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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-18
MAYOR Mari bsamed In spprovai.

That's the frst real start towards
establishing municipal piaysrcundA'
no said.
s. II also want to bring before the com
mittee another proposition that Was
submitted TO me In connection with
the playground movement" said the
mayor "A Detroit land owner called
on me a few days ago and said he Vas
willing 20 lease piece OF land en-
Cass-ave. 10 the city for q period OF
years for playground purposes. p-ovid-
ed the city would exempt the property
from taxation"
On the mayors accommodating the
committee will discuss the proposition
with the owner OF the property.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-18
AGED MAN CONVICTED
OF KILLING BROTHERS

COLUMBUS, Ind. Feb. 1s.-Henrv
Romlne. S., was today found guilty
Of homicide In the FIRST degree FOR he
part IN the violent death OF the aged
McQuaid brothers last October. The
Jury which was out since 5 O'Clock
yesterday Afternoon brought In It's
verdict NJ 3 O'clock this morning
life imprisonment was to. be the
punishment passed on Romine late,
today His attorneys will Ale a mo
ton foE = new trial
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-18
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE
ON FRENCH WARSHIP

PARIS, Feb. 1s.--The explosion of
a cannon aboard the battieship Dan
ton, at target practice OF Toulon,
Killed three men, according 20 a spe-
cial despatch TO the Patrie this after.
noon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-18
100000 TO BE ASKED
FOR FAIRGROUNDS

ton before the committee asking the
park commissioner 10 insert an item
for $4,000 In his budget for the. nur'
chase OF this piece OF property. said
Barnett. --..----
Aid. Vernon objected TO q resolution
naming stated amount. wnea fhs
committee did not know tho cost oi
the property. Aid Barnett agreed "a
make the resolution read "for play
ground purposes" so that should my
money be left over after purchasing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-18

Mrs. Dora Quillon. age S6. OF
Whitesburg, KY. is the mother OF IL
children, including three sets OF
twins and one set OF triplets, all liv-
ing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-18

New Divorce Suits.
New divorce cases: Mildred r. vs.
James w. Huxley. cruelty; Buelah f.
VS.. Charles Walbridge. non-support.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-18

If you undeF-work your jaws
You Over-work your stomach.
If you don't chew your food
enough you don't make saliva
enough. Digestion needs it. This
chewing dainty supplies it.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-10
TORPEDO THAT CANNOT MISS.
Roman Genius Finds Way 20 corree.
Errors In Aiming.

Paris.-A Roman grnius has invented
a torpedo that cannot miss the mark,
1t is asserted by 4 French military Pc
riodical. The story is thai this tnient-
ed descendant Of the Caesars has de-
vised for his torpedo y steering mech
anism which by means OF magnetism
and a needle viii correct any errors In
the original aim
In consequence ,ihiS dreadful torpedo
Is sure to bit any ship, great or small.
that gets In It's way. MOI only that.
but II will seek ont the ship 1t was dis
charged at. belus drawn I" that doomed
craft by the attraction Of magnetism
s The Only difficulty is that il Il second
ship hanpens to eel within the sphere
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-10
Find Bodies Of Blizzard Victims Ate.
Journey Of = Hundred Niles.

Seward. Alasl,a--Guidcd by pack
dogs more than hundred miles. res
cucrs recovered the bodies OF G. C..
Chittick and John KeSlcr. who PER-
ished early Inst month in blizzard In
the Happy river country, 40 miles
from Seward
Three Days after they had left a
roadhouse on the lditarod trail. four
dogs in harness belonging to the men
returned. Rescuers, led by the dogs.
set out and were guided to a huge
snowdrift. under which lay the bod
les OF the blizzard victims.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-10

First Baptist Church, w. O'Hara,
Pastor.
Services 1916 a. m. and 7:15 D. m.
subjects, "The Children of God" and
"The Salvation of a Syrian Ofiicer.n
Sunday School ut $50 a. M. 8. e.
Rowe, S. r. McSween and Ed q. Bur.
nett, Supts.
Young peoples prayer and praise SER
vice 200 p. M, Sunday.
Il. Y. p. U. 6:l5 p. m. Swan Rowe
and John ]. McSween, Presidents.-.
Miss Eta Holder, Leader.
Midweck service ZOO p. M. Wednes-
day.
Workers meeting TOO p. m. Friday
All are cordially invited to attend.
o. l.. McMahan, county superintenGl-
ent of public schools was in Newport
Saturday for purpose OF holding
reading circle among the teachers.
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Of Influence The torpedo's neeilIe viii,
point cruelty toward II. and the torpedo
will alter It's first course aud dart to
ward the second ship at fun speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

- ELGRADE, June 2l.--(Special)-
Nikolai Pashitsch Servia's un-
- crowned king, is threatened with
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dragging heavy

smelters running for 12 years without
going down into the mines. and that
the average cost of production will be
less than half a dollar per ton. Among
the companies now operating there are
the Guantajuato Consolidated Mining &
Milling company. the Quanajuato Devel-
opment company. the Guanajuato Reduc-
,tion e. Mines company, and the GUIANA
juato Amalgamated Gold Mines company,
all belonging to United States capital
lists. Ha
The BatOpilas and Parral Mines
Other mines, which have been operated
for hundreds of years. and which are in
existence today, are in Chihuahua. Zac-
atecas. Sonora and elsewhere. The Ba-
toplas mine, which Boss Sheppard re-
claimed, had been operated for genera
tions before him. and the miner of Parral
che of which has given the peon mining
king, Alvarando, his millions. was in a
territory which was well known at the
time Cortez died. In 1900 the mines there
were operated by 1000 miners. most of
whom were Indian slaves: they worked
under the lash and for a century. or
sent steady stream Of silver across
the ocean.
The work was so hard that the In
dams revenged themselves by flooding
the mines, and they remained unused
until Americans pumped out the water.
A Peon Mining King
AS to Alvarado he was bitterly poor
until he made his great strike. He is
now worth tens of millions. and there are
some who put his possessions at s75, 900, ,OO0
I am told that he first bought every lux
ury he could think of, building great
palace. which he filled with pianos and
canary birds to such an extent that it
was known as the house of song. He also
became charitable, and one Christmas day
gave away 100000 silver dollars. piling the
money on a truck and scattering it about
among the poems of Parral. This is the
same man who once said he would give
$l0,o00,000 to the poor of his country. He
even offered to pay the national debt.
Another bonanza king took out 5000 900
ounces of silver from one mine in 12 years
and then went to Europe to spend It. He
lived as extraVagantlY as he could, but
left something like $6O,o000Oo for his heirs
to fight over.
Stories of Lost Mines
The extent of the mining territory here
is so great that you can get traditions of
lost mines from all parts of the country
The mining regions are to be found in
almost every state. but the principal ones
are in central and western Mexico They
run from the border of TIE United States
as far down as Oaxaca, a distance as
long as from New York to Oklahoma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

on farms. The fishing is under conces-
sions from the Mexican government and
one company, which has the largest pearl
farm In the world, is now employing In
the harvesting season more than 1000
hands. The oysters are planted, the eggs
being placed in artificial channels, where
the young can be protected from their
natural enemies. AS they grow they are
taken into deeper water and kept in large
boxes or cages and there left to develop.
The harvest is ready at the end of two
years, at which time 1t Is said that the
shells are at their best and contain the
best pearls. 1t is also said that the pearls
disappear after that age.
Three kinds of pearls, yellow, white and
black. are now teing found. The yellow
ones are of the least value, the white
ones come next, being worth about $3.50
carat. and the most valuable are the
black pearls. which are worth $500
carat and upward.
One of the biggest pearls ever found
here was three-fourths of an inch in di-
ameter. 1t was taken to Paris and sold
to the Emperor OF Austria for $4,000. Al
black pearl from this region valued at
$4,000 went first To Madrid. and was given
by Spain to NAPOLEON III Another IA
nous Mexican pearl was of rose color. IL
was found about sOG years ago and was
sold in Europe for s50,0oO
MeXlcOS OpaI-MlneS
Mexico has mines of fine stones, In
cluding emeralds, topazes. garnets and
amethysts. The most profitable are those
which produce turquoises and opals. The
turquoises come mainly from Zacatecas.
and the opals found near Queretaro,
where l once stopped on my way to Mex
leo City. | saw there hundreds of peas
ants at work N the mines. The opal
veins lie in strata, scattered through a
matrix so hard that dynamite Is used 10
dislodge It, The country is so rich that
traces of the minerals can be seen in the
stones used for building purposes.
Some of the opas are stolen and sold
by the worl<men. Pedders have them for
sale at the stations. and even on the
streets of Mexico City. fThe peddlers
wrap the stones in black velvet or black
paper. and when they show them 1t Is
under the rays OF the sun, which bring
out the full brilliancy of the gem at first
glance. One mas to be very careful IN
buying opa.s for many of the stones are
cracked. and the cracks concealed by
soaking them for a night SO in olive
oil. The finest stones go to Mexico city
and some of the best are sent to Europe
and the United States They bring all
kinds of prices, from a few cents to hun
dreds of dollars. according to their size
color and the brillianey of their opalez-
cence
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room with silver and carpet the paths
upon which he walked about the place
with, silver bars.
Fortunes Lost and Won
Shortly after Count Regla's death a sub
terranean river burst into the Real del
Monte, and 1t was under water when
Humboldt came. He described its pos
sibilities and his report formed the basis
fora mining craze in which the property
was capitalized and offered in England
The stock was in great demand and the
$500 shares sold as high as $4,000 each
in the open market. Cornish miners were
brought over and shiploads OF machinery
Installed. During the next % years S2O,-
100000 was spent in operating the prop
erty, and the output was only three
fourths of that amount The company
finally went bankrupt, and the mine went
into the hands of others, who are said TO
have taken something like Sio0o0,0o0
worth of metal out of it. The men who
own it now had to pay several millions
in assessments before they could make it
again pay. but up to July. 1910. they had
received S4405,00O in dividends.
The Wonderful Mines of La Luz
The mines about Guanajuato, which
are now turning out millions for Amer
leans, augmented through the discov
cry of the La Luz NINE out of which
more tnan SSu0,UOo.OUo IN silver was
taken. This mineral region was known
to Cortez, and the La Luz mine was
discovered in 1547 only 90 years after
Columbus made his first voyage. 1t was
found by a company of Spanish soldiers,
who made fire on a rock to keep warm
and were amezed to find puddles of sill
yer amid the flames.
They then investigated and found
that the country about was full of sill
yer. They began mining with Indians,
carrying the sacks of ore to the
surface by means of notched pole.
Each Indian had bag of this ore on
his back and he climbed with it out of
the mine. In this way hundreds of
millions of dollars worth of ore was
taken out. Another mine more lately
discovered right near the La Luz was the
Valencia. From 1860 to 1887 this mine
produced more than $500, 600 coo in silver
and it was mined in the same rude way.
Bought by Americans
Later on these mines stopped working.
and became filled with water. They were
then bought by American syndicates, and
are now beoing operated with the best
Of mining machinery. A great electric
plant has been installed. the power for
which is brought for more than 100 miles:
and some of the old humps are being
worked over. 1t is claimed there is
enough ore in the dumps to keep the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
of the native smeters Observe piles Of silver bricks

silver in the ore it sucys the silver into
itself and, when it is drawn off it has
the greater part of the silver and gold
from the mud or crushed ore. The quick
silver is then put into furnace and
evaporated the silver itself remaining in
the furnace.
AS saw the mules trotting around in
these big vats of silver mud, l remarked
upon their sorry appearance. and was
told that only the Oldest and poorest of
stocy were used for the purpose The
reason is the quicksilver and vitron rots
Off the hoofs, and after year or SO the
animals have to be killed.
Mining Thefts
am told that great deal of silver
and gold is stolen by the Mexican miners.
The average Aztec has but little idea of
property rights, and he takes what he
can find as a gift from God. In some
of the mines the workers are searched by
three different sets of men. The poems
will conceal the metal under their arms,
under their toes, in their ears and in
TACT, in every other conceivable place.
They are barefooted and barelegged and
In many cases work almost naked wear
ing little more than a breech cloth. In
some of the old native mines they carry
the ore out upon ladders. In many places
they sort the ore before il is crushed or
treated with quicksilver
or the 1000 mines counted by Humboldt
In 1900, not one was worked scientifically,
and a large part of the increased product
of the country today comes from the mod
ern mining methods introduced by the
foreigners.
MexicO's Mining Laws
I have received many inquiries as to
the mining laws of Mexico They are
simple and practical. Every camp has
its board which looks after the interests
of miners; and foreigners have the same
rights natives in denouncing a claim
The ordinary mining claim is called a
pertenanca. 1t contains about 100 square
meters or about two and one-half acres !;
and it can be held by taking out the
proper papers and paying at the rate of
S6 Mexican currency, for each % claims
per year The title of the claims are re-
corded in the department of Fomento and
patents for them are issued by the gen.
eral government. The mining laws are
more liberal than ours, and claims can be
held whether worked not, so long as
the taxes are paid.
Where Pearls Are Raised on Farms
Mexico is now producing a goodly num-
Der of pearls and also of precious stones
used in the arts, The pearls come from
the Gulf of California the oysters being
found on both sides of the peninsula by
native divers and also being cultivated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

thing which imperils the power of the
petite bourgeoisie" is not to be stood
Ioday Pashitsch Is logically pursuing this
game with Alexander In the war he put
the new crown prince In charge of the
first army, and ever since then he has
been telling innocent Servians what a
budding Bonaparte Alexander is. In
reality this Alexander is a short sighted
spsritless and not very intelligent youth;
and that precisely is his merit In the
eyes of the uncrowned king.
Pashitsch is the originator of the Bal
kan alliance. He ran the notion 30 years
ago. The radical party, now so Russo
phile, was thea fighting the doctrine held
by all other parties that Servia must
hitch on either to Austria or to Russia
Instead said the radicals, the Balkan
states ought to join together and guard
their independence against both Austria
and Russia. Even during the Serbo- Bull
garian war of 1856 Pashitsch preached this
doctrine, but after narrowly escaping be-
ing lynched as & traitor he wisely shut
his mouth. Later pashitsch became Aus
trophobe, because he saw that Vienna
was backing up the Obrenovitsches
against the revolution, which he was be-
bind. He engaged In a commercial war
with Austria, and cut Austria's trale
down by two-thirds The final hitching
on to Russia was the result of the Bal
hdH lcdS rOIcISn minister MlidnD-
witsch warned ST. Petersburg that Ser
Was Austrophile liberals were gaining
ground, and that Servia would fall into
Austria's hands unless Russia produced 3
positive Balkan olicy. Russia produced
the positive policy In the shape Of tho
Balkan league. which was signed only two
months after Minaiowitsch's death.
Pashitsch therein saw his oldest dream
fulfilled: complete breach with Austria.
a IN nd % uct
the Turks. And by becoming prime min
lister in September on ,Ile outbreak Of the
war he had the glory Of carrying the
campaign successfully through. AT f-st
everything went ,sel with the 'incrowned
king. But now the ''Black Hand" Is NJ
against him. The 'blnck hand" Is tho
military party headed by his old foe,
zivizovitsch. the fire eater, And Zivk J.
vitsch this time holds the trumps. zvko-
vitsch has corlmahtiefii part OF the army
the army has won glorious victories: t
has not had one defeat, and, therefore,
any failures OF Servia in concluding peace
are failures OF the civil government. "
Servia gets too little territory. then
Pashitsch Is responsible. why didn't lie
bid us fight for nn-Te. We should do our
share." If Austris sits too hard on Ser
VIA again the civil government IL at fault.
'sWhy not fight Austra?" The wse old
Pa shtsch though he has 50 excellent rea-
sons for not fighting Austria, cannot pro-
Mound them convircingly, and the army,
flushed with success, boastful, and swas-
gerjn9, pets .he best Of each argument
So Pashitsch will probably go.
But the uncrovncd king of Servia the
fox of the Balkans viii come hack. Ue
will wait in his flow. watchful way till
Zivkovitsch. the army and the swash-
bucklers have done something unsreaka-
bly, inane and hcrless, and then with his
overwhe'mir~ II io'd you So" he viii be
prime minister ngain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

CON- GIFTED, 1918 by Frank q. Carpenter.) }
Mexico City.
C~CE I came to Mexico my eyes have
3een bulging at the stories l hear
~ Of the lost treasures of Mexico They
come ssom old prospectors, from mining
engine ars and from men posted as to the
Mexican mineral territory. At the College
of Mines in this city you may see gold and
silver from workings which once turned
out millions, but are now filled with
water; and in the government records are
notes of vast properties which have long
since been abandoned. When Alexander
Humboldt the great scientist Travelled
over Mexico more than a century ago, he
counted 5000 mines. and / am told that
fully 1000 of these are not now in exis-
tence. OF some the very records have
been lost, and they are now known only
by tradition.
Abandoned Mines
When Mexico got its independence oy
overthrowing the rule of Spain it entered
upon an era of revolution which lasted
for years. During that time some of the
most profitable mines were abandoned.
The water rushed in, their works We're
destroyed, and for time their very ex-
istence was blotted from the knowledge
of man. There are still many old dumps
and the remains of old workings. scat
tered here and there, throughout the
whole Mexican territory. Some of these
old dumps are said to contain fortunes.
1t used TO be that a mine had to produce
at least $50 to the ton TO be worth oper-
ating, so that rich ore only was taken
and the poor left on the side. We have
in the United States mines which are
now paying well at less than $5 per ton,
and the cyanide and new smelling pro-
oesses are bringing out tens of millions of
dollars worth of gold and silver that
formerly went to waste.
The Treasures of the AZtecs
Many of the mines of the Aztecs are
still to be found. When Cortez had con-
duered Montezuma he got him to send
his taXgatherers out over the country to
make records of the location of the best
mines They brought back an itemized
list, but it is doubtful whether it was a
true one. Cortez was even less success
full in his attempts TO find where the
Aztecs had buried their treasures. He
tried to screw this information out of
Guatemozin, the nephew of Montezuma
and his son-in-law. This prince was tor
tured by fire to make him disclose the
secret He at first claimed there was
no treasure but finally said that the
gold had been thrown into the waters.
Cortez then searched the lakes about