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Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
VACATION SCHOOL
WORK IN new
YORK
EXCELLENT SHOWING is MADE BY
LITTLE FOLK IN SUMMER
TIME

New York, Sept. 5.-vacation
schools conducted by the board of
education closed the summer season
for 1914 last Friday. This has been
the most successful season the vaca-
tion schools have ever known. The
Industrial classes have been better
attended than in other years, and
there has been a gratifying improve
ment in the number of children who
wished to take advantage of the in
dustrial subjects provided for them.
In all probability the recent agita-
tion in behalf of industrial training, so
ably championed by Mayor Mitchell
aud President hCurchilI has done
much to stimulate the interest of the
children in vocational subjects. An
other reason for the increased attend
ance was that this year many children
of normal age, for whom there was no
room in the opportunity classes, took
UP the industrial branches rather than
spend their time idly doing nothing
For the boys there were provided
work in Venetian iron, elementary
bench work, whiting, advanced bench
work, basketry, chair Gaming and ham
mock making. The girls were taught
the following subjects: Cooking, house
keeping, knitting and crocheting, ele-
mentary sewing, advanced sewing,
dressmaking,; millinery. embroidery,
hammock making and bashketry.
In the cooking classes much valu-
able work was done by children who
brought their own materials, and, un-
der the supervision of efficient teach
ers, used these in making preserves.
Hundreds of pints of canned fruits
End vegetables were thus prepared for
winter use. Every day homemade
bread was made in each school, and
the children were encouraged to use
their cooking ability at home as well
as at school.
In the millinery classes the children
were taught not only to make bonnets
for themselves but for their mothers
also and caps for their baby brothers
and sisters. District Superintendent
Stitt was especially pleased with he
result in the summer trade school con-
Quoted by the board Of education in
the Educational alliance. These clas-
ses were opened for girls over IA years
o fage who had completed the educa-
tional requirements for working certi-
ficates.
These girls would naturally go to
work in the fall in factories in which
they would obtain only about SO a
week. When they have been taught
how to use machinery and the elemen-
Itary principles of trade workmanship
their earning capacity is more than
doubled
Miss Sara rlkus, supervisor in the
Educational alliance. has obtained
places in factories for many of the
girls who have completed the course,
} su that they will start on wages OF
} seven, eight or rlne dollars week.
: The opportunity classes have been
markedly suecessful. These classes
: were intended primarily for the fol
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05

school last spring. He will leave to
night for Guthrie. Okla, where he
will enter the University OF Okla
homa. Mrs. Callahan win remain in
Las Vegas.
J. T. Shoemaker of La Cueva has
moved his family to Las Vegas so
that his children may attend the Nor
NAL University. The family will be
dcmiciled at 932 Tilden street.
Mrs. ]. M. Bentley of Romeroville
was called to Arkansas City, Kan,
yesterday on account of the serious
illness of her father.
Mrs. M. F. Des Marais, wife of DR..
NJ. f. Des Marais, county superintend-
ent of school, will leave this eevning
for South Bend, Ind, to visit relatives.
Miles Flaiz, car clerk in the local
yards of the Santa Fe, is confined to
his hcS1e on account of illness.
c. L. Seagrave, Jr., son of G. l.. Sea-
grave, colonization agent of the Santa
Te. who has been spending the
summer with the Duke Tiptons at Ten
Lakes, left this afternoon for Califor-
MIA for the winter.
b. Leatherwood of Watrous came in
this morning for a brief stay.
c. Appledorf of Dayton, o., is regis
tered at one of the local hotels.
Miss Hayo Schade and Miss Laura
Schade, young ladies from st. Louis,
who have been summering at Harvey's,
came in from the ranch yesterday, and
left last night for their eastern home.
w. R. Tompkins, for a number of
years successful real estate broker
IN Chicago, and formerly a large
sheep raiser and buyer here, is in the
city for a short visit among his many
friends.
Donald Hart and William Springer
left this afternoon for Harvey's ranch,
where they will spend Sunday.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
Russla,s Food Cheap

London, Sept. 5.-Telegraphing from
Petrograd, the correspondent of the
Reuters Telegraph company sets
forth that after month of war the
general appearance of the Russian
capital has undergone no change. The
public life continues as usual, Yes
terday all the Petrograd schools be-
gan their terms as usual, the CORES
pondent continues. and commerce
throughout the interior Of the empire
gees on just as smoothly as in normal
times. There has been considerable
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
Exchange of courtesies

Fetrograd, Sept. 5.-An agreement
has been reached between Russia
anG Germany under the terms of
which the subjects of each state, with
certain exceptions, will be permitted
to leave the enemy's country Excep
tions are officers, whether in active
service or on the retired list; boys
and men between the ages of II and
As, and suspects.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
IT cosTs MONEY

Washington, Sept. 5.-Secretary
Bryan today asked congress for an
appropriation of 100000 to defray
extra expenses of the diplomatic and
conslar services in caring for the in
terests of the warning nations Of Eu-
rope atvarious capitals where they
have been placed in charge of the
United States.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
NO ARMED SHIPS

Washington, Sept. 5.-Britisih au-
thorities have directed that no Brit
ish passenger ships plying between
England and United States carry guns.
orders to that effect have been re-
ceived at the embassy.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05

drop in the price of foodstuffs, of
which there are enormous quantities
for all requirements. No food products
are being exported. The operations of
savings banks have suffered no reduc-
tion.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
vALENcl ATuRNs IN

Santa Fe, Sept. 5.-Valencia Is the
fourth county to report its August tax
collections to the travelling auditors
office Treasurer Silvestre Mirabal
reports 81 1,OO5.Sk or 1913 taxes collect
ed during the month.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
American League

Automobile stage line to Mora tri.
weekly Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
prday leaving Las Vegas postoffice
a. m, arriving Mora 9:45 a. m
Leave Mora p. m. arrive Las Vegas
5:45 p. m. Fare for round trip. So;
one way, SO. Round trip tickets good
for one week. H. B. Hubbard, Prop.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
PRAYING FOR PEACE

Washington, Sept. 5--Many re-
quests have been received at the
White House that President Wilson
designate a day for prayer for peace
in Europe. No action has been taken.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05
Hendrix and Wilson.

Batteries: Camnitz. Dickson and
Berry; Finneran, Bluejacket Somers
and Owens.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05

Batteries: Collins and Carrigan;
Bush, Wyckoff and McAvoy.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05

Batteries: Johnson and Easterly;
Willett, Keupper, Herbert and Hart
ley
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-05

American League
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
DIFFICULT GLORY.HOLt MINING IS
CARRIED ON BY BULlWHACKER co.

At the Bullwhacker Copper Co.'S
mines in Butte, Mont, a great deal
of glory-hole mining has to be done
which would be extremely difficult,
perhaps impossible, with a piston
drill. Much of the cutting is done
in mid-air in locations that are al
most inaccessible, and often where
there is no opportunity for a foot
hold. However. by means of a pack
hammer drill. the miner is able to
make good progress with compare
lively little difficulty.
A tripod drill would be out of the
question for work of this sort and
even an ordinary hand-hammer drill
would be extremely troublesome to
operate on account of the difficulty
of rotating it in such cramped quar-
tiers.
The jackhammer is fitted with an
automatic steel-rotating mechanism,
SO that the miner simply has to APP
ply the tool to the spot to be drilled,
open the throttle and the jackham-
mer does the rest. In many cases
the operator works sitting on a wood
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
ELY LEASING AND
MILLING co. AT WORK

B. F. Parker and w. r. Miller.
who recently secured a bond and
lease on the Macon City mine at
Lane City from John Steele, now
have a force of men taking out ore
and developing the property. They
have cleaned out the old workings
and in doing SO opened up a lead from
8 to 6 feet in width and running from
$40 to $50 per ton in lead, silver and
gold. They brought down large
specimens from the property this
morning showing much bromide Of
dred dollars to the ton.
They estimate Thai they have abou,
5000 tons of ore on the dump and in
the old workings, which former leas-
ers could not handle at a profit, but
worth from $40 to SIS per ton, when
can now be put on the market at a
handsome profit. The Macon City
has a record of production of about
$50, 600, which was taken out by
the leasing system many years ago.
and at a time when mining was very
expensive in the Ely district.
1t is the intent of the present iea5-
ers to organize the Ely leasing and
Milling company, which will have
charge of the property and its de
velopment after which a milling plant
will be erected to treat the ore and
also ores from other leasers IN the
district. They hope to have the new
plant erected and in operation SON.
time during the present fall, but III
the meantime they will take ou1 and
intent to assert ores from the aid
Gump for shipment, from which :,
considerable profit is to be expected
Ely Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
CONDITIONS ~ CHM

The political adviser of the new
Chinese republic. Mr.. George Morri-
son, in a recent interview in London
states that there are plenty of evil
dences of stability in Chinese public
life and finances at the present.
Revolutionary activity and the opera
tons of bandits are confined to a
small area, and the $4,000 600
which was horded in the banks of the
treatry ports is returning to circula-
ton. This optimistic view of one so
intimate with Chinese affairs is en-
couraging in light of the man. ru-
mors of incipient revolution and poll
teal unrest.-Mining and Scientific
Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01

en- seat in a rope sling let down over
the side of the cliff.
Great speed is made in drilling the
rock, the jackhammer drilling about
six feet every six minutes, operating
with compressed air. OF course this
record is very high, but the rock, an
oxidized granite formation, is not
hard. Three-foot starters are used,
followed with six-foot streets, the
holes being drilled to take / u Inch
powder. A simple steel holder at
tached to the front head is found to
be a material aid in withdrawing the
steel from the hole. In addition, it
enables the operator to lower and
raise the steel in the hole, churning
up the cuttings and preventing the
steel from sticking or binding. The
jackhammer is fitted with a special
hole-cleaning device by means of
which the operator can at will sent a
jet of air through the hollow steel
to the bottom of the hole, thus keep
ing the drill hole clear of cuttings,
dirt, etc. without removing the
steel-Mining World.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
GOOD STRIKE MADE AT
CANDELARIA IN DIABLO

Word comes from Candelaria of a
strike made this week in the old
Dlablo mine. A body Of ore over
eight feet wide and assaying $40 per
ton has been uncovered on the sixth
level, in what is practically virgin
ground, which gives every indication
of developing into a permanent and
valuable Ore shoot. A twelve-foor
ledge of a good grade of commercial
ore has also been opened up in vir-
gin ground of the Lucky Hill estate.
George Threlfall, who is operating
the Candelaria mines and mill, made
a shipment Of bullion to San Fran
cisco of the first cleanup this week.
The value of the bullion was be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 and repre-
sented only a few days. trial run of
the new mill. = Western Naveda
Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
LEONARD CREEK SECTION
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION

G.. M. Rose, T.. l.. Moffet and Guy
Bishop came in yesterday from Tepee
creek, in the Leonard creek section.
The first two. with Arthur Alley, are
the of the discovery claims
on which the recent placer strike
was made. They are now running
a DARN tunnel and are in about fifty
feet. This tunnel will reach bed
rock in a distance of about $50 feet
and it is expected that this part of
the work will be finished by Septem-
Der LIST. With the tunnel to drain the
wo%rkground they will not be troubled
with water and will be enabled to
run crosscuts and drifts and thor
oughly prospect their ground.
Gravel taken from prospect holes
sunk to bedrock on the claims owned
by Messrs. Rose, Moffet and Alley
gave very rich paintings of coarse
gold. Tests made with a rocker
showed that the bedrock gravel
would run from SIP to SIS a yard.
Many prospectors, looking for both
quartz and placer. are now in the
Leonard creek section and hundreds
of claims have been located. A num-
Der of discoveries have beer made in
the last few weeks.-Humbo.dt Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
Meets Horrible End

While beating his way on a freight
train in Sparks recently, a young
Italian fell under the trucks of the
cars and was ground to pieces. Por-
lions of his body were picked up for
miles outside of Sparks. A leg was
carried as far as Winnemucca. The
only mark of Identification on the
body of the unfortunate man, who
was apparently around twenty years
of age. was a letter from his sister
in Italy.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
MENT IN
CONTEMPT CASE

For contempt of court in slapping
Assistant District Attorney Roger
Foley last Thursday night in the
courtroom of the justice of the peace,
Justice Barnes at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon sentenced j. G.. Thompson
to pay a fine of $50 or spend a day
in the county Jail. Subsequently.
upon motion of Attorney Augustus
Tilden, who appeared as counsel for
Thompson, Justice Barnes suspended
sentence until 2 o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon to permit of the filing of a
writ of certiOrari in the district court.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
Petition Is Circulated

A petition Directing to the de-
mand of Bunkerville, Clark county,
for $4,000 to be used in the erection
of a high school building in that
town is being circulated by the citi-
zens of Las Vegas and will be placed
before the board of county commits
SionerS Immediately. Las Vegas
maintains that the money would be
of greater advantage to the county
by using it solely in Vegas.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01

farce. We see it in Washoe county
today. Each party boosts for the
weak man in the opposing party and
nobody takes any responsibility for
candidates. We have been practic-
ing things not practicable and gov
eminent has been in the hands of
the incompetent and inexperienced.
If a man is popular he is elected. and
trading and creation of political jobs
go on. We should cut out about so
per cen of the jobs and 95 per cen
of the politicians and we would get
along better"
Former Governor Frank Bell ex-
pressed the greatest satisfaction
with the turn affairs have taken,
saying that it presages a return to
the old days when men of affairs
took an interest in political affairs.
Cup to about eight years ago." he
said, 1--WE used to get able men in the
Legislature and in the state offices.
Since then we have had men ask for
support who didn't know east from
west and who hadn't ever paid their
poll tax. And some of them were
elected. The constitution means
nothing to those men,. l have been
heartily Disguised at the way things
have been going, and it afforded me
great pleasure to be one of the first
to congratulate Mr. Humphrey. And
when l read that Wingfield would
run for the state senate, I said, 'He
IA have anything my vote will get
him. He is doing more for the state
than Mackay, Flood, Fair and all the
other m~illiOnaires of the Comstock
I've did. 1t is like getting back to
old times to have these men on the
ticket. They will bring the state to
the front again."
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01
q New Trial

The second trial of the damage
suit of Robert Peterson against the
Silver Peak Gold Mining company
will soon be held before Judge Moran
in the district court of Washoe coun-
ty. Peterson recently obtained a
Judgment for over $4,000. An APP
peal was taken and the supreme
court granted a e trial because
of certain evidence being excluded.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01

south on the S0O-foot level is in pro-
gress in very promising formation.
Tonopah Victor
Development work at the Tonopah
Victor property continues to make
very good progress.
The main south crosscut on the
14SO-foot level passed through a
body of broken up quartz this week
and is still being continued in the
trachyte formation and drifting will
also be started on the quartz in a
few days.
The east drift was continued or
the body of quartz which encounter
ed a fault and on drifting through
this and prosecuting south to pick up
the vein, the West End rhyolite for
nation was encountered n as this
is the hanging-wall formation of the
orebody which it is expected to en-
counter, prosecuting south from the
end of this drift has been started.
The flow of water in the property
has now increased to about 10000
gallons a day.
TOnOpah Mining Co.
The only important improvement
in the Tonopah Mining company's
workings this week vas on the GOO
foot level of the Red Plume work
ings where the West End vein in the
stope above this level has widened to
from 10 to II feet of mill ore, which
is at time of very good grade. This
stope is west of the fault which cut
off the vein on it's eastern course,
and there is every indication hal a
good tonnage of ore will be obtained
from this section of the vein.
In it's downward course from this
level the vein dips at an exceedingly
fiat angle and a Wine has been sunk
in the footwall, under the vein, and
a south crosscut is being run under
it from which raises will be put up
to the ore.-TOnopah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-01

r. II. WARE is registered at the
Goldfeld from Aurora. arriving last
night.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-11-27
TULIPS Can b maturalI1ed

Tupil bulbs that the expected to
Tulip bulbs that are expected to
brighten the dawn in the early spring
must be planted in the late fall after
heavy frosts or light freezes have
checked vegetation. These plants
are adapted 10 out Of doors culture in
all parts of the United States where
the weather is cold eniugh to freeze
the soil for a few weeks in the win
ter and they should be planted about
n month before the ground is H.
able to freeze up. Other "Holland
bulbs" such as the hyancith and
narcissus, should be planted at the
same time as the tluip.
The L. s. department of agricul-
lures specialists consider that tn
lips are most appropriately planted
among shrubbery where they may be
nnturalized or where they may re-
mnin permanently. In general they
are used to advantage in formal beds
or in borders on the lawn.
The best soil for the tulip is light,
lonmy soil. The soil should be- well
drained and sand is better than clay.
In clay soils it is desirable to set the
bulbs on layer of sand, to insure
drainage. while in very heavy soils
the sand should completely surround
them. They do best in rich soil. hut
manure should not come in contact
with the bulbs. II is best applied to
n previous crop. When fertilization
/ is necessary at the time of planting,
well rotted manure compost should
be used. The soil should be put in
excellent condition.
Tulips should be set four inches
deep while hyacinths and narcissus
should be- set six inches, in all eases
measuring to the bottom of the bulbs.
Care should be taken to have the
bulbs of any variety Of uniform
size and to set them at a uniform
depth as on this depends the uni
formity in time of blooming.
After blooming, the naturalized
paintings need no further attention
except when planting becomes nece--
sary, which the case of tulips would
be in about three years. and OF the
other bulbs about five. Bedded bulbs
should be left as long as possible be-
fore digging so as to ripen them.
They are ready when the foliage be-
gins to die. If necessary to dig be-
fore ripe they will deteriorate more
rapidly than if well ripened. After
digging, dry in the sun until the tops
are well cured. take of all the leaves
store on shallow trays, where mice
and rats will not trouble, till the FOL,
lowing autumn.
Not only are tulips and other bulb.
Gus plants attractive around the Lawn
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-11-27
OF Course-Why Not7

"Will good times ever returni" in
quired u pessimist in specializing on
his Christmas expenditures.
OF course they will! Why mott
Here's the why of the will:
| There is just as much money
in the country now as there ever
was.
9 The farmers have just harvest
ed one of the biggest crops in his
tory and are selling at good prices.
3 Federal reserve banks have
been opened and millions of dollars
of new money will be placed at the
disposal of the banks of the country.
4 The banks in turn will have
plenty of money to loan to big man
ufacturing and other industries for
operating capita.
5 These concerns in their turn
will start the wheels of commerce
to revolving and millions of unem-
ployed men and women will return To
work.
q Foreign governments are plac-
ing heavy orders for all kinds of
supplies needed in prosecuting their
war.
Z Other orders for American
made goods are pouring in from all
parts of the world.
8 The financial situation has
clarified. congress has adjourned.
banks are opening up their vaults,
and great manufacturing industries
are preparing to open u PAGAN on an
extensive scale, many of them even
now calling in employees who were
laid of many weeks ago.
Yes, You can dig down and spend
that Christmas money without any
fear of where the next dollar is com
ing from.
II is on the way-and hitting the
high places.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-11-27

in early spring, but they are also
most satisfactory for indoor culture
during the winter. They should be
used in separate pots rather than IN
windo~ boxes. Holland bulbs, such
as narcissus, tulip and hyacinth, are
practically the only plants that VIII
flower satisfactorily in the house
with ordinary care. About the only
plant giving similar satisfaction Is
the begonia, according to the depart
ment of agriculture's specialist, who
has experimental with many varie-
ties.
The essentials for growing bulbs
indoors are that they shall become
thoroughly rooted before the tops
are permitted TO grow. This is done
by planting the bulbs in soil either
in pots or what florists know rs
''pans." which are shallow porcelain
pots. or in boxes. These bulbs are
then put in II cool place in the dark.
for a period of two to six or eight
weeks, or even longer If desired.
They should be left until the roots
are we'll started. In the ease of bulbs
planted in pots, the pots may be in
verted and gently tapped. when the
bulb and soil will come out in mass.
When the bulbs have been sufficiently
long in the pots. the earth in the bot
tom of the pot will be completely
covered with rootlets. The bulbs
should then he brought into n slight