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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02
Conan Doyle Says
Allies Will Win

Zeppelin attacks and lombard
ments of watering places, with
the murder of fishermen and mer-
chant sailors, there, has come a
temper in this country which has
never been seen before and which
enables us now to bend our whole
energy to the task without re-
course to those methods of con-
pulsion which are hateful to our
conceptions of freedom.
The war would never have been
taken so seriously by our easy-go-
ing people had 1t not been for
the mistakes of our enemy in in
dulging in these senseless brutal
ties which have frightened no one.
but which have exasperated every
one, so that any government
which suggested a compromise
would not live for a day.
The scandalous treatment of
our prisoners (now greatly amel-
iorated) has helped to the same
The result is that Great Britain
will enter the second year of the
war greatly strengthened in every
way, with her navy unimpaired,
her army 10 times larger, and her
people united in fighting to an
absolute finish, cost what it may.
That the cost will be heavy In
lives and money no one doubts,
but the end is as sure as tomor-
rows sunrise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Creator of sherlock Holmes;"
author of "The Lost World"
1.-THE Poison Belt" etc.
Copyright, 1915, by United
Press. Copyright In Great
Brittany
Much may happen between this
date July q and the anniver-
sary of the war, but taking things
as they are, the allies have every
reason for congratulations.
No one can deny that when war
broke out Germany had great
numerical superiority of men act
ually available, and a huge pre-
ponderance of howitzers, high ex-
plosive shells, machine guns and
other necessities of modern war
fare.
A power which KNOWS that
war will break out at a certain
date has that certain advantage
over powers which only fear that
it may come sooner or later.
Yet by some miracle the Ger
mans were stopped after a month
of great success, and from that
the balance has gradually come
more level.
This would have occurred soon
er had it not been that Great
Britain did not get her slow, pom
derous strength to bear at once
But under the stimulus of foolish
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02
EqualiZerS
Allow One
Reduction

A $500 assessment reduction
was allowed the Northwest Print
ing company. 1917 Commerce
street. today by the county equal
ization board, meeting in the
Pierce county court house.
The office is the possessor of
two old chairs and a table, it is
claimed. and the assessor had ii
also charged with a typewriter.
a safe and other luxuries.
The case of the Del Monte bar
Der shop, assessed for $40, was
taken under advisement.
Glenn Orr, who claimed his Is
acres was worthless because it
bordered on cemetery, objected
to the tax imposed. The board
will consider his claim.
William Braodwell objected to
q 5000 tax on his property for
improvements, because the shack
which was assessed is ready to
fall down.
Those sitting on the board are:
County Commissioners Slayden,
Reed and Williams; City Commits
si0ners Woods, Mills and Atkins
and County Treasurer Carr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02
AUTO LESSON
RESULTS IN A
BAD ACCIDENT

Mrs. w. Kuper and John Prince
were painfully injured. while Mr..
Kuper, Mrs. Prince, and the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Prince
escaped without scratch, when
the Kuper automobile ran into a
ditch and turned upside down, be-
tween Fern Hill and Falkland
Sunday afternoon.
The baby was thrown Is feet,
landing on a patch of soft grass,
and did not even cry as a result
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02
INVESTIGATE DEATH
in ''HOME OF PEACE

Coroner F. ]. Stewart and
Criminal Prosecutor j. w. Selden
this noon began rigid investiga-
ton of the death Sunday at the
Home of Peace, a divine heal.
ing" sanitorium, of Mrs. Ellen M.
Cole, of Sumner.
Mrs. Cole went to the sanitor-
ium Saturday, suffering from a
small pimple on her nose. Infec-
ton set in, and the woman died
Sunday without medical atten-
ton. A physician, summoned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02
ARCHBISHOP
AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-Attired in

SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-Attired in
the rich purple robes of his epis-
copal office, his excellency, the
Most Rev. John Bonzano, arch
bishop Of Militene, apostolic dele
gate to the United States, presid-
ed at the solemn pontifical mass
celebrated in st. James cathedral
at ii O'Clock yesterday morning.
The sermon was preached by
Bishop Edward J. O'Dea.
The largest congregation that
ever assembled in the cathedral
gathered to witness the elaborate
ritual ceremony of the Catholic
church.
The supreme officers OF the
knights of Columbus, large
number of delegates to the su-
preme council of the order. and
Senate knights occupied the seats
on both sides of the main aisle
of the cathedral. The various
sisterhoods of Seattle were also
represented In the congregation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02

A church social was MARVEL
Spencer's introduction to public
life. The plaudits of the people,
after she had appeared and "spok-
en- her piece pleased the little
miss so much she made up her
mind to be an actress.
No one knew the child's inten-
ton till some years after when
she went to visit a moving picture
studio. Her people thought it
was Just for curiosity's sake. But
MARVEL had method in her mad
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02

shortly before her death, arrived
after the woman had passed away
The Home of Peace gained
prominence several months ago
when persons in the neighbor-
hood complained of the rawlings
fan insane woman who was I'M
der treatment of Brother Arthur
Jordan, head of the institution.
Jordan explained that devil"
had infested the woman's brain,
but that he believed she could be
cured by divine treatment"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02
400 VISIT PARK
AND MOUNTAIN

The National park entertained
400 persons yesterday without an
accident to mar the day. Two un-
known men started the climb to
the top of Mt. Tacoma about sun
set. Members of the Mountain
GERS. who are to make the trip
around the peak, made several
side trips yesterday, preparing
themselves for the big hike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02

The woman was ordered to the
Steilacoom asylum by Judge Gard
OF the superior court.
Mrs. Cole, the woman who died
Sunday night, was the wife of
Frank p. Cole, employed in can
merry at Surner, and was AZ years
of age.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02
SPARE WARSAW
IS PRAYER OF
: MOVIE STAR
Camille Astor, whose praise

Camille Aston, whose praise
worthy work with the Lasky
force needs no introduction, ~
playing the part OF THE Duch~
ess' in "Chimmie Faddenv ut the
Colonial today.
Miss Aston Is intensely worried
over the fate of the olish city of
Warsaw, upon which the German
troops are steadily marching. Her
parents have been there on q yisfo
since the outbreak Of the war
Miss Aston, although French. VaG|
born In this historic city. en1
watches with no little anxiety the
relentless warfare being waGe1
upon her birthplace.
She has had wide expexieuco fn
the screen world, and a. = char
acter woman has established bG1~
self permanently IN the fevor -
photopIay audiences the country
over. II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02

of its experience.
Mrs. Kuper was being taught
by her husband how to operate
the car, when she suddenly lost
control, and the machine went in
to the ditch. Prince, who was I'm
the rear seat, suffered two brok-
en- ribs, broken collar bone, and
bodily injuries.
Mrs. Kuper was bruised and Sc
verely hurt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-02

! ness. She found opportunity to
talk with the manager and sue
ceeded in securing a small part
in a picture.
And I've been here (meaning
the picture business) ever since"
she announces.
But I'll never forget that first
piece" she laughingly adds. 1T
was something about Mary's little
lamb, and | wore a dress that
stood straight out like lamp
shade and made me look like an
opened parasol."
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
INVITE THE TOURIST
TO COLORADO

With the German submarines in
vesting the entire coast of the Irish
and North Seas, the ocean travel to
foreign countries the coming sea
son will be reduced to a minimum.
The travel that has heretofore sought
the Alps mountains of Switzerland
or the Wild Hartz mountains of Ger
many to spend the heated term, will
seek new fields this season, and #
Is to the scenic mountains of Colora-
do we should bend our every effort
to capture the tourist travel. The
romantic pine forests of Washington
and the rugged peaks of the Coeur
for this travel, but we of Colorado
must also bid for it by sending broad
cast descriptive leaflets of our great
advantages as a tourist state. Let
us picture on their memory our per-
petual sunshine and balmy atmos-
phere, that is tempered by the spicy
breeze from Cuban's isle. Our seclud-
ed and shaded hooks at tie foot of
our gigantic cliffs, built by the su-
preme Architect of the universe,
( where the penetrating rays of our
midday sun Is forbidden to cast its
mellow light through its dense foli-
age, and where the visitor may
quench his thirst with the pure wa
ters of life that trickle from the
glaciers located in the region of the
pearly gates. Here tie lover of the
piscatorial art may find his hearts
desire, by angling in our never fail
ing and simon-pure mountain streams
that course through our valleys, fill
ed with tie most selected tribes of
speckled beauties. Let us invite tie
weary and worn from tLe remote
east to come to Il is chosen spct
where the Almighty folds His loving
arms about them and makes them
whole, by bathing their fevered brow
in the radio active waters that gush
forth from our fountains of perpet-
ual youth. Let every railroad lead
ing into Colorado, every Chamber of
Commerce, and each and every in
dividual get busy and proclaim to the
world the natural charms of Colora-
dos loveliness.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
AMONG THE MINES
WE WANT MORE MODERN MILLS

If some of our local capitalists
will return good profit on their mon
ey, let them secure one of our old
and idle mills ard equip it with up
to-date concentrate g machinery, and
felt want, but would surely reap a
handsome return on their investment.
The county is low prepared to out
put more ore than has been done in
mills that are now in operation, are
inadequate to hardle tie business
properly and therefore the mines
are curtailed in their output. The
Gilpin Tramway have 1913 cars and
70 of these stand loaded and side
tracked at the mills awaiting treat
ment while the others are filled and
stand at the mines awaiting move
ment to the mills. Could all the ore
be speedily handled that our mines
at present can produce, these 12S
cars would be filled daily, besides
that hauled by wagon.
1t Is to be hored that some of the
moneyed men frcm the east that
are now visiting our city, seeking in
vestments, will see the importance
of more mills of the modern type,
and invest in a business that is sure
to bring them large returns upon
their investment. The mines of Gill
pin county have more ore in sight,
than for many years in the past, and
had we the mills to treat the ore as
fast as mined, we would surely be a
prosperous people.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
BLACK HAWK NEWS

Thomas Dunstone arrived Friday
from Steamboat Springs and intends
to remain in Black Hawk.
: Mrs. Albert Eccker, who recently
underwent an operation in Denver,
has returned to her home at the
ranch. Sic is recovering rapidly.
Ray o'Mera left yesterday morn
ing for Cardinal.
Geo. Hewes went to Denver last
week to see the moving pictures and
other things. He was accompanie d
by Ray O'Mera.
Compa anions of Gus Grutzmacher,
Jr.. rendered him a pleasant surprise
party Saturday evening at the home
of his parents. Various kinds OF
games We're played and delightful re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Dave Bremen came up from
Denver Friday to see her mother,
who was quite i'll. She is much bet.
ter this week.
Gus. Grutzmach r, Jr., left Tuesday
for Golden to spend his spring va
cation with his sister.
The old bakery in the rear of Halls
grocery was broken into Tuesday ev.
ening. Entrance was effected by re.
moving the hinges from the rear
door. The would-be burglars were
unable to get into the grocery de.
partment, which was securely lock
ed. Nothing was taken.
John Webster spent Sunday in
Denver
The Ladies' Aid will give an en-.
tertainment at Red Mems hall Fri
day evening, April 9Th. Program will
commerce at O'Clock. Ice cream
ard cake will he served Admission
10 cents.
DR.. C. NJ. Froid was a passenger
to Denver Tuesday morning.
7 The merry Dozen card club meets
this afternoon at tie home of Mr.
and Mrs...A. P. Boulter.
Vivian Fritz is running an incuba.
tor and has taken a contract to fur.
n:sh the Observer with chickens and
eggs to be delivered between Christ.
mas and next summer.
The Red Men are going to enjoy
an oyster spread at their meeting
this evening.
The Sunday school will meet on
April at 10 a. M; preaching by the
pastor at IL a. m. All are invited
w. c. Stevens and wife left Tues.
day for the valley.
E. C. Perley was business passen
ger to Denver this morning.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
PLAcERINe IN BOLIVIA

Word received this week from
George w. Schneider, formerly pro-
fessor Of mining at the School of
Mines and John Turner Mines grad
uate of last spring, both of whom
are now in Bolivia, South America,
is that they and the company for
which they are acting are on the
road to wealth in placer mining prop
osition which they have secured.
The company owns 1000 acres OF
rich placer ground and machinery is
now being installed to extract the
gold from the gravel. Tests made
by Schneider and Turner of the grav.
ell shows that it runs about $500 to
the cubic yard on an average. When
1t is considered that it can be ex-
tracted at a cost of perhaps $50 a
yard, the great possibilities are ap-
parent.
A shorter and easier way of max
ing money than of wrestling it from
the earth has been discovered by
Schneider and Turner, however. They
have discovered that gold in its free
placer miners for $3.50 an ounce.
Sold on Spanish basis at the clos
est big city it nets a profit of near
ly $500 to the ounce.
The natives pan the gold from the
gravel with wooden stovels and wood
en- pans. Even by this crude meth
cd they are able to make about 81. so
day. which slows the richness OF
the gravels.
In making tests of the ground own
ed by their company, Schneider and
Turner discovered stratum OF grav.
ell in one part of TIE beds which
to the cubic yard. The extent of this
strata can not be ascertained until
more work is done.
Schneider and Turner are located
60 miles from civilization. They had
to make the trip inland by pack an
imals and cross a mountainous coun
try, one pass beirg $4,000 feet above
sea level. Turner went in first while
Schneider arranged for the purchase
Of machinery.
Mrs. Schneider accompanied hel
husband Two men ON eastern col
leges are also in tie party. The par
ty left here last November and were
two months on the way.
The ground which will be worked
has been the scene of placer opera
tions by TIE natives for hundreds
of years. 1t is estimated that S3cl..
100000 in gold has been taken from
that immediate section by crude meth
ods.-Goldcn Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
OLD TOWN MINE

The Roberts and Hutchins lease
on the 1900 level in the Old Town
mine in Russell Gulch is proving to
be one of the lsrgest bodies of high
grade gold ore ever uncovered in the
county. THIS blind level that is
reached by winze nearly 100 feet
deep, has a streak of high grade ore
twelve feet in width, that is not only
enriching the lessees but George K.
Kimball, its owner and manager.
The level has been driven nearly 70
feet in this immense ore shoot and
widens with every foot OF drifting
a 100 ton lot of crude ore was treat
ed at the Iron City mill last week
that made % tons OF concentrates,
that returned 1.74k ozs. gold to the
ton, and the lot also returned SO ~
ozs. of retort gold that was sold to
the Denver mint at $1S per OF. They
also shipped 65 tons to the Most
mill from which returns have not
as yet been received. They are al
SO shipping another $50 ton lot to
the Iron City mill for treatment.
This lease is not being worked to
its full capacity owing to the fact
that the large hoisting plant over
the shaft is unable to keep this and
other parts of the mine free of sur
plus ore. AS before stated, this drift
has been extended 20 feet and the
breast shows no sign of diminishing
and has known heighth of 81 feet,
and the wealth t-erein contained is
estimated among tie hundred thou
sands. The 100 level is being driv-
en- into this sheet. and Bray and
company are raising on an eight
foot streak on the 1.300 foot level
immediately below. The 1,400 and l.
500 foot levels are being pushed
ahead as fast as power drills can
drive them. these vast bodies of
ore found at this depth. should for
ever put the quietus upon our pessi-
mistic friends W, o have always con-
tended that our ore veins play out
with depth.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
in RUSSELL GULCH

Matt Edwards. eturned Monday ev-
ening from Denver. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Edwards is looking for an
appointment under the state admin
istration. Eeing one of the wheel
horses in tie Republican ranks, he
is surely entitled to favorable con-
sideration.
VIM. Officer returned Monday from
visit to Denver.
The Observer representative is in
Russell Gulch two or three times a
week, gathering news and taking or
ders for meat. Any time you need
supply of meat, phone in your or
der and we will bring it up on the
next trip. The newspaper business
and the meat business work nicely
together to the advantage and salts
faction of patrons of both depart
ments.
Fred Wood is repairing a whim to
be used on the Gold Rock mine,
which will be put in operation this
week. 1t is a self-starter, low, in
termediate and high gear, pressure
tank and all other modern improve
ments of an up-.o-date machine.
]. c. F. Webb, of St. Paul, Kans.,
is here, looking after his interests
in the Bald Mountain properties.
The shaft of the Hall mine, on the
lower road, has been timbered to.
prevent further ewing. The proper
ty is now in shape for an immediate
sale should a pur, haser show up.
County Commis sioner John Stevens
Is improving rapidly and will soon
be able to commerce his spring plow-
ing.
Claude Leverton was an arrival
Thursday from Victor. He left for
Idaho Springs Saturday to take the
baths for rheumat SIN.
Victor Harvey returned Friday
from Denver, where he had been
seeking work tie East four or five
months, witt out success.
The state health officer was in
Russell Tuesday, inspecting the groc-
cry, meat market and boarding hous-
es.
! The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs.
John Hancock Thursday
The masquerade given by the la
dies last Thursday was a most de-
lightful affair. There were no men
present and the men folks are now
thinking of holding a party and for
getting to invite the ladies'.
James Chellew took precious
package to the Lombard mine in
Clear Creek county Tuesday.
There will be tie regular religious
services at this place on April A..
Sunday school at 10 a. M Epworth
League 6:15 p. M; preaching by the
pastor at O'Clock. All are invited
AS spring approaches much activity
is manifest about the Kirk radium
wells and hotel grounds, full ac-
count of which will appear later.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
DON'T ROCK THE BOAT

Washington, d. Gull confidence
in the great body of calm people of
the nation who S rye as "stabiliZers''
when the excitab,e ones try to
rock the boat in these perilous
days was voiced lest night by Presi-
dent Wilson in an address before
the Baltimore conference of Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South, in an
annual session here.
The president appealed to the ma
tion for support in administering his
office saying: 'if j can speak for
you l am powerful, # l cannot, l am
weak
He said 1t was possible for a peo-
pie to be impe il l when quarrel
is none Of theirs"
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
EDITOR OPENS UP A
MEAT MARKET

The editor of tie Gilpin Observer
Of Central City, has opened a meat
market, because the local markets
refused to advert'se with him, and he
Is making good. He gets his meat
from Denver all ready dressed and
his only extra expense is to hire
meat cutter. He rurs two column
ad in his paper. quoting prices. and
sells for cash, so that he can sell
cheaper than any market in town,
paying nothing extra for rent, fuel
or light. We saw resident from
Central City in Ienver while there,
and he said the editor seemed to
have corralled about all the meat
trade in town. This does not appear
to be bad idea, where the local
merchants refuse to advertise in the
home paper, claiming 1t does them no
good. Advertising ce. tainly gets this
man the business. Ore would think
on looking over the Journal that TIE
left town. II locks very bad for the
town and does not spesk very we'll
for the enterprise of our merchants.
Most mount in town merchants re-
gard money spert for advertising as
donation to help the editor out;
but II they advertise right. changing
their ad every month or week. 1t will
bring results the same as in any 9TH
err part of q country -Bre cken ridge
Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
THE ORIGIN OF BASE BALL


Since the town has gone mad ov-
er indoor base ball, it may be of
interest to the fans to learn the
true origin OF the game of base ball.
Here it is in full:
'The devil was the first coacher.
He coached Eve when she stole
first. Adam stole second. While Isaac
met Rebecca at the well she was
walking with a pitcher. Sampson
struck out good many times when
he beat the listines. Moses made
his first run when he slew the
Egyptians. Cain made base hit
when he killed Atel, Abraham made
a sacrifice. The rrodigal son made
a home run. David was long dis
tance thrower and Moses shut out
the Egyptians at the Red Sea. a."-Sil-
ver'ton Standard.
A. s. Hickok, of Toledo, Ohio, pres
hent of the National Finance and
Holding company, now working tire
Occur d. Alene group of mines, was
guest ut the Teller House several
days this week. He returned to his
home this morning. Mr.. Hckok was
much impressed with the prospects
and believes Gilrin county has a
bright future.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-01
LET COLORADO CALL A HALT

The west is no'ed for its progress
laps over the effete east, but may
there not he donger in progressing
too rapid rate? Colorado has stood
godfather to many organic laws,
some of which have been beneficial
to the state and copied by other
states, while others have been of a
wild and rambling nature and should
be amended. TIE state confirms many
acres still belonging to the state
and national government tfat are
rich in precious metals, and great
care should be exercised in its final
disposition. The government has just
ceded many thousands of acres for
a National park within our borders
that include much mineral territory
and the question is being agitated
by over-enthusiasts TO Jay out another
park with Mount Evans as it's geo.
graphical certer. This proposed park
would take in much of the great belt
lying between Cripple Creek and Cen
trail City. Would 1t not be better
for Colorado to lcok to her future
laurels as a rich mining state and
preserve her barren, though rich min
eral peaks, for the benefit of the
states future con mercialism, ratter
than listen to the siren voice of
some over-zealous enthusiast whose
only love Is for aesthetic beauty?
In other words, let us call halt up
on surrendering more of Colorados
rich mineral lands for the benefit of
additional parks.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Next Sunday morning at II o'clock
the choir will render musical
Easter program.
The Sunday SCHOOL at 10 a. M: sub
ject. 1.-THE Resurrection" (Matt 2S
1-1O.)
Christian Endeavor at p. m. Top.
ic. "Discourageme Conquered" Cps
27:1-14.) Every one most cordially
welcome to these services.