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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
OIL ENOUGH FOR ALL AMERICA.
California Wells Pumped $4,000, 900
Barrels Last Year-Are Good
for a Century.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. G.
California's petroleum output is great
enough to operate the factories of
America and oil experts estimate that
the supply to be drawn from is suf-
ficient to drive the machinery of the
country for century to come. The
Coalinga fields alone would stand
good for so of those 100 years. Santa
Barbara fields are close second and
the Los Angeles and Fullerton dis
tricts help to make up the total.
Not only can California take care
of the whole country. but 1t has step
ped into the ranks of chief exporters
of petroleum; in addition its contri-
buttons to the gasoline, coal, oil, dis
tillate and lubricating oil markets of
the world are by no means small.
1t is the output of petroleum in
particular that means so much in
reckoning California's Industrial re-
sources. Petroleum is a recognized
necessity in manufactures, principally
by reason OF its cheapness. In this
respect California took a decided
lead of the other states in 1903 with
its 100000 barrels of production.
This amount steadily increased In the
years following until this year Cali
fornia petroleum production has
reached the stupendous total of 50,-
900, 900 barrels. Only Kansas came
at all near this mark In 1907. when
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
ACCUSE MAN AND WIFE OF
A DARING HOLD UP GAME.
Said TO Have Secured $1,000 From
Formers Employer at Point
of Revolver.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 6.-Fleet-
wood Lester. travelling salesman for
the Southern Supply company, and
his wife are in jail charged with hold
ing up Hardaway Young, president
of the company. at the point of a
revolver at the formers home this
afternoon and robbing him of $5,-
6O0.25.
Ii Is charged that Lester telephon-
ed to Young to come to his house to
discuss the sale of Testers stock in
the company. When Young entered
the Lester home. 1t is alleged, Lester
forced him at the point of a revolver
to write an order to his cashier dir
Getting him to pay Mrs. Lester s5.-
600.25. the alleged amount of Les
ters stock.
Mrs. Lester took the order to the
cashier, who wrote out a check for
the amount and identified her at the
bank. Mrs. Lester cashed the check
and then returned to her home,
where Young was held practically a
prisoner, and gave the money to her
husband. Two hours later, after his
release. Young swore out warrants
against Mr.. and Mrs. Lester. charging
them with robbery and they were
arrested. They decline to make any
statement.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
MINING WI.IrER DEAD.
Jose Donahac of Goldfeld Suceumbs
To pneumonia--Had Accom-
plished Much for State.

GOLDEIELD. Feb. 6.-Jose Dona-
hue. IA pioneer newspaper man of
Cripple Creek. Colo. and well
known mining writer. died here to-
day of pneumonia, after an illness of
one week. Mr.. Donahue had for
some time been associated with the
GoItIficld News as its mining editor.
lie was writer of wide acquaintance
and much ability and his services
were of much value to the mining In
dustry of the state during the time of
his residence in IL. dating from the
early days of Goldfcid.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

eighteen passengers were slightly
hurt by the oyerturning of train
near Jocko. Ont.
E. II. Hartman yesterday visited
Savannah City hall. and made a
short address to the mayor and alder
men.
+. c. Aldr'ch. who admitted steal
ing $4,000 and eloping with a
woman he never married. was SEN
tanced at Jackson. Mich, to four
years in prison.
After the taxicab he drove had run
down and killed Mrs. Edith Webb at
Chicago, Halle Stokes speeded away
but was overtaken by the police, and
admitted his responsibility.
Penniless and two days without
f ,od, Vincent G. Ushkuris and his
wife convinced Chicago police that
they had made their way by walking
and on freight cars to that city from
st. Louis.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
TWENTY LIVES KNOWN LOST
IN THE FLOODS IN GERMANY

in combination with Oklahoma. A.
100000 barrels were turned out.
The Kern river district was the
one most heavily concerned during
1908. From there alone $4,000, Zoo
barrels were reported; Coalinga fol-
lowed with 100000; Santa Bar
bara next with 100000 and Fuller
ton and the Salt Lake district tied
for the total output of 100000 as
much as all California produced in
1903. Other districts ran as follows:
McKittrick. 3,50O,000: Sunset, l.
100000; Whittier, 100000; Los
Angeles city, AIS. 900; Midway. 400,-
600 and Ventura, 100000.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
CAN PASS THE
CENSUS BILL
HOUSE LEADERS PROPOSE OVER
RULING THE PRESIDENT
MATTER PUT OVER TO OPPOR-
TUNE TIME DURING WEEK.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-An at
tempt will be made in the house. ac-
cording to the plans of the leaders,
to pass the census bill which Presi-
dent Roosevelt vetoed yesterday over
his head. Action on the veto will be
postponed until an opportune time
next week.
In his message the president says
he vetoed the bill with extreme re-
luctance, realizing the value of time
in beginning of the census. While
he does not believe in the doctrine
that to the victor belongs the spoils,
he thinks less of the doctrine that
the spoils be divided between pro-
fessional politicians on both sides.
The president objected to the bill
because 1t did not provide that ap-
pointments be made after competi-
tive examination from list of eligi-
bles furnished by the civil service
commission.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
EARTH QUWERs OMINoUsLY.
shocks becoming More Frequent and
Intense In Quake Zone.

MONTELBONE Feb. 6.-Earth
shocks here average a dozen daily
and apparently they are increasing
in number and intensity. The refu-
gees are in a constant state of alarm
and the vast majority of them have
decided to emigrate to America as
soon as they can obtain transporta-
tion.
On the distant horizon Mount Etna
can be seen emitting an immense col
umn of smoke. which. being white.
the people consider bad omen.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
HILLSIDE SINKS IN EARTH.
Fifty Years Of Internal Mine Fire
Create Vacuum.

1AMAQUA. Pa. Feb. Sum
nit Hill was today visited by the
largest cavein in the history of an
thracite coal mining, when an entire
mountain side for distance of 500
feet sank to a depth OF over so feet
into the coal workings devasted for
the past so years by the celebrated
burning mine fire.
The presumption Is that at the
point where the fall occurred the fire
has eaten out all the coal. Aroused
by the noise, people rushed from their
homes, fearing an earthquake, only to
be driven to shelter again by the sui
phur fumes.
The fall occurred within stones
throw of the residential section and
thousands of people are visiting the
scene
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
sPERRY SANS GUILTY.
Captain of Georgia Is Relieved From
Duty and Ordered Home In
Disgrace.

z GIBRALTAR. Feb. Captain E.
f. Qualtrough of the battleship Geor-
gia has been found guilty of being
intoxicated on duty and OF conduct
phejudicial to the good name of the
navy, and has been suspended from
duty for six months. with the loss of
ten numbers in rank. Captain Quail
trough was today detached from the
feet and ordered home.
This decision came from Admiral
Sperry following his review of the
testimony and recommendation of
the court martial. which left 1t with
him to exercise his judgment as to
whether it's verdict OF not guilty
should be sustained. The admiral
held that the facts were against the
captain.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
SMALLER STREAMS NOW SUBSID-
ING But THE BIG RIVERS con-
TINrE WORKING GREAT HAV-
OC-CASUALTIES LARGE.

BERLIN. Feb. 6.-Many cases of
loss of life continue to be reported
from various places in Germany in
connection with the recent floods
The waters of the smaller streams are
now subsiding, but the larger rivers.
like the Elbe and Rhine, are still
rising.
The lower sections of Frankfort
on-Main are flooded. A terrific hur-
ricane ragged In the Rhine valley last
night and demolished the Wiesbaden
machinery hall and other buildings
in the course of the river overflow.
Along the Danube several villages
are threatened with partial destruc-
tion.
Several railroads over the conflu-
eace of the Rhine on the north side
have been swept away and all trains
from Cologne up the river are being
sent over the tracks on the south
bank. At Giessen the river Lain is
16 feet above the normal. the high
est In its history. The valley be-
tween Giessen and Wetzler appears
as an immense lake. The rivers of
Silesia also are very high and many
miles of territory are flooded.
The bridge at the mouth of the
river Lain has been swept away
Seven miners returning from the
potash mines near Brockhausen,
Brunswick. were drowned in the
flood and three other victims have
been reported from the Grea. This
makes a total of 20 casualties.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
DYNAM|TED A
TENEMENT
SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE
THROWN INTO PANIC-RUSH
FROM BUILDING WITH SCAR
LET FEVER CHILDREN.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6-Several hun
dred people were thrown into a panic
and the lives of a number of children
suffering scarlet fever may be lost
as the result of the explosion of a
bomb outside the vestibule of an East
Seventy-fifth street tenement house
this evening.
The police believe the affair to be
"Black Hand" outrage. as a grocer
who occupied a store room on the
ground floor of eae building which
was blown up had received threaten
ing letters.
The tenants of the building fled
into the street, carrying several chill
dren with scarlet fever. In the
street they mingled with thousands
OF men, women and children who
quickly assembled and 1t is probable
that the scarlet fever epidemic In the
quarter will be much extended.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
IN NEVADA LEGISLATURES.

CARSON, Feb. 6.-The senate of
the Nevada legislature showed its
disposition toward anti-Japanese leg
islation today, when the Dodge as
sembly resolution, asking for a war
feet in the Pacific and which also re-
ferred to the Japanese as "A menace
to American peace" came up. The
resolution passed the assembly unan-
imously and was reported favorably
to the committee in the senate, but
when it was placed on third reading,
Woodbury. Republican, moved that
the measure be tabled. His motion
prevailed, without a dissenting vote,
the Democrats voting with him.
The Giffen anti-Japanese resolu-
tion is held in the committee of judi
ciary, and should that committee re-
lease the resolution it wifi meet the
same fate as the warship measure.
1t was framed to table the Giffen
resolution by a Republican member,
bu, before he could take action an
other Republican, who had not been
taken into his confidence, referred
the resolution to the judiciary COM
mittee. That the resolution is dead,
il can be positively stated.
This afternoon Senator Newlands'
letter from Washington was read 10
the senate. The copy used was that
sent out by the Associated Press and
printed this morning. Adjournment
was then taken until Monday.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
DELAWARE IL LAUNCHED.
biggest Fighting Machine of the
Present .,avy Goes Into
the Water.

NEWPORT NEWS. Feb. 0.-The
great battleship Delaware was sue
cessfully launched from the yards of
the builders today. The launching
WAS Witnessed by great crowd of
spectators present by special invita-
tion and was In many ways very
notable occasion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
MANY FATALITIES HAD IN.
BIC SOUTHERN STORMS
LIQUOR MEN TO HOLD
MEETINGS, OVER COUNTRY

LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. e.
The National Model License
league, an organization of the
liquor interests and associated
trades. is planning to hold
series of sectional conventions
throughout the United States.
The object of these meetings
will be 10 organize thorough
~ the trade in the various sec
tions with the aim of securing
uniform license laws. The
league will advocate high Ii
eense in the belief that such
course will best protect all in
terests.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07

LIFE WORTH $3.50
IN THIS GEORGIA COURT

WAYCROSS, Ca, Feb. 6.-Tt
cost Lynch Williams $3.50 to
commit murder. After being a
fugitive from justice for four
years, Williams surrendered
yesterday and was given imme-
diate trial. He was allowed
to plead guilty of shooting at
another and was given the al
tentative of fine of $3.50 or
nine months imprisonment. He
paid the fine. There were nit
igating circumstances in connee-
tion with the shooting.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
STATEHOOD MEN JUBILANT.
Arrangement for Hearing of Bill
Monday Week Creates Much
Satisfaction.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The
statehood bill admitting New Mexico
and Arizona separately will probably
he brought up for consideration in
the house week from Monday. The
statehood advocates are jubilant over
this arrangement, which they con-
slider To he certain of gaining the re-
suit for which they have long striven,
before the end of the present con-
gress.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
DISGRACE FOR CHINESE.

PEKIN. Feb. Chen Pi, presi-
dent of the board of communications.
and three under secretaries of the
board. were dismissed in disgrace to-
day on charges of corruption.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
BANKRUPTCY LAW STANDS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-By a vote
of III to 1872, the house today re-
fused to repeal the national bank
ruptcy law.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
HEPBURN SAYS MN.
Report That He Has Dropped Com
test l. Emphatically False.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Sits a
lie, and therefore | don't care to
say anything about it," replied Con-
gressman Hepburn of Iowa when
asked today If the report was true
that he had abandoned mis- contest
against Jameson. Democrat. for his
seat in congress.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
-'FARLAND TAKES ON HYLAND.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. g.
Packey Mcfarland and Dick Hyland
have been matched to fight 20 rounds
in this city ON February 22. The Nc
Farland- Powell fight has been called
on.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
IiEET STARTS ON THE
LAST LEG OF VOYAGE,

GIBRALTAR, Feb. 0.-The
American battieship feet sailed
at II O'Clock today for Hamp-
ton Roads, where II is due Feb
ruaiy -. Upon its arrival 1t
will have finished It's cruise of
the world. the most remarkable
and successful In the history OF
the nations.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. G.
Mayor George II. Prior of Cullman.
Ala, wires that seven persons are
known to have been killed in that
county by tornado. but that wire
communication is cut of with the
stricken locality. At Kayosa. a min
ing camp. west OF birmingham. on
the Southern railway today, five
houses were blown down. but only
one man was injured. a MIR. Logan
The property loss in the territory
north of Birmingham is heavy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07

MONROE. La, Feb. "a small
tornado at Roscoe. 26 miles south of
Monroe. wrecked the public school
building. blew down house and
caused heavy damage In other ways.
At Monroe the rain was torrential
and the wind violent.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
Telegraph Lines Out of
Commission and News
Still Meaeer From
Many Districts.
FEARED THAT THE WORST Is
YET TO ISE LEAi,NED-HAD
PROPORTIONS OF TORNADo-
PROPERTY LOSS OF MILLIONS

ATLANTA. Ga. Feb. 0-The storm
which passed over Mississippi, Ala
bama and Georgia yesterday reached
the proportions of tornado. More
than IA uozen people were killed and
as many fatally injured. II il be-
lievcd that fuller reports will increase
the fatalities. At present there are
many telegraph lines down and only
meager details are obtainabIc from
the more severely stricken localities.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
Silence Carries Singing
Rebuke to Blood Yelp-
ing patriots Senate
Kills House Actions.
WA. TALK Is FROWNED DOWN
PRESIDENT HOLDS MORE con-
FERENCEs WITH NIXON AND
CALIFORNIAN-S SERIOUS.

TOXIC, Feb. 6.-Passage by the
turc of its anti-Japanese resolution
was received here with remarkable
indifference. The text of the resolu-
ton aroused active resentment only
i'm the columns of the second rate
press.
Leading newspapers point out that
Nevada is "A small state and that its
legislature does not necessarily rep
resent the sentiment of all the people,
even of Nevada.
the absence of extended comment
i'm the papers is believed to be due
to the action of the California legis-
lature i'm defeating the Drew anti
alien land bill and the resolution of
the New York board of trade and
President Rooseyelt's letter and tel
egrams to Governor Gillett.
The leading newspapers comment
fayorably today on the present as
pect of the situation, but notwith-
standing the improved tone of the
Toxic press. the action of the Cali
fornia and Nevada legislatures has
created a feeling among Japanese
commercial interests which is cal
eulaled to damage the position of
the United States with Japan, which
formerly was steadily becoming
stronger.
WASHINGTON. r'eb. 6-The pres
ident had conferences today with Sen
ator Flint, of California, and Senator
Nixon, of Nevada. He persisted with
these gentlemen in his representa-
tions that the situation would become
critical If these states insisted on
legislation that would be insulting to
the Japanese. who, he said. were act
ing with dignity under the prevail
ing circumstances. The two senators
agreed to urge the legislatures of
their states against taking action on
japanese measures.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07
MRS. e. CALDWELL. MRS.
JAMES MEANS and 4 LITTLE

CHILD OF VIII Story. Mrs. Story Is
reported fatally injured. All of these
are at Sulphur Springs. Texas.
AT Rolling Fork. Miss. four were
killed and at Booth. Miss, six met
death.
At Ennis and Waxahachie. Texas.
and Roscoe. La. many houses were
demolished Arkansas and upper
Louisiana rice fields were damaged.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07

LOUISVILLE, n.y., Feb. 6.-i,eath
for score of people. losses of mil
lions of dollars in property and the
crippling of many telegraph wires. re-
suited from the series of small tor
nadoes that swept the south Tennes-
see line TO the Texas Panhandle yes
terday. The known deaths thus far
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07

Affords Opportuni-
ties Unexcelled.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-07

biggest Copper Dis
trict OF the Country
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Fortunes in Potato Crop.

Muskogee, Ok, May 3 Potato
farmers along the Arkansas and
Verdigris river bottoms will reap a
rich harvest on their crops this year.
There Is a shortage in the potato
crop over the country, while In this
country the crop is better than It
has been for years. One man, Otto
Rogers, OF Fort Gibson, has 700
acres planted In potatoes. II the
present price keeps up, he will make
$4,000.
In the neighborhood of Fort Glib
son are many other potato growers
who will make small fortunes. Jack
Lawrence, the potato king OF Musko.
gee, who has a farm a few miles from
the city, says his crop is the best In
years. The tubers are selling at
$3.50 a bushel. The farmers believe
the price will hold up to $1,25. In
the potato belt the rich bottom land
yields from fifty to 200 bushels to
the acre. Two crops a year are
grown here.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
State Food Inspector.

Is your store clean? II not, you
had better hurry. DR.. W. p. Cutler
state dairy and food commissioner
Is getting ready to send inspectors
TO every town In the state TO see
that the provisions OF the law are
being lived up TO, and these inspec,
tors will have only one instruction
In common, and that is: "Take no
excuse for uncleanliness.
DR.. Cutler will have the groceries,
butcher shops, restaurants and
hotels inspected and the record
placed on score cards. These cards
will be kept on file, where they will
be open 30 the public.
A grocery store will be graded &C.
cording to ventilation and light,
floors, walls, fixtures, screens, re
irigerator, butter and cheese, veg
etables, display goods In store, side.
walk display, cellar and cellar stock,
back room and yard, personnel. BY
this means the most sanitary store
In a town may be known.
"Germs cannot thrive much In sun
light" says DR.. Cutler. THAT is
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
A Survivor Of Texas Struggles

Springfield Republic.
All over Texas last week was cele.
brsted the seventy.th third anniversary
OF the battle OF San Jacinto, wherein
the little army OF Texans, command,
ed by General Sam Houston, crush.
ed an overwhelming force Of Mexican
soldiers under General Santa Anna,
There Is one survivor OF that Tex.
an Army, Alfonso Steele, Of Mexia,
"a years old, and still vigorous. He
visited Austin last winter and ad-
dressed the Legislature In joint ses,
sion. He was voted a handsome
gold medal, and a painting OF him is
to be made and hung In the State
Capitol. There Is one other survivor
OF General Houston's army, Captain
Zuber, OF Austin, but he did not par.
ticipste In the battle Of San Jacinto,
that won for Texas her independence
from Mexico.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
5000 Pounds of Fish at One
Haul.

The draining Of she Besll lake,
mention OF which was made in the
Review SONS time ago, has been com
pleted, and over 5000 pounds oifine
fish, worth several hundreds OF dol
lars, we're secured by the instigators
OF the scheme. Perhaps the finest
fish taken from the lake, while not
the largest, was a black bass weigh
ing a fraction less than eight pounds.
To drain this lake ditch nearly a
quarter Of a mile In length and Ii
feet In depth had to be cut, but the
workmen we're well paid for their la
Dor by the sale Of the fish.
Ii is stated that a carload OF mud
turtles were captured when the water
went-they turned these loose, no
doubt.-Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-06
Body Not Found.

The.body of little Myrtle MeKesl,
drowned in the Marias des Cygnes
liver one week ago Monday, has not
yet been recovered, reports the Re-
view.
Hardly an hour has elapsed since
the accident but some one was work
ing.
There was a crowd OF nearly $50
volunteers on hand Sunday, many
OF them from Rich Hill, and the river
bed was thoroughly dragged sgain,
but TO no avail. All have given up
hope. Every known scheme has
been put to she test, and she search.
ers have even resorted TO the super
natural, Someone suggested that
any Of the child's wearing apparel
thrown into the river where the body
entered the water would settle to the
boston, near the corpse. This was
tried, but, OF course, failed. The
garments circled In the whirlpools as
the body had done, and then were
carried down stream by the current,
seemingly in the exact path as the
body had traversed, but shat was
all that came OF Il. These clothes
we're cast In the river Wednesday.
Sunday they were fished out OF the
river, but the child was not near
them.
A section OF woven wire fencing has
been stretched across she river half
mile below the place OF accident In
order to catch the body, should 1t
rise unseen and float away.