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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-30
WAR PUTS END TO SPORT OF
SLEIGHING AT ST. NORTH

Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 30.-The
famous Cresta bob sleigh, run at St
its well known ice Jockeys" whose
exploits excited interest among the Wis
itors, including the crown prince of
Germany and the heir to the Austrian
throne. "The Grand National" bob
sleigh crews" composed in a great
part Of English officers. have been
decimated by war. During the re-
treat to the Marine and the advance to
the Aisne, Capt Bentley, Capt, r. S.
Dawson, Lieut. 2. Quick were killed,
and Capt. ]. Webb-BOwen was seri-
ously wounded. All four of them
steered bobsleighs to victory in the
Grand National, several winters beat
ing the crown prince with his German
crew.
st. Moritz will be dead this win
ter and perhaps for many winters with
out the elite Of its English sports
men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-30
ENGLAND'S WAR
), PLANS PERFECT
Inspection Of Camp Shows
Absence Of Graft; Pre-
pared For Invasion.

London, Eng, Dec. 3O.-Criticism Of
the governments war preparations,
which was rampant during early stages
Of the war has largely ceased, indicat-
ing that the general public has either
settled down to the belief that every
thing is being done about as well as
possible, or has tired Of writing letters
to the press,
The war office has now enlisted the
services Of business men with expert
ence in carrying out big enterprises to
take part in the work of supplying the
army, and the labor unions have vol
unteered to watch the execution OF
government contracts, not only to see
that proper equipment and ratiOns are
supplied to the soldiers, but to prevent
sweating.
Arnold White. a prominent writer
and former colonial official, has been
making a thorough inspection of the
training camps for the purpose of de-
tecting any scandals and mismanage-
ment. Having been bitter enemy OF
the liberal government his point Of
view was not prejudiced in its favor.
He writes:
Having visited 36 camps in various
parts Of the country, I am thoroughly
cheered. In the majority of cases bust
ness men are handling the difficult
problems Of war. Dwellers inland have
no conception Of the thoroughness, ef-
ficiency and silence with which the
war office and the admiralty have CO
operated for the business Of preventing
a German raid or invasion.
1.-THE alarm that is still felt in some
parts of these islands is wholly I'M
Justified, because, first, the business
efficiency of the fleet under Jellicoe
has increased since war began; and,
second, because the practical measures
adopted by our military engineers, if
generally known, would enable the
timid to sleep quietly in their beds. If
I were out to pick holes in our admin
istration it would not be in the gen.
eral management of the war"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-30

official advice so he declared himself
a Chinaman. Shortly afterward he was
arrested for false declaration. He has
since been able to prove his good faith
to the transaction but he was fined
Is francs, and is still unable to get
himself recognized as either Swiss or
French, and consequently is unable to
join the regular army or the foreign
lncinn-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-30
RUSSIA OFFERS PREMIUM
FOR CAPTURE OF OFFICERS

Petrograd, Russia, Dec. 3O.-The
Russian government has decided to
make cash allowances to captured Off
GERS at the following rates:
Generals $3.50 a year, staff officers
$3.50, all other officers $500.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-30

Paris, France, Dec. 30.-Lieut. Bruno
Garibaldi, grandson of the italian hero,
was killed while leading a brilliant
charge of the Italian volunteers, ac-
cording to an announcement just made
here. The charge. in which Garibaldi
met his death occurred in the Argonne
region and resulted in the capture of
two German trenches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-30

Don't forget the annual New Years
eve dance at the Home. Buy a ticket
and help the poor Riddles here in Ell
desk
V. r. Stiles, Exalted Ruler.
advertisements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
"A Little While with Alvin"

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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
BUSINESS MEN TO
REMAIN ORGANIZED

The recently formed business
mems association, organized as an
eleventh hour campaign Influence,
will be perpetuated, expanded and
developed into an association of bus
mess men throughout the state. At
a meeting next Friday evening the
organization plans will be decided
upon and committees for organiza-
ton work appointed. An affiliation
with business associations nov ex-
listing in other portions of the state
will be arranged.
Charles Madison of the Washoe
market is chairman of the informal
organization. He will call the meet
ing to order Friday night. An cleo
ton of permanent officers will fol-
low.-Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
GRAND JURY FAILS
TO INDICT ROCKER

The grand jury adjourned at II
o'clock last night. 1t met to consid-
er the case of John Rocker, who shot
and killed Joseph McAvoy. a bar
tender in the red-light district. and
of Walter Barnes, who is alleged to
have stolen half a dressed hog from
the slaughter house of the TOnopah
and Goldfield Meat company. The
jury, after hearing the testimony of
many witnesses, dismissed the charge
against Rocker, because the evidence
was insufficient to convict, and
found a true bill against Barnes,
holding him for trial in the district
court on a charge of burglary. Rock
err was represented by Augustus Til
den and Barnes by r.. Carter Ed
wards.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
GOVERNOR ODO|E
READY TO WORK
HE WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH
MINING INDUSTRY OF
NEVADA

Governor eddie was in town to-
day greeting his friends as usual
with the smile that won't come off,
says the Reno Gazette.
The battle is over" said the gov
ernor. "and Emmett Boyle has been
elected by a handsome majority. |
1 want to thank the people of Ne
vada for their many curtesies to me
and the support they have given me
in the past, in office and put of Of
fee. I appreciate more than | can
tell you or can tell them, their many
expressions of good will, and while
l will soon enter the ranks of the
happy private citizen, | will still be
as consistent and earnest a worker
for what / believe to be for the good
of the state and for its welfare and
its people as if I were still in office.
Il had hoped to be reelected. and
whatever regrets / have are not
tingd with either bitterness or re-
sentiment. | have none but the kind
Hest feeling for Goverlor-elect Boyle
as well as all others who opposed
me.
81 hope Mr.. Boyle will have a sue
cessful as well as a pleasant admin
istration, and he may have the as
surance that as a private citizen |
will assist in any way l can in con-
tributing to that end. My future
work will be in the state as one Of
it's citizens, the states welfare will
be my own and that of all its people.
May they all prosper in happiness.
while the vote of Washoe coun-
ty," said Governor eddie, was, of
course, a keen disappointment to
me, l could not change my views of
what l believed to be for the best
interest of Reno and the state. Any
differences of opinion on this subject
could not possibly lead to either bit
terness or resentment. so far as l
am personally concerned.
This condition was. to some ex-
tent at least, inevitable and the
differences of view are likely to on
tinue for some time to come. Re-
CARELESS of this. however, Reno has
no warmer frnend and will have no
heartier booster than myself"
Governor eddie indicated that his
plans for the future would be close
ly associated with with the mining
industries of the state, and he will
probably return to his old home in
Tonopah as early as practicable aft
er the close of his administration.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
SPRUCEMONT MINING
MAN is OPTIMISTIC

G.. NJ. Spence, pioneer mining man
of Sprucemont, who is actively in
terested in the Pride of the Black
Forest mining property there, is in
EIko today, having brought in the
precinct election returns. Although
the property is one of the best, po-
tentially, in the state, Mr.. Spence
has done little aside from assess
ment work this year, having n man
to help him. He has, however, ex-
pended $4,000 since the time he
took out his last dollar from the
ground. He said today that he would
not have spent this on chance =
he knows what he has got one OF
the finest veins Of copper to be
found anywhere, and this he expects
to cut into almost any day.
The main shaft goes down 400
feet, with a crosscut of 1900 feet
all through hard rock. In the
workings are a steam drill and air
compressor. Six or eight other
owners of valuable property are also
doing their annual assessment work.
Mr.. Spence is the man who last
spring spent $500 of his W mon
ed to replace a road washed out by
a cloudburst. In some places on
this road, as repaired. it was neces-
sary to cut thirteen feet Of rock
Flko Free Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
ORIGIN OF ONYX

When waters charged with car
Donate of calcium derived from lime
stone are allowed to evaporate they
deposit their load in the form of
sinter, or tufa. This process can be
observed at many thermal and pet
rifying" springs and also in the for
nation of stalacites and stalagmites
in limestone caverns. In this way
large masses of compact carbonate
are formed. some of them of great
beauty. The so-called "onyx mar
bles," of which the Mexican "onyx"
is a familiar example, are formed in
this way. Some rock of this class is
stalagmitis, in caverns, and some of
ii is formed by springs. It's varia-
tions in color and texture, to which
it's ornamental character is largely
due. are commonly produced by i'm
purities or inclusions, such as oxide
of iron. OF even mud and clay.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
HEAVIEST BLAST EVER
DISCHARGED AT ELY

The heaviest blast ever d%ischarg-
ed in the history of open pit mining
in the Ely district occurred last Mon
day, when 5O,O5O pounds of pow
der vas discharged in one shot in
the Liberty pit. The cost is esti-
mated at $4,000 and loosened
2o0.6 yards of dirt.
G. II. Brown, an expert moving
picture operator in the employ of
the United States government, was
OF the scene and took pictures of
the blast. The films were sent east
for development. While copies can
not be procured or used in a COM
mcrcial way, a copy will be secured
by the Nevada Consolidated com
pany. and it is probable that the
people of the district will have an
opportunity to see it at the local
theater. Mr.. Brown made a num-
Der of other pictures of mining OPP
erations while here which included
shovel operations in both pits and
a panoramic view of the plant at
McGill.
The Trojan Powder company also
had an operator, e. H. Kemp, here
for the same purpose, and moving
pictures were taken by him for that
company. Mr.. Kemp had experience
es of a similar nature on the Pana-
canal, where he did like work
for Colonel Goethals. = White Pine
News.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
OIL SIGNS ARE NOT
GOOD IN COLORADO

Escaping gas along the Gunnison
river a mile or so above Austin and
a supposed scum of oil on pools of
water in the vicinity have for many
years attracted attention and have
led many to think that without
doubt. a large pool of oil existed
here just beneath the surface. Re-
Gently M. r. Campbell, a geologist
of the United States geological sur
We yexamined the region for the pur-
pose of determining whether or not
the surface indications and the
geologic conditions would warrant
the drilling of test wells in this vi
cinity. for it is the policy of the sur-
vey to assist wherever possible in the
legitimate exploitation and develop
ment of the mineral of a
region, or, if it be convinced that
such resources do not exist, to pre-
vent waste of time and money in a
useless search.
Mr.. Campbell found a pronounc-
ed dome in the rocks just above
the bridge a mile above Austin,
which would afford an ideal struc-
ture for the accumulation of oil, if
oil has ever been present in the
rocks below. were it not for the fact
that the folding has been so intense
as to develop in the hard rocks
forming the dome many joint cracks
and even small faults where the
rocks have been most sharply fold
ed. AS only a few miles up the
canyon the Triassic sandstone rests
on greatly c%Ontorted gneiss, there
is apparently no rock beneath the
surface which would have supplied
oil to the dome, and from the brok-
en- condition Of the rocks it seems
highly probable that, should oil
eve have accumulated here, it
would have escaped long ago. The
ease with which such volatile sub
stances as petroleum can escape is
shown by the gas which bubbles up
venting, it is said, the freezing of
the river in the winter.
Mr.. Campbell found that the gas
which escapes in considerable vol
ume for half a mile above the bridge
is non-inflammable and is therefore
not natural gas" as that term is
generally understood; that is, it is
not derived from petroleum. He
also found that the iridescent scum
which forms on pools of water near
the bridge is not oil, but iron, and is
therefore no indication of petroleum.
AS he found no surface indications
of oil and no geological structure
favorable to its retention. he con
cludes that it is highly improbable
that oil will ever be found in the vi
entity of Austin.
Some years ago there was a little
excitement over oil at Delta, in Del
ia county, and a shallow well was
bored there, but nothing Of value
was found. AS this town lies in
the center of a syLciinal trough, a
structure known to carry oil in only
a few fields in the world, he regards
the chances of finding oil at Delta
still less probable than they are
in the vicinity of Austin.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
Montana

At the Montana-Tonopah last week
there was an increase of IL feet In
the amount Of new ground broken
in development over that Of the
week before. In addition to the
work in the company's own ground,
considerable development work was
done in that portion of the Midway
workings which are under lease to
the Montana.
Some very good ore was found
during the past week in a drift on
the Macdonald vein at the 465-foot
level of the Midway, but the ore was
in Montana ground. 1t was under
a fault which separated two ore
shoots, one being in Montana and
one in Midway ground.
A new crosscut was started dur
Montana for the purpose of pros
pecting for a faulted section of the
Macdonald vein.
The production of the Montana
Tonopah for the past seven days
was $40 tons of ore, a decrease over
that of the previous week of 131
tons.
Halifax-TOnopah
The developments at the Halifax
the past week have been much as
usual. The slopes on and above the
1000 level continue as usual. the
Slopes showing practically no change.
The intermediate level below the
100 level is making good progress.
The east drift on the 1000 level has
been cleaned out and work to the
east will be resumed.
A south crosscut from the 1900
level station is being driven, but
shows nothing of Importance so far.
Work in the 1900 level east drift
has been resumed. This drift is in
the vein, which is low grade at
this point. Other work to the east
will soon be started, also a south in
termediate drift from raise No. 1
in north and south vein mentioned
in last weeks issue.
Mizpah Extension
At the Mizpah Extension the drift
which is being driven east on the
vein from a depth of 55 feet in the
winze made the usual progress and
is now in about 16 feet.
During the week the vein show
ed an average width of about IS
inches of good ore. Samples taken
from the ore as it vas hoisted dur
ing the week show that the average
value is $34 a ton.
The richer ore is being sacked
and average samples give returns of
1925 per ton. While the ore pro-
duction is not great the outlook at
the Mizpah Extension can be de-
scribed as very encouraging.
The Rescue-Eula
Development work during the
past week in Rescue has made the
usual good progress. Drifting east
from the winze in the vein shows
from four to six feet of quartz with
some very fair values showing,
though somewhat spotted.
The south crosscut in the Maggie
May ground continues in %trachyte,
no changes having occurred during
the week. The east drift on the
vein recently encountered in this
south crosscut is making good head
way, with no change in conditions
to report.-TOnOpah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
Too Many Smiths

William Smith, who was recently
arrested and convicted of attempting
a criminal assault upon a woman in
Elko, will soon be sentenced for the
crime. He is the fifth William
Smith to be sent to the state peniten-
tiary from ElkO within the last ten
years.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
Ely Team Wins

In a fast game OF Football the Ely
pigskin artists defeated their neigh
bors from McGill by a score of 10 to
6 on the Ely field recently. 1t was
the first defeat the McGill eleven
suffered this year.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
THE ONE BIG ISSUE.

In this state campaign the is
sue is not whether Hodges, Cap
per or Allen shall be governor,
but whether or not this state is
to permit money to be the most
important factor in deciding elec-
tionS and shall put into office a
man whose newspaper influence
makes him a positive menace.
Mr.. Capper'S desire to be gov
ernor of Kansas was in itself an
honorable ambition, but when
two years ago he began to spend
enormous sums to further that
ambition, then he helped to multi
ply an evil which has become the
greatest weakness in our primary
system.
And when he turnedhiS various
pewSpaper publications into Cap
per political organs and uses them
to advance his political interests,
he helps every day to demonstrate
the fact that the press can be used
as an instrument of evil as we'll as
an instrument of good. Let him
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

fund by October the 18th, the peo-
pie should take it for granted thai
he intends to call it his own for
ever, as he will have a legal right
to do under the advice of Attor-
ney General Dawson. And if he
has a right to keep the fees for this
term he will have the right to keep
them for the next term, during
which they will probably amount
to S12,0O0-for it is our under
standing that, under the conStitu-
ton of Kansas, no law can be
made affecting a state officers in
come during the term for which
he is elected. If a law is made at
the next term of the legislature re-
moving the technicality involved
in the matter-and there is nc
question that such a law will be
made-it cannot become effect.
i've until after Mr.. AkerS' second
term-if he gets a second term
has expired.
"Mr. Laughlin has done tht
! square and manly thing by waiv
ing his right beforehand to thl
collection of fees under this tech
nicality, as we are certain that Nh
Livermore, the Progressive candi
date, will do when his attention i
called to the matter.
There must be no polyfoxin
in a case SO clearly involving
question of moral honesty and Nj
AkerS owes it to his friends, hi
party and his good old father t
turn that money into the geners
fund so long before election thu
every citizen of the state will b
aware of it."
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
AMATTER OF MONEY.

David Leahy, now editor of the
EldOrado Republican, has the fol-
lowing editorial in his paper of
September oath relative to the fees
in the state treasurer'S office now
being retained by Treasurer
Akers:
"Peter Laughlin, Democratic
candidate for state treasurer, says
that if he is elected he will turn
the fiscal agency fees collected by
him into the state treasury every
three months according to the in
tent Of the law.
I'VE have heard Earl AkerS say
the self same thing before he was
elected to that office.
"He hasn't done it.
''Peter LaughIin says further
that he will sign a public contract
with the people to that effect. We
know him to be a high-minded
honest man and we believe he will
do what he says without being
bound by contract to that effect,
but since he says he is willing to
bind himself to turn these fees
into the treasury every three
months we are for that kind of a
contract with the people.
Mr. Livermore, of Olathe, is al
Soea candidate for state treasurer
We have not had any statement
from him on the subject, but we
salSo know him to be a square,
honest man and we are willing to
wager that he will do exactly as
Mr.. Laughlin has voluntarily pro-
missed to do.
1t doesn't make any difference
to the taxpayers of Kansas wheth
er the state treasurer is a Demo.
Crat, a Progressive or a Republi,
. can, so long as he is a square
honest man-and keeps his word.
'In the Kansas language there
is such a word as polyfoxing. i
is not a dictionary word, but w
all have a good idea as to what
means. There has been a whole
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

win political success and he is in
a position to build up a personal
machine more powerful and less
responsible than the machine
which it took a political revolu-
ton in Kansas to put out of buSi-
ness. To win success hereafter
men of his party must have the
support of his papers and that
means that they must so to Cap
per to solicit it. Can you imagine
anything to be more dangerous?
Can anything be more inimical
, to good government?
Gov. Hodges has given this state
business administration. He has
given to the state more of value
for every dollar expended than
have his predecessors. He is but
one of several departments of
state government, and he has done
more than his share to keep every
promise made to the people. 1t
matters little whether there is a
Democrat, Republican or a Pro-
greSSive in Kansas, for, after all,
there is no party way of admins
tering the business of the state,
but when we have found one man
who has been tried and measures
up to the best standard, and op-
posed to him is one whose influ'
ence on politics is sinister anC
| whose election would be danger
GUS, then there can be but little
J doubt as to what the verdic
, should be or will be.-Marysvill,
Democrat.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

Grandpa Henry Schaeffer was
in from the south side Saturday
for a visit with his many cd time
friends and to attend to business
matters. Mr.. Schaeffer is getting
pretty well advanced in years and
was one of the real pioneer set
tiers of this community, but he
is as active and Spry and can do
as much work as many men of
half his age.
Milton BoSSe was a business
visitor from Ellinwood Monday.