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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

Thanks
Walker smiled afably. turned ~
was gone.
Keene listened to his footsteps ~
they echoed and died out down the
long corridor. Then he went to his
desk quickly and opened the bottom
drawer with a key from his safe. His
hand sought its dark ces and Ut
. cold touch he smiled cunningly ~
he looked toward the door. and his
lips framed two words his expression
made hideous: Tonight"
VI.
That night lights blazed throughout
the palatfal residence Of Richard
Walker. It was the night Of his for
NAL announcement Of his engagement
to Edith Hilton. Liveried servants
hustled hither and thither about the
rooms. making all ready for tho ex-
pected guests. They came on time.
all but Hugh Keene. who was tardy
There was another guest. early. un-
invited. and unexpected. He had fol-
lowed Walker home from Keene's Of
nee that afternoon. and now patient
ly hid behind the folds of the heavy
curtains that separated the reception
room from the dining room. He kept
very quiet, this guest. and when he
could, watched intently Walkers face.
He noted also the pale tragic look on
the face Of the young man who came
late. but was too interested in his
own affair to indulge his sympathy.
Sympathy, Strange thing. that. In
one who had come for what he had
come. Strange that those years In q
prison cell had not entirely killed
that. He thought. passingly, how
strange 1t was that he should enter
tain a thought Of sympathy-he.
whose hearts desire
But his interest In the pale young
mar was. perforce, concentrated when
he noted. after dinner. and just a.
Walker vas about to crown his future
bride with a magnificent diadem. that
the young mans hand sought indie
cisively his hip pocket.
Porter's interest changed quickly to
apprehension at the sudden thought
that this pale young man might cheat
him out Of what he felt to be specin-
cally his. His hearts DESIRE" He
would give him no further oppor.
tunity. Quickly, ~nervously his own
hand found his Goa pocket-quickly.
%nervously his arm was stuck through
the luxurious folds of the heavy cur
tains that concealed him.
He fired, and Walker, spasmodically
clutching his shirt front. sank lifeless
to the floor.
Don Porter made no attempt to
escape. When they took him. he wal
smiling with frightful content. They
thought him insane, for. as he was
taken on, he kept ever repeating an
Ito them incomprehensible phrase
whose burden was my hearts de-
sirei"
Keene left hurriedly, his step hard
ly more buoyant than when he had
come.
The next morning Edith Hilton
seemed peculiarly unaffected for q
girl who had so tragically lost her
sweetheart.
But the sense of her own perfdy In
bartering her soul for this mans gold
was only borne in upon her when she
realized how unaffected his death left
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

had she not known from former into
nations of the sort just how serious
her mother was.
The fact that she was considered as
a highly valuable asset to be invested
for the best returns. irked her more
than she thought 1t polite to show;
and her lack OF remonstrance was
taken by her mother as her daughters
mute assent to the f%urtherance OF her
obvious plans.
Edith felt that there was q time
coming, and that shortly. in which she
and her mother would have to have
an understanding, and she was secret
ly glad that it was not just yet. as she
felt that her sense of obligation might
cause her to see seriously that side of
the question she knew least interested
her.
Whats his name." she said At
length.
Richard Walker - bachelor
meaningly. And elected to the sun
set club. VIZ should have an op-
p~ortunity to meet him shortly. You
know. dear-it's time we met someone.
The place II becoming absolutely I'm
possible"
"Oh. I ind the society quite con-
genial"
"Congenial! It's easy for . beauti-
full girl to find society congeniai: leave
that to the plain ill-bred ones. Con-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25


her. She wanted to see Hugh Keene.
1t was the strongest feeling she had
She rushed on to his office, although
it was much before opening time.
He was there. dressed as he had
been the night before. His head was
thrown forward between his out
stretched arms on the desk; his body
was alarmingly still. She went to
him. a chill freezing the very nerves
of her. His eyes were open. but they
saw her not. They seemed to be gaz
ing through the very walls them
selves. mayhap after his departed
soul-out into infinite space. where
the Pomp Of Earth harries not the
soul OF man.
Later, when men came. they opened
his fingers tightly clenched about Q
dainty little revolver. and . note. The
note was from the Sunset club. and
read:
my Dear Mr.. Keene:
The governors Of the Sunset club
request that you deliver to them To-
morrow an sccounting Of the funds IN.
trusted to you ~ treasurer.
JOHN BRUCE.
SECRETARY"
RE en- sAerv -
''The Pomp Of Earth"
ws1a he prss<a2eA st - mLY YumAuDI
WEDNESDAY MIGHT
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25

III otidu6Ct W lACH Ctty 6uu lutO
their society. and opened up prospects
OF wealth and luxury to their vain
souls that made his Offering seem in
considerable. II was impossible, ut
terly. to contend with him from this
angle, II would take years-unless-
He shook the thought from him, feel
ing u%nutterably wicked that he
should have allowed II a place in his
mind at all. All the way home. and
before he got into bed that night. he
tried to think Of some way of over
coming the tremendous advantage OF
Walkers money-and always came
back that dark thought. each Danish
ment seeming only to increase the
subtle insidiousness Of the next at
tack. until he fell asleep, alternately
hating himself and returning to the
thought that darkly, fascinatingly
followed that word. unless"
The next morning. on arising. he
felt free Of the fearful temptation of
last evening. It was . cheerless free
dom. however. when he realised fully
again the hopelessness Of his position.
I might better say Il was . cheerless
freedom until he realised again the
h~opclessness Of his position: for with
that full realization be was 40 longer
free. except In the sense that the VI
cious. dark thoughts that had so
harassed him s1 the night before.
were now only seeking the entrance
he 70 dreaded yet wanted to give
them.
The fact that he could keep them
out made him less vigilant than he
vaguely, indefinitely felt he should
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
Will Mayor Mitchell Tackle It.?
(New York Sun.)

The associa tions of policemen, fOrme q nOminally for benevolent purposes, but actually used for the defence of their mem bers against any proposed change in rules or statutes that displeaSeS them, have for years been serious osbtacle to pra cticalIy every attempted improvement in the conditions in the force. Their power has been eXerted at Albany, in City Hall and in the trial room at headquarters. Through them the politicians of the force have 0per- ated, thwarting commissioners and mayors when it seemed desirable to thwart them, and controlling to a de- gree the policies and performances of the department
 In the past the managers of political parties have dicllered with the officers of these associations, promising legis- latiOn as a reward for votes and influ- ence at the polls. Sometimes the de- mands of the associations have been so great that even the politicians re- fused to accede to them, but such in stances have been rare. The aSSoCia- tiOns have been for more influential than the commissioners on whom re- sponsibiltN for the management of the force rested, the mayors who appointed
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
Good for Wellesley.
( (BOStOn Herald.)

It is a huge sum of money which Wellesley college has just raised. The list of educational institutions in this country which have a smaller endowment than S2,40000O appears in the almanacs as long and impos- ing. Wellesley's accomplishment is rendered all the more notable be- cause brought to pass in the face of for help from a world wide war, and of the business depression which it cngendered.
 Such liberal giving at a time like this bears evidence of the strong hold which Wellesley possesses on the thought and affections of the com munity. Verify it has friends" ;" Surely the higher education of wom- en has passed the experimental stage if indeed it ever long fingered there. We are wont to complain of the lavish extravaganza of the useless rich, and with good reason at times But most of the rich of the United States have acquired habit of giv- ing, which disarms much of this criti- cism. The Wellesley fund, moreover, seems to have been oWelcd by the small contributions of widely scat tered people of moderate means gifts that meant ir most cases a touch of real sacrifice.
 All things considered tho result is peculiarly gratifying. It is one in which New England and all friends of the higher education elsewhere will be particularly rejoiced
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
Prohibition fin 1914.
Providence Journal.)

No student of social and economic problems can afford to ignore develop ments of the past year AS regards the liquor traffic. Irrespective of our personal views on the subject, we must mark with interest the following ia cts:
 l. The sale of vodka was abolished Tn Russia by imperial decree at the outset of the war, and within the last few days beer also has come under the ban at Petrograd
 ?. France has forbidden the traffic in. absinthe
 5. The open hours of English pub lie houses have been curtailed
 4. On the first of March a state Wide prohibition law went into effect in Tennessee.
 ,. On the first of July West vir- gln1a inaugurated statewide prohibit tiCn.
 6. On the third of November con- Stltutional amendments forbidding the sale of liquor were adopted in Arizona Colorado. Oregon and Washington.
 [. A majority of the national house of representatives on December 22 voted in favor of submitting a pro- hibition amendment to the states.
 The opponents of prohibition can indeed point to the rejection of pro- h1b1tory amendments in California and Ohio and to the failure of the house resolution at Washington to secure the necessary two-thirds vote, but they cannot point to the abandonment Gin 1914 of prohibition by any state where it was already in force
 The prohibitory area in the United states is steadily on the increase, through constitutional amendments, statewide prohibition laws, or county, municipal or township option. Con- slderably more than half the popu- lat1on of the country now lives in ter r1tory from which the saloon has been legally banished. The facts are inn pfesslve enough without explanation or argument. tz..s.=.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
As Bad as in MaSsa chusetts.
(Chisago Tribune.)

ApropOs of tax indictments ana ru- mors of further indictments, of pen alties dire and examples calculated to effect wonderful reforms, the Irlpune would remind officials and citizens once more of the bottom tact that Illinois has an impossible and lncred- ibly stupid tax system. what Woulo the neutral world say were England or France or Germany to impose war or emergency tax of forty, fifty and sixty per cent. on all incomes, including the lowest? It would say that the position of that belllgerent was desperate indeed, and that such confiscati tion meant the end Of its re- sources, exhaustion and collapse. Ana the world would be right
 Now, Illinois is not at war. She enjoys and has enjoyed for years state of peace Yet, in literal truth, she is levying a tax of forty, htty ana sixty per cent. on certain classes or incomes--the income of the million aire, the income of the retired small merchant of the mechanic, the widow and the washerWoman Let anyone invest his or her savings in bonds, stocks or mortgages, or let anyone put a sum in a savings bank ana the Illinois law demands annually halt or ,two-thirds of the income from such securities or deposits. Ihls IS fop- bery and confiscation under modern conditions and who that can escape will submit to conf1ScatlOn? A law that no one would dare to propose in the midst of peril and bitter con- hict is the 'nortnal' law of Illinois. He who thinks 1t can be enforced is fit for bedlam. Indictments? Why not indict those who stand in the way of constitutional revision and thus perpetuate a monstrOus farce, scan- dal, an outrage, and crime?
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05

favor of the adoption of Christian life are not sufficiently appealing to make an impression upon serious thinking man or Woman What is there about him then that causes so many to flock to hear him? Different answers are being given to this uues- tion. In his day he was a sort of a popular hero, the American people like that sort of thing, especially when it relates to a great popular sport. ana Billy is profiting by it. He is endeav- bring to the best of his ability, now ever, to give some good return tor it, but his discourses are not elevatlng as compared to those of other noted evangelists and his fervor is even far from being of the same convincing character.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- / changes that come to Herald office.
Traffic in PardOns.
(New York World. )

Ever since the pardon of Patrick by Gov. Dix there has been talk up and down the state of the existence of a brok craze business in gaining pardonS from the state penitentiaries. The disclosures in the Hein- Marin case reduce a matter of suspicion to matter of fact.
 It remains to be determined how widespread this traffic in pardons has become and what is the locality of the political influences through which it has been able to live. Men who are interested in winning the release of convicts do not pay out good money for the purpose without belief that controlling influences exist which can be bought, and such a belief is not likely to persist without some solid foundation for it.
 Enough is now known of this pe- culiarly dangerous manifestation of political corruption to call for the most rigid inquiry and prosecution. For this work it is the good fortune of the state to have a warden at Sing Sing into whose appointment no political influences entered, and governor at Albany whose prior pub lie work especially fits him to direct the pursuit of this insidious attack upon the administration of justice.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
Apples.
Cleveland Plain Doaler\

Comfort me with apples" begged Solomon, for l am sick of love-" The author of Proverbs was also the au- thor of the Song of Songs. Solomon wrote love songs and love dramas. And when he was surfeited he called for--apples,
 The Palestine apple crop was a ne glible thing. Here in America, we have better apples, bigger apples, juic- fer apples, more apples, than the Holy Land ever dreamed of in any ecstasy of prophecy. We have more and finer apples than any other coun- try in the world at any age. If the poet who dreamed of apples of silver in pictures of '-Whatever it vas could have been turned loose in an American orchard, he might conceiv- ably have changed his lyric wall to "Comfort me With love, for I am sick of apples"
 A reasonable estimate places this years apple crop in this country at 5o,0oo, 900 barrels. That would give 150 apples to every man, woman and infant in the United States. Of this enormous quantity we should normal l. ly export 2,0O0,00O barrels. But this is not normal year for exports. If no apples go abroad, each of us gets six apples more as his share.
 While entertaining feelings of the profoundest pity for the Europeans deprived of this fruit, let us appreciate our blessings to the extent of enjoy ing that extra half dozen to the limit Eat six apples this week. and you will have made up your extra share of consumption. You will have gained in health, in taste in appreci- ation, in enjoyment. Physicians say 1 that the drinker of alcoholic stimu- 1 lants remove his craving by eating an apple. Comfort you with l apples. whatever you are sick of l flesh wine or love itself.
 And even then, there are apple pies apple butter, apple sauce, fried ap- 1 ples, baked apples and apfel kuchen. i To say nothing of cider.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
SERVIA'S ACCOUNT OF HERSELF.

If Servia may be said to be the cause of it all in Europe's war; to- some observers, according to the Literary Digest, she seems to be shouldering her full share of respon- sibility, as shown by her reported rout of the Austrian invading force. At the same time she is paying the dreadful price of victory in losses of ment of the land, so that, as we learn from cable dispatches, her plight, in proportion to the four million popu- lation, is even more pitiable than that of Belgium. Also, it is noted in London appeal for the Servian re- lief fund that the very success of the mercy of the inha bitants tens of thou sa nds of wounded soldiers belonging to the enemy's forces For all that as the Charleston News and Courier observes, this turn in the tide has, for the present at least, preserved Servia from the fate of Belgium.
 The failure of the Austrian advance is a most surprising and dramatic de- Velopment, remarks the Philadelphia Inquirer, which reminds us, neverthe- less, that account must, in fairness, be taken of the fact that Austria is simultaneously engaged 1n most strenuous struggle to defend it's east ern frontier against the Russians, and it may be true, as stated, that troops were withdrawn for that purpose from the Servian campaign at time when it seemed that they might very well be spared
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
NO RAILROAD LOBBY,

It is as plain as anything can be that the New Haven railroad will seek some favors from the legislature this year, and according to the statem ent of President Elliot there will be no lobby maintained at Hartford, Mas seem, however, as if this desirable condition depends upon the manner in which the legislatures meet the requests of the company. It needs help, undoubtedly, but whether It will be granted or not will depend to a great extent upon the nature of the requests.
 There is a disposition to give the road a fair show, chance as it were to get back onto it's feet again but it looks as if the company's idea as to how this shall be done is to permit it in one way or another to increase it's revenue That is logical enough, but there is another side to the ques ton. The trouble of the railroad is not due to any causes for which the state is to blame, but to the bad man. agement of those intrusted with the affairs of the company. They are to blame and if such procedure as is suggested is to be permitted and when financial difficulties follow the state Is to permit proceeding which will compel the public to make up the losses, then it would seem as if we have all been proceeding along wrong lines in all ideas of govern ment and business. The proper way to reha bilitate the New Haven road is to compel those who put the corpora tion in it's present unhappy condition to make good the losses and to have it then practice economy until such time as it has recovered from the troubles from which IS now com plains. That appears to be the plan. followed in other branches of busi- ness Why not in the railroad busi- ness?
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
I!cgisIatOrs' Punishment.
(F'itchburg Sentinel.)

Good authority has it that the recess committee of the legislature will report a change of the rules whereby the speaker will be given power to remove any member of q committee who does not attend to his legislative business. The provoca = tion to give such authority is found in the practice of a minority of the legislature in not attending to their official business. They are false to their oatns of office. They must be counted for making quorums, but they rarely come and they delay leg islative business greatly. Hence the proposition to punish them, or tr hang q threat of punishment over their heads in order to force them to attend.
 The trouble with the proposed pen atty is that it is tremendously severe It's purpose is to bring the offending mem bers under public Censure and to disgrace them in the eyes of all the state. Such a severe penalty would be exercised by the speaker only un- der rare occasions, it is to be pre- sumed It's very severity makes it improbable that it would be enforced Or, when enforced, it might be done in a huff, which would entitle the victim to the sympathy of the pub lie. Such a measure of discipline, therefore, would be most likely tu defeat it's own ends.
 On the other hand the same result of better attendance can doubtless be secured by much mlder and more effective means. Let record of at tendance be kept by the clerk of each committee and let d report of the attendance be published every week, or every month, as might seem eXpedient in the house journal It would give the public all the infor- nation. Every offender would be given warning before the extreme penalty was visited as under the pro- posed rule, and doubtless it would accomplish as healthful a result There is such thing as being too strict.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05

them or the governors who had au- thority to remove them
 Should Mayor Mitchell decide i'll consequence of the occurrences of the last few days, to undertake to rid the department of these bodies. which are obviously and notoriously ntagonistic to discipline. he would find himself op- posed to highly powerful clique. Yet that clique can be beaten. General Bingham beat it when he made the inspectors detailed instead of perma - nent officers Moreover, it should be beaten, for so long as 1t exists the mayor and commissioner vii be ham pered in every reformatory endeavor they seek to apply to the police.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05
UntimcIy DcccptiOns.
(Boston II erald.) )

Trickery and clap-trap do harm enough when they go no farther than the perpetrator and his first victim; but when they stain nations good name, stall its commerce and poison the judgment of it's rank and file, they become public dangers, deserving wide exposure and severe repression.
 Whoever first thought of shipping contraband copper in the heart of cotton bale may have hugged himself as a clever trickster. He hardly thought what effects the cheat might have on all our European exports. But this attempt to ship copper in the guise of cotton must bear the blame for no small part of that suspicion that has worked delay for the bulk Of our trans Atlantic shipments. The selfishness of a few has hurt business through all the country. The publ1c should know the names of the men that took the chance of choking na- tional commerce embarrassed enough at best.
 Even worse than such trickery in days as critical as these is the traitor ous abuse of freedom in printed speech. Certain newspapers are now putting forth incendiary perversions or tact mere are Slledho Iho'' OA longer pay. help the forest fire across the woodroad they undertake to guard; there are ghouls that in dlsas- ter rob the victims they profess to be aiding; but these are petty offenders compared with those who reWrite dls- patches and color headlines in dellb- crate effort to kindle a peoples hght- ing temper and fan a binding eNcl'e- meOt.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-05

During the year just closed there were 51 5000 motor vehicles manufac- tured in the United States and the total value of the output is estimated at s4s5, 5,00o.0OO. If the item has any special significance, it may indicate that the times are not so hard as a great many believe, or it may offer a partial explanation of the hard times. Anyway, there is undoubtedly a con- nection. and 1t is up to the economic experts to trace it and submit the right LsWer.-ProVidence Journal