-
mated as the value of such mineral
products as molybdenum. nickel, titanium.
not reported in detail. brings the total
to the amount stated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
1.-THE Hit of the Town"

Empire theatres art living pictures,
"Sappho,' Pioneers Camp" and "Old
Army Chest" this week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09

Diamond Coal sold only by Citizens
Coal % Roth phones 40
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
Rank of the States.


! Pennsylvania. reporting mineral pro-
ducts valued at s657. 7S3. 345. has no close
rival fer first place among the states.
| for Ohio. which Is second. reports pro-
ducts valued at s207. .3Ss, while the min
+, eral products of Illinois. the state rank
| ing third. were valued in 1897 at s145, 76S-
AGA. Fourth on the list is West Virginia
with mineral products. including coal. nat
ural gas and petroleum. valued at s92. 49,
geo Colorado is fifth. with products val
ued at 81. los. 12S gold and coal furnish
ing more than 30 per cent of the value
Michigan is sixth, with products valued
| at S10,O7S.9a0, more than 60 per cent of
the value being in copper New York
ned at S6S 162.Sl3, about As per cent of
which is for pig iron Montana is eighth
on the list. with products valued at $780,
Cos. 5l1, about "a per cent being copper
ued at $50 l5S. $50, more than 90 per cent
of which is for copper. California with
long list of mineral products, among
which gold and petroleum were produced
10 the greatest value. is the tenth state
the mineral output for the year being
valued at $56.6a9. 436.
Missouri. with products valued at s5S,-
129, ISL. and Albania. whose products were
valued at So, 1919. more than 90 per cent
being for coal and iron. hold. respectively
eleventh and twelfth places. Products
valued at more than 100000 were re-
ported also from Indiana 1888 141. 2l0.
Utah (s3S0Ss. 1861 and New Jersey 1852. so0,-
2S9). Between s2O.00o.eoo and $4,000. 600
worth of products We're reported from
Kansas ($2S,577.044). Oklahoma (s26 90S, 1861,
Tennessee (s26.5250o4 Nevada (s23 0sS TO0D
Idaho ISL. 800. 6l2). and Alaska $50. aO0.552l
States reporting between S10,O0o.0c0 and
S20.OO9.0o9 worth of products are Texas
(Sls 06,45S). Virginia (Sl9, SIS, 1872, Mary
land ISIS. $500. Kentucky (sl9 29434D.
Iowa (si5,6>s,094D, Wisconsin (s1SS3 1851.
Washington S1l.6l7,7o6). Louisiana, $40
Sd6,1lS(, and Wyoming ($10.671 so All of
the other states and territories reported
mineral products valued at less than slO.-
100000.
Source of Statistics.
The figures presented in the FOREGOING
paragraphs are taken from, a summary
OF the mineral production of the United
States in 1907 compiled by w. T. Thom
Of the United States geological survey
and published by the survey as an adj
vance chapter from Mineral Resources
of the United States. Calendar Year 1877 =
This chapter is now ready for distrihu
ton and may be obtained by applying to
the director OF the survey at Washing
foy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
Source of Statistics.

Union Assay Oalee.
a. s. Hsnauer. ]. v.Sadie,
Is: So. West Temple. p. o. Box 1&xG
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
SmeItermen Expected at Camp.

ers are expected in camp any day now
to look over the smelter site at Gold
Hill. which is about the center of the dis
trict They viii also take samples from
the different mines. The camp can fur
nish all necessary ores for fluXing, and
when the smeIter is completed ore will
be shipped from Fish Springs, Willow
Springs. Spring Creek. Kingsley. Ferber,
Ferguson and other districts. none be-
ing farther away than forty miles.
A great deal of representing has to be
done in this district before the first of
the year, and now that the election is
over the mine owners will be rolling in
and good. lively times are looked for
from now on.
B. II. G..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
Woodman Ships Gold Ore.

The NoOdman Mining company has Just
shipped five tons of collaborating ore from
the Cane Springs and Alvarda properties.
This is sample lot and if the returns
are encouraging they intend to ship in
carload lots This property once be-
lonsed to Colonel j. F. Woodman, AMI
several hundred thousand dollars worth
of gold bullion was taken from the prop
erty in former days. Superintendent
George +. WoOdman says that work will
be carried on during the winter
Manager Frank l.. Wilson Of the Lucy
l.. Mining company is here from Salt
Lake having ore bins asserting rooms
etc. erected. Mr.. Wilson says they will
soon begin TO ship ore in car lots The
ues in bismuth
William \. Carman made fine strike
OF copper ON his Quincy lode. which as
says "a per cent copper. besides gold and
silver values.
Frank c. Little is also taking out d
fine grade of copper ore from his Jeni-
ma lode.
Fred B. Jones and William F. Ramsey
who own a group of four claims north
west of Gold Hill. have a splendid show
ing of silver-Iead ore. While represent
ing a ledge seven feet wide was discov-
cred on what is known as the Lulu No.
lode and it is considered one of the
biggest strikes Of the season. They are
also interested in other property in the
district.
B. II. and o. c. Young are awaiting
railroad transportation facilities to ship.
They have the goods to deliNe
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
TAFT men
Are All Recommended by Gre
dentiaIs Committee to
Be Seated.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 1.-THE COM
mittee on credentials finished its
work early today, and no change was
made in the temporary roll of dele
gates and alternates.
Full approval was given the work
of the national committee, every case
being decided by the credentials
committee in accordance with the
previous decision of the national COM
mittee and in nearly every instance
the seated delegates are the ones in
structed for Taft.
Men classed as anti-Taft members
of the committee are dissatisfied with
the procedure of the committee, de-
claring that contests involving 10
seats had merits but they were rail-
roaded through without an examina-
tion of the evidence possessed by the
anti-Taft members.
Mayor Bookwalter. of Indianapolis,
a member of the committee, voicing
the protests of the "allies," announc-
ed that a minority report would be
made to the convention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
new COMMITTEE
National Republican Selection
Announced - Scott West
virginia's Representative.

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE. following
Is the national Republican commit
tee: Alabama, P. y. Baker: Arkan-
sas, Powell Clayton; California, Geo.
A. Knight; Colorado, Charles Caven-
der; Connecticut, Charles f. Brook
ef; Delaware, 4. Coleman Dupont;
FLORIDA, James N. Combs; Georgia,
blank; Idaho, William f. Borah; II
,linois, Frank o. Lowden: Indiana,
HarryIS. New; Iowa, Ernest E. Hart;
Kansas, David w. Mulvane; Ken
lucky. blank; Louisiana, Pearl
Wright; Maine, John F. Hill; Mary
land, William P. Jackson: Massa-
chusetts. w. Murray Crane; Michi-
gan, John w. Blodgett; Minnesota,
Frank B. Kellogg; Mississippi, L. B.
Moseley; Missouri, Charles Nagel;
Montana, Thomas c. Marshall; Ne
braska, Victor Rosewater; Nevada,
P. l.. Flanagan; New Hanmshire, F.
w. Estabrook; New Jersey. Franklin
Murphy; New York, William L.
Ward; North Carolina, Edward c.
Duncan; North Dakota, James Ken
nedy; Ohio, A. I. vorys; Oklahoma,
c. NJ. Cade; Oregon, Ralph E., VIII
liams; Pennsylvania. Boise Penrose;
Rhode Island, Charles R. Brayton;
South Carolina, John G. Capers;
South Dakota, Thomas Thorson; Ten
nessee, blank; Texas, Cecil A. Lyon
Utah, C. E. Loose; Vermont, James
w. Brock; Virginia, Alva H. Martin;
Washington, Robert L. Mccormick; !;
West Virginia, N. B. Scott; Wiscon-
sin, Alfred G. Rogers; Wyoming. G.
+. Paxton; Alaska, w. S. Sturgis;
District of Columbia, Sidney Rey-
burn; Hawaii, A. G. NJ. Robertson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
HIGHER SALARIES
Are Announced for Clerks and
Letter Carriers at Sew
eraI Offices.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June IL
The promotions among postoffice
clerks and letter carriers in West
Virginia, among the smaller cities.
made possible by legislation OF the
last and recent previous sessions have
been announced at the Postoffice De-
partment as follows:
Fairmont-Two clerks 5000 to $500
two, $500 to $500; three, 5000 to
$1,000; two $1,000 to $1.100. seven
carriers. 5000 to $1,000.
Huntington-One clerk. $500 to
500. six, $500 TO 5000: one 5000 to
$1,000; one. $1,000 to s1,1O0, ten car
riers. 5000 to $1,000.
Keyser-one clerk $500 to $500;
one. $500 to 5000.
Moundsville-one clerk, $500 to
$500: one. $500 to 5000; three. 5000
TO $1,000: two carriers. 5000 TO
$1,000.
Parkersburg-Two clerks. 5000 10
$500; two. $500 to $500; three, $500
to $1,000; one. $1,000 to $i,IOO;
three. $1,1O0 to $1,000; eleven car
riers, $500 to $1,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
BURGLAR WYATT
IS TAKEN BACK
To the Pacific Coast from
Elkins to Answer for
His Crime.

Governor William NJ. o. Dawson
has honored the requisition signed by
Governor Albert e. Meade, of the
state of Washington. and George
Wyatt, in Jail for several weeks at
Elkins, will be returned to Washing
ton where he will be placed on trial
for daring burglary which was
committed at Doty, Lewis county,
Washington, the night of November
25, last.
Edward Deggeller was designated
as the officer to take the prisoner back
to Washington.
The accused is alleged to have en-
tered the jewelry store of Albert Toe
pelts and stole goods valued at about
$500. Immediately after the theft
Wyatt came east and was not found
until the officers at Elkins recognized
him by the description sent from
Washington. He was Immediately
arrested and held in the Randolph
county Jail until the Western officers
could be communicated with. The
prisoner refused to return without
requisition so that formallty was car
ried out. after few weeks delay.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
RATES CUT
In Twain by the Clarksburg Gas
& Electric Company
to Patrons.

Under the new franchise granted
the CIarksburg Gas a. Electric Com
pany the company has been operating
since June /. The first half of the
month was spent in making observ-
ations 50 as to make an adjustment
of the rates to he charged consum-
ers. At the end of that period 1t was
found that reasonable rates to con-
sumers would he half those announce
cd when notices were sent out that
charges would be made by meter.
Accordingly the following circular let
ter has been mailed to patrons:
The Clarksburg Gas & Electric
Company after an inspection of the
meters for the first half of the month
of June, 1908, under the rates re-
Gently adopted, reaches the conclu-
sion that, in justice to its patrons, 1t
can afford to reduce said rates, and
therefore its board of directors has
established the following charges, to
take the place Of those specified in
section 10 of the rules and rest6h-
tlons now existing. to be effective as
of June /. 1908. which 1t trusts will
be satisfactory to its customers. to-
wit:
From o X. W. to 200 X. w. inclu-
sive, .05 per X. w.
From 900 *. W. to 500 Is. w.
inclusive .O4 per X. w.
From SEQ X. w. to 1000 *. w.
inclusive, .03 per X. w.
From 1000 X. w. TO 5000 x. w.
inclusive, .02 per *. w.
,,.n. EnnO II .,nn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
At Adamston as Special Levy
of Ten Cents is
Planned.
FOR INTEREST ON DEBT
-Four Policemen Lay Down
Their Maces and Badges
for Good This Time.

Additional taxes are to be impos
ed upon the residents of Adamston, OF
Mayor Grim has his way about It, as
he wants special levy of 10 cents to
defray the interest on the indebted
ness Of the town.
1t Is admitted that the Southern
administration turned over to the
town 800 In taxes. but at the meet
Ing of the council Tuesday night in
terest to the amount of $50 was turn
cd down, and 1t Is for this and other
interest the special levy is ought. Re
fusal to pay the interest was decided
by the mayor as the vote stood two for
and two against
An expenditure that would have
heen avoided, IL the grade had been
looked after at the proper time, will
be the lowering of the grade at the
school building. The additional cos:
will be about 500.
Though 1t is claimed that the town
had the right to strip of land at
the Pride property the town appoint
ed condemnation commissioners somc
time ago and before the question was
settled costs accumulated to the
amount of S100.40, including in this
was s25 for the preparation of the
papers in the case, the town having
decided to economize by having no
paid attorney, but to use lawyer,
when occasion required. 1t Is pc
culiar sort of economy.
Frank Clouson. though unable to
work on the streets himself was pal1
two dollars n day for watching other.
work at $3.50 day. He was also
allowed As cents an hour for team
work.
The Fairmont and Baltimore Coal
& Coke Company was allowed $15.31
for team work.
After several other bills were allow
ed 1t was announced that the town
had no more funds. 1t had 1862 two
weeks ago and now nothing. Here
again the special levy tax was broach-
ed.
The opening of private alley in
the Piedmont addition was delayed
until after Councilman Summers digs
his potatoes about September /, as
he has hog pen on the alley which
would have to be moved into his po-
tatoe patch. Complaint was made
against the hog pen as nuisance by
one of his nelghbors, and he retail
ated by saying that his neighbor had
hen house with about 100 chick
ems, which made the atmosphere even
more offensive than the hog pen did.
1t was finally decided the town SER
geant should open the alley. but as
that officer d. +. Ashcraft, had gone
to Wolf Summit to do carpenter work
there was really no such officer to
do 1t. Then 1t was decided that Ash
craft must apear next meeting night
and show cause why he should not be
removed and another appointed l..
his stead.
Policemen John Frazier and Rob
ert James had laid down their maccs
and badges. in other words. quit the
job. and. when J. NJ. Rymer was APP
pointed. William Outright also re-
signed because he knew Rymer.
The street superintendent reportd
that he had cleaned the bitches from
the drug store to the water tank.
Pool and billiar license was
granted to Fred A. McFarlin, but the
edict was issued that no one under IS
years of age should indulge in that
sport.
Nothing was said further about
perpetual motion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
Dry Hosts Assemble
For State Convention
SUGGESTS
PLATFORM PLANK
To the Sub Committee of the
Committee on Reso-
] lutions.


CHICAGO, H., June 17-When
the subcommittee of thirteen of the
resolutions committee began business
at 10 o'clock today. the doors of their
assembly room were thrown open tenn
porarily fo- the purpose of granting
twenty minutes for a hearing to rep
resentatives of the American Fedora
tion of Labor and to those of the IL
linois Manufacturers Association.
President Gompers and Vice Presi-
dents Keefe and Duncan appeared for
the Federation, and at the beginning
of the hearing Gompers suggested a
plank in the platform, saying 1T con-
tanned the embodiment of the FEEDER
atoms views.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
CONVENTION
OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Will Be Held at West Milford
the Last of the Pres
ent Month.

The Union district convention of
the Harrison county Sabbath school
association will be held at West Mil
ford, Thursday. June 25. Following
is the provisional program:
1000 a. m.-The Help We Need
and How to get 1t, Rev. C. Warman.
1880 a. m.-Round Table Topics,
Rev. c. T. Edgell.
How Cultivate the Missionary Spir-
1t in the Sunday School.
Ways Of Teaching Temperance.
What New Features of Work Have
You Tried. in this Year?
Why. and How Collect Statistics?
What About Glass Organization?
The Organized Adult Glass. is It
Practical In Small Schools, A. ]. Fin
ley
1920 a. m.-Teachers' Training
Lesson.
1850 a. m.-Announcement of
committees.
1900 m.-Adjournment. Dinner 1t
church.
1870 p. m.-Praise God in Song
900 p. m-RolI Call of Schools.
District Secretary's Report
District Secretary's Report. o. o.
westfall.
$3.50 p. m.-Business. Election.
2:45 p. m.-Discussioon by County
officers Present
S:15 p. m.-Teaching the Temper
ance Lesson. ]. Frank Rose.
400 p. m.-Adjournment.
The officers OF the district organl-
zation are M y. Post, Of Jarvis
vile. president; and o. O. westfall,
OF Jarvisvilie, secretary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
G|LMER COUNTY
Did INSTRUCT
For Louis Bennett and Every
Delegate Says He Will
Vote for Him.

From thorougly reliable source
the Telegram is informed positively
that Gilmer county did instruct for
Louis Bennett, of Weston, for the
Democratic nomination for governor.
and, furthermore, every Gilmer coun-
ty delegate has stated personally that
he Will vote for Bennett at the
Charleston convention. first last and
all the time.
The report circulated here that
Gilmer county did not instruct for
Bennett and that the delegates would
not be for Bennett is denounced rs
erroneous in every particular.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
BANK DIVIDEND
Is Declared and Surplus is
Added to Surplus Fund
of the Empire.

The board OF directors of the EN-
pire National Bank held a semi-an-
nual meeting Wednesday and declar-
ed a semi-annual dividend amounting
10 $500. The same amount w;rs
added TO the shrplus fund, making
that fund $52.5OO. The dividend and
added surplus constituted the earn
ings of the bank the last six months.
Share holders will receive their divi-
dend July ! The earnings show a
prosperous condition at the bank.
Squire g. Harry Gordon is i'll and
unable to be at his office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
WITNESS TAKEN FROM JAIL

Sheriff Means, of Taylor county
took lady prisoner from the county
Jail here to Grafton last evening. She
was being held as a witness in a
shooting case and was taken to Graf
ton to give bond so as to be released
from prison. She had been here a
week or more.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
HOME BURNS
Frame House of Pierce Side
bottom Destroyed at a
Loss of $4,000.

Pierce sidebottom's residence at
the mouth of Coburn's creek a few
miles out burned Tuesday evening.
Most OF the houshold goods were sav-
Cd The house was a one-story frame
building and the loss is about $4,000
with no insurance.
II is believed the fire starctd from
q lamp son carried into the upper
part Of the house to get some lum-
ber
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17

Great History Making Convention Gets Down TO Business
Late This Afternoon, With Wild outbEsts Of En-
tflusiasm and Intensest Excitement

CONVENTION 1.-THE hours the
committee last night resulted tardy leaders
the Republican morning and
at 1880 O'Clock hour the opening OF the
than
We're in evidence There the
terday Half hour before the time for conyenin hund
red spectators in the gallery
parade Of state delegations preceded the assembling the
convention
the coliseum thronged with thousands of people,.
delegates
the The a
port from the committee credentials with resultant
floor the possibility another minority
rules and order of business protesting against the action
voting resolution
States the fight
and all the struggle expected
might from the resolutions committee regarding
junction the delegates visitors look
a filled incident excitement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17

Rev. d. W. Reed, formerly Of Mt.
Glare and Wallace, is here from
Moundsville.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
A MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license was issued
Wednesday to John D. Smith and
l[annah P. Hood.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. June 17.-wheat
rs. corn 81 1-2, oats "a 1-2.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17

!, Ccontlnued on page 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-31
Methodists Hold Election
At Quarterly Conference;
Many Reports Are Received

The fourth quarterly conference OF
Congress Street Methodist Protestant
Church. OF Georgetown, was held IN the
lecture room OF the church last night.
for the recepuor OF reports from the
various branches OF the church work
and for the purpose Of closing up the
business Of the year.
The pastors salary and all conference
assessments were paid in full. and the
various reports show the financial m
terests Of the church TO be in an ex-
cellent condition.
The election Of officers for the year
at the membership meeting was ap-
proved as follows:
Board OF trustees. ". H. Harrison.
president; W. 7. Ballard. secretary; c..
w. Edmonston. treasurer; J. D. Cathell.
r. T. Ballard. +. n Scott. w. X.
Stevens, W. II. Marriott and D. NJ.
Proctor.
Board Of stewards. ". S. Selby, J.
E Stoke, H c. Grimes. T. S. Duvall.
Stanley Higgins, J. H CrOsOn. j. s.
Clark, 7. W. Grimes, and Frank Cogs-
ell
Delegate to the annual conference. w.
L Ballard
BY unanimous vote Of the membership
the delegate was instructed 70 ask for
the return of the present pastor. the
Rev. DR.. T. o. Grouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-31
SEVEN YEARS. SAVINGS
SPENT IN ONE WEEK

BALTIMORE, March S1.-George A.
Conner. painter. living at $50 West
Franklin street. was brought before
Justice Loden charged With being drunk
on the street. Conner. who was re-
specially dressed. informed the magis-
trate that until one week ago he had
been a sober. industrious mechanic. and
had saved Sl,2ls-52. which had been de-
posted IN a savings bank
A week ago, Common stated. he began
to drink. and every day last week he
drew exactly 800. which he proceeded TO
throw away. The debauch OF seven
days cost ConnOr 500. which. he said,
must have taken him just about seven
years 10 save
His bank book, with the balance OF
S5lS.32. he handed 10 Justice Loden. The
magistrate dismissed him. and advised
him to go 20 work at once, adding that
the new trustee did not propose to pay
out any funds for more drinks"