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college near Alton, ILL., This love of music
is her dominant characteristic, instrument
tai music with a strong leaning toward
symphonic rather than melodic or oper-
attic. A grand piano occupies a consp1cu-
Gus place in the main drawing room, with
music loosely Strewn about, procla1ming
the one who snatcheS every odd moment
to practice when the necessary hours are
no longer to be CLEANED from busy day.
Mrs. Lane has since coming to Wash
ington been a constant and generous pa
troness at good musical performances,
encouraging the worthy and lending her
enthusiasm to those on whom fame has
already placed halo. She is counted
among the genuine music lovers of Wash
ington and whose approval is always
sought by those in charge Of such pro-
ductions. This devotion of divine song
brought her into close relation with two
of the first ladies of the land, Mrs. Roose-
welt and Mrs. Taft. and it already forms
q close tie between Mrs Wilson and her
daughters, and especially Miss Margaret
Wilson, the most accomplished musician
of the trio. Mrs Lane also has artistic
tendencies, though she claims 1t is more
to admire than produce.
There are two children in this interest
ing household, a boy OF hfteen years pre-
pairing for college at a local school, and
a pretty little girl Of ten, who is also at
a nearby school.
Mrs. Lane is partial to outdoor sports,
though she has found little leisure except
for an occasional game Of golf or tennis
since coming to Washington. She delights
in long trips to the country, in enjoying
nature in its more quiet moods and the
beauties of spring. or course, in Wash
ington she has missed the giories of the
opening year in California, but what is to
be enjoyed in the way Of floral decora-
tons. especially In the suburban parks.
she has enjoyed. With a friend She re-
Gently motored up into the heart of the
Blue Ridge, just when the mountain
laurel was at its zenith, and this journey
into the wild with the pure air and
healthful ozone was just what she needed
for tired nerves and a jaded appetite
She returned refreshed and has been
among the most diligent of hostesses as
we'll as punctuab and dependable of
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lane are another inspir-
ing example Of perfect conjugal conf
dence and happiness. Her pride and de-
votion to her husband Is more apparent
ayo,, tba, hor live NJ California and her
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enthusiasm for music. Every one &C
knowledges that Mr.. Lane is an eXcep-
tIonal man. SO every one is also prepared
to find Mrs. Lane a woman of strong
characteristics and of most cOmprehen-
sive ideals. Very modestly she has kept
apace with her husbands splendid work
for humanity, and her sympathy with his
aspirations-one of the obvious forces of
her personality-must have been of potent
value during these years. Mrs. Lane is Il
good politician, and faithfully reads all
that pertains to the direct field of 1nf1u-
ence in which her husband stands Mr.
Lane lofty idealism of the value of wom-
en- in the public service is. according 10
his friends, glowing tribute to the wom
en- who have shared SO largely in his life
his mother and wife.
Mrs. Lane is not a clubWoman gener-
ally, and has never even IN the relative
sense been connected with public move
ments. She joined several organizations
the Washington Club among them-on
coming to Washington. and she was for
some time contributing member of the
Friday Morning Music Club. Even now,
when her day must be divided in tiny
fractions, she attends these musical
events frequently, though she rarely now
takes part in the program. She has never
Joined the patriotic clubs, though she is
in thorough sympathy with their aspira-
tons. But she has always liked to be
active in all organizations with which
she is affiliated. and the demands of
Washington society rarely leave leisure
for anything but the most perfunctory
club work Many of her friends belong
both to the Colonial Danes and Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, and
Mrs. Lane was among the three cabinet
hostesses to whom Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, the recent president general of the
Daughters, gave beautiful reception at
Memorial Continental Hall. Mrs. Bryan
and Mrs. Burleson being the other two.
Mrs. Lane has always given a charming
at home for the visiting Daughters
from the Pacific coast during the Con-
tinental congresses, a hospitality which
she was compelled to omit this spring be-
cause of her many social obligations.
X
The present coterie of cabinet hostesses
is composed of two distinct classes, very
petite women, of whom Mrs. Bryan, Mrs.
Burleson, Mrs. Redfield and Miss Agnes
Wilson are types. and unusually tall and
graceful women, veritable daughters of
the gods of whom Mrs Lane, Mrs Gar
rison, Mrs Daniels, Mrs. Houston and
Mrs. Marshall may be cited. Mrs. Lane
is one of the tallest in the circle of aids
to Mrs Wilson, and she has the brilliant
coloring and the frank cordial manner as
ISOLATED with the west AS cabinet
hostess she has gracefully filled her place
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and will be one of the potent forces in
ton.
Mrs Lane is notably well gowned. but
never ultra. She adheres to the old idea
that woman as full partner OIL her hus-
band and sharing his responsibilities
must make excellent use of her opportu-
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TIE SOiOeN west ma
n e yer possessed
more enthusiastic
champions than In
its present repre-
sentatives in the
cabinet set. the
Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs.
Franklin knight
Lane. The Secre-
tary was born I'M
der the British flag
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me-.
Lemme loose / shrieked, with never
thought of where ] was and mind intent
only on catching that car 10 dinner.
"what'n the mischief d'you mean! and
struggled fercely to tear myself from
the grasp of the guards.
Here, here. none O. that. said one.
and grasping my throat in his ponderous
ham-like hand, pressed with his thumb
up under my jawbone. Come on back
quietly now or it's the straitjacket and
solitary for you tonight, you hear.
We'll. that pressure, which Is un-
doubtedly professional grip learned by
long experience, made me feel IKE an
infant in their hands. At the same mo-
ment, ] realized. from his words. that
they thought ! was an escaping lunatic,
and | saw at once that my actions JUS
titled their inference. Naturally when
they had seen perfectly placid man
standing in contemplation Of the scenery.
suddenly dart wildly toward the outside
world. yelling like a Comanche Indian.
they took me for one of the inmates gone
bad all on a sudden and making a
break for liberty I then observed that
to escape was quarter Of a mile
from that through which had entered.
so / Immediately quieted down and
smilingly begged their pardon for my ac-
tons, explaining the circumstances ana
my mistake as to the gate. But they're
a skeptical lot over there. Much attrition
against willy bugs has worn their credu-
lily down to a minimum. They smiled
and agreed to walk with me down to the
lower gate-but 1 noticed they didn't re-
lax their firm grasp upon my arms. I
saw at once that they considered MY
statement just about what the lawyers
call .scintilla' OF evidence and no more.
Luckily l had had quite chat with
the watch dog who guarded the lower
portals when i came i'm, so he recognized
me at once, and smiled. at the same time
telling the guards to release me. sxs
But even as I gained the sidewalk
outside l saw, from the tail Of my eye.
one OF the guards shake his head at the
other. as though to say that IL he was
the gatekeeper he wouldn't be taking
an Sucn long chanceog'
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most popular writer's from the state, and
| feel sort of proprietorship in their
laurels. | have never made a thorough
collection of Californiana literature. but
this is one of the things which l promise
myself when time is little more at my
disposal. To get together on consecutive
shelves the books that have been writ
ten by Caiifornians will, | know, make
an impressive appearance and will dis
play the broad grasp which marks their
work. / delight in reading the maya
zines and books that come from the Pa
cifc coast. Not only is it the voice from
home. but there is a significance in west
ern ideals, in the point of view which is
essentially grateful to those who sym
pathiZe.
1.-The women of California have always
meant much to prosperity and mate
rial advancement in every sense. ! see
only glorious results in giving full oppor
tunity to increase their usefulness Our
record for civic pride and achievement is
already one of the most worthy. Women
have been the aids when city Or town
wished to beautify, desired a library or
some ambitious civic Improvement. They
worked together or with men in perfect
unison and with the best results.
Throughout the state the civic bodies
of women have achieved wonderful things
sometimes a new and more perfect water
system. sometimes miles of street paving
or road grading, sometimes more def
mite ambition like remodeling OF schools
tilation. They have devised all manner
of ways to draw the contributions from
the public sometimes tournament, a
flower carnival. a series of al fresco
events which are uplifting we'll as
means to fill the municipal Golfers. With
men and women equally responsible as
they become by having equal suffrage. the
future contains Turing promises not only
for California but for every state which
has the political wisdom to follow it's ex-
ample"
Mrs. Lane becomes member of the
exalted cabinet circle of hostesses with
the ripe experience of more than eight
years in official life AS wife of one of
the interstate commerce commissioners,
she took over many obligations and had
nearly as many social duties as now Her
home has been a conspicuous social center
through these years and she has many
cordial friends in and out OF the official
set. 1t is somewhat removed from the
residential section hitherto accepted. and
it was problematical for a time whether
or not Mr.. Lane would not dispose of his
new home and get one more accessible.
Washington Heights, of which Wyoming
avenue on which the Lanes reside. 10
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thoroughfare. lies on the crest of western
hills before they break away to the park
which marks the boundaries. Mrs. Lane
concluded to remain where she is. With
every one annihilating distances with mo-
tors. she will probably never feel that she
is somewhat isolated from cabinet homes.
Mrs. Lane is the daughter of Mr. and
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mites in public. She therefore gives az
much time and much of her income 10
her raiment as she believes due her nus
bands position. Mrs. Lane is never ag-
gressive about her opinions, but ii may
be predicted that If ideas were asked
about certain features OF feminine attire,
hers would be a severe rebuke.
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4 CABINET Hostess With

A CABINET Hostess With
"A Whom Washington and
American Society Generally
Are on the Most Cordial
Terrns-Has Lived for Con-
siderable Time in California.
Filled With Sympathy for
Ideals of That State, Espe-
cially Where They Touch the
Development of Women.
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place in the drawing room and suggest
the key of interest which rules the
household
II feel more than passing interest i'm so
many states and cities of this country"
said Mrs Lane, land 1 realize that fate
has been very generous. Borp in Elmira,
n. Y. I feel deep love for that pictur-
esque city, and recall It's nearby treasures
and my delight in them as a child, the IL
lustrious Watkins Glen. the islands and
lakes and the grand mountains through
which one must pass en- route to any
other point Part of my childhood was
passed in Chicago. and naturally such a
rushing, roaring metropolis made an i'm
preston
But in the west | seemed to have
realized all | admired and made my
ideal. l lived for some years in the
northernmcst state - Washington and
my marriage occurred in Tacoma in
1895. Since then California has been my
home. at least politically, though since
1905 We have lived in Washington. L
consider myself Californian and I
rations and ambitions of the women of
that state. though l cannot claim to have
been a factor In any of their recent
splendid achievements. The energy, am
DltiOn ana iO1ty ldealS or the Californian
appear to me strongly. / have been
more convinced of their wonderful quail
tiles since coming to Washington than
could have believed while residing there.
We have visitors from California almost
constantly, some Journeying out to see
me. and it Is no small trip out to Wash
ington Heights, where We live, when
ones time is limited, and numbers drop
ping in at Mr.. Lanes office. The Journey
across the continent is but trifie to
fatigue
tages make no appeal when the Califor-
MAN has affairs of moment which mean
a visit to the capital. Travel where you
will, you will find the Californian enjoy
ing himself intelligently. usually after a
life of unremitting and successful en-
deavor. This zeal for home interests is
fascinating and explains in measure
why Californians have written their
names in large letters in every field of
labor.
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II have taken a special interest in
California literature. and the number OF
successful writer's is mounting upward
with gratifying rapidity. have the
great pleasure OF knowing many Of the
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plumage. of Indian lore meet the eye oc-
casionally, while artistic volumes on the
glories of the state claim a prominent
place in the drawing room and suggest
the key of interest which rules the
household
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capacity and the output this year will
run high into the tens of millions of dol
lars We have now, it is estimated more
than 223 millions of good hard American
dollars invested in Mexican mines and
our people are large owners in almost
every mineral region. There are Ameri-
can mining engineers and prospectors
even now investigating some parts of the
country. and / am told there many
mineral regions which have hardly been
touched.
This land of Mexico is the worlds great
treasure vault. 1t has been producing
silver and gold for more than DO years.
and since the discovery of America its
total yield of the precious metals has
been between four and five billion dollars.
It has produced one-thrd of all the silver
now in use upon earth, and its total
output of gold and silver is 33 per cent
more than all the money which is now in
circulation in the United States. In other
words. If you will take all the gold coins
in this country including the bullion in
the Treasury, all of the silver dollars,
amounting to five hundred or six hun
dred millions all of the quarters. half
dollars and dimes. all Of the Treasury
national bank notes. all the gold and sill
yer certificates, and, in short, every dol
lars worth of silver and gold coin and
every bit of currency, and shovel them
together into one pile, that pile would not
equal the value by five hundred or one
thousand million dollars the money that
has come out of Mexico's mines. The
amount is greater than all We have in our
savings banks and four times big as
out national debt.
More than this, the quantity of metals
mined is steadily increasing. The pro-
duction in 1908 was the greatest in the
history of the country and that Of 1909
was nearly as great Today Mexico
ranks at the head Of the silver produc
ers. 1t is fifth among all those in which
gold is mined. and this is notwith-
and wasteful methods and that there
are localities containing mineral deposits
which have scarcely been touched. 1t is
said that three-fourths of the mineral
possibilities are as yet unexpected. And,
moreover. the mines are rapidly going
into the hands of Americans. who are OPP
Grating them after the most modern
methods. The new shelters and the
cyanide process are taking the places of
the mule-crushers and patio methods;
and the percentage of gold and silver
gotten out of the ore is on the steady
increase. During the past ten years al
most $60OO0O,OOO worth OF gold and silver
have been taken out Of Mexico. and in
1911. the metals produced yielded $S1 ,OOO-
CO., Since 1877 Mexico has produced
more than S1.1OO.OO0,OO worth of gold
and silver, and there are now over 10000
mines in operation, with something like
100000 acres of mineral properties.
The silver mines of Mexico have formed
the chief revenue of the country for more
than a century, and the yield of last year
was greater than ever before Some of
the mines have yielded phenomenal guam
titles. Those about Zacatecas have pro-
duced more than 81 .OOO. 900. 900, and those
of Chihuahua have yielded four or five
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Mrs. Peter Wintermule of Elmira. She
received part Of her education there and
later went to several schools in Chicago.
a musical career. and she studied tor
several years at branch Of the Chicago
conservatory affiliate& with a women's
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RY MARGARET b. DOWNING.
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NJ EhI1o VI L L.
WANT to tell you
of the vast guam
titles OF gold. sill
yer and copper
which. notwith-
standing the revo-
luton. Mexico is
taking out of the
earth. The rebels
and the banditti
are retarding min
ing in some locali-
ties, but most of
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The Worlds II
!U1HERE Our Investments

-WTHERE Our Investments
w Are and What They
Amount To-United States
Money in Silver. Copper and
Gold-Old Mines and New
Methods-Our Great Smelt-
ing Industries-Durango and
Its Iron Mountain-The Real
Del Monte and It's Millions.
Vast Areas of Low Grade
Coal-Three-Fourths of Mex
ico's Minerals Yet Unde-
veloped-The Situation To-
day.
copyrighted 1913 by Frank q. Carpenter
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
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The silver mines of Mexico have formed
the chief revenue of the country for more
than century, and the yield Of last year
was greater than ever before. Some Of
the mines have yielded phenomenal guam
titles. Those about Zacatecas have pro-
duced more than loco, 900, and those
of Chihuahua have yielded four or five
hundred millions. Today silver mining is
going on all over the country. The Pa
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lane are another inspir-
ing example Of perfect conjugal conf
dence and happiness. Her pride and de-
votion to her husband Is more apparent
even than her love Of California and her
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HE golden west has
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Copyrighted. 1913. by Frank q. Carpenter
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-06-21
SING SINGS TORTURE CELLS.

Added force is given to the report of George W. Blake on conditions in Sing Sing by the assertion of o. F. Lewis, Secretary of the Prison Asso- ciation of New York. that Blake Is not exaggerating. startling as his story may sound. Warden Kennedy on the other hand, denies the charges Blake brings and threatens a suit for libel
 In any event, there 8 immediate need for a judicial investigation. It is not the purpose of a penitentiary to break down mems health, any moro than 1t Is to break down mems morals. Disgrace and coninment behind the bars are certainly sufficient punish ment, without bad food. cells where sunlight never strikes and where soap and water are unknown.
 How 1t Is possible for men confined in such cells to live more than a year 1t Is difficult to imagine. Mir. Blake's report goes to the Governor for whom he made a special investigation. It can be followed only by removal of officers in charge and by recommen- dations to the legislature. A grand jury should be commissioned forthwith to take more immediate and drastic action if the half of what Blake and Lewis charge Is found to be true.---N. Y. American.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-06-21
Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, JUNE 21, 1913.

The telegrams told us yesterday that the Queen of Spain has given birth to another son and one wonders why any correspondent would con- slider the relation of the fact worth the price of sending il over the wires. II IS easy to get very funny at the expense of royalty and everything else in power. People are So consti- tuted that many of them are highly tickled when something impertinent and vulgar is published aboat what is called the great Get rubes look ing at something imposing and you are sure to hear them "get on some- thing which they believe to be ex- cruciatingly funny. It is thdr sense of wit and humor and may, alas, copy them and believe they are far beyond the feelings which pranpt re- spect. But. really. 1t is hard to see what news is contained in the fact that the Queen of Spain gaze birth to another child. If we had Span- iards here it would be worth publish ing for their sake but as wS do not have subjects of her majesty amongst us we could probably get alonswithout the information.
 The fact probably is that news gets scarce outside as well as imide and the correspondents live up to the be- lief that any port Is good in storm. After all. they send to Alasta about all that Alaskans generally are in- terested in. They do their best and even if the story of the bkth of a prince seems to cost more tan 1t is wish long life to his royal highness worth there is nothing for t but to in spite of the bombs in the throwing Of which his subjects appear to be adopts. It is funny thins in this connection that the story of the prince being born is not very exciting but the story of having him hoisted by an internal machi'.e would make good cory Such .: life.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-06-21

the most deserving. There are many
 creeks in Alaska which are very wide.
 In some places the bottom of a creek
 valley might be half a mile or more
 in width and the man who gets there
 first after suffering all the hardships
 very often would feel that unless he
 could stake the whole width of the
 valley 1t would be useless to stake at all. Let us suppose there is a creek
 whose bed. from hill to hill is half a
 mile or more wide. A man stakes one twenty acre claim there and does not reach across. Then he goes to work to prospect 1t and after he has worked and found nothing some later conner stakes alongside of him and finds the pay. because he is guid sd by the fact that there IS no pay in the claim of the man who got on the creek first and did the first work. The more some men fall the better are the chances of the next man to strike 1t. It takes so many failures to make a success and really the refusal to let men stake across a valley might be re- garded as putting a premium on talk ing 1t easy and letting the other fel- low do the work. Of course this Is no plea in favor of association claims but is mentioned as one example to prove that even whatis regarded as the very greatest epil may not always be an evil. There are many other proofs that could be produced that the man who frames a mining law that will suit the country best would have to give 1t the study of years, per haps. Evidently the people now think that the legislature was nasty in pass ing it's mining law Such belief ap- pears to be only too well grounded This can be said without any desire to reiterate arguments.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-06-21
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