davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
new YEARS DAY
DESIGNATED FOR
ASSISTING POLES
President Issues Proclamation
Suggesting That Ameri-
cans Aid.

President woodrow Wilson has set
aside New Years day as the day on
which Americans. .charitably inclined.
should lend their aid to relieving
suffering in Poland.
In accordance. he has issued a
proclamation which follows:
PRoCLOMATTON.
tWhereaz, 1 have received from
che Senate Of the Unoted States = res
olutions pessed December II. 1915,
reading as follows
= Whereas. The attention of the
people OF the United States has been
from time to time directed to the
appalling situation in Poland, where
practically the entire population to-
day is homeless, and where men. won-
en- and children are perishing by the
thousands for lack of shelter, clothing
and food and.
- Whereas. The people of the Unit
ed States have demonstrated their
sympathy for the suffering people on
an sides of the great European war
by their splendid and successful char
table work in Belgium, Serbia and
other places, and feeling that the
American people would quickly re-
spond to an appeal for help Gin Pc
land. once the tragedy of the situation
there is brought home to them, be it
= Resolved, That, appreciating the
suffering of the stricken people, it is
suggested that the United States set
asddea day in the Forthcoming ho1i-
day season upon which a. direct ap-
peal to the sympathy Of all American
citizens shall be made, and an .op-
poFtunity shall be given for all to
contribute to a much-needed holiday
fund for relief in Poland And.
sWhsreas, feel confident that the
- 49,
this holiday season, will be moved
to aid people stricken by war, fa-
mine and disease
Now therefore, II woodrow VII
son. President of the United States.
in rompIianre with the suggestion of
the Senate thereof. do appoint and
proclaim january l. 1916, as day
States may make such contrTbutions
as eys feel disposed for the aid of
the stricken Polish people
ssContE1butions may be addressed to
the American Red Cross, Washington,
d. &C. which VIII care for their prop
eF distribution
In, witness whereof have here
unto. set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city OF Washington
this eighteenth day of Decen Der. in
the year sof our Lord, one thousand
nltfE AunaTe4 anQf uIre0n, and or the
Independence Of the United States the
one hundred and fortieth
WOODROW WILSON,
The Polish Central Relief Commit
tee OF America, which has executive
ohAees at Ch1cago. has written a teles
gn OF thanks to President Wilson.
The officers have expr essed gratitude
for his prompt and generous action
More than 1000 900 of the popu1a-
t5bn Of Poland are destitute and en-
tire1y dependent upon soup kitchens.
where there is issued to each appli-
cant a small loaf Of bread and 9. pint
of SOUP daflA-
It has taken the most strenuous ef-
forts of German medical forces to
overcome the epidemtcs of typh old,
smallpox. rabies and other diseases
They had to contend. not only with a
shortage Of medicaments, but also
with the dfstrust of the people and
distinct opposition to vaccination
tina twas overcome only with Difficult
ty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
IN. C. co. FOREMAN
GETS GIFTS FROM HIS
FRIENDS IN FACTORY

AS a testimony of their appreciation
of the many courtesies that he has ex-
tended them, more than $50 of the
employees of the carpentry and mill
wright department of the U. M. c. Co.
presented their foreman, John Stevens,
with a handsome gold watch and
chain Wednesday afternoon, suitably
inscribed. Mr.. Stevens was greatly
surprised at the gift and expressed his
appreciation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
Oscillation is Barred

One must not kiss in Greenwich, as
the result OF a warning issued by DR..
Alvin w Klein, head of the Depart
ment Of Public Health there. This
action is necessary as a preventive
against the spread of grip ard. pneu-
nonia. There have been one hundred
cases of grip and seven cases of pneu-
monia reported there within q week.
other preventive measures suggested
included warnings to keep away from
air currents, not to mix in crowds
such as gather in stores and trolley
cars, and to check sneezes in their
first stages.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen Wis.,
tied Sofa. on Monday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
ONE COAST FAIR ENDS.
ANOTHER OPENS TONIGHT

San Diego, Cal, Dec. S1-The Pan
-ana-Pacif1c Exposition, after a full
years operation, will close finally at
midnight tonight and will be succeed
ed by the Panana-Pacif1c Interna-
tionaf Exposition which also is to run
for IL months.
The passing of the old and the
launching of the new exposition will
be made the occasion of a gala cele-
bration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
TRINITY PROGRAM.

The program at the Trinity M. E.
church, for tonight is: - Watch night
service $3.50, followed by psalm SER
vice, led by choir; sermon by DR..
Richard Swain at 9 O'Clock. after
which refreshments will be served
from 10 O'Clock to II O'Clock. Eleven
to IL will be the closing hour when
an address viii be delivered by the
pastor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
THE PRETTIEsT FACE

ana the most beautiful hands are Of
ten disfigured by an unsight1y wart.
II can easily be removed in a few
days without pain by using Cyrus
Vert Remover. For sale only at the
Cyrus pharmacy. AIS Fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31

An electric horse which will run,
jump, and ,ga1lop, has been construct
ed by sailors on the interned German
cruisers at Norfolk, Va, to give them
exercise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31

Governor Whitman designated Jus
Efves Vernon N. Davis and Alfred A.
Page as associate justices of the APP
pellate Division, first department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31

Every French soldier will receive as
q New Years gift from the govern
ment a slice OF ham, a jar OF jam,
pint OF wine, a two-cent cigar, an
orange and two apples.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
The University School
$50 FAIRFIELD AVE.

Next session, January, 8, 1915. Col
1ege preparatory, elementary and adj
vanced subjects, upper grammar
school and high school grades, indi-
vidual instruction. Students entering
now may save a years work.
T2o ats
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
The Alaskan Railroad

The first experiment of the United States in govern
ment construction and ownership Of railroads is now fairly
started with the presidents selection OF the Seward-Fair-
gress last year and for which appropriation was made.
But for the agitation of the extreme conservatlonists who,
a few years ago, made such emphatic protest against the
resources of Alaska being acquired by private capital,
Alaska doubtless would be well supplied with railroads by
this time. But that territory was tied up, capitalists were
not permitted to acquire the coal lands and other resources,
and consequently the plans for building railroads to reach
the mineral wealth of this territory were halted. No prog
ress has been made in the development of Alaska since that
time.
The government, therefore, has had to undertake itself
the building of a railroad to the interior of Alaska so that
the mineral wealth could be brought to the seaboard. For
the first stage of the journey into the interior from Seward
the Alaska Northern railroad has been purchased. This
is II miles in length. The total length of the government
railroad when completed will be All miles. The Nenana
coal fields will be reached, and it is planned also to tap the
Matanuska coal fields by a branch line 3S miles long.
Work on the road will be pushed to completion as rapidly
as possible.
This is the first experiment OF the United States gov
eminent in the ownership of a railroad, with the exception
of the line across the Isthmus of Panama, and after its
completion it's operation will be watched with interest by
the people of this country. If it shall be the means OF
opening I'D the vast resources of Alaska, which to a GER
tain extent have lain dormant for years, the people not
only of the United States but of Alaska will be satisfied.
To some extent the building of the Alaskan railroad by
the government has been likened to the building Of the
Panama canal, and upon that precedent the government
ownership has been excused.
The people are w%atchfuly waiting.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
Mining Menaced in Mexico

a new and caamitous era of mining is about to com
mence in Mexico, says the Engineering and Mining Jour
nal. Villa has issued a proclamation embodylng a new sci
of laws governing mining-a set of laws which can by no
means be carried out. He sti pulates that work on lin
ing properties must be continuous and in amount to sat', y
the secretary of fOmento, who is to be the sole Judge OF
whether a property is to be confscated or not. Each
block of five pertenencias must be worked, which is a
technical ~absurdity. The payment of taxes is not to be
sufficient to maintain ownership, no matter what may
have been the conditions of former development.
We suspect that Villa has been duped by a coterie OF
individuals who want to confscate foreign owned prop
erty for their own benefit. Villa should be more watch
full. 1t was just such practices as these that led to the
downfall of Diaz. Pandering to favorites and exploiting
the countrv's resources for individuals will not do. In
this case the conditions are much worse for Villa. His
act will estrange all foreign sympathy, isolate his cause,
and start him on his way to oblivion. There will be no
lack of other Mexican factions which will gain capital and
sympathy by opposing Villas scheme for replenishing his
treasury. 1t behooves him, then, to pay strict attention
to business and to discourage those advisers who, with
only selfinterest in view, are likely to put his cause beyond
the possibility of success.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
APRIL "a, 1911,

eS, but it will have a far wider influence than the mere
activity of professional investors, for it will again attract
attention to the possibilities of the greatest gold camp in
the United States.
To the mining man, this bonanza discovery is a reve-
lation of the geology of Goldfield. 1t reinforces in their
through thick and thin and will give prestige to their opin-
ions in the minds of eastern and coast men whom they
have advised from time to time to invest in the camps min
the United States.
But it is more than ali this to Nevada. A new and
rich discovery like this in Jumbo Extension means the re-
turn of those days of hustling prosperity and enlarged pop
ulation that were the features of the last decade, when To-
nopah and Goldfield startled the world with the knowledge
that here at the heart of Nevada there was still a treasure
that was to be had for all men on an equal footing. The
fortunes that were made stayed in Nevada for the most
part. and new fortunes made in Goldfie1d will stay in the
state. Thousands of new residents were added not only
to the gold camps, but to the other communities, for the
mines made business for everybody. The whole state felt
the wave of prosperity, and it will feel another such wave
now that the depths in the Goldfield district are revealing
the fact that the values hold good on the lower levels.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
JUMBO EX.'S FINE SHOWING

CONTINUED from Page One.
tending far into the underlying
shale, is regarded by the highest au-
thorities as one of the really mo-
mentous discoveries in the life of
the district.
Throughout the workings that
have been opened on deep levels,
since the ore was discovered on the
shale contact, the ore reported ear
lier remains practically untouched,
as there has been barely any stop
ing. The ore shipped in recent
months, which has served to build
up a substantial treasury for the
company, has come almost exclusive
ly from development work, and only
at three or four points have stills
been cut for stopping.
Engineer J. X. Turner, who has
tions since the present administra-
ton assumed control, reports that
the hosting machinery for the Vel
vet shaft was Unexpectedly delayed
at Denver, but the hoist has now
been adjusted to the big motor and
will arrive here shortly, when sink
ing will progress rapidly in the
shaft, which is some 500 feet east of
the main PalOverde shaft. With
the new shaft completed to the, 1917
foot level and connection made at
depth with the main shaft, the oper-
ating capacity of the company will
be more than doubled. The east
drift on the 790-foot level has been
driven to a point where connection
can be made within a few feet, with
the new shaft, to provide good air.
Eight or ten carloads of ore, which
has accumulated in the bins from
the development work in the 524
drift and the raise from the G level,
is being shipped to the sampler to
relieve the congestion and make
room in the bins for additional ore
that is coming from the develop
ment work at the SS4 and 1917 lev
els. Everything about the mine
will be in readiness to resume max
ing a substantial production imme-
diately upon the ratification of the
agreement with the Booth company
and the vacating of the restraining
order affecting the operations of the
Jumbo Extension company, both of
which are expected to follow the
forthcoming special stockholders
meeting.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
CONNECTION IN ATLANTA
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One,
vein was first penetrated at this
depth.
From this drift, at a point about
$50 feet south of the new workings,
a raise was driven toward the hang
ing wall and is up about So feet,
continuing throughout this distance
in ore assaying around SIS per ton
and containing only gold. The alb
sence of copper in this ore renders
it mere valuable as the product can
be treated at low cost and without
raise is being continued and affords
considerable encouragement, as the
value has been uniform throughout
for a long distance and from the
beginning the assays have been
higher than those secured in driv-
ing the raise for the large orebody
farther to the north.
Some interesting facts have devel-
oped, in the progress of the recent
work. in relation to the position and
dip of the main vein, which has
heen known as the Grizzly Bear
vein. The vertical raise, driven for
the air connection, vas started west
of the foot-wall of the vein and did
rot penetrate the foot-wall, al
though small seams of quartz were
exposed at a height of about 100
feet. which were at first believed
to indicate the approach to the foot
wall.
From this it is shown that the
Atlanta vein has a dip of about 70
degrees, instead of As. as reported
when it was first exposed on the
175O-foot level, and therefore must
have its apex well within the Allan
ia boundaries. 1t has also been
demonstrated that the big stope on
the ~135O-foot level of the Grizzly
Bear mine, from which the Consol-
idated extracted over $530.0Oo
worth of shipping ore in one year,
is close to the foot-wall of the great
vein. further indicating the upright
position of the vein. Development
will he extended shortly into the
southern half of the Grizzly Bear
claim. upon which the Atlanta com
pa.ny mas a lease below the 1400-foot
level, ard it is believed that this
territory will prove of great value,
particularly near the l%atite-shale
contact.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

King is said to be at the property
most of the time, and it is probable
that a letter addressed to him would
bring you any information required.
Mr.. King remained with the prop
erty after the Rawhide district be-
came almost deserted and has put
his best endeavors into the work of
making a producing mine. Appar-
emily there is reason to believe that
he is in a fair way to succeed.
X. II. G., Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Bullfrog district does not by
any means represent a dead issue
and is likely to be revived on a far
more substantial basis than that ex-
listing during it's boom days, when
mining operations were chiefly of an
experimental character, and, in the
absence of transportation facilities
mining costs were prohibitive ex-
cepting for the handling of exceed
ingly rich ore. The district has an
excellent surface showing at sew
eral points and the original discover
les will without doubt be worked in
the future and probably with sue
cess, in view of what will be known
of the geology of the district. Pr
oneer. a short distance away, has a
producing mine and many good pros
pocfc
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

d.. s. W., Elgin, ILL., have MOTTO
ed occasionally in months past, in
the Goldfeld News, queries answered
about various mines in the state. l
wish to ask you if you have any in
formation to print concerning the
Nevada New Mines company of Raw
hide. l am interested in the com
pany, but have had no word about
what or how they are doing for a
long time. Information would be
appreciated.
Answer - The Nevada New Mines
company is a consolidation of the
Rawhide Coalition and Rawhide
Queen companies, owning a large
area of ground in the Rawhide dis
trict. 1t has been reported within
the past few months that the COM
pany was operating n mill sue
c~essfully and preparing another re-
duction plant for operation. Reports
have stated that a considerable guam
THY of ore was being treated and the
ore opened on deep levels IA said
to be improving in grade. Little di-
rect information has been obtain
able regarding the operations Of
the company for some time past, al
though glowing promises have been
made by persons interested in the
company's operations. President
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
f.. Ii. BENNETT DIRECTOR
TONOPAH MINES, SCHOOL

l.. r. Bennett, superintendent of
the Seven Troughs Coalition mine
until this week. has been selected
by A w. Hendrick, president of the
University of Nevada, for recommen-
dation to the board of regents as d.
rector of the new school of mines at
Tnorah. says the Gazette. Mr.. Ben
nett is in Reno and expects to go to
l'OnOpah in a few days, .accompa-
MED by his wife, who is visiting rel
atives at Quincy.
Mr.. Bennett is d graduate of the
Mackay school of mines in the class
of 1911. He was with the state
weights and measures and pure food
department for a few months before
going to Seven Troughs as assayer
ard surveyor from which position he
rose to be superintendent.
As director of the Tonopah school
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
QUERIES AND ANSWERS

(1his department is conducted for the purpose or supplying
subscribers with Information IN various properties in which they
may be interested and regarding which they may make inquiry.
Answers to queries contain the best information 1t is possible to
OBTAIN, but this newspaper declines to give advice on the pur-
chase o II sale OF any mining stocks. All inquiries for Information
will be answered through this column. ana hone of them will be
answered ny personal letters)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
MERGER INTERESTS WILL
HOLD PEACE CONFERENCES

Reports from San Francisco today
stated that John Erikson and Attor-
ney Bausman, representing the COM
p~lainant in the Merger r%eceivership
suit. will arrive in San Francisco this
evening and that further confer
ences will be held tomorrow with
George Wingfield in an effort to
reach an agreement that will termi-
nate the pending litigation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
Kind Words For Goldfield

Commenting editorially on the recent Developments
in the Goldfield district the Reno Gazette said:
The strike in Jumbo Extension at Goldfield is the best
news from the south in a long time. It's effect on the pub
lie is already seen in the excitement on the stock exchang-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

topped with palatial buildings; miles of modern homes dot
the dunes that were only wastes a few wears ago. While
the world marvels at the accomplishments of the CITY of
Saint Francis, the west glory in them. Especially is this
that contributed largely to the earlier development of the
Queen City of the Pacific. Nevada millionaires financed
her banks, built her first pretentious business blocks. her
gave San Francisco that daring, dashing manner that
seemingly has been responsible for her astonishing re-
covery.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

OF mines, Mr.. Bennett will receive a
salary of $2,250 annually, the ap-
preparation by the legislature being
$4,000 for two years and $3.50 for
expenses. Equipment is being Sc
cured preparatory to opening the
school. 1t is intended primarily for
miners already doing practical work,
although open to all
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

Reno Journal: Nine years ago San Francisco was
still burning. In two days more than $4,000 buildings
were destroyed by fire. Two hundred thousand persons
were homeless. The world was extending sympathy to
the stricken city, the nation was sending succor. What
a Transformation in such a short space of time. The scars
of ruin have been effaced, and towering structures Of
steel and stone have risen from the ash heaps. San Fran
cisco today is playing hostess to the world, and doing it
with a grand western air. She is more magnificent than
before the great conflagration, her majestic hills being
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
Salt Lakes Debt to Mining

Goodwin's Weekly: Salt Lake City should never for
get her debt to the miners of Utah. Think for a minute.
Except for them, what would Salt Lake be now? No
Utah hotel, no Newhouse and Boston buildings, no kearns
building, no Keith buildings, no Mcintyre buildings, no
Judge buildings, no upper thirteen stories to the Walker
bank building, no theaters except the Salt Lake theater
no banks but two; not one fine church structure save the
temple; only two or three first-class stores; not one first
class hospital; no Joint building; not more than one mile OF
paved streets; not a rod of underground sewer; not one
respectable school structure; none but petty manufactures,
while thousands of beautiful residences that now greet the
eyes would never have been seen, and we suspect that the
little Spanish mule would still be the propelling force for
the street cars.
And the materialized profits of mining are only a part.
The profits represent but a fraction of the amount that
has to be paid out for supplies, machinery and labor.
This part has multiplied the work of laborers four-fold
and more than doubled the daily wages of men and Wo-
men in all the industries. 1t has supplied the farms and
fruit groves with a bountiful market-it has been the in
dustry that has electrified the industries of the state and
changed the barter of the old days to a prosperous trade
Such an industry should be cherished. Not half the
mines have yet been found and opened. What it has done
for Utah in the past forty years it can double in the coming
forty years if a little encouraged. 1t should be the most
cherished industry of the state, for it is not like any other
1t begins to shed blessing to men from the moment the
first pick is struck until it gives up all it has.