White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-21
Newspaper Writer Tells How
Difficult 1t Is to Make a
Touch" in Metropolis
CLAIMS TEDDY HAS TAFTS GOAT
GEORGE GRAHAM RICE WILL
MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT TO
IN FEDERAL COURT.
tBy Joseph S. Jordan.)

by Joseph D. Jofdan.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-New York
has the sniffles. The thermometer
however cuts the zero point. They
sneeze good morning. and they
cough good night" That's all they
do cough" here, with the exception
of good advice. Good advice is
plentiful. You get it from Carnegie
down to the copper on the beat.
When you get it from the copper you
want to take it, You may scoff at
the advice of the Laird of Skibo.
When you get it from the Knight of
the Night Stick it will pay to listen.
A touch of nature makes the
whole world kin. A touch here is
apt to start a riot call This is the
greatest city in the world for spend
ing money. 1t is the coolest in the
world for handing out a roll to the
needy. On the one hand the people
are most prodigal. Again they are
the most economical. Here is a
case in point A fire broke out the
other evening on the Elevated road.
1t occurred on the first of the heav-
lest trains and at next to the highest
point on the IL" The first car was
burned to the tracks. The fire de-
partment was called out and the
power shut off. The people had to
group their ways out in the dark.
They took their lives in their hands
alcng the narrow tracks.
The fire spread across the L."
The people on that side in imminent
danger of their lives started to beat
it for the street below. Then some
one happened to think that he ought
to have his fare returned. The idea
spread. While the fire was raging
about the crowd they were mobbing
the ticket Office for the return of their
five cent pieces. Can you beat that?
If that mob was out on a sinking ship
they would be storming the pur-
ser's Office while the life boats were
waiting.
The Scheftels case is still going on
before Judge Ray. There seems to
be only one element lacking in the
Scheftels case. Tennyson ought to
be here to write it up. Like his
brook it seems going on forever.
The government promises to the
newspapers that they will close their
case this week. The government has
been promising good many things
to the newspapers.
Several sensations were promised
The only sensations | have observed
have been the pucturing of the testi-
mony of the chief witnesses for the
government. Lynch, who formerly
worked for the Scheftels was on the
stand during the week. He certified
that he and a corps of assistants had
gone over the books and that his
tabulated statements were correct.
The defense showed up scores of
errors. They made Lynch admit
them. Similar puncturings occurred
during the testimony of Lewis and
Storr, two other experts for the
prosecution.
Under the guiding cross examina-
tion of Attorney Elder for the de-
fense Lynch said that he didn't like
Rice. He said that if he repeated
certain language which Rice had
used to him when he called Rice up
on the telephone. the court would
probably send him to the tombs for
contempt for the rest of his life.
Rice had not better repeat that Ian
guage out in the hallway The at
torneys for the defense let him finish.
When he got through they said:
That's all"