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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
MINING. ACTIVITY
IN COAST PROVINCE
SLOGAN Star Property to Re-
sumo Operations Soon
Litigation Ended

Spokane, WASH, Dec. 27-From ev-
cry camp in the province of British
Columbia come reports of marked
revival in mining activity and of no
district is the evidence of this move
ment more positive than in the SLOGAN
country, which. with the exception of
the Occur d'Alenes, has no rival in
the northwest as a producer of lead
and zinc while the high averages of
silver values in it's ores places it in
an unique position.
The reopening of the SLOGAN Star
mine, under the direction of Byron N.
White of Spokane. president and man.
ager since it's discovery, in a short
time means much to the district. The
management has plans under consid-
Grafton for extensive development in
the old workings, where there are
large ore reserves, and on some of
the recently acquire properties. up
on which exploration has been car
ried on for some time. The latter
workings have disclosed an immense
ore body and it is expected that the
output will be fully double that of
former days. The value of the ore
produo ID by the SLOGAN Star prior to
its closing, was $3,O00,000, of which
S557 800. or 1892 per cent was paid
in divide~ds.
Will Resume Operations.
The discovery of its bonanzas in
the fall of 1891 gave Spokane it's first
great impetus toward supremacy
among the towns of the Inland EN-
pire," said H. W. c. Jackson, mining
expert of Spokane, "and through the
slump in the price of silver in 1898
and the subsequent panic dealt the
SLOGAN country blow from which it
reeled for a time, it poured forth
wealth with lavish hand during the
later COS and throughout the follow
ing decade. Of late it has suffered a
partial eclipse, due TO variety of
causes, not the least of which was
the fact that for the last eight years
Its foremost producer was practically
debarred from anything but develop
ment operations by litigation concern
Ing the ownership of its principal
ore shoot. This litigation is now end
ed, the final settlement papers hav-
ing been signed three weeks ago, and
the SLOGAN Star mines will resume
operations on much larger scale
than ever at an early date.
while the litigation was in prog
ress the company was unfortunate in
losing many Of it's buildings, destroyed
by snowslides. Besides rebuilding
these the company will now proceed
to overhaul its fumes and construct
a tramway preparatory to operating
it's concentrator in British Columbia.
its facilities for saving the zinc con-
tents of the ore being unsurpassed
anywhere.
Deposits of Zince Ore.
I'm the old workings. besides vast
bodies of concentrating galena ore
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
BODY OF VICTIM
Of D|AB0L|CAL
OUTRAGE FOUND
Boy Missing Since December
15-Body Found in Aban.
doned House
WAS PRACTICALLY NUDE AND
THROAT TERRIBLY LlCERAIED
Whole Detective Force Of the CITY n
Working for q Solution of the Crime
Victim Was Only Fourteen Years
Of Age.

Pittsburg. Dec. 27.-Practically the
entire detective force of Greater
Pittsburg attempted the solution to-
day Of the death of James lawrence
Friel, the 14-year-old boy, whose
body was found yesterday in an atan-
doned house in the north side prac-
tically nude, frozen stiff and with the
throat terribly lacerated with knife.
Young Friel had been missing from
his home since December is. The
search by the police and family was
without avail until yesterday when
small boy, playing in The rooms Of
the abandoned house, accidentally
stumbled onto the body.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
Atlantic Coast Swept by Gil
gantic Tidal Wave-Im-
mense Property Loss
SNOW FALL THE GREATEST m
HISTORY Of WEATHER BUREAU
General Business Is Tied up Worse
Than 1t Has Been for Years-Seyer.
al Days Required to Get Conditions
Back to Normal.

Washington, Dec. GA Christmas
blizzard, the severest stor-l experienced
In the east in twenty years, tied UP
local traffic this morning in cities
from Pennsylvania to Maine and dis
arranged train schedules throughout
hall e dozen states. The conditions,
however, are rapidly improving, and
the railroads and municipalities are
today bending every effort to move
the intercity and local traffic. There
is re 7son to believe the ,nditions will
be normal again by Tuesday night,
when another. storm is expected from
the west.
A number of persons have met their
death through exposure or accident,
five in Philadelphia and a dozen or
more in New York. TIE final reports
of the fatalities in New England have
not yet come to hand.
Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-Philadel-
phia today was still in she grip of
the blizzard which descended upon
this section of the country OIL Christ
mas day. General business was tied
up worse than for many years and
the prospects were that it would be
several days before the conditions be-
came normal. Railroad traffic ana
street car service are still in bad
shape.
The snow fall was one of the great
est in the history of the weather
bureau and caught the railroads,
street car companies and other pub
lie service concerns wholly unpre-
pared to cope withathe situation. Re-
ports received early today showed
that five persons lost their lives dur
ing the storm, most of the deaths oc-
curing during the height of the
storm Christmas night. and Sunday
morning. In each case death was due
to exhaustion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
SETH BULLOCK
LANDS AGAIN
Will Be Reappointed United
States Marshal for South
Dakota District

Washington, Dec. 27.-It was an.
nounced at the white house today
that Seth Bullock, United States mar
shal for South Dakota, is to be re.
appointed for another term of four
years from January 13, next. Bull
lock has been known as a close per.
sonal friend of Theodore Roosevelt.
The re-appoiintmeat is said to be both
recognition of what Bullock has
done as well as compliment to tho
former president.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
BATTED WILSON,

State College, Pa, Dec. 27.-Secre.
tary Wilson of the department of agri-
culture. and Joseph W. Hunter, state
highway commissioner. shared the
openly expressed criticism of tho
Pennsylvania grange at Saturday aft.
ernoon's session. Resolutions we're
adopted condemning Secretary VIII
Son for opposing DIR. Wiley. the pare
food expert, and for publishing the
gross value of farm products with.
out anything qualifying or explaaa-
tory"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
RAPs- THE DECREE
Kansas State Bank Examiner Not Sat,
iSfied With ODiniOn.

Topeka, Dec. 27.-J. N. Dolley, state
bank commissioner, sees in the decis-
ion of the federal court today enjoin-
ing the operation of the bank guaranty
law the subserviency of the state to
the federal laws. In a signed state
ment Mr.. Dooley says:
II have not read the opinion as
handed down by the federal court and
have not discussed the matter with
the states attorneys who handled this
case. will be governed by their ad-
vice as to the next legal steps, but l
am certain my attorneys will fight to
the last ditch to uphold this law.
wish to Il that vas speaker of the
house when this law was passed and
the people of Kansas, who are mostly
ban!- depositors, demanded it at that
time, and in no uncertain language.
The People "NOt Allowed to Rulc.'
This law was on the statute books
when became bank commissioner
and I have put forth every effort to
execute it faithfully and successfully
That ! have succeeded is shown by
the fact that more than one-half of
the state banks already have come
into the fund or made application.
Had not the law been nullified by the
federal court practically all of the
state banks would have been admitted
within ninety days.
II regret that the laws of Kansas as
we'll as the other states of our nation
can be nullified at the pleasure of the
federal courts especially as to our
laws at this time, when our own su-
preme court had the same question
before it for consideration. 1t is very
plain to me, and believe will be
plain to the people of Kansas. that
this Is a case wherein the people are
not allowed to rule"
The State to Appeal at Once.
Politicians opposed to the present
administration were bubbling over
with mirth over the decision. Ex-
Senator Chester I. Long was one of
the lawyers fighting the state. He
opposed the bank guaranty on the
stump and in the Republican conven-
ton that elected delegates to the ma
tional convention. The politicians see
in this vindication of his stand.
There is no doubt but that the state
will appeal the suit as quickly as it is
possible to do SO. Some of the state
house employees were discussing the
possibilities of special session of the
Legislature to pass another law, but
when the fact that the court held that
the guaranty itself was unconstitu-
tional became known 1t was thought
that there was no possibility of the
governor calling an extra session, as
1t is not likely that any other law on
the same subject would do any good.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
Cancels Engagement,

Washington, Dec. 27.-On account
of the uncertain traffic conditions be-
cause of the storm, President Taft
has cancelled his engagement to dine
tonight in New York city with An
drew Carnegie and to speak before
the American Historical association
in Carnegie hall.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
zELAYA NOW ON
NEUTRAL GROUND
Gunboat Carrying Fugitive Ex.
President Touched at
Mexican Potr !

Salina Cruise, Mexico. Dec. o.
The Mexican gunboat General Guer-
rero having on board ex-President
Zelaya of Nicaragua, who fled from
Managua by way of Corinto on Christ
mas eve, docked here at o'clock this
morning.
Accompanying the former presi-
dent were the ex-minister of war and
four Nicaraguans. The gunboat ar
rived off this port last night but
anchored outside the harbor until this
morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
New York Showed In.

New York, Dec. 27.-Eighteen per-
sons in and near New York perished
in the Christmas blizzard or from ac.
cfdents caused thereby. Six of this
number died from exposure after be-
ing caught in snow drifts which they
were unable to penetrate. Others
were drowned and seeral were killed
by trains.
Hard work all night by thousands
of men on the city's street broke a
tie-up caused by the greatest Decem.
ber storm In years. While the incoming
trains were still delayed on some
railroads and surface car traffic was
by no means normal, the acute phase
of the congestion caused by the ten
inch fall of snow was thing of the
past this morning. Snow banks
many feet high obstructed the chief
thoroughfares where the shovels had
been busy, and street traffic of all
sorts sought the cleared off car
tracks. Seven thousand men en-
ployed by Street Commissioner Ed
wards made the snow fly in the
streets and avenues of New York
during the night and additional
forces were put at work today. While
this afforded relief of the city itself
there was still much trouble In the
outlying districts where stalled cars
were numerous.
Went Down
Boston, Dec. 27-Masses of wreck.
nge apparently front the five masted
schooner Davis Palmer of Boston
were found on the beach at Hull today
anG It is believed that the vessel
struck 0n one OF the outer leilges OF
the harboi during yesterdays storm,
and went to pieces with the loss OF
all on board, a total of twelve men
The Pallner was sighted off Cane Cod
on Saturday in Massachusetts, bay.
Five million dollars loss Is the esti-
mate made today of the havoc wrought
in and around Boston by the blizzard
which yesterday swept New England,
and drove record tide over the coast,
No fatalities have been reported be.
sides the four known to have occurred
yesterday in Chelsea, where the tidal
wave bursting through the dyke along
the island end flooded eighty acres
of homes, and forced $500 persons to
fee, scantily clothed, into the raging
stream. Thirty-two cities and towns
which last night were plunged in
darkness owing to the cutting OFF OF
the electric light service hope to have
their lighting facilities restored by to-
night. The storm was easily the
greatest that New England has ex.
perienced in eleven years. All along
the coast phenomenal tides were re-
ported. In many places. the sea walls
were battered to pieces, boulevarda
rased and curbS and houses along the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27

shore damaged. In Boston the tide
swcnt over the wharves, across Allan
ito avenue and as far inland as the
chamber Of commerce. 1t Is estimated
that the damage in this section will
reach at least 100000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27
No Change,

Washington, Dec. 27.-The DOCKING
of the General Guerrero, the Mexican
gunboat, at Salina Cruz, with former
President Zelaya and his party on
board, is not regarded as a change in
the former presidents plans. AS un-
derstood here, it was his purpose at
the time he left Managua to proceed
to the City of Mexico, and there is no
doubt that will be his destination,
How long he will remain in Mexico,
however, is not known here. The de-
parture of Zelaya from Nicaragua Is
not regarded in official circles here,
as at all conclusive that he will es-
cape punishment for his crimes in
that country. The United States gov
ernment has never taken any steps
whatever for the apprehension OF
Zelaya or to prevent his leaving the
country. 1t preferred to proceed with
deliberation, knowing that should his
presence in Nicaragua be required at
any time to answer for his misdeeds.
his person could be secured with lit.
tie or no difficulty.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-27

THE WEATHER,
North Enthusiastically fair
tonight and Tuesday. Not much
change in temperature. !.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
NEWS NOTES
OF NEW CASTLE
Town People Want Council TO
Rid Streets of Leaves
claI 10 THE EVENINC3 JOTTRNAT.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Nov. 12-John +.
Reynolds. purchased at public sale here
yesterday two frame houses in Clayton
street.
In Elltinton's big room tomorrow the
women Of the Baptist Church will hold a
bake.
city Council will be asked to remove
the piles of leaves and mud at Sixth and
Delaware streets. Proprty owners have
cleaned out cutters and the leaves have
remained so long in the street that much
Of the material is back in the cutters
again.
Brownson football team will tackle st.
Peters team tomorrow afternoon.
The Baldt Steel mill the other day cast
one piece that required over $1,000 pounds
Of steel The company has been making
some large castings Of late
The Brylgon Steel Company is getting
buster and more heats will be poured of
during the week than for some time past.
It is expected that a frst-class basket
ball team will be organized here.
Residents Of the south and western sec
tions Of the city will oppose the borrow
ing Of money for street improvement. No
money has been extended on these streets
in the sections named None OF the $4,000
will find its way there should the cash be
borrowed. Those advocating the borrow
ing Of the money must come out in the
open and tell what they want.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
PORT PENN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
PORT PENN. Del. Nov. 12-Mrs. L.
ID. Yearsley is spending some time with
relatives at Newport
Mrs. Martha Yearsley and daughter,
Miss Myrtle. have been visiting friends in
Easton, Md.
Mrs. clayton johnson. Of Earlviile. Nd,
visited her mother. Mrs. Frank Johnson
this week.
Mrs. A. Cordery and son Edward have
gone to Wilmington to spend the winter.
Mrs Ellis Hale has returned home af-
ter visit with her brother at Earlvllle.
Md.
Mrs william Dyer has returned from
Philadelphia where she spent several days
with relatives.
Miss Bertha Mofhtt of Philadelphia. Is
visiting Miss Moilie Klethley.
Mrs. Laura Maberry has returned to
her home.
Mrs. Sadie Fleming has returned TO her
home I'm Wilmington after a visit with
her son serick Fleming.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
SEAFORD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFORD, Del. Nov. 12-Miss Eliza
beth Hobbs, Of Laurel, is the guest of
relatives here.
Harlan Williams, OF Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents here.
Emory Watson. Of Princess Anne.
visited his parents here this week.
Roland Wright has returned from a
visit with relatives at Preston and
Choptank Maryland.
w. X. Morgan spent part Of the week
in Wilmington as the guest Of William
Ford.
j. f. Layton and John Harris. of
Bridgeville, were visitors here this
week
S. E. Thompson spent part Of the
week at laurel
Miss Nellie Scott. who has been
spending several months with relatives
and friends in New Rochelle, New
York, Norfolk and Philadelphia, has
returned home
Miss Eva Lane. OF Wilmington. has
returned home after stay Of several
weeks with relatives here.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
SMYRNA CHURCH
PULPIT VACANT

SMYRNA. Del, Nov 1.-THE Rev.
J. r. Milligan. of ST. Georges, stated
clerk of the New Castle Presbytery
has declared the pulpit Of the Presby-
terian Church here vacant The Rev.
Arthur Richards, pastor of the church.
Il will be remembered, recently re-
signed 20 accept the pastorate of the
Doe Run Presbyterian Church. near
Coatesville. Pa Mr.. Millgan ex-
pressed regret that Mr. Richards was
TO leave this church and Presbytery
and in declaring the pulpit vacant. an
nounced that the Smyrna Presbyter-
ians were i'm a position TO receive and
hear candidates. Next Sunday the
Rev. ]. c. Lovegood. OF Wayne. Pa,
the first Of the candidates. will occupy
the pulpit both morning and evening
The church is in a healthy condition
and among its up-to-date and modern
improvements is a handsome pipe or
gan.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
FIGHT FIRE
UNDER GROUND
CheSwOId Farmer May Suffer
Big Loss From Three
Weeks Blaze

CHEswOLD. Nov. 12-For three
weeks George L. Bunker has been
fighting the most peculiar forest fire
on his farm. one mile south Of Ches-
woid. ever witnessed perhaps in this
section. It's popularity Is that the
fire Is one two feet under the earth's
surface and one acre or more of
branch land is actually moldering in
some spots and blazing in other spots
where tho air has access and there Is
no way yet devised 20 stop IL. Trenches
have been dug 10 stop its spread. but
10 no avail. and all effort is considered
hopeless until rain comes. At inter
walls Of q few hours a tree falls to the
earth with a crash as its roots which
support It are burned by the fire en-
tirely out Of sight The strange scene
Is visited by crowds to witness some
thing they have never before seen. A
reason for the strange occurrence runs
thus in the public mind here: The soil
Is supplied with a network of vegetable
matter which. with the present dry
conditions the earth now having In
IL less moisture than for years past
perhaps only a spark from a passing
train was sufficient to fire the peat
formation underlying the surface. Be
sides the loss Of timber. which Is not
"a heavy growth there is a question
as 70 what damage to the soil Mr..
Bunker may sustain by the incident.
Some argue the soil quality viii be
improved
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
$4,000 SIGNERS
AGAINST OLEO
DeIaWareanS Among Those
Who Will Send Avalanche of
Opposition to Congress
Special 70 rHE EvEN1NG JOURNAL.

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, Del. Nov. 12-Resi-
dents of Millsboro turned out in force
TO hear the suit between Able Able
man and A. r. Dodd. who became IN
volved in dispute, over house, on
Tuesday, which had its elimination in
fracas in which Ableman was knock
ed down. The case was tried in JUS
tice Warrington's Court and after
hearing the evidence the magistrate
fined Dodd SIS and costs. The case how
ever. will not have a final ending until
the February term Of court, for Able
man is held in 500 bail for his ap-
pearance at court, upon charge or
making threats upon both Dodd and
his son. George H. Dodd.
Robert c. White acted as counsel for
Ableman, while A. ]. Lynch was the
attorney for Dodd.
When the new Congress meets in
Washington on the first Monday in
December. a broadslde of $4,000 sigma
lures protesting against fraud, will be
hurled upon il. These signatures are
those of persons who insist that oleo-
margarine must not be sold as but
ter.
During the past few months the
plans have been laid by a merger in
Guiding the Dairy and Food Depart
ment of Pennsylvania; the Pure But
ter Protective Association; the Penn
sylvania State Grange, the National
Grange. the New Jersey State Grange
and subordinate Oranges of Maryland,
Delaware and New York.
They are now ready with a bill pro-
viding for a revision of the present
oleomargarine laws. and aiming at two
points in particular. They want the
word knowingly omitted from the
United States statute. and they also
want a provision whereby the United
States District Attorney will not be
permitted to settle cases out of court.
Their desire is that every case shall
be listed for trial, and that it shall be
called in turn, with no one authorized
to quash it or accept money in settle
ment.
During the .past summer the COM
bination mentioned has been at work
in the Office of the Pennsylvania Pure
Butter Protective Association, in the
Produce Exchange. Philadelphia, and
there il will remain until the end OF
the coming three weeks, when the
scene of action will be transferred to
Washington.
While Delaware has been at work
in this line, other States have been
equally active, and it is expected that
the pressure brought upon Congress
will be irresistible.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
HALF CENTURY IN
BUSINESS AT SAME PLACE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Nov. 12-Almost half
a century in business at the same
place is the record Of a Dover firm.
Next Monday will be the forty second
anniversary Of the T. K. Jones and
Brother Company. The founders
Theophilus X. and John II. Jones.
who are still in the firm, moved here
from Wilmington, where their ances-
tors lived and were among its pioneers.
They came from a family Of "stayers, -"
as their grandfather, Theophilus Jones,
for whom the senior member is named,
conducted the shoe business at III
Market street in Wilmington, for over
sixty years. II. p. Jones, the Junior
member of the firm, is termed by the
firm. it's "high-class hot air specialist" :"
by Inheritance. The Joneses claim to
be the oldest active firm in Kent
county, if not in the State. where the
founders are all living and conducting
business at the original place.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
HURRYING WORK ON
THE ALLEE MANSION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Nov. 12-The force OF
workmen engaged on the new gothic
residence of Former Senator J. Frank
Alice, at state and Mary streets, has
been materially increased and the con-
structlon is being pushed. but will oc-
cupy the attention of this full force
until January ]. A retaining wall, of
solid masonry on concrete and n
spacious driveway to the port cochere
are being constructed by the augment
ed force. The retaining wall will sus-
tain an elevated garden which will,
later, be levelled and ornamented by
a landscape gardener. The Alice resi-
dence will be one of the show places
of Delaware upon completion, ex-
ceiling in elegance Of construction
many of the fine residences on the
Kennett and Concord pixies, near Will
mington.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
VANDALS DEFACE
LEWES CAPTAINS HOME

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
I.EWES, Dell Nov 12.-Auth0rlties
here are on the lookout for tho person
who defaced the property Of Captain SAM
uei Baker, last night. The house has just
been neatly painted and repaired, and
while everything was still about the town
some miscreant took a knife and hewed
several places on the building which will
necessitate the expenditure of quite an
amount to replace the timbers that are
defaced Captain Baker has offered re-
ward of 500 to anyone who will bring the
guilty party TO justice.