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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16
NORTH SIDE NEWS
E. III. Lester Killed by L. L.
Train.
Accident Occurred Near Grant
yiIIe-Victim Deaf.

E. n. Lester of Granville was run
over and. killed by Union Paclf1c
train last night near Granville. Inc
body was found this morning and Dr.
Smith, a Granville physician, VINO
was called, said that the man hao
been dead about twelve hours. II ~
supposed that he was attempting 10
cross the track when a westOouno
train last night hit him. His hat was
found at the crossing just east %
Granville and the body was carried "
the tool shed which is several rooS
west Mr. Lester was very hard OF
hearing and this probably accounts
for his being struck. his wire anu
daughter who live in North Iopekd,
went to Granville this morning anu
will bring the body to North Topeka
this evening. Mr.. Lester was employ
ed by farmers around GrantVllIe anu
was we'll known there. 1t is though II
that he was coming back from a visit
to his trans along the river, it was
his custom to visit these in the even
ing.
School Children at the Grange.
At an open meeting of the Indian
Creek grange last night the schooi
children of the sixth, seventh anu
eighth grades of the Lyman School
won round after round of applause by
their singing. These children are Wen
drilled and are perhaps the best puhcn
of singers of their age in shawnee &c
the music in the school, and Mr.. Dave
Wallace, principal of the school, ac-
companied the children to the nan.
Miss Effie Graham OF the Iopeha
high school made a short address on
"Other Peoples Children" After the
program refreshments were served.
Jetty for River East Three Bridges.
There will be a meeting of the peo-
pie of the Kaw Valley school dlstrlcI
at the school building to arrange plans
for going before the county commls-
sioners in regard to a new Jetty to pc
placed on the river east of the three
bridges The river is washlng the
hank on the north side and a great
MANY of the farmers are losing
valuable land There is one jetty mere
but another is badly needed. This,
plan is receiving the hearty co-opera-
ton of the business men of North
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16

than half century old. 1t was built
before any school buildings were
erected in the city of Topeka. 1t is
one of the historic landmarks of this
section of the country. 1t is utterly
out of date now, however, and will be
abandoned in favor of a new, up-to-
date building to house the waveland
pupils
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16

this paper was led by DR.. E. E. Stauf-
fer. The Rev. A. b. Shrader read
paper on THE Value of Loyalty to
All the Operations of the Church"
The paper was discussed by the Rev.
L. w. Sifferd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16
Brothers in Detroit Killed.

Detroit, April 16.--Alberto Gerstazo
and his brother-in-law, Alberto Cata-
lano, employees in an automobile fac
tory We're shot and killed today on
their return home from work. Their
assailant, who was unidentified, es-
capped. Gerstazo had received five
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16

The rich mellow quality of Lewis Single
Binder SC cigar gives the highest pleasure
in smoking.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16
DEATHS and FUNERALS,

Samuel E. Beach, aged 21 years, died
this morning at the home of his father,
j. M Beach, ten miles south of Maple
Hill The funeral will be held at the
home at II o'clock Friday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16

Anna Laiba, aged one month. died
yesterday at the home of her parents
at 328 Klein street. The funeral was
held at 2 O'Clock this afternoon and
interment was in Mount .lvary ceme-
terry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16

Dora Rodgers Cummings died at her
home at BOG Quincy street Monday
night The funeral arrangements will
be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16
CLEARs or .sPRING COLDS.

Euca Alba combines cleansing and heal
ing qualities not found in any other
preparation It's a pure white cream thar
should be in every home at this time of
the year. Excellent for nasal catarrh.
skin or scalp. Price Soc a jar. Sold by
Rrunt Drug Co, Fifth and Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-16

The funeral of Jessie Cooper, who
died Tuesday will be held at the home
at 2:30 O'Clock Thursday. Interment
will be in Mount Auburn cemetery.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
WHETTING AMERICAN WITS,

A most unfortunate expression was
that used by President Wilson in his
message personally spoken at the
opening of congress. when he spoke
of "whetting American wits" in COM
petition with foreign manufactured
goods. Most any casual reader no.
ticed that the expression lily fitted the
big question. Newspaper common,
upon 1t has been caustic, The Amcri-
can Economist says
In his special message to congress.
President Wilson SAYS the object Of
democratic tariff legislation is to pro-
mote competition and enlarge the
market for American goods. He puts
II az 'the whetting of American wits
by contest with the wits of the rest
Of the world" For the word wits"
the word Tabor" needs to be substi-
tuted IL living conditions were equal
the world over It would be n question
of wits. but when the labor cost IS
dominated by the manner of living. It
is obvious that higher paid labor
needs to protect itself against the
competition of cheap labor"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
MOONLIGHT TUNNEL
IS NEARING THE LEDGE
PROBABLY 100 MORE FEET TO
RuN-sTockHoLpERs N1sF'
ARE CONFIDENT.

Much attention is now being CEN
tered ON the work of the Moonlight
Mining company, in the Burke dis
trict and right in the immediate neigh
borhood Of and below the famed Her.
cules. Interested parties and those
who know the workings say that there
can hardly be more than 100 feet to
drive the long crosscut tunnel in order
to strike the ledge at great depth
And of course. this event is anxiouslv
awaited.
The long rrosscut tunnel Is now in
$500 feet. Development work on the
property SO far has cost between SIS. :.
600 and 100000.
There are a good many local stock
holders, and 1t is fact worthy of
mention that those here. or practically
on the ground arc holding to their
stock. In fact there is no stock for
sale.
Its general location is one of the
most favored sections of the Occur
d'Alencs.
A large number Of the stockholders
are residents of Duluth, MINI.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
MOUNTAIN STATES ARE
THE TARIFF SUFFERERS
METAL MINING, SUGAR, WOOL
AND LIVESTOCK RECEIVE
KILLING BLOW.

Commenting on the Underwood tar
III bill and its effect on the Rocky
mountain region, Representative How
ell of Utah said.
! 1T seems to me the Underwood bill
has singled out the intermountain
deadly blow. Wool on the free list,
sugar given a time sentence, and the
tariff on lead and zinc reduced TO a
point where the market for The
American product is sure to be unpro.
fitable, is the picture 1t portrays. sum
med up in brief. the most important
interests of the great intermountain
country--Sugar. metalliferous mining
wool and livestock-are all jeopardized
by this Legislation and will be obliged
to adjust themselves to lower stand
ards of production or go. out of bust
ness.
Western Senators Whipped Into Line.
1T seems inconceivable how west
ern senator's can assent to such a pro-
gram and yet 1t is said the resources
of the executive department have been
employed SO effectively that this meas
ure may be forced through the house
and senate with but slight modiica :
tion. II is true that prices the world
over are high at present. with con-
sumption leading production. making
the present period most propi.jous
time for inangurating this free trade
experiment. but its effect will be meme
the less costly to the American peo-
pie in the long run before they return
to the sensible policy of conserving
our markets for our own producers
and extending our foreign trade with
out killing the goose that lays the
golden egg
How New Generation Must Learn.
"A new generation has sprung up
since the country realized the disas-
trous practical effect Of democratic
tariff, and again the country is face
to face with another free trade or tar
if for revenue only experiment. the
most radical since 1916. From all sec
tions Of the country warnings are CIV
EN- by experts In the lines of produce
ton affected, of the very injurious re-
suits that will follow the enactment
of the Underwood bill. AS far as the
present administration is concerned
these warnings have fallen on deaf
ears. They are dismissed with a
scant attention with the insinuation
that they are inspired by self-interest
rather than by regard for the gen.
eral welwafe."
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
SHIPPING ORE IN BLACK
TRAVELLER STRIKE
A FEATURE THAT MAY AID MA
TERiALLY IN DEvEL.
OPMENT.

! The recent strike Of copper ore on
northeast of Saltese, is likely to prove
Il very important one and aid at once
and very materially in the further
opening Of the property. AS was re-
after limited amount Of work plan
ned had been completed and work had
ceased. Manager al Roof of Mullan
was not satisfied and returned be
a certain break further back and thai
a small amount of prosecuting would
reach It. His theory proved correct
and after he had driven but four feet
three feet of good copper ore, and 2
foot and half of it is good shipping
quality. This is at perpendicular
depth of over 800 feet
| From the fact that this new ore is
near 500 feet from point perpendicu-
lar under the known ore in upper
workings, it would not have been
greatly disappointing if this recent
find had not been made. However, If
adds materially to the value of the
property.
A recent contract has been let an'
| the contractors are now at work. The
work will be pushed on to the shoot
known above.
The fact that shipping ore was
found in the recent strike Is mos'
gratifying and may aid materially in
speedy development The wagon haul
to the Northern Pacific railroad is
now about five miles, and this may be
lessened by the building of logging
road up Packer creek
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
INTEREST IN JARB|DGE
STEADILY INCREASES
THINC5 SEEM RIGHT FOR BUSY
sEAsoN-oRE OF uNoUEs.
TONED MERIT.

A letter from Pete Hedges, who fol-
some years worked in the Last Chance
mine at Wardner, and from there about
three years ago went to Jarbidge
New written recently to william Van
Alder. at Wardner, says of present
conditions in that gold camp:
"The camp begins to look up again
and can not see how 1t can possibly
be kept back much longer.
with the present deal on for the
Success and Pick and Shovel. which T.
seems certain will go: With Jess. rep
resentative Of the Potter Palmer estate
and other heavy Chicago financiers
closely samping the Bluster. which we
know will stand investigation; with
the present remarkable showing on the
Flake, and Wlngfield's men In the
on everything around the Flake, it
looks like some of the biggest operat
ors In the country were after the goo6
properties.
"'rhe Wingfied interests have op-
tions on the Jarbidge Gold, adjoining
the Flake and will probably do pre-
liminary development through Flake
workings.
Buckley is getting ready tn start
work on the Buckeye. Mccoy Is TAX
ing out some high grade on the Att
tude, and there is considerable other
work under way and much more plan
ned. Altogether 1t looks better for
Jarbidge than at any time In the past"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24

1t was found that j. A. Coram of Bos-
ton. who 10 to 12 years ago was very
prominent in Butte mining deals
stood ready to testify that in the me-
gotiations which he had engineered
he had notified the original owners
that he believed they had a 1000, 900
mine in the Comanche and had adj
vised them to get an order for sur
vey to prove it. which proposition they
did not follow out Patrick Mullins
of Butte, later mayor of the city, host
OF President Roosevelt upon his visit
to Butte, worked the Comanche on the
surface on lease and bond for $780,
900. After spending $4,000 he had
& Montana people, who were also Of
ficials Of the Butte & Boston, sent the
Butte e. Boston local men to buy the
Comanche, the idea being that as the
Butte & Boston was a poverty strick-
en- property. while the Boston & Mon
tana was paying handsome dividends.
the former could make d better trade.
The panic of 1893 came along and
when Patrick Mullins was offered the
chance Of his bond being taken off his
hands and the $4,000 he had spent
being returned to him he quickly ON
braced the offer It was at that time
Coram, was sent to Butte to get the
property for Boston & Montana.
which he succeeded in doing in one of
the cleverest pieces of trading ever
known"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
WHO MAKES WAR?
Seattle POst-lntelligencer).

(Seattle Post -lntelligencer)
That the California Japanese situa-
ton will come to some sort of q
peaceable settlement is as certain as
most of the futurities in this world
Nevertheless 1t opens line of thought
that should be healthy for Or, Jordan
Mr.. Carnegie and other peace 'advo-
Gates. In California we have a situa-
ton that has no basis on abstract
right or wrong. The questions involv-
ed are merely those of advantage.
II the United States were a weak
nation the people of California woul'
not dare to display their opposition f.
any race in this frank manner. II
Japan were a weak nation it would
not dare resent what it considers as
an affront. The value of military
strength to each nation is. we think
clear enough for the most ardent pa
cifist.
Both nations being strong. each
capable of doing the other great dam
age. the national common sense i'm
pels them to reach settlement thai
will not involve losses which are GER
tain to be great. Boys easily resort
to fisticuffs because they know the,
can not seriously injure each other
Grown men, realizing the certain dam
age even to the victor, go peaceably
to court.
Another pacifist argument exploded
by the California Japanese quarrel Is
that rulers lead unwilling subjects to
war. The contrary Is the case and has
always, at least in our national life.
been the case 1t is the people of
California who are chauvinistic and
the people of Japan who are jingoing
The federal government of the United
States is soothing and smoothing and
the government Of Japan is striving
with oriental skill to calm the excit-
ability of the populace, which may
turn over a government in order to
avenge what 1t considers national
affront.
These are a state of facts which the
professional pacitist can only answer
with his ifs" 1t Is true that If we
did this" and 'if Japan did that" all
would be well. But the ''ifs" are on
~ in peace" literature and on the
peace" platforms. When China gets
her army and navy we will have the
same problem on our hands as we
have now. The Chinaman In Amer
lea is an excellent argument against
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
The Richest Mineral Spot on Earth
Six Acres of Ground at Butte

There are many residents of Butte
today who do not realize the richness
of one little spot in the heart Of the
camp. Freeman I. Dawson, the Bos-
ton mining man, says of this:
"The merging of the Boston &
Montana company into Anaconda wip-
ed out the identity of perhaps the
richest mining territory ever opened
up in the world, At least. this state
ment applies to the Comanche mine, a
property of only six acres, about the
same as the smallest independent com
pany now operating in Butte, which
believe Ia the Butte Ballakava Bos-
ton & Montana bought the Conan
che for $21S.000. The Boston 4 Mon
tana company went into the merger
and the Comanche part of it has paid
out in all over $3S, 10000 in dividends
The Comanche still has $4,000 900 In
value left in the ground, making II
probably the richest six acres of min
ing land that has ever been turned up
on the globe. This Comanche prop
erty was really the cause and basis of
contention in the creation of the
Amalgamated copper company. 1t was
narrow mining claim 1900 feet long
but only about zoo feet WIDE After
the Comanche had been disposed Of
the original owners threatened suit
against Henry r. Rogers, claiming
that 1t was worth $20,00O.0OO and had
been obtained by misrepresentation.
The suit however, was dropped when
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
B0RAH AssA|LS THE
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IMPORTANT LAWS MiscoNSTRU-
Ed BRINGS HARDsHIPs
TO SETTLERS.

Denouncing and scoring the depart
ment of the interior for the mutilation
Of important laws that have been
passed for the benefit Of settlers of
the west, Senator Borah, in a letter
to Ravenal Macbeth, secretary Of the
Idaho Mining association, declares
{ that ne can see little. II any, hope in
the fight that is being made to lift
the phosphate Withdrawals from the
lieu land sections of $4,000 acres re-
Gently made by the state of Idaho in
the southeastern part of the state In
exchange for school sections rs and
80, included within forest reserves
Although he believes the cause to be
hopeless, he says that he gladly offers
his services in the fight and holds him
self ready for instructions.
Men Handicapped in Making Homes
when 1t is practically impossible
without interminable effort and cease
less toll to get through decent laws
with reference to agricultural entry,
laws which will permit people who
are trying to make homes. to secure
them without being impoverished and
driven off through unreasonable con-
structions and regulations, it would
seem most difficult. indeed, to go q
step further and secure title to phos-
phate deposits.
Prom my observation II may bc
stated that rules and regulations are
made and constructions placed upon
laws with view, in any event, with
the effect of retarding settlement in
every conceivable way The three
var homestead law has been miscon-
strued, misinterpreted and in some
instances nullified.
The Law Juagfed.
1.-THE assignment law for reclama
tion projects has been shameessly
misconstrued, and with an utter dis
regard of conscience and common
sense construed contrary to it's ex-
press terms.
II do not know whether there is to
be change in the interior depart
ment under this administration or not.
| have my reasons to believe there will
be change. l feel reasonably GER
tain that the western settler at least
will be presumed to be law-abidin~
citizen until there is some proof that
he Is not. which would be a most
righteous and radical change from the
past"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
In the Interest Of Lead and Zinc Duty

Harry l.. Day. president and genera
manager of the Federal COMPANY. an6
James +. Mccarthy. manager Ut tn,
Hecla. leave today for Spokane, wher.
they will be Joined by r, H. Rrowrer
of Seattle president Of the board ~
directors Of the Federal. They vii
proceed to Washington. y. c.. and
probably remain there several week.
In the interest If retaining fair pro
tcctive duty for the benefit NJ thu
lead and zinc industry Of the UniteF
States.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
Easy to Go to Extremes.
butte Miner).

1t doesn't pay for state to become
too drastic In its laws governing the
operation of corporations. For in
stance. take the state of Missouri
Twenty Of the largest fire insurance
companies In this country. whose to
tai insurance on property In Missouri
amounts to $s,0oo,O 900 have agreed
to stop doing business In that state.
owing to the drastic antitrust law.
which has just been signed by Gov
ernor Dorr.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
GOLD BY THE TON.
Big Amount Handled by Seattle U. s.
Assay Office.

Gold deposited at the United States
assay office in Seattle from the open
ing of the institution on July IS, 1898
to the close Of business on December
81. 1912, amounted to $21O.4O7 o69, ac-
cording to report recently issued by
the government assayer in charge
During the IA years the assay Office
has been In operation. 4ia2 avordu-
pois tons Of gold have been handled
or this total. sos, ssa,75O WAS contrib
uted by Alaska.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
THE IMPERIAL.
Inspection Of Property With View to
Beginning Work.

Engineer John Nordouist and Ho-
mer Brown, accompanied by a dia-
mond drill company representative
have visited the Imperial Mining COM
pany's property recently and will put
before stockholders meeting to be
held in the near future such informa-
ton as they may gather relative to
proposed resumption of work there,
The Imperial is In the Burke dis
trict and also in line with the Mullan
copper belt, and it's general location
IL most favorable. The stockholders,
many Of whom are local people. are
anxious to get work going again as
soon as possible.
More than mile of development
work has been done on the property
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
RElNDEER.coPPER QUEEN.
Details Of Consolidation Are Almost
Completed.

Reports are to the effect TINT the
long talked Of consolidation of Rein
deer and Copper Queen properties
copper properties near Mullan. in the
vicinity of the IS" bridge, is now
nearing completion and the final pa
pers are now being drawn by the at
torney for the companies. Both are
well known properties. adjoining. hav-
ing already extensive development ant'
good ore bodies. They can be handled
jointly to advantage
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
TO DEVELOP HEMLocK.
Will Resume Work on Double Com
partment Shaft. q

A Saltese correspondent of the
Mullan Progress says of the Hemlock
property on Packer creek. short
distance from that town:
Frank Duedke arrived Monday
from Colfax. He reports encouraging
news from the majority Of the stock
holders Of the Hemlock mine. They
have promised to buy large blocks of
The treasury stock, which will then put
the company In good shape to sink
the double compartment shaft started
last fall"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
HOW WE GROW.
Annual Increase Equal to Total
Wealth Few Years Ago.
Total

Freeman I Dawson, Boston Broker.)
Every year now sees more than
10,000.0o0,000 of wealth added to our
treasure from the farms yand the
mines and our manufacturing activit-
les contribute an even greater total.
There are men and women now living
who can remember the time when the
total accumulated wealth of the coun-
try was not larger than that added
annually now. either in fat years or
lean, through our vast and varied
productive sources.
Canadas 1912 wheat harvest ap-
proximated 200, 900. 600 bushels.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-24
THE LAcLEDE.
Will Wait for Further Disappea ranee
Of Snow.

The Laclede, lying between the
Tamarack- Custer and Hercules, will
be worked as soon as snow conditions
are more favorable. Few here, where
the. snow Is gone in the valley, realize
the vast quantities of It yet in the
high country. N. N. Natstead, who
has had charge Of the Laclede work
for several years past was up there
some days ago. Most Of the buildings
are yet out of sight. The chimney or
stove pipe of the cook house could be
seen and that was all there was by
which to locate it. He succeeded,
however in climbing down and into
the building. AT this time of the year
it is useless to shovel snow, and so
the management will quietly wait a
few weeks longer for some of 1t to
melt.