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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-12-31
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE SHOULD NOT BE MADE.

In the Probate Court of the County Of
Shoshone. State OF Idaho.
In the matter of the estate Of William
Ralston, deceased.
Fred Carlson, the administrator Of
the estate of William Ralston, deceas-
ed, having filed his petition herein
praying for an order of sale Of all the
real estate of said decedent, for the
purposes therein set forth,
II is therefore ordered by the Judge
of said Court, that all persons inter-
ested in the estate of said deceased
appear before tho said Probate Court
on Wednesday, the 9Th day of Janu-
airy. 1915, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon
of said day, at the court room of said
Probate Court, at the court house In
Wallace. county of Shoshone, TO show
cause why an order should not be
granted to the said administrator to
sell so much of the real estate OF the
said deceased as shall be necessary.
And that a copy OF this order be
published al least once q week for not
less than four successive weeks in
The wallace Miner, newspaper
printed and publishedin said Shoshone
county, Idaho, and that said publica-
ton be completed at least five days
prior TO said 9Th day OF January, 1915,
Dated December 8, 1914.
LAWRENCE e. WoRSTELL,
D1O-3I-4t Judge of Probate.
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working. on the theory that his broth
err miners failed to properly examine
an excavation and trim down and
sound, as they should have done.
michigan Supreme Court, Koskell, VS..
Newport Mining Co., 14S Northwest
ern Reporter 699). 1t was further de-
cided in the same case that the in1ur-
ed trammer could not recover on the
theory that the defendant negligently
failed to provide reasonably safe
place for work, since the legal doc
trne relating to safe places Of work
does not apply to a place in a mine
which is in the process Of change, es-
pecially when the work in hand is de-
signed to make the place safe. AS an
additional resaon for denying plaintif
the right to recover for his injury 1t
was held by the Michigan supreme
court that he assumed the risk Of con-
tinuing his work in face Of the fact
that he had observed that the place
where he was injured had not been
trimmed down and sounded, as was
customary to his knowledge.
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APPEALS TO PRESIDENT.

Under the same date Mr. Norman
sent the following letter to President
Wilson:
The President, White House, Wash
ington, d. c.
Dear Sir: / take the liberty of en-
closing copy of letter which l have
this day addressed to the attorney gen.
eral of the United States with refer
ence to the investigation of the So
called smelling trust which has been
carried on by your administration for
almost two years call your atten-
ton to the matter in the hope that you
will give 1t your personal attention
and thus aid In securing justice for
many investors in all parts of the
United States, who have been ruined
lby the ruthless methods of the Gug-
genheim interests.
| am one Of over 1000 stockholders
of the Federal Mining & Smelling
company who have suffered almost to-
tai loss of their investment through
! the efforts of the smelling trust to
monopolize the lead smelling business
of this country. We believe that we
may rely upon your repeated promise
to curb financial dishonesty in high
places, and we do not believe that your
recent pledge to provide uninterrupt-
ed right of way for big business will
include immunity to those who use
such manifestly disreputable methods
as have characterized the acts Of the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany in this and similar instances.
If the so-called smelling trust be
dishonest in the legal eyes of your ad-
minlstration we feel that public an.
nouncement of that fact should now be
forthcoming after almost two years Of
investigation; on the other hand, If 1t
be deemed honest, we believe, more
than ever, that some public expression
lis necessary in order that we and 9TH
ers who are forced to do business with
lit be given an opportunity Of pro-
i tecting ourselves by other means from
a sinister Influence that has done and
is doing more to injure the great min
ing industry of the west than all 9TH
ers combined.
/ While l am aware Of the multiple
ity and weight of your duties I feel
that this direct appeal will not be made
in vain. I take the liberty of referring
to Senator Miles Poindexter as to my
personal standing, and trust may be
honored by an early reply. .
Respectfully,
SIDNEY NORMAN
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office of the East Hercules Extension
Mining Company. Spokane, wash
lngton, August ~, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the directors, held on the
22nd day of August. 1914, an assess
ment of one % mill per share was
levied upon the capital stock OF tne
corporation. payable on or before the
LIST day of October, 1914, to W. II: Mac
farlan, secretary treasurer, at the Of
fee Of the company, Rooms ! and q
Sherwood building, Spokane, Wash.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the list day
OF october, 1914, will be delinquent
end advertised for sale at public auc,
tion at the office or the company, ano
unless payment Is made before VIII DC
sold on the 1st day Of November 1914
to pay the delinquent assessment
thereon, together with the cost OF ad-
yertisinr and expenses Of sale.
w. II. MACFARLAN,
A27- S24-5t Secretary Treasurer
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THE DRUM LuMMoN.
Wonderful Record Of This Famous
Montana Mine.
Quite Miner

Quite Mtner)
Sheriff's sale Of the famous Drum
Lummon gold mine at Marysvile for
$1,000 to satisfy labor claims recalls
to mind the marvellous production OF
this property at one time. Thirty-two
years ago Thomas Cruise struck gold
and soon after a London syndicate
purchased the mine for $1,500,00O. The
mill constructed at the Drum Lummon
was by far the largest in the west and
its output reached about $6O,OOO,OOO.
In its halcyon days the vein Of the
Drum Lummon measured 80 feet IN
width by actual measurement, all or
which was pay ore, and at the time OF
its sale to the London syndicate ESQ.,
900 tons were in sight. The values
played out with depth until finally the
ledge matter became so lean as to be-
come Improbable and the mine sus-
pended operations about 20 years ago,
with the exception Of some leasing OPP
erations.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court of the County of
Shoshone, State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of Paolo
Uccelli, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Giuseppe Uccelli, administra-
tor of the estate of Paolo Uccelli, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all per-
sons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit such claims, with
the necessary vouchers within ten
months after the first publication of
this notice to the said administrators
at Murray, Idaho, which the under
signed selects as the place Of business
in all matters connected with said es-
tate of Paolo Uccelli, deceased.
GIUSEPPE UCCELLI,
Administrator of the Estate of Paolo
Occelli, Deceased.
Dated this 18th day of December,
A. d. 1914, and first published Decem-
Der IL, A. D. 1914. Dl7-J7 At
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directorate of the Federal company,
and through their connivance effected
with their own smelling company, the
American Smelling & Refining COM
many. a contract which extends until
1880, and which results in an annual
loss Of approximately 100000 to its
stockholders.
unfairness of Contract Established.
| submit to you that these latter
facts have been established in a court
Of law in the case of Norman and 9TH
ers VS.. American Smelling & Refining
Company, heard by Justice Eugene A
Philbin of the supreme court OF the
county of New York last March, Re-
dress was then denied upon the ground
that the unfairness Of the contract
had not been established, and upon
the further ground that | and my CO.
plaintiffs only represented 2 per cent
of the capital stock of the company
An appeal has been taken to the ap-
pellate division of the New York SUI
preme court, and it is expected that
the questions of law involved Will be
passed upon by that court early next
ear. But, irrespective of the action OF
this court or any other it Is an ire
futable fact that the stockholders OF
the Federal company have been prac-
tically ruined by the cold FLOODED ma
Ichinations of the Guggenheim inter-
ests, and it is also apparent that the
Operations of the latter have SO far
been conducted with the tacit acqui'
escence of the government authorities.
! 1t must be apparent to you that II Is
well nigh impossible for small stock
holder of inconsiderable means to sue
cessfully conduct suit of this nature
AGAINST interests so financially power
full, and it seems to me that an admin
istration swept into power upon prom
ise of proper regulation of dishonest
business might at least be expected
after almost two years Of investiga-
ton, to give some public indication OF
how much or how little aid may be ex-
Irected by minority stockholders of 8
successful corporation that has beer
robbed to restitution by interests thai
recognize no plea of right or justice.
Compare Two Contracts.
Your department is in possession OF
copies of the contract forced upon the
Federal company in 1905, and 1t also
has on file a copy Of contract enter
ed into between the American Smelt'
ing & Refining company and the Bun.
ker Hill & Sullivan Mining company
which operates in a large way in thu
same district. Study Of the contracts
in their relation to each other vii
provide incohtrovertible proof that thu
stockholders of the Federal company
have been unjustly deprived Of thei
rights in order to render more secure
the grip of the smelling trust upor
the ores Of the Occur d'Alene district
Investigation of these contracts will
also show that immediate relief Is ne
cessary to protect the Federal com
pany and others operating in the SAM
district from perpetuation Of serious
losses. The contract of the Fedora
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office of the Lucky Friday Mining
Company, Wallace, Idaho, Deem
Der IA, 1914.
Notice Is hereby given that at a
Meeting Of the directors Of the above
named corporation, held on the 14th
day of December, A. d. 1914. assess
ment No. / of three CD mills per share
was levied upon the capital stock of
the corporation. payable on or before
January 20, 1915, to James A. Wayne,
treasurer, Otterson block, Wallace,
Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the said 10th
day of January. 1915, will be delin-
quent and advertised for sale at pub
lie auction and unless payment Is
made before will be sold on the 18th
day of February, 1915, to pay the de-
linquent assessment thereon, together
with the costs Of advertising and ex-
penses Of sale.
JAMES A. WAYNE,
Secretary Treasurer Lucky Friday
Mining Company, Otterson Block
Wallace, Idaho D17-Jl4-5t
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Office of the Idaho Nevada Explor-
alton Company, Limited, wallace
Idaho, December Z, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the board of directors OF
the Idaho-Nevada Exploration Com.
pany Limited, held on the 7th day OF
December, 1914, an assessment OF one
~ mill per share was levied upon the
capital stock of the corporation, pay
able on or before January Z, 1915, to
Otto A. OLSON, secretary treasurer, al
the office of the company, Wallace
Idaho.
" Any stock upon which this assess.
ment remains unpaid on the It'll day OF
January, 1916. viii be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction
and unless payment is made before
in full, together with the costs of ad-
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and be deemed a violation of. section
4 Of this act to assist or encourage the
importation or migration of any alien
by promise Of employment through
advertisements printed and published
in any foreign country, and any alien
coming to this country in consequence
Of such an advertisement shall be
treated as coming under promise or
agreement as contemplated in section
of this act, and the penalties impos-
ed by section of this act shall be ap-
plicable to such a case.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL STocKHoLD.
ERS' MEETING.
omce of the Northern Light Mining

Office of the Northern Light Mining
Company, Wallace, Idaho, December
Is, 1914.
Whereas at special meeting of the
board of directors Of Northern Light
Mining Company, held December 5,
1914. 1t was decided to sell all the
property Of the company to new cor
poration,
Now therefore, notice is hereby CIV
en- that special meeting of the stock
holders of Northern Light Mining
company will be held at the office Of
the company to-wit, The office Of
John II. Nordquist in the Eagle block
Wallace, Idaho, on the 9th day of jan
uary, 1915. at 500 o'clock p. IN. Of
said day, for the purpose of ratifying
and confirming the decision of said
board of directors. and for the trans
action Of any other business that might
legally come before the stockholders,
This meeting is called at the re-
quest OF majority Of the board OF d.
rectors OF said company.
JOHN H. NORDQUIST,
President,
LEROY HOOPER,
DI7-31-St Secretary.
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WARN HOSTING ENGINEERS.
An Electrical Device to Tell When
Skip Is Near the Dump.

An Electrical Device to Tell When
Skip Is Near the Dump.
The Rogers Brown Ore company,
Crosby, Mimi, is using an electric de-
vice to warn the hosting engineers
that the skip Is nearing the collar or
has passed 1t. In the words of its IN
ventor ]. P. Walheus, master necnan-
ic for the mining company, the device
is intended ito keep the engineers
mind on the reverse lever and to warn
him when the skips are naar the
dump" A 60-cp electric lamp IS
mounted on a board in front of the
engineer and is painted red This
lamp, reverse lever and indicator are
connected to an electric circuit The
circuit Is open until the skips are
about 30 feet from the dump az which
point the circuit is closed by an auto
matte switch attached to the indcat-
or. This turns on the red light, show
ing the engineer that the skip Is near
the dump. The red light remains on
until the engine is reversed, when the
circuit is opened and the red light dis
appears.
It's application to the cage hoist.
which does not run in balance, is as
follows: The automatic drop switch
is on the indicator. This switch VIII
drop only when the cage is hoistad q
little above the collar of the shaft. end
at this point the red light will flash or.
indicating to the engineer that he aas
hoisted too high are that he is going
in the wrong direction, as the ease
may be.
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Office of the Sunset Development
Company Wallace, Idaho December
Is, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the executive committee of
the board Of directors of Sunset De-
.velopment company, held on the 18th
LAY of December, 1914, an assessment
Of two and one half en- mills per
share was levied upon the outstanding
capital stock of the corporation; pay
able on or before January Is 1915, to
VIM. Schierding, treasurer, at Wal
lace. Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 18th day
Of January, 1915, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment Is made be-
fore, will be sold on the 18th day Of
February 1915, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with the costs of
advertising and expenses of sale.
VIM. SCHIERDING,
Treasurer, Wallace, Idaho
D17-J7-4t
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: NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT,
No. 8.

No. 3.
Once Of the Clear Grit Mining Com
pany Limited, Wallace, Idaho, Mo-
Vemher 20, 1914.
Notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors Of
the company held on the 18th day Of
November, 1914, an assessment Of one
and, one half Gh) mills per share was
LEVIED upon the outstanding capital
stock Of the corporation, payable on "
before January H. 1915 to O. w.
Lewis, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, GIG Cedar
street, Wallace, IdahoS A
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 18th day
of January, 1915, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auc-
tion and unless payment is made be-
fore VIM be sold at the office of the
company GIG Cerlar street, wallace
Idaho, onH the 29th@ day Of January
1915; at {. o'clock +, IN, to pay.the. de-
lincuent, assessment thereon, together
With the costs Of advertising and ex-
pensesSof sale;
u, sa,A o. w. LEWIS,
N96 il II, Secretary Treasurer
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STOP CONTRACT LABOR
IN THE UNITED STATES
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS SEEK
COOPERATION OF PEOPLE
OF NORTHWEST.

Ex-Governor Mcconnell, immigra
tion inspector for the states of Idaho
Montana, Oregon and Washington
with headquarters at Moscow, is en-
deavoring to secure the cooperation of
all citizens in the enforcement of the
law prohibiting the importation OF
alien contract labor into the United
States. In spite of the diligence of the
officers, it is found that much labor OF
this kind manages to gain entrance
Inspector Mcconnell calls particular
attention to the following extract from
the law from which 1t will be seen that
the penalty for violating the law may
be collected "by any person for his
own benefit"
The Alien Labor Law.
Sec. 4. That II shall be a misde-
meanor for any person, company.
partnership, or corporation in any
manner whatsoever, to prepay the
transportation or in any way to assist
or encourage the importation or migra-
ton of any contract laborer or con
tract laborers into the United States
unless such contract laborer or con
tract laborers are exempt under the
terms Of the last two provisos con-
tanned in section of this act.
Sec. 8 That for every violation Of
any of the provisions of section Of
this act the person. partnership, COM
pany or corporation violating the same,
by knowingly assisting, encouraging.
or soliciting the migration or importa-
ton Of any contract laborer into the
United States shall forfeit and pay for
every such offense the sum of $1,000.
which may be sued for and recovered
by the United States, or by any person
who shall first bring his action there
for In his own name and for his own
benefit, including any such alien thus
promised labor or service Of any kind
as aforesaid, as debts Of like amount
are now recovered in the courts Of the
United States; and separate suits
may be brought for each alien thus
promised labor or service of any kind
as aforesaid. And 1t shall be the duty
Of the district attorney of the proper
district to prosecute every such suit
when brought by the United States.
Sec, 8, That 1t shall be unlawful
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NOTICE OF Assessor EMIT.

No. 2.
Office of the Phoenix Mining and Mill
ing Company, Limited, Wallace,
Idaho, October 3. 1914.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board Of directors, held
on the 80 day of October, 1914, an as
sessment Of five 60 mills per share
was levied upon the outstanding cap
ital stock OF the corporation, payable
on or before October rs, 1914, to JOS
eph F. Whelan, secretary. at his office.
Wallace. Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 18th day
of October, 1914, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale a public auc-
ton, and, unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold at the office of the
company, 4OS Sixth street, Wallace,
Idaho, on Thursday the 26th day OF
November, 1914, to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon, together with the
costs Of advertising and expenses OF
sale.
JOSEPH f. WIIELAN.
Secretary Phoenix Mining and Milling
Company, Limited Office 40S Sixth
Street, Wallace. Idaho. O8-29-4t
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snokane. wash. Dec. Is, 1914.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 10, 1919.
Hon. Thomas w. Gregory Attorney
General Of the United States, Wash
ington, D. C.
Dear Sir: May respectfully request
Information as to the re5uit af the
federal investigation of the Charge
tlst smelling trust, especially in re-
lation to the lead industry, has been
and still is maintained by the Ameri-
can Smelling & Refining company and
associated corporations controlled by
the Guggenheim interests
In response to a general demand by
those who have been forced to do
business with these allied corporations
in western mining fields, the investi-
cation was commenced under Presi-
dent Taft's administration, in Deem
Der, 1912, and continued on behalf OF
the present administration by Attor-
ney General McReynolds under the
special direction of Assistant Attorney
General w. T. Chantland and a corps
of assistants. have reason to believe
that the investigation so conducted
has been exhaustive and far-reaching
and it seems to me that those who
have suffered severe financial los:
M nf ba ~
trust are entitled to some expression
| of the administrations conclusions il
the matter. Two years have nov
passed since the inquiry was set or
foot, and 1t would seem that, in spite
! of extraordinary extraneous develop.
ments within that time some express
sion of your attitude should not b.
sought in vain
Took Over independent SHELTERS.
! address you az minority stock
holder of the Federal Mining & Smelt
Ing company, one of the largest pro
ducers of lead-silver ores in the Unit
ed States. The company is capltaliz
cd for $12,OOO,000 in preferred stool
and 100000 in common stock. u
till March, 1905, the common stock
which carries all voting and admins
tratiye power. was controlled by Johl
d. Rockefeller and his associates. il
that year a bare control Of sever
shares Of common stock. was purchas
cd by the Guggonhem interests at $12
per SHIRE, although this stock had bu
two years previously been given ava
as a bonus with preferred stock Be
tween 1908 and 1906 the same interest
purchased the Everett smclter fror
the Federal company for 100000. tn
Tacoma smeltcr from the Bunker Hi
q Sullivan Mining company for 81,
100000, and an interest in the Selb
smelter at Vallejo Junction, Cal, fror
the Hercules Mining company for ap
proximately 100000. Thus practical
ly all Independent smelling plant
We're closed to the product Of the. Coeu
ld'Alene district, which produces APP
lproximately one-half of the total lead
Isilver output of the United States. TIL
lGuggenheim interests then placed 1t
own officials and employees upon tn
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS.

Office Of the Lead Crystals Mining
Company, Limited, Murray Idaho,
December z, 1914
Notice Is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Lead Crystals Mining Company,
limited, win be held on Saturday,
December 20, 1914. at 200 p. m. at the
ofice of w W. Bixby, Cedar street,
Wallace, Idaho for the purpose of
electing board Of directors to serve
the ensuing year and for the transact
ton Of such other business as may
property come before the meeting.
GEORGE S. LESHER,
D10s2i-3t Secretary.
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Sidney Norman Writes the Attorney General for lnfor
nation Regarding the "Smeter Trust" Investigation

company is being used as a club /,
force other producers into similarly
Improbable commitments and the fe-
fort will eliminate in June next, at
which time the contract of the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan Mining company calls
for revision Of its settlement terms
Trusting that may be honored with
an early reply, have the honor to re-
main sir,
Respectfully yours,
SIDNEY NORMAN,