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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
CONTRACTING PIoCHE ORES.
snelter Said To Have Secured
Contract From Several Mines.

PlOCHE. Nev.. Oct 9.-Pioche
has been a great producer of precious
metals. and various estimates of the
production of the district have been
all the way from 100000 600 10 $50
900. 600. In the early DAYS the cost
of mining was far greater than today,
while the mill methods-pan ANAL
gamation-were of very crude ma
ture. and il was not uncommon for
the operators of that time TO leave
ore that carried 50 or 100 ounces OF
silver and from 80 TO 40 per cent
lead on the dump. Now. however,
the conditions have changed. and the
cost of handling the ore has been
reduced 10 nominal figure by
modern methods and through the ad-
vent of the railroad. all ores may be
handled at a profit far greater than
during the early 70's.
A Salt Lake smelter representive
has been here for the past two weeks
looking at the ores of the district and
negotiating with mine owners for the
same. with good results. Contracts
have been made with Ely Valley.
Lucky Star, Mendah Nevada and
other mine owners for the product of
several properties. He was much
elated over his success and lost no
time in acquainting his company of
the fact While il was believed that
eventually the smelter people and the
mine owners would come TO an agree
ment. it was not expected to come so
soon. and the news was received on
IA
agreeable surprise. This fact, coupl-
ed with the concessions made by the
railroad company means much 10
Phoebe. and one of the most active
winters for the camp since 1910 Is
predicted.
The shaft on the Centennial group
is now down $50 feet and consider
able prospecting is being done IL
several claims of the group. which
consist of six contiguous ones
Manager Cuts expects 10 resume
shipping about the first of the year
The Onondago is working night
and day. drifting 10 the Day mine
and will continue 10 increase its force
as soon as il is possible 10 do so
This property is equipped with q
modern electrical plant.
The Prince Consolidated Is work
ing thirty-five men and will continue
the shaft 10 the 1.000-foot level. and
as the company is we'll financed and
the property we'll equipped. they are
planning an extensive campaign.
The Nevada Des Moines shaft
reached go feet Wednesday. but on
account of water coming in from the
lower side of the porphyry dyke
work of sinking was temporarily
abandoned and the force was put &c
work cutting a pump station at the
300-foot level pending the arrival
from Salt Lake of a Cameron sinking
pump.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17

merce TO levels 10 which they do not
belong. History shows that they are
not the first concern of nation, but
must be snbordinated TO the develop
ment of national character, 10 the
quickening OF the public conscience
and TO the preservation of the high
ideals formed at the Preside
The chief concern in any campaign
is not the tariff, war. diplomacy, in
dustry or commerce, but rather to
arouse a stronger fidelity to those
high ideals OF government which have
made the eight years of Roosevelt
unequaled in the history of this coun-
try.
After that may come the question
of making a good living, and when
come to consider that, | like the
Republican party because IL makes
the people happy, prosperous and
contented. The best thing about the
Republican party is that it has gem
ius for preserving a market place for
the people of the United States. Not
that | object to revision of the
tariff OF 1897, but | want the men
who were there when that great stat
ute was put together TO be present
when IL is taken apart.
TARIFF To BE REVISED.
After declaring that the tariff
would be revised, the speaker gave
an interesting account of how the
measure had been created by the late
Congressman Dingley. The commit
tee on ways and means was sum-
moned to Washington in the fall OF
1897, and from then until the fol-
lowing spring, when President Nc
Kinley called an extra session OF con-
gress, the members investigated every
one of the 5000 different industries
In the United States, gathering in
formation and data which would en-
able them to give to each the pro-
lection they needed.
They tell us now that we have been
too prosperous. / don't deny that
Bryan says there were no trusts or
ganized when the Democrats were In
power. don't deny that. either
You cannot organize a trust unless
you have money. There was nc
money In the country then with
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
LEATHER SCARE IL SECUTED.
Advances in Shoe Prices Unwarrantcd
Say Chicago Manufacturers.

cHICAGO.Oc li.--Retal mer-
chants throughout the country nave
been receiving searehead statements
from some of the big shoe manufae-
turers warning them of probable
stampede for shoes, with a eonse-
auent squeeze in the leather mar
ket. Dealers who are following mar
ket conditions. however, have OBJ
served n sudden let-up in the price
scare. the cause of which they were
nj first unable TO locate.
II IS now reported in the Chicago
naners that one of the great Chieago
manufacturers has thrown itself dla-
metrically against this price scare,
even going so far as to urge his trade
IN avoid buying heavily until the
scare has subsidized.
Don't be stampeded by price
scare" is the advice given retail deal
ers everywhere by SELF, Sehwab a.
Co. Don't be trapped into buying
the first shoes thrown on your coun-
ter. Although we have an enor-
nous stock of goods, we haven't had
to advance prices yet, and we expect
10 be the last TO advance If there is
an advance.
Financial authorities in Chicago
iscline to the belief that the bulls
in the market-the packers and the
tanners. have gotten together TO
raise prices by soaring dealers ana
manufacturers into stampede TO
buy, and to reap a big profit while
the scare is on, although there is no
occasion whatever for a rise in leath-
er prices. The action of the big
Chicago manufacturers has naturally
had, therefore, very steadying in
nuence on the market. as they will
probably succeed IN breaking the
squeeze. as long as their stock
holds out
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
MARKETS, MINING AND METALS
> sss .sss
GIROUX MILL TO
START NEXT WEEK

} For the purpose Of engaging
, the services of mill men, pump
, men and machinists, f. ". Wal
, tiers, manager of the Giroux
} Consolidated Mining Co, spent
, yesterday in the city.
J The mill will be put into OPP
, GRAFTON next week with a force
, OF from 20 TO 30 men and at
, the same time work in the Bun
, ker Hill and Morris shafts will
J he started
According 10 the plans of the
, company. next months pay
roll will be double that Of the
, present pay roll
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17

which TO organize. They tried TO take
off our burdens. and they took off our
overcoats at the same time.
Personally, ! don's think Bryan
knows anything of American business
affairs. He says the way to kill the
trusts is to put the product they
manufacture on the free list. But
suppose free trade would kill the
trusts, ii would also kill the weaker
industries that are struggling by its
side and transfer them TO alien soil.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
CONSUMERS COMPANY.

Pure, Clear Crystal lee Delivered IN
MY, Ely City nEd McGiiL
Phone Mais 11e NJ. D. Riordan, Mgr.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
DAL MINERS DEMAND
A NEW AGREEMENT

. SCRANTON, Oct. 16.-An en- I
. tirely new agreement will be the Z
. demand OF theanthracite mine I
. workers TO the operators to re- I
. place the present working agree
. ment, which expires April l I
. next year. This was the deci- Z
. sion of the miners convention I
. here today The principal de- Z
. mands are an eight hour day, Z
. the check -off," providing that Z
. companies collect dues and as I
. sessments for the union. weigh .
. ing of coal instead of paying by I
. the car as at present. and a 10 I
. per cent increase in wages on Z
. all kinds of labor Z
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17

The market dropped off again to-
day and The stocks that gained yes
terday lost today The continued
aloofness of the public in stocks and
the interest in politics make a very
weak market. The market closed
weaker today than any time this
month
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noLLIvER ON TAFT.

CONTINUED from Page one)
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AN AvowED PREFERENCES.

No. answered Mr. .Sirium Barker;
Il can't say | care for the books that
are being constantly turned out"
what literature do you perfer? p
injured the supercilious girl.
"Well, give me the Egyptian
hieroglyhics.
But you can't read them"
That's what | like about them.
I'm not expected to-"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
METAL QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Lead easy.
s4.34m436: copper, l3 * n IL q g;
silver, Sic.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
NENADA-BRITISH PLAN.
Manager viii Put Mine in Operation
Under the Contract system.

II has been learned here that J.
w, Walker, manager of the Nevada
British property at Cherry Creek. is
TO work the mine in future by the
contract system. 1t is said that Mr..
Walker has had difficulty in keeping
help az the mine on account of the
great volume of water in the shaft.
hence his adoption OF the contract
method
Cut IN the head and throat by three
unknown persons. John W. Mullin
died at Phoenix City. Ala
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
MARKET VERY SLOW
At END OF THE WEEK
PRICES FELL OFF YESTERDAY
INVESTORS KEEPING CLEAR
OF TRADING UNTIL FURTHER
CHANGE IN SITUATION OCCURS
BINFoRD a nuLsE LETTER.

Money. ! Y per cent.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-17
WHEAT STRENGTHENS.

CHICAGO. Oct December
wheat closed at sl00%
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
MUTUAL LIFE ms. CO. OF \. Y. OT. L. Hatha-
way. Mgr. 222 Ssnsome.
HOME LIFE ms. co. Frank Sperling Mgr.),
Claus Spreckels Bid
MANHATTAN LIFE ms. co. u. Landers. Mgr) },
356 Russ Bid
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE ms. co. (F. E. De
Cfroatl. Claus Spreckels Bid
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE ms. co. (Field
& Cramerl. Claus Spreckels Bid.
WASHINGTON LIFE ms. 90. OF. F. Codding-
toni. Monadnock Bid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13
BUTCHERS & LIVESTOCK DEALERS
CALIFORNIA WINES

F. CANES & CO.. Stockyards, Oakland.
OAKLAND MEAT & PACK. CO. Stocky' DIS. Oak
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

CALIFORNIA WINE ASSN, $50 Townsend.
THE ROSENBLATT CO., 3O0-332 I'd,
c. SCHILLING & CO., goth and Minnesota.
ITALIAN-SWISS COLONY. Battery & Greenwich.
LACHMAN & jacob, 706 Sansome.
SWISS-AMERICAN WINE CO.. $50 Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13
ABSTRACT AND TITLE INsURANc

ACCIDENT INSURANCE
STANDARD ACCIDENT CO, Croker Bid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
SAMUEL II. TAYLOR. 81 Cd QIerf & Fierichs).

CALIFORNIA ART GLASS WKS. 9SS Howard.
MUNICH ART GLASS CO.. 80 Turk.
UNITED GLASS WKS. III. R. HoPps), 115 Turk
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
CAL. HOME BLDG. LOAN CO.. Claus spreck-
els Bid.
cont. BLDG. & LOAN ASSN, Market & Church.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

Country Lands-City Real Estate
ARTHUR Il. JORDAN. Inc. Croker Bid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

ADY REFERENCE GUIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS CONCERNS
DRY GOODS

L. DINKELSPIEL CO.. Inc, 20-26 Battery.
HELLER. KLEIN & CO.. 41-47 Sansome.
MOORE WATSON, Sansome & Bush
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

ACCOUNTANTS-CERTIFIED PUBLIC
JOHN R. RUCKsTELL. Claus spreckels Bid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

DRY GOODS AND CORSETs
SEARIGHT- -WALDECK CO.. 921 Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

FIRE INSURANCE GENERAL AGENTS
EDwARD BROWN & SONS. Alaska Com. Bid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13

INSURANCE BROKERS
MONTGOMERY BAGGS. Merchants EK. Bid.
G. A. BERTON & CO.. 339 Montgomery.
PHILIP BOLGER & CO. 800 Sansome-
J, B. F. DAVIS & son. 507 Montgomery.
MAX GOLDBERG, 500 Market.
JOHNSON & HIGGINS. pa California
ARTHUR G. MASON & CO.. 61S Merchants Ell.
PAUL n. NIPPERT CO.. Inc. PA Kearny.
DAN O'CALLAGHAN, 30 Montgomery.
HENRY B. RULE. 26s Market ST.
]. s. ROSENBAUA & CO.. Keamy & Pine
SEARS fNS. AGENCY co. $40 Merchants Ex. Bid
@. TRLTTENBACH. 204 Front Marine Bid.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

splash. The tempest had Weakened
me; 1t seemed that every chimney In
the house held screaming demon
We were now well launched upon De
cember and | was growing used to my
surroundings. / had offered myself
frequently as target by land and wa
ter; / had sat on the wall and tempted
fate; and | had roamed the house con.
stantly expecting to surprise Bates in
some act of treachery; but the days
were passing monotonously.
Memory kept plucking my sleeve
with reminders of my grandfather. |
was touched at finding constantly his
marginal notes in the books he had
collected with so much intelligence and
loving care. 1t occurred to me that
some memorial, tablet attached to
the outer wall, or perhaps, more prop
erly placed in the chapel, would be fit
ting; and | experimental with designs
for 1t, covering many sheets Of draw
ing paper in an effort to set forth In a
few words some hint of his character.
On this gray morning | produced this:
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

the same. This is the way In which
the historic Fund W. was worked:
Under the name of Fleming & Mer.
RAMS Mutual Cooperative Fund W.
an appeal was made to the people to
send their money for the purpose of
creating great centralized fund" to
be used in speculative operations in
grains, provisions and stocks on the
Chicago board of trade and the stock
exchange-the emphasis being placed
on the opportunities offered by the
board of trade
In all the printed matter put out by
these clever swindlers the plea was
substantially this: THE great for.
tunes of the kings of the pit have
been built up because these men had
capital enough to swing the market
their way; there has been no guess
| work, no chance, no gamble about It,
for they had the ready money with
which to back their gigantic deals;
they knew the irresistible power of
great capital in one controlling hand
and were able to make the whole coun.
try of smaller peculators-whose cap.
ital, although immense in the aggre-
gate, was under scattered control
pay tribute to them.
ut Is time the common people. the
small spectators, learned this trick
of the captains of industry, concen-
trated their scattered capital in one
irresistible body, placed it in capable
and expert hands and recovered from
the kings of the pit some of the mil
lions which for years the smaller
spectators have been contributing to
these swollen fortunes Your avail
able money, added to that of thou
sands and tens of thousands of other
small spectators, will form a central
lied fund of proportions which will
dwarf the available money of the big
gest Spectator who ever operated on
the board of exchange; the manipu-
lation of the market by the means of
this huge fund will be based upon the
Investigations of corps of the
shrewdest and most capable crop and
market experts in the country, for
the huge proportions of tie fund It,
self and the profits at stake not only
render the employment of the best
talent necessary but also easy. as the
proportion of the expense to the az
gregate profits will be trifling
For purposes of convenience we
have placed shares in this great Fund
W. at ten dollars. If you send me
500 you will get the profits on ten
shares from the moment your remit
lance is received-if thousand dol
lars, the profits on 100 shares"
This is the gist of the appeal which
went out to the cities, towns and
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

prised them once innoeently enjoying
their pipes and whisky and water In
the kitchen.
They are having trouble at the
school, sir" observed Bates.
The young ladies running little
wild. eh?"
SISTER Theresa's i'll, sir. Ferguson
told me last night. And Ferguson says
that Miss Deyereux's devotion to her
aunt is quite touching"
Miss Devereux!"
That's the name, sir,--rather odd,
| should call it."
YES. it is rather odd" / said COM
posed again, but not referring to the
name My mind was busy with GER
tain paragraph in my grandfather's
will:
Should he fail at any time during
said year to comply with this provi
sion, said property shall at once revert
to my general estate, and become,
without reservation, and without ne
cessity for any process of law. the
property, absolutely, of Marian Dew
ereux, of the county and state of New
York"
"Your grandfather was very fond OF
her, sir. She and Sister Theresa were
abroad at the time he died. 1t was my
sorrowful duty to tell them the sac
news in New York, sir, when they
| landed"
"The devil II was!" II irritated me
| to remember that Bates knew exactly
the nature of my grandfather's will.
Sister Theresa and her niece were
doubtless calmly awaiting my failure
to remain at Glenarm House during
the disciplinary year.
had given little thought to Sister
Theresa since coming to Glenarm. She
had derived her knowledge of me from
my grandfather, and, such being the
case, she would naturally look upon
me as a blackguard and a monaco tc
the peace of the neighborhood. | hao
therefore kept rlgidly to my own side
of the stone wall.
"Bates!"
He was moving toward the door with
his characteristic slow step.
IF your friend Morgan, or any one
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

no doubt, by some girl from the school
or careless member of the summer col
ony. | counted the separate beads
they were round and there we're so of
them. The proper length for one turn
about girls throat, perhaps; not
more than that! lifted my eyes and
looked off toward st. 1gathas.
Child of the red tam-o'-shanter, I'm
very sorry l was rude to you yester-
day, for liked your steady stroke with
the paddle; and | admired, even more,
the way you spurned me when you
saw that among all the cads In the
world | am number one in Glass A.
And these golden bubbles 20 girl of
the red o'-shanterD, IL they are
not yours you shall help me to find
the owner, for we are neighbors, you
and |, and there must be peace be-
tween our houses"
With this foolishness | rose, thrust
the beads into my pocket, and padded
home in the waning glory of the sun
set.
That night, as was going quite late
to bed, bearing candle to light me
through the dark hall to my room, |
heard a curious sound, as of some one
walking in the house. At first thought
Bates was still abroad, but | waited,
listening for several minutes, without
being able to mark the exact direction
of the sound or to identify it with him.
went on to the door of my room, and
still muffled step seemed to follow
me,-first it had come from below,
then 1t was much like some one going
up stairs,-b where? In my own
room / still heard steps, light, slow
but distinct Again there was a stun.
BILE and hurried recovery, GHOSTS,
reflected, do not fall down stairs!
The sound died away, seemingly in
some distant part of the house. and
though | prowled about for an hour II
did not recur that night.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20

else, should shoot me. or II I should
tumble into the lake, or otherwise end
my earthly career-Bates!"
His eyes had slipped from mine to
the window and | spoke his name
sharply.
Yes, Mr.. Glenarm."
Then Sister Theresas niece would
get this property and everything else
that belonged to Mr.. Glenarm."
That's my understanding of the
matter sir"
Morgan. the caretaker, has tried to
kill me twice since | came here. He
fired at me through the window the
night | me,-Bates!"
waited for his eyes to meet mine
again. His hands opened and shut
several times and alarm and fear con
vulsed his face.
Bates, I'm trying my best to think
we'll Of you; but | want you to under
stand, II smote the table with my
clenched hand, that If these women.
or your employer Mr.. Pickering, or
that damned hound Morgan, or you
damn you, | don't know who or what
you are!-think you can scare me
away from here, you've walked up the
wrong man; and III tell you another
thing, you may repeat 1t to your
school teachers and to Mr.. Pickering
who pays you, and to Morgan, whom
somebody has hired to kin me,--thai
I'm going to keep faith with my dead
grandfather, and that when I've spent
my year here and done what that old
man wished me to do, III give them
this house and every acre of ground
and every damned dollar the estate
carries with it. And now one other
thingl l suppose there's sheriff OF
some kind of constable with jurisdic
ton over this place, and / could have
the whole lot Of you put into jail for
conspiracy, but I'm going to stand out
against you alone, do you understand
me, you hypocrite, you stupid, Sinking
spy? Answer me, quick, before ]
throw you out of the room!"
Go BE CONTINUED
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-02-20
FINANCIAL FRAUDS
How the Mails of the Country Are DELAYED with
Schemes to Squeeze the Savings from
People of Small Means.
BY GEORGE B. CORTELYOU,
Secretary of the Treasury.

There is no work under the jurisdic
ton of the United States post office
department which presents more diff
fculty to its officials than the admin
istration of the law relating to the de
lection and suppression of the swind
lers who use the United States mails
to prosecute a guerilla warfare upon
the people of this country-and espe
cially upon those whose industry and
thrift have enabled them to put by a
little surplus against the inevitable
rainy day"
| have been asked to say few
words on the subject of financial
frauds that operate through the mails
and take pleasure in responding to
such a request in the hope that what
/ shall say may have the effect of pre-,
venting some Woodworking and thrifty
person. who has contrived by dint of
self-denial to save up little surplus,
from falling a ready prey to the hun
dreds of schemers who are living by
their wits and making fortunes from
honest but credulous individuals.
Perhaps the most important thing
to the possible victim is to know what
are the most common characteristics
of fraudulent schemes-the signs" by
which those familiar with their opera
lions recognize their fraudulent char
acter.
One of these earmarks is the prom
Use of excessive profits or dividends;
another is the actual payment of ex-
cessive dividends-at the start! One
or both of these features invariably
accompany all such schemes And in
the days when frauds in the mail are
numbered by the thousands and COM
petition for the spoils of the peoples
savings is almost as keen as 1T is In
legitimate lines of business, the throw
ing of bait in the form of several
large monthly dividends has come to
be regarded as a practical necessity
There was a time when the mere
promise of big profits was enough to
insure a liberal response, but to-day
the use of dividend bait is regarded
as a necessary and highly profitable
investment on the part of those who
wish to secure the largest possible re-
turns.
The great Fund w" swindle, OPP
Grated in Chicago in the early COS,
may be cited in illustration of the
type. 1t is especially typical not only
because of it's immense success but
because it has apparently furnished
the model upon which many succeed
ing frauds have been based 1t is
true that many, perhaps most, of the
present day schemes are seasoned
with the investment" flavor, rather
than that of speculation, but the prin-
ciple of their operation and appeal Is