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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15
MINING CONGRESS IS
FOE TOM|M|NG FRAUDS
STRINGENT LAWS HAVE CHECK
Ed OPERATION OF WILD
CAT PROMOTER.

That fraudulent mining promotion
has done more to bring about the
present depression in the mining IN
dustry than any other single factor IL
a fact that no one can deny.
The American Mining Congress,
which will hold its annual convention
at Phoenix, Ariz., the first week IN
early recognized the dan
ger to which the whole Whining indus
try would be subjected II such prac-
tice was not speedily stamped out
Work Of Congress.
At the convention Of 1907, a resolu-
ton was adopted outlining law
which would make 1t felony to mis-
represent mining property either by
prospectus or otherwise, when sale
of stock was being solicited. After
some few changes 1t was finally draft
ed in the form Of law and introduced
in the legislature Of every mining
state.
In IA states this bill became law
The effect was Immediately seen In
the fact that many fraudulent promot
ers ceased to do business, while Others
were convicted and forced to quit.
More stringent laws have since beer
passed by many states, which. together
with the close surveillance of the pos
office department, has so discourage
the wildcatter, that mining Investors
today are probably better protected
than any other class.
Must Educate People.
The question naturally arising, IS
If this is a fact then why Is 1t SO diff
cult to induce investors to enter tn
mining field? The answer is, lack 0
education. For years the press Of tn
country preached the one sermon tina
mining was gamble with the card
stacked against the investor. The con
gress has sent out thousands of piece
of literature refuting these statements
and proving by figures that mining, In
diligently carried on Is one of tn
safest businesses man can invest II
Some good has been accomplished
Eventually, confidence will be restor
ed, but this work must be kept goin
constantly.
At the forthcoming convention 1t
expected that this subject will receiv
much attention.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Office of the Hypotheek Mining and
Milling Company, Wallace, Idaho,
September rs. 1914.
Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Hypo-
theek Mining and Milling Company
will be held in the office of the com
pany, In the Eagle Block, Wallace, Ida
no, on the 18th day Of November 1914,
at 1000 o'clock a. IN. for the purpose
of electing board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may legally come before the meeting
OTTO A. OLSON,
Secretary Treasurer Of the Hypotheek
Mining and Milling Company; Office
in Eagle Block Wallace, Idaho.
O1-N12-7t
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sArTLEsHIP lDAR.
One Of Three Largest Ships in Amsr''
can Navy.

can Navy.
The two battleships for the con-
struction Of which bids were opened
at the navy department Monday ale
Of the group comprising numbers ~
II and ~, already named by Secretary
Daniels as the California, Mississippi
and Idaho. One Of them will be con-
structed at a government navy yard
yet to be determined.
These vessels will be the largest )"
designed for the United States navy,
each having a displacement OF SS'ooV
tons, while the Nevada, launched last
July, and her sister ship, the Okla
homa, have dis placement of 2IoVo
tons. The vessels for which bids were
opened Monday as well as the thru
Of the group to be built in govern
ment yard will have these dimensions
Length, over all, ga feet; length De-
tween perpendiculars, 900 lee''
breadth, extreme, 81 feet AZ inches'
draft, 80 feet; speed. 81 knots. Ine
main batteries Will consist OF -
inch guns and four submerged torpeao
tubes, while the torpedo defense pa.-
terry will consist Of 20 5-inch rap'o'
fire guns.
The vessels will be heavily armoreu
and will be propelled by turbines.
They will be fitted with oil burnlns
boilers Of the water tube type l"o
Mississippi and the Idaho are ~
christened In order that the names "
those states may be preserved in yes,
sells OF the fleet, the previous ships =.
those names having been sofa
Greece last summer. Two of the new.
est three battleships were provided ~
in the last naval appropriation W.
while the third will be constructed ~,
Of the proceeds Of the sale OF the Wv
Mississippi and Idaho.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wallace Mining, Milling
and Realty Company will be held al
the Office of the company, Wallace,
Idaho, Saturday, October IL, 1914, at
1880 D. m. for the purpose of clecting
q board of directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction. or such
other business as may legally come
before the meeting.
Wallace, Idaho, September IS, 1914.
LEWIS Dolls, President.
Sep. 24-Oct. 15-4t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15

rew stories are more fascinating
than those Of western mining men,
who started with nothing and wound
IN famous and wealthy. Such Is Inc
story Of Daniel Burns, 1.-THE man from
Mexico" whase career is told as toi-
lows in the Mining Age:
.Mexico's wonderful mineral wealth.
has made many romantic fortunes OF
fah,,,ols magnitude, but few more ro-
mantle or larger than that OF Dahiei
Burns. Some 80 years ago ne was an
ordinary plodding accountant OF can
forn;a The then recent history OF the
.comstock mines Of Nevada was III
spring enterprising westerners -
look for other propitious fields, anu
hearing Of the riches and persistence
Of the silver mines of Mexico, ne de-
cided to investigate the subject. Taies
Of the old mines Of the Pacific states
Of Mexico particularly, predominateo
lin California, as the majority OF the
/ large part of the Mexican population
of California had come from those
parts Of Mexico, and besides the re-
cent phenomenal success Of the Cali
fornian, John Bradbury, with his re-
incarnation Of the Golconda-like TaJO
mine of Sinaloa was on everyone
tongue.
Revivine Old Mines.
"Since the rush Of Americans u
/ california in 1849 Mexican miners mao
RECALLED them with stories of old Next
can silver and gold mines and the pos
sibilities Of resuscitating them by US
ing modern methods. Americans nae
investigated some of these stories ane
lin many cases where horse sense was
Exhibited they had made good, as n
the shining instance of Ell Alamo, =
Triumfo and Boleo Of the Mexican
peninsula, Lower California, Of Sants
IRosalia, Mulatos, the perennial golt
placers of Altar, the Promontorio Ii
Dura, Los Bronces, Trinidad, La
Chispas, Creston- Colorado, and tina
wonderful group of old mines aroun'
Alamos Of the state of Sonora, ant
now came the evidence of minini
riches gathered by John Bradbury II
Sonora's neighboring state Of Sina
loa.
1.-The state of Sinaloa is long, mar
row stretch Of land bordering on tn
interior state of Durango.
Famous sinaIoa Mine.
"Mexicans and Americans returnin
, to California from Bradbury's bonan
"a told of traditions Of another rio
old partially abandoned silver gol
mine at San Dimas, state Of Durang'
but nearly on the line of Sinaloa an
several days muleback ride eastwar
from the common seaport town
Mazatlan. The mine was famed
song and legend as Candelaria, bu
, must not be confused with the mir
of the same name and equal fame
Chihuahua, near Ell Paso, Texas.
Acquaintance of Burns, hearing {
those seductive tales, decided to In
vestigate, for did not their country
man Bradbury investigate just such
story and become a millionaire for h
pains in running down an identities
story?
I'm due time they arrived at Car
a delaria, found traces of old works
ditions and an abundance of low grat
silver-gold ore. The property We
acquired most Of 1t by simple relocs
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15

Secretary BRYAN has evidently re-
yfsed the adage to read: In times OIL
war prepare for peace" Every time a
lull comes in emergency legislation ne
mons through a new peace treaty.
Nashville Southern Lumberman.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15
Daniel Burns, "The Man From
Mexico"

ton, and development inaugurated.
1.-THE medium success from the
start must have dazzled the new own.
ers for they soon returned to reside
In the great cities Of San Francisco or
New York and left the mine manage
ment in improper hands with the con-
comitant results Of less production
and Indifferent or no success.
"Peripatetic mining free lances re.
turning from that district lauded that
section. but spoke disparagingly of the
management.
Burns and Opportunity.
BURNS, shrewd as Phoenician
trader, heard these stories and decd.
ed to 60 to the mine. He arrived at
the camp and readily procured posi-
ton as accountant. but lost no oppor-
tunity to interview the miners and
study the geology himself, soon be-
coming superintendent.
I'm a few years the finances # the
company went from bad to worse,
things getting so rocky that at las, 1t
had to virtually suspend operations
and soon thereafter some of the claims
were open for relocation.
"This was Burns chance, and lie
Immediately located consideraole
area and commenced systematic de-
Evelopment on large scale. Undrean-
ed Of success soon made him a mil
lionaire and in the course Of time ne
returned to California and purchased
q magnificent estate, spending few
months there each year, breeding ace
horses rivaling those Of Senat " SIAN
ford and Tom Williams, becoming
thereby a race course magna;e and
then a dictatorial leader Of California
politics and aspirant for the toga Of
United States senator.
Burns and DeYoung.
'sWhen things looked rosy for him
Mike DeYoung Of the San Francisco
Chronicle became jealous of Burns
political success and peremptorily
. asked him to quit and make way for
his own candidacy. Burns as peremp-
torily refused and battle royal was
on with the consequence that neither
reached the summit Of their ambitions
the split in the party enabling south
ern California to annex the plum in
the person Of ex-senator Bard.
"This defeat soured both Burns and
DeYoung, the former retiring to per-
manent residence at his perenniay
3 productive Mexican mine, and the lat
: ter to the innocuous desuetude of a re-
h tired and stated newspaper editor and
owner.
}, Gets Some Decisions and All Profits.
d soon after Burns made the mines
d around Candelaria productive, the old
# owners brought suit against him or
n his company for restitution.
It 1.-THE case has been warmly contest
e ed for almost 20 years; in the mean
n time, however Burns getting some of
the decisions, but practically all of the
II mine profits. During the brief regime
! of President Huerta, the Mexican SUI
: preme court, in a sweeping review AMI
a decision, decided against Burns on all
Is principal points and his litigation will
II be one of the many cases that Will
become a legacy to the new constita-
i tionalist government and its settle
If ment will be watched with interest
l. Even IL Burns loses he will still be one
lie Of the rich men Of the Pacific coast
IS and as heretofore, will still be known
y as Dan Burns, the man from Mexico"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15
MORTALITY IN BATTLE.
Insurance Figures That Prove Aston
ing Facts.
New York Wo.ld)

New York Wo:ld)
To read of a battle in which 3,000,-
600 men are engaged naturally raises
visions of wholesale slaughter. All
the appliances of modern warfare are
designed to that end: all the skill and
science of the greatest military experts
ere directed to that purpose.
Yet, basing estimates on authentic
historical records, there is good reason
to assume that the number Of men
killed in any one battle In France will
be surprisingly low when compared
with the death rate under normal cir
cumstances among the same number
of men. At Gettysburg. for instance,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15

Mr.. Feehan has been a resident OF
Shoshone county for "a years. he IS
engaged in the mercantile business at
Murray, which has been his residence
for years and where he now resides.
He is a successful business man, the
sort of man the county needs to han
die it's business.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15

! The unseen iron cross that Is oe,. -
conferred on the millions yet unuv,
II the war tax that will cripple all -
ope. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15

/, Even Providence can not grant VIZ.
tory to everybody, but the praying W.
do all Of them good.--Wall s'fes'
Journal.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-15

For mining news Of this entire dis.
trict rad The wallace Miner.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28
Three Youngsters Arrested fol
sFakepFife Engineer is
in Critical Condition

Quick and eiEectiT6 w6rk By saptaih
Iof Detectives deDufiIe and his stan
has resulted IN the arrest Of three
boys who have aIfeady confessed 70
the turning.in ~ fake fro alarm from
KaimulI early yesterday morning Il
was this false alarm Tint called out
the engine from Makihi station. the
engine oyertnrning while .rying to
make the turn at Wilder avenue and
Alexander street
While Walter fl. Akana. ire engi-
neer hes in d very critical condition
az Qneen's hospital as result OF this
accident. the three boys, II and ~
years OF age are held at tie police
station Captain McDuffle started
work on the case yesterday and with
In 4 short time had q clue which re-
suited insthe apprehension or the lads.
The. boy who turned IN the alarm,
according 70 his confession to McDsif-
Ile and Fire Chief Thurst0n. Is Everett
BFumaghin, part Hawaiian, II years
Of age A Portuguese boy, known only
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28
MERE LADS SENT IIF|RE ALARM
THAT RESULTEDIN BAD ACCIDENT

IS doe and Russian lad are also
implicated. The Russian IS and the
PoftuSuese boy Is II.
Young Brumaghim says that the
Russian boy broke the glass sr the
alarm box and that he himself sent IN
the alarm II appears from their con.
fession that the three lads haze been
running together for some time. stay
ing away from home az night and
stealing milk and bread from tIoCr-
steps b the early morning to GET food
So far as Is known. no motige but
reckless curiosity prompted them to
turn IN the alarm
Brumaghim Is said TO have a good
home According 10 the police he has
served i term IN the reform school.
The boys viii probably be 6r0pghE be.
fore Juvenile Judge Whitney.
Engineer Akana. whose skull was
fractured when he was thrown nom
the Overturning engine. was reported
today in about the same condition as
yesterday. that condition being critI-
cal.
Fire Chief Thurston and the police
are determined 10 trace to its source
every false alarm turned In and to
arrest and deal severely with the cul
prits.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28
MYSTERY
ON KOREA IS
DEEP

The motive that prompted the brutal
and revolving murder Of a Chinese
/ fireman, a member OF the crew Of the
Pacific Nah liner Korea on board thai
vessel after the vessel had steamed
from Yokohama. continued to Be- q
| deep mystery TO Capt Al W. Nelson
and his officers At the time the vessel
remained &C Honolulu yesterday.
While freely discussing the crime
that has set the legal and police ma
chinery or two nations into operation.
the Korea official staff processes 10
be AZ loss to account Tor the Killing 81
The nremsn whose body Was dIscov.
erred IN the hold OF the ship The
dead man was found In q sitting pos
ture and there were many marks to
indicate that he came to his death
through violence.
The Chinese on board the Korea
yesterday admitted that two men. be.
lleved to be implicated ii the deed.
would be returned 70 Hongkong or
the Philippines.
The Chinese now under suspicion
positively refused TO offer any state
meDf. SO declared the officers in the
Korea yesterday.
The discovery Of the dead Chinese
and the apprehension Of two OF his
conntrymeb caused decided furry
OF excitement among the 100 passen-
gers.
Il was stated yesterday that the Ko-
rka waa found 10 be short Of coal pass
fTo llrl0n ffa 1lffVaf A. Nnl<o,ll anna Ana
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Per n. Il. s. s. Wilhelmina. from
san Francisco, for Honolulu October
zS Miss Marjorie Armstrong; A rs q
= Armstrong. Mrs b WaII3te Brit.
Tan. n w Burden. 1Ir9 ii W Burden
and infant. Mrs. r b Cameron. John
Cameron. Miss Ruth Cameron, Miss
Faith Cameron. Isaac Il Cockett. Mrs.
e. p cointe. Master Clement Cointe.
4 G. Conway. Mrs II. b Cooper ana
childrt1. Df ] r. Cb4ts. Nrs. Ger.
trple cfai6in. R Craifin. G. a. Dick
ex MIS- 3 poN'Ins Yrs Mary =
Duncan !. nH1. Y Dunn
son. Mrs. W b Fletcher and children.
Henry Frank I'I4 AZ C1rtI6Y. n. n.
Hanna. Mrs. q "a He1ht 66f6. c. a.
Hennehere and children. II ". Hook
lev. Miss p Holmes AZ b. Hou6h, Dr.
Archer Irwin. Mrs. Archer Irwin. III.
Stuart Johnson. Mrs. II. Stuart John
so1 Miss Katherine Kenlf. Miss En-.
ma Lee. " n Levers. Mrs Hdith
LIVINGSTON. Mrs Love. Miss Carol
Low, K C. LydetLer Miss 3. y. Mel.
Zen|o X Myers. Dr. r. w Miller. Mrs.
RI " Miller. Master Arthur Miller.
Master Tyler Miller. Miss Elisha IIII-'
Ter Miss Eva Miller. Mn. Frank Minis
q. Miss X Morton. 1Ii6s Mabel MUIR
ray, 5. A Oliver, Mrs s. A. Oliver. g.
a Ptdrick. Mrs. q a Pedrick and
children n w Pollock. Thos 8. Pol<
Ter. Mrs. Thos S. Porter. Mrs. Alex
ehder Pratt Mrs. Nay Rlhdell, r. r.
Sctnidt Edward Schoen. Mrs. b n.
ScIoen Clyde Sth0eh. B. r. Sthoen.
7 a Scott Mrs. ] A. Scott. Miss
Alice Shaw. A Z Silva. Miss Sarah
IcI6cln. J. Pearson Ward. Capt r.
VIM. Warhnm. Miss Emily Williams.
Mrs = RI Wilson. Mrs L b Wood
ward. Capt. 4. q Petersen. Mrs. A q.
Master. Master ". ". Holt. Miss Eth
81 Holt Master Raymond Miller oee.
Fraser lanes Holt AlIslef' Fraser,
Earle D. SUeefW6od. III. F1Il1Why.
Mrs FulI6Way and two children
Per- slI1f w g. Hail. from Kauai
ports + 5 Bailey " r. Frost b.
= Austin. X RopoIo. ". "A Ferntfi
qez. Mrs Fernandez. Mrs. ". Wong.
Paul Schmidt O. Gere. ]. P. Akina: is
der. ~ - s. 81
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28
DID CHILD WAKE UP
CROSS on FEVERISH?


Mother! Your child Isn't naturally
cross and pecFish. See II tongue Is
coated: this Is sure sign. its little
stomach, liver and bowels need Z
cleansing a once.
when iistiess. pale. feverlsh, fun q
cold, breath bad throat sore doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally. has eto-
uach.1clle, diarrhoea, remember, .
gentle liver and bowel cleRneing
should always be the first Treatment
Nothing equals California Syrup Of
rigs for children's ills; give tea.
spoonful, and ii q few hours all the
foul waste. sour bile and fermenting
food which Is clogged IN the bowels
passes out Of the system. and you
have 4 ven and playful child again
Ali children love this harmless. delic'
i606 Ir6it hxafIfe and 4 never
fails 10 erect 4 good inside cleans
Ihe. Directions FOR babies. children Of
~ atet ma GroNn-up6 IRE plainly q
Keep i handy ii your home. A 1T
tie given today saves sick child to-
morrow. but get the genuine Ask
your DRUGGIST for 50.cent bottle Of
California Syrup Of Figs, then look
and see that Il Is made BY the Call
I0rd'a rig Syrup Co1hp1hy Counter.
feI{s are being sold here Don't Be
fooled xeftisement
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BONDS ARE NOT
coon SUBSTITUTE
SAYS SIA|ARACk

the contract price Of any improvement
might be paid ii bonds. says the at
tofney-general's opinion, there is no
reason why the intention should not
have been declared. as was done In
Act ISL, session laws 1913, providing
for street Improvements Pare 1913,
section q Of said act provides that.
Bonds so issued my be used BY
tie supervisors at par to pay the whole
.of any part Of the contract price Of
any improvement made as aforesaid,
OF In the event that snch bonds are
not so used. they shall then be sold to
the highest bidder or bidders there.
fore, and the proceeds thereof
shall be so applied 2
Attorney general Stainbaek states
that a number Of other serious OBJ
ieetiens tot the harDor c0mmibsi0n's
plan arise Assuming that the board
intended to call for tenders upon q
basis that payments were to be made
III Territorial bonds he SAYS these OBJ:
iections render s1en action Of doubt.
flii legalitY. He says:
'Disposilg Of bonds BY issning them
70 contractors in lieu Of money pay
lhenfs cctli not Be called a sale by
public adVcf ti4enhent for tenders. Con.
seQ1ently. the sale az such it could
be calledl would have to be at 4
hshfe abof6 the last sale which in this
case was bar. II is clear that the al
most inevitable result Of paying con.
tractors ii government bonds Instead
Of money wifi be that the contractors
IN making their bids in effect viii dis.
count the bonds.
In other words, the practical re-
suit win be that the bonds win be
sold below par. Few, If any, of the
contractors could take the bonds sim.
ply as an investment. bat would have
TO arrange to dispose OF them prob
ably At q discount to investors. In
making their respective bids the con-
tractors would have to take into con-
sideration the price they could obtain
for The territorial bonds and mark lIp
their bids accordingly.
Then. too, another factor to be con.
sidered Is that many otherwise compe
tent contr sctofs. especially those
working with small capital. could
not bid unless the payments be made
IN money.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28

means to transfer property In ex-
change for money and to distinguish
sales from barters. accountlngs and
transfers Of property to pay debts :
IN eight cases where q similar cues
tion IS Involved the attorney general
cites the opinion OF the mainland
courts These are about equally d.
vfd6d on tsre subject.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28

h Attorneys A s Humphreys and
F 6 Peters can prove that the jury
11.I'.s'11ors i|Ir1feIIl selected
I.| present Territorial grand jury. be-
case ||II failed % choose the grand
|.'||& nom TIE <arib1S precincts &c.
|1|.'I| % the voting population Of
|... precincts WV such proof Be
.'||||I| ground a 11ash the indici.
||.| |.|'I4( John q StnIII and WIN
... 4 Chiffon two members 6f Iht
|I'| recently Indicted for conspiracy
II'. E the 1ist Of questions reserved
~ the supreme court III the Chiffon
and &t1I|y cases bf Circuit Judge
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LOCAL NOTICE 70 MARINERS.

Hawaiian islands Molokai island
southeast side. kanalo Point Reel
Gas buoy No. /, heretofore reported
extinguished, was relighted October
~.
By order OF the commissioners Of
A. z. ARLEDGE
Inspector. 18th Lighthouse District.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28

cutter. displaying trim lines. fitted
with sails. has been placed ii com.
I|'|.'1I % It1I' H1fbtr by the United
||||. navy department following "a
arrival o. the Nnison N8FiE1I Ion
Steiner |1|1rrrist The vessel IS -
|||| ~ length over al and can accom-
MEDIATE dozen Or more persons The
||..|' win De n1t1 n transfer Of pas.
....|'& and supplies about the f6Iii.
~. |oII. The vessel WAS unI01d1d
. Honolulu md taken to the naval
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WIRELESS night lettersrams offer yon|
& quick sure and cheap means Of com
municati0n with the other island and
With ships a sea Mutual Telephont
co. wireless department
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-28

she (as the ball game ~ think I'm
beginning to understand il. He That's
good. Shes-Is that the umpire at the
bat2