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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16
w. A. CLARK WINS IN COURT.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The ap-
pellate Division of the supreme court
has reversed an interlocutory judg-
ment which Professor George A.
Treadwell git in the trial branch vs.
the United Verde Copper Co. on Jan.
8, 1900, as illegal and void.
The decision was a victory for for
mer United States Senator William
A. Clark and his associates in the
copper company.
The United Verde Copper Co. was
organized in 1883 with a capital
stock of $3,0O0,00O, divided into
100000 shares of the par value OF
$40 each. From December, 1888, to
1899 Senator Clark held about 50
per cent of the stock in his own name
and had complete control of the at
fairs of the corporation.
The corporation owned certain
mining properties in Arizona which
the court said under Clark's manage
ment became very valuable. In 1893
and for some time prior thereto the
corporation, according to the court,
had been compelled to pay taxes
in the state of New York amounting
annually to something like $4,000,
and by reason of that fact the di.
rectors in that year determined thai
it was for the best interests of the
| stockholders to dissolve the New
York corporation"
This was done, and the company
was reorganized under the laws oil
| West Virginia. The court a thai
it was at this time deemed advis
| able to divide among the stockhold'
ers of the old corporation $4,000,
900 of accumulated surplus"
In October, 1899, the New York
corporation was dissolved, 299,09s
| shares of it's stock being voted il
favor and only 100 shares agains'
the dissolution.
The 1000 shares were held by Pro
| lessor Treadwell and he was the only
| stakeholder who ever protested O.
objected. III
The decision that set forth at con
| siderable length in many legal pro
ceedings brought by Treadwel
| against Clark ana his associates the
fact that on January 9, 1900, all o.
the property and assets of h cor
poration were sold to the defendant
James A. Macdonald, for 100000
"he buying the same in behalf of the
Reorganization committee and i'm
mediateIy thereafter transferring the
same to the West Virginia corpora
ton"
Treadwell sued to have this sale
declared to be void, and the trial JUS
tice reached the conclusion that the
charges Of mismanagement of the
New York corporation had not been
proved but held that the sale was IL
legal and void and should be sci
aside.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16
OF MINES
MAKE GREAT SHOW.
NEVADA KEEPS LEAD

There can be no doubt of the en-
ormous profits in mining when 1T is
learned through a careful compila-
ton by the Mining World that 109
American companies during the first
ten months of 1909 paid their share
holders s52,S50,110. 1t is further
learned that the 100 American mines
and m%etallurgical works have paio
since incorporation the enormous
total of $5S9,40O,250, a return on a
combined issued capitalization OF
s549,584,825 equivalent to 1O7 per
cent.
Although much the larger part OF
these dividends has gone into the
pockets of Individual stockholders 1t
will be Surprising to learn that nine
holding corporations, owning the
ajority of the stock issued by GER
tain mines and work have in 10
months this year declared dividends
of s13, 996,376, making their grand
total to date sos ,641,416. The lead
er of these, the Amalgamated, has
so far this year announced dividends
of S~3,O77,757, the last being SO cents
per share payable Nov. 20, but not
figured in the totals. Since its or
g%anization in April 1899, this COM
pany has declared dividends total
ing S59,732,120 on a capitalization
which was gradually increased to
$153,S87,9 900, making a return
equivalent to 80 per, cent.
OF the 100 companies paying div-
idends during the first 10 months
of the present year rs operate in the
United States, Is in Mexico, Is in
Canada and 8 in Centera1 and South
America.
OF the rs United States companies
81 are classed as gold-silver-lead
producers and they have so far this
year paid dividends to the amount
of s~14,578,716 on an issued capital
ization of $154,117,251. Since In
corporation these 76 companies have
distributed a grand total of $113,-
644,451, a return of 73 per cent. In
the lead continues Goldfield Con. of
Nevada, which has to it's credit to
date $3,907 ,913 of which $3,2O1,28S
was paid during the 10 months OF
1909. Tonopah, also of Nevada, is
second for the year with $1,3000,-
600, Homestake is third for the year
with $1,O94,00 but in point Of total
dividends paid leads all others, fol-
since Incorporation it has yielded
profits sufficient to pay stockholders
$~18,865,150, a return equivalent to
SO per cent. Silver King Coalition
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16

which were fatal. Prior to the en-
actment of the Pure Food Law borax
and boron compounds were used on
meat, fish, fowl, sausage, oysters,
etc., consequently such food, which
readily becomes contaminated, was
kept in an hygienic, healthful con
dition.
The Pure Food Law compeIs truth
full labels on all articles, packages OF
containers of food. A truthful label,
however, upon meat, fish, fowl,
sausage, oysters, etc., will not pre-
yent them from spelling, so that
conditions are favorable for the
propagation of poisonous germs
Thus, while the Pure Food Law COM
pels truthful labels, it does not, on
account of prohibiting ~preservatives,
insure that food will reach the con-
sumner in a pure, healthful condl-
ton; neither does the label prevent
p%erishable articles of food from de-
teriorating, when in the consumer
hands, so as to become a menace to
health and life.
The authorities should realize the
above facts, and amend the laws sc
as to permit the use of modern non
Injurious pr~eservatives on all ar
ticles of food that favor propagation
of poisonous germs.
Yours very truly,
H. L. HARRIS.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16

STEPTOE LODGE NO. "A, F. 8 A. M.
The stated communication Of Step
toe Lodge No. "a, +. A. M. will be
held IN Nevada Hall, Cherry Creek,
each Tuesday evening on or before
the full of the Moon, at 1880 o'clock,
D. M. G.. G.. VUZETTI, w. M.
JOHN WEARNE. Secretary.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16
Mrs. Graham F. Putnam

TfcACftEft OF f1ANOs
Pupil Of Oberlin Conservatory, Rich
ard Hoffman, VIM. Mason and Edward
Mcdowell. Also had two trips of
travel and study in Europe. Study at
residence, Cor. Mill and Second avenue.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16

The letter below from a New York
publicity agent, addressed to the
editor, is, we presume, illustrative
of the ingenuity employed in the
creation of anti-pure food law senti-
ment rather than of an overwhelm-
ing philanthropic zeal in behalf the
public health. At least it demon
strates that someone is paying out
a large amount of money in keeping
track of ptomaine poisoning cases
since the becoming effective of the
pure food law, a name of statis-
tics which, judging from their abb
sence in the following letter OCCASION
ed no heed on the part of the writer
previous to the enforcement of the
laws in question:
New York, Nov. 9, 1909.
Editor News:
l saw IN your cIOD AiIH ISSUE
that Mr.. Dan Mcdonald was made ill
by partaking of food in which pois-
onous ptomaines had developed. 1t
is certainly appalling to learn how
rapidly ptomaine poisoning cases
have increased since the enforce
ment of the Pure Food Law. Ac-
cording to press dispatches there
have been in the United States, since
the enforcement of this law, 1858
cases of ptomaine poisoning, 578 of
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16

There is no better place for sure
winning investment than right in
this district, in realty, homes and
we'll advised commercial and indus
trial enterprises. Realty and home
owning investments are made par
ticularly easy by the installment
plan of the Ely Securities Co. 1t
affords an opportunity that no man
in the district with ambition to get
ahead can afford to overlook.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16

The coming Of new capital into
the district for the exploitation of
new ground, is good. The fact that
mines have not been made outside
Ely districts proven area to date
does not in the least signify that
they will not be. Time was when
there was no proven area here. In
every copper camp producing area
has been extended by new money
from time to time. 1t was so in
Butte, Bisbee and all the rest, Globe
being the latest shining example.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16
TERMS OFF SUBSCRIPTION.

The activity ahead of the camp is
good for more years than any mar
here today will see the end of, while
for many years it is certain that this
activity will grow steadily to larger
and larger proportion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-16
the WHITE PINE NEWS
Published by the
WHITE PINE NEWS PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
East Ely and Ely, Nevada.

Entered as second-lass matter
November "a, 1908, at the postoffice
at East Ely, Nevada, under the act of
congress of March 8, 1879.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
FOLLOWED EMPL OYER
Hanged Himself in Elevator Shaft En-.
plOyer Fell Down to Death.

Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-Sorrow be-
cause Of the death of his employer SO
affected Louis Hahn, 55 years old, a
night watchman in the Lipschutz cigar
factory, that he committed suicide this
morning by hanging. The man was
found and cut down by his son. who
when the father did not appear at the
home at the usual time for breakfast,
went out to look for him. The youth
searched through the factory and
found his father held aloft by rope
In the elevator shaft.
Hahn was warm friend of Samuel
Lipschutz, a member of the firm, who
plunged down an elevator shaft to his
death last Tuesday night in the factory
at Twelfth and Filbert streets.
Since Lipschutz's death Hahn had
been morose. He seemed to- desire to
talk of nothing else but the accident,
and at the end of his recital of the
affair to anyone who would listen Ito
him he would burst into tears, over
come with grief.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
CARTOONS OF STE|NHHL
FIGURE AND GESTURES MADE
BANAL AT ARTISTS
EXHIBITION.

Paris, Dec. 27.-One of the most
amusing annual exhibitions in Paris
is that called La Comedie Humane"
at the Galerie Petite, consisting main
ly of works of we'll known illustra-
tors. The Steinheil case is strikingly
conspicuous at this years show. There
are strong and pitiless caricatures of
Mariette Wolff which compel laughter,
while nothing funnier can be imag-
ined than the affected naivete with
which the typical scenes of the famous
trial are depicted.
These, while presenting an unmis-
taxable likeness of Nine. Steinheil,
yet imparG to her a singularly banal
appearance, and her heroic gestures
become awkward and maudlin. The
elegant figure which SO charmed both
jurors and spectators in the Cour d'As-
sizes is vulgarly elongated in her pos
ture Of furious eloquence while she
leans over the rail of the prisoners
box and pours her fierce diatribes
upon the Judge. The artists purpose
seems to have been to translate the
psychic Nine. Steinheil into corporeal
expression, which, in his opinion, is
more faithful than that which nature
gave her.
In England. of course. the whole
series of satirical pictures of which
she is the subject. both in this COL
lection and elsewhere. would he made
the ground of probably successful
suits for damages. In France any at
tempt on her part to obtain redress
would be met with still worse ridi-
cule, and in the face of that no jury
could be found which would take her
side.
The Steinheil case continues to crop
out in all sorts of expected and unex-
pected places. NIariette Wolff. the
ironclad contidante of the tragic wi
dow, has been held responsible for
disturbing the good order o: the Paris
streets by going about with long
brush and pail of paste and sticking
posters, with the help of a pretty girl
assistant, at the busiest corners.
Crowds have followed the saturnine
Mariette. whose physiognomy since the
acquittal of her mistress occasionally
assumes grimace that passes for a
smile, and have guyed her as only a
Paris crowd can guy. They have
dinned into her ears popular music
hall song of which she is the heroine,
and cheered her ironically.
The police, after finding it impossi-
BILE the other day to stop these demon
strations in any other manner. arrest
ed her. At the station she burst into
loud laughter.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27

deposits zinc ore which in the early
days had little commercial value and
consequently, were left undisturbed.
Present market conditions make this
class of ore highly profitable and it
will now be mined and shipped.
Shoots of ore from four to five feet
in width. averaging SO per cent in
zinc and 30 ounces OF silver to the ton
extracted.
Before the mine closed the COM
pany had planned to tap the vein be-
are just as numerous as the bodies of
clean galena which have already been
low ths old workings, the fifth level
having demonstrated that there had
been falling off in values with
depth. 1t is announced that the COM
pany will begin driving a long tunnel
at an early date, to reach these rich
deposits far below the old workings"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
STRIKE END IS
NOT IN SIGHT
The Roads Refuse to Take Back
Striking Switchmen at
Once

st. Paul, Dec. 27.-All of the eff
forts OF Governor Eberhart to end the
strike have apparently failed because
of the refusal of the railroad officials
to agree to re-instate the men who
went out to their old positions at
once
Just at present the governor can
see no way to bring the contending
parties together. The final disagree
ment came at noon today, when Third
Vivc President Slade of the Northern
Pacific and J. NJ. Gruber, general
manager of the Great Northern hand
ed the governor a written communi-
cation in which they restated their
willingness to submit the matters of
wages and hours of labor to the Chi
cago conference, but that they could
not agree to reinstate the men to
their old positions at once but would
take them back when there were va
cancies. The railways have given the
men until Wednesday to accept their
offer of Friday.
Conference On.
OHICdSO, DcC. Sl.-hcpreSenCatlye
of the switchmen's union and the Of
ficials of the railroads resumed today
their discussion of the demands of
the railroad employees here. F.. O.
Melcher. vice president of the Chica-
go, Rock Island and Northern Paci-
fic railroad, acted as chairman of the
railroad conference committee. The
switchmen were represented by Vice
President S. E. Herberling and James
B. O'Connors of the switchmen's
union.
Arguments for the switchmen, who
were demanding 6 cents an hour with
double time for Sunday and holiday
work and time and half for over.
time. have already been presented
and the meeting today was scheduled
to take up the employers side of the
dispute. There was a general belief
that the railroads would offer to ar
bitrate the differences between them
e"A thA ,ahn- nraanizationa.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
A STARTLING
MOVEMENT IN
THE MARKET
Rock Island Advanced Thirty.
One Points in Five Minutes
Today
Conner WAS PROBABLY A
SQUEEZE OF THE SHORTS
Director Declares There Is Nothing in
the Affairs of the Company to Justify
the Sensational Advance In the
Price of the Stock.

New York, Dec. 27.-A startling
market movement that had all the ear
marks of a corner" eame today when
the common stock of the Rock Island
company within five minutes of the
opening rose from 5O! to 81, when it
settled back again, after heavy trad
ing, to SO. All this startling pyrotech-
mic advance of thirty-one points and
the equally surprising precipitation to
the opening sale price caused a shiver
of fear on the stock exchange. which
spread itself across continent of
brokers' wires, that corner" had
been effected in the stock of the Rock
Island company. A block of 1900
shares was sold at 81, the top price.
Rock Island common closed at 49E
last Friday. The fears of a corner
caused. heavy selling throughout the
securities list and there were numer-
Gus declines of from one to three
points. One of the directors of the
Rock Island, who is also connected
with the banking interest of the road,
said of the movement:
There is nothing in the affairs of
the company to account for the ad-
vanae in the price of the stock in such
a violent manner 1t appears to be a
squeeze of the shorts"
A meeting Of the board of gover-
nors of the New York stock exchange
was held at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon. 1t is reported that the COVER
nors at this meeting will inquire in
to the Rock Island stock episode of
this morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27

who are said to be responsible for
protecting certain gambling rings in
Chicago in open defiance of the law.
1t was admitted today that there will
be more indictments for gambling
next month and that in connection
with the general attack upon official
corruption and graft which is sched-
uled to be taken up by the January
grand jury there will be true bills for
the collection of graft from gambling
combinations.
A stir in this connection was caus-
ed today by the report that some
agents of the gambling combine who
have been on the inside agreed to
turn states evidence to aid Mr.. Way
man in his war.
Grand Jurors Give; Present.
Before adjourning today until We'd
nesday the grand jurors, through their
foreman, Harry G. Spearman, present.
ed Assistant States Attorney Victor
P. Arnold, with a diamond stickpin
for his excellent. courteous, gentle
manly manner and exceptional pro-
fessional ability displayed in conduct
ing the hearings before the grand
jury"
This is Christmas time and the
grand jurors as well as the states
attorney thought it would be rather
severe upon men to return indict-
ments to them as Christmas gifts, so
as matter of sentiment there being
really nothing to lose by a few days
delay we decided that the return of
the indictments be withheld until
next Wednesday morning." said Fore
man Spearnlan of the grand jury"
1t was pointed out by some observ-
ers that the delay only increases the
suspense of the men accused of
crime and gives the states attorney
three days in which to prepare addi-
tional indictments christmas spirit
is responsible for the Withholding of
certain indictments, that's ALL" said
Mr.. Wayman when questioned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
One Man Was Killed OUTRIGHT
and One Boy Was Fatally
Hurt
Car JUMPED THE TRACK
WHILE ROUNDING CURVE
The Fatality Was Caused by Being
Crushed When the Car Tipped Over
Boy Had Hand Severed While the
Others Were Less Seriously Injured

Detroit Mich, Dec. 27.-.-ore than
score of passengers were hurt last
night and one killed outright as the
result Of an interprhan car on the De-
troit United railways jumping the
track and tipping over. Frank Kendall
% years old, of Plymouth, Mich, was
crushed to death. Richard Roe, Z
years old, of Detroit. suffered the
cutting off of one of his hands, and is
In a critical condition. The other
passengers were less seriously hurt.
The accident happened on a curve
four miles north of tho village of
WAYNE,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
NAIL FACTORY
FOR Fl. WILLIAMS
Company Deposits Check With
City As Evidence of Good
Faith


Fort William, Ont. Dec. CIV. A.
Black passed through here last night.
He was met at the depot by the mayor
and other city officials and deposited
with them a check for SIS 900 OH behalf
of the Superior Rolling Mills company
a new concern that is to manufacture
wire nails, etc., here. This check is a
guarantee of good faith .y4d the agree
ment will come before the ratepayers
In January. The city agrees to give
ten acres of water frontage now owned
by the city. and the company stand
willing to put up check for S25, ,OOO
as a bond for this when the agreement
has been ratified. The latter check
is to be held by the city until the plant
is ready for operation, and then it will
be returned. The industry will be one
of the largest in Canada.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
CHRISTMAS FOR
THE GAMBLERS
True Bills Withheld by Chica-
go Grand Jury Because of

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Indictments
were voted late Friday by the Decem-
ber grand jury against number of
Chicago gamblers. Because of
Christmas sentiment it was decided
not to return the true bills today.
Until next Wednesday morning the
gamblers, as we'll as coal dealers, who
are named as defendants in indict-
ments voted by the grand jury may
go around free without furnishing
bonds because by special determina-
tion of States Attorney Wayman and
the December grand jury there will
be no open court action until then.
Seven true bills voted against
gamblers have been drafted by As
sistant States Attorney Thomas Mar
shall. Indictments involving three
men in the coal contract deals of the
Chicago Fire Appliance company and
the NJ. H. Rogers & Co. coal concern
are being withheld because it is
Christmas time and for no other rea-
son, it was declared in the states at
torney's Office.
O'Malley Among Defendants.
Patrick O'Malley, saloonkeeper at
Clark and Polk streets, and some of
Mont Tennes' men are among the de-
PENDANTS in the Indictments voted on
charges of gambling. The indict-
ments which Mr.. Marshall has draft
ed are not like the gambling indict-
ments of other years, but are drawn
with the. specific purpose of laying
foundation for prison punishment in
the event of proof of previous con-
victions for gambling.
O'Malley, whose place at Clark and
Polk streets has been the target many
times, is in great danger. Two in
dictments have been voted against
him and the counts in them recite
previous convictions for gambling.
Some Others Under Fire.
Herman Greinke. said to be an
agent Of Mont Tennes, who has been
operating in cigar store in Clark
street. near Lake street; Frank
Smith, who in reality is contlden-
tial man of the Mount Tennes COM
bination; Frank Weise, who is said
to have operated at Indiana avenue
and 31st street; Frederick Heicke, an
other alleged Mont Tennes lieuten-
ant, and mysterious John Doe,
whose correct name is withheld and
whose operations are alleged as hav-
ing been carried on at West Madi-
son street place, are defendants in
indictments.
Forerunner Of General Fight.
The attack upon the gamblers is
merely the forerunner OF general
a0ht nm tina nnlitfniana and nf3niaia