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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
THE MEANING OF SURPLUS.

Declaring that a misunderstand-
ing of what the Southern Pacific
companys surplus" really is has
given an unjust impression of the
company's financial condition, a re-
cent Southern Bulletin says:
Perhaps one of the least under
stood and yet most widely quoted
terms in reference to railroad finance
is Surplus" 1t is not going too far
to say that the average man has the
idea that surplus" is ready cash. If
he hears that the surplus of a rail-
road is, say, fifty million dollars, he
at once jumps to the conclusion that
the road has that amount of money
which il can use at will for paying
dividends. buying new equipment, or
anything of the kind where cash
would be required. Yet surplus is a
very different thing. 1t is not all
cash, but only the excess of the assets
of a corporation over what it owes.
"A concrete example will make
this clear. Suppose a IA has a
home worth $4,000, with $500 worth
of furniture, and cash to the amount
of $3.50. Suppose he owed a grocery
bill of $25. On the same basis that
the Interstate Commerce commission
has a railroad keep it's accounts, his
assets would her be $3.50 and his
liabilities $25. In other words. he
would be credited with having a sur
plus of $3625.
Suppose now a friend wanted to
said he couldn't afford it. The friend
might say Why look at your books.
Right there you have a surplus of
$3625! How would the young man
answer his friend?
THE point is that surplus is not
cash. A man may be land or prop
Ierty Door and be extremely pinched
for money.
"The cash surplus of the Southern
Pacific company is SIS, 5000. 900
money kept by the company for EN-
Urgency purposes and for carrying
on it's business from month to month
> The annual expenditures of the com
! pany exclusive of dividends are
: $131, O0O. 900.
THE Surplus is made up of two
: factors, cash and Investments
Cash is kept on hand as working CAPT
tai. investments represent property
lbetterments and other assets, and
are comparable to the young mans
house and furniture. The better.
: ments are improvements in the prop.
S erty which the company has made by
{ saving from its earnings, using its
savings, rather than borrowing.
r I'm many cases, surplus, rather
s than meaning an excess of money. IL
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
May BE Freed on Parole.

The rapidity with which they con-
structed a new dollhouse at the fed
eral prison was one of the argu-
ments put forward Monday by sew
enteen structural ironworkers con-
victed in the dynamite conspiracy"
cases at Indianapolis, who appeared
before the federal parole board. Hav-
ing served one-third of their SEN
fences the men are eligible for pa
role.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

Bills providing for the abolition of
capital punishment in murder cases
will be introduced in the Illinois Leg
islature and thirty-seyen other states
within the mex few weeks by the
Anti-Capital Punishment Society of
America, it has been announced. The
society is planning a nationwide
fight on hanging and death in the
electric chair. 1t seeks to have life
Imprisonment substituted on the
statute books.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
ia,iopaI woman's suffrage Defeated

National Woman's Suffrage Defeated
The House of Representatives on
Tuesday night by a vote OF 204 TO
IA refused to submit TO the states
IN amendment to the federal consti-
ution to en~franchise women.
The vote, the second in the his
DRY of Congress ON the woma snf-
rage issue, came at the close OF long
prepared for oratory, during which
he many speakers were listened to
With frequent evidences of approval
Or disapproval by packed galleries.
The question was before the Hous
m the Mondell resolution TO submit
constitutional amendment provid-
ng that the right of suffrage should
lot be abridged because of sex.
A two-thirds affirmative vote was
necessary to pass the resolution; it
was defeated by a majority of thirty.
Party ines were not strictly drawn
n the fight, though Democratic
leader Underwood, voicing the atti-
ude of his party that suffrage was
l state issue. strongly opposed the
.esolution. while Republican Leader
Mann a one of the chief speakers
IF the suffragists.
As the suffrage advocates left the
galleries led by DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and
lther champions of the cause, they
declared that the fight was by no
mean over and that the suffrage
propaganda would be pressed for
ward and onward until every woman
n America should have the right to
sast a ballot.
"The result was what we expect
ed said Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge,
president of the National Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage. 1T
'neans that the suffrage movement
ostered by hysterical women is on
the wane."
Voting for the resolution were Sc
70 Republicans, u Pro-
gressives, 3 Observation-Disclosures '
md one Independent. Total ia.
against 1t were III Demo- l
rats and 33 Republicans. Total 204.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

ke0 Gross Snuns DECORATIONS
The American Red Cross is endeay-
oring to discourage the bestowing of
valuable gifts of decorations on iDdi-
viduals representing the organization
in foreign countries at war.
1t was announced in New York
during the week that Maj. Gen.
George N. Davis, chairman of the
central committee, has addressed,
through the state department, a let
,er to the American ambassadors in
the warning countries in which he
says:
Our organization is an impersonal
one and our efforts are always
prompted by a motive of sympathy
Tor all who suffer, irrespective of ma
tionality or creed. The individuals
composing the organization and its
officers are simply the agents of the
national society, into which person
atty is merged. Such assistance as
may be rendered is accomplished by
means of the contributions of the
american people
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
Showing Some Speed.

This is the story of a letter that
took sixteen years to travel from
Chicago to New York. Henry Hentz
& Co. members of the New York
Cotton Exchange. received the mis-
siye last Tuesday. II was mailed to
them on February 2S, 1898. by A.
Geddes & Co. of Chicago.
Accompanying the letter was a
note of explanation from the Chicago
postmaster. 1t stated that the letter
had been found reposing in the mail
chute of the Royal Insurance build
ing on December IS, last. All
members of the firm of Geddes 4 Co.
have died since the letter was mail
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
Mixed Drink Is Safe


Would it make you mad If you
had so firmly made up Your mind
that o wanted to die and to be sure
and do a good job YOU picked out
several p~oisons and gulped them
down one after another and didn't
know the combination was practical
~ harmless?
Carbolic acid.
Iodine.
Alcohol.
Whiskey.
That looks like a real death cock
tail, but it isn't.
Either iodine or earbolie, or per-
haps alcohol, would have brought
certain death if taken alone.
DR.. P. M. Savage, superintendent
of the county hospital, has been con-
Quoting a probe of the attempted sui
eide of Mrs. Bessie Hall, who a week
drank he strange cocktail with
out serious results, to determine how
IL CHANGED that she could collect such
an array of poisons without arousing
suspicion and it developed why death
did not follow.
The alcohol killed the effect Of
and carbolic acid. In fact,
alcohol is the antidote for these poi
Then the whiskey counterfeit
ed the entire mass of poisons.
Without knowing it the woman
an antidote while she thought
she was was saying farewell to the
She has completed recovered.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

ing to the cities. t0her towns are
doing 1t and are reaping the bene-
cts. In the latter class of towns the
|reformers are going to seed. They
can find nothing to reform.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
Want Furs for War Coats.

England has representatives in
New York buying furs to make win
ter clothing for Its officers and SOL
diers according to Geographic advices
to Julius Schwarzschild. manager OF
Bissinger & Co., fur buyers. The 9TH
er nations at wal also want furs for
the purpose Of lining winter coats
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

Il guess remarked Deacon Dyer,
that Brother Goodleigh is not feel
ing very we'll"
What makes you think so?" re-
piled Deacon Small.
He didn't go to sleep during the
this morning"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
Divide Million Dollars by Lot

A million dollar estate left by the
ate Judge John Redick t four heirs
has been petitioned in Omaha. The
estate, consisting of valuable improv-
I'd real estate holdings In Omaha.
Cast Omaha and Lincoln, was divided
into four parts, a description of each
being placed on a card and the four
put in a hat, from which each of the
leirs drew a card In turn. The heirs
ire the four children Of the deceased.
When Judge Redick died in 1906 a
,roviso was found in the will to the
effect that his estate should not be
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

accounting for money that has been
snent for something permanent and
still in the possession of the buyer.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

Two dollars a bushel for wheat,
expected to come true, came within
half a cent of being a reality
IN one grade of wheat, if the cost of
delivery to Europe might be contin-
led as part of the price. A carload
If durum wheat was sold to go to
italy on a basis that figured at desti-
nation at $1.99R a bushel. says a
Chicago dispatch.
Such a price breaks all records for
lurum wheat. The supply of that
gariety in the United STAGES is said
o be virtually exhausted for this
season.
Rapid upturns were witnessed in
he speculative market. News that
France and Italy had purchased l.
100000 bushels or more at the
seaboard made the prices of op-
lions leap higher than at any
ime since the beginning of the Euro
1ean war and reach levels that before
rad not been equaled since the cele-
brated attempt at a world wide
queeze by Joseph Letter.
May wheat. the chief speculative
delivery, went to $1.38%, as against
$1.36 at the finish. Among
the purchasers of the May option was
the Rockefeller foundation, which
wanted to make sure of charity sup
plies for Belgium and had been UNI
able to get satisfactory terms on
wheat for spot cash. s
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

and the result is a greater demand
than has peel felt during the season
with a sharp advance in price from
former figures.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
NEWSoF NE WEEK

divided until his Youngest son had
reached 80 years of age.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-30

Tub frocks are lovely, but as every
summer girl knows they are far
from practical, so many of the mid
season gowns are made of crepe or
embroidered voile, and they are
usually in some of the sand or gold
tints, which look so cool and keep
their appearance so well.
This three-piece suit which
sketched the other day in the show
rooms of Nine. Bailey of the Fashion
Art League of America, is made in
the popular imperial crepe and it is
light sand color.
The bolero waist is made over a
blouse of net and lace. The skirt has
a panel and yoke cut in one with
pleats at both the front and back. The
gauntlet cuffs of crepe are one of
many original touches in this very
original gown,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-30

a week a little White tombstone pore
the simple name, Nellie" above an
empty grave.
1t was ten days after the great fire
that man, hobbling along on E
homemade crutch, passed through
the little graveyard, leading a little
child. Her hands were full of flow.
ers. She suddenly paused before the
new white tombstone.
ooh, look, look" she cried. ''My
name-just the same! Maybe it's.
some poor little child that was burned
up in the big fire-just as I'd have
been if it hadn't been for you, dear,
dear Uncle TIM"
Uncle Tim? Yes, otherwise Frowsy
finland Nellie, in life and reality!
She ran and placed her flowers beside
the gravestone.
Don't delay, DEAR" spoke Tim.
'They are waiting for you, and then,
as they came to the remodeled home,
he made her draw behind an old tree,
while he approached the house.
Husband and wife were within.
They greeted him with pang. His
presence revived poignant memories.
Good people" he said, 1--WE news
for you, but don't go to pieces. If
your little one should return"
They gasped in unison, swayed
with a vague thrill.
"She will return" went on Tim,
and called to Nellie from the door
way.
He had a strange story to tell; of
a swamp island where he had gone to
live; of lost Nellie being discovered by
him at the edge of the swamp; of the
fire passing over their place of ref
uge; but he, cripped by fall, unable
to travel until he got well and strong.
"And this dear child was my house
keeper and nurse" explained Tim.
"And because l have been able to
save her l can think of my own dear
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-30

When the bureau drawer is hard t
pull out, take out and rub the edge
thoroughly with soap.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
BEGGAP. GRABS
PURSE FROM MAN
WHO AIDED HIM

Charles Schultz Thanksgiving
day charity met with little gratitude.
Stopped on the street by man, who
said he had had nothing to eat.
Schultz drew out his pocketbook,
gave the man quarter. tobacco and
cigarettes As he turned 10 leave,
the object OF his charity grabbed the
pocketDook and ran down the street.
with Schultz in pursuit.
Patrolman Al Bates met the run.
ming man and stopped him. lie was
taken TO the Central station for In.
vestigation. As the officer and his
prisoner were entering the station.
they met Schultz. who had just rc-
ported his loss. The money was
found when the man was searched.
lie gave his name as william Swan.
son. and said ne had no home. The
robbery occurred on Congress-st. be-
tween Brush and Besubien-sts.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
HIGHWAYNyEN
HOLD UP CAFE

Restaurant holdups are becoming
frequent occurrences. the fourth I'M
TWO weeks having been reported To
the police Friday morning
Two higbwaymen, one of whom
had a revolver, robbed Max Ellern's
restaurant al No. 80 Twelfth.st., att
2:30 a. m. Martin Waldron. night
manager OF the place. was confront
ed with the muzzle OF the revoiyerI
when the two men came up 10 the
counter. He was told to put up his
hands, while one OF the men went TO
The cash register and removed the
$50 that IL contained
OJe of the men. WaldroL told the
police, was about % years old. and
wore heavy Cyercoat The otherl
appeared to be about 26 years old. he
said. ard wore no coat. Ones voice
had German accent. They had dis
appeared from the neighborhood be-
fore the police were summoned.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
HIGHLAND PARK

Mr.: and Mrs Howard LittleJohn. Of
loledo, are guests at the home OF
Mrs ;. Case. Of No 2i6 Highland
Ralph Rogerson. OF No els High
land ave, underwent a serious oper-
alton Thursday. He Is slowly I'M
proving
Miss Mahle Rosenthal, OF No. gel
Farrand Park. has recovered from an
illness OF several weeks.
n. NJ. Lane, OF No ?es Highland
ave, has returned 10 his home after
having spent the week at Flint
Nh. and Mrs. l.. n. Bishop, OF No
II Glendale ave. entertained Mr. and
Mrs. Fred King and daughter Bertha.
OF Bloomfield Hills. Thursday. at din
ner.
Thelma Flaherty. of No 22s High
land-ave-. is confined In her home be-
cause Of illness
Melville GLEASON. OF No. "a Grand
ave. east. was quite seriously injured
in a fail from his motorcycle Thurs
day.
Miss \. NJ Glasson. of Windsor
Ont, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs +
:. GlaSsOn. OF No. - Grand-ave cas-
William Rogerson. OF No 2l6 High
land ave, Is In Howell. Mich. on Ou~i-
ness
Charles Flaherty. OF No 229 High
!and-ave.. Is confined 10 bis home be-
cause Of illness.
/ The Christian Endeavor Of the Pres
bvterien church Will hold It's annual
banquet Friday evening In the church
John smith and daughter Gladly
who have been visiting NJ the home
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
AGED MAN rs
BURNED TO DEATH
IN LAUNCH FIRE

Asleep In his launch. The Three
Decker" at Schweikart's boat works
slip. early Friday morning, Cyril
Ponloil, boat carpenter. Familiarity
known along the river front as
Joe" was burned TO death when
the boat took fire in a mysterious
manner. The body was removed
from the wreckags after the, craft
had sunk TO the bottom. and wss
taken 10 the county morgue
A patrolman rushed 10 the boar.
when he saw the flames. but II was
too late 10 attempt TO rescue the
aged man, whose body then. was a
mass OF flame.
The police believe hat . lantern
vas overturned. and that the fire
started In that manner. Pouloit al
ways slept aboard the launch. which
was used In the passenger carrying
business on the river. The boat
had burned nearly to the waters
edge when the fire department ar
rived on the scene.
The Schweikart shops were
threatened by the fire. also several
boats that were moored nearby.
Pouloit was about 65 years old
Two sons and two daughters sur
vive.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
Suburban News
UNION SERVICES
IN WYANDOTTE

wYANDOTTE. Mich. Nov. 26.--
The general theme OF addresses al
the union service in the Presby'
terrain church Thursday was. I'VE
should be thankful for peace"
Rev. W +. Il. Brown, who gave
the principal sermon, had as his
theme, THE Guiding hand of Provi'
dence in American history" He told
how the country was settled by the
Protestant countries OF Europe. and
how the hand OF Providence seemed
TO hover over the land whenever
this country was in danger. The
Rev, Mayson r. Sewell said more
people attended the Thanksgiving
services in 1915 because they realize
what il is TO have peace, when all
the big nations OF Europe are locked
in bloody combat"
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
Nc ADOO GIVES
OUT PLAN FOR
RAISING REVENUE

WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-The ad.
ministration' program for raising
revenue for national defense and to
meet the treasury deficit was con
sidered by the country today. The
statement OF Secretary OF the Treas
ury McAdoo regarding national rev.
enues was generally accepted as out.
lining the recommendation TO be
made to congress by tn president.
While suggesting extension OF the
income tax to smaller incomes. in
crease OF the eurtsx on lsrger in
comes. retehtion OF sugar duties and
taxation OF gasoline. oil. automo-
bile and other engines. the secre-
tary omitted mention Of an inhsri-
lance tax. This fact resulted in
much discussion. II is understood
an inheritance tax Is under consid-
Grafton but has not yet been de1n.
itely decided upon.
The administration was under
stood today to have abandoned con-
sideration OF tariff taxation except
20 retain the sugar duties.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-26
WYANDOTTE

The Loyal order Of Moose. Wya1-
dotte herd, has changed It's meetine
night from Friday to TUESDAY mere
will be a meeting Nov. 30.
The bicycle owned by Raymond
Smith. which was stolen from the
High school building. Tuesday. was
found by the police "Wednesday near
Forty members of the Allgoodtel-
lows club and IS OF the Arbeiter So
ciety. and many other local people AZ
tended the funeral OF Louis Olbrich
in Detroit. Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parish and son
visited relatives in Npsilanu Lhurs-
Mrs. Mary Pelkey. 81. GATHERINGS.
Ont, Is victims her sis 1sTd, Mrs; WI
The Boy Scouts will bike 20 Tren;,
ton Friday evening. The start will
be made. az ! o'clock promptly.
Ben Haines IL in Kalamazoo, on
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. watson. OF Mil
an. arc visiting Mrs James smith.
Van Alstyne- blvd.
The Congregational Christian En-
social IN the church parlors Friday
The womon's Foreign Missionary
society OF the ". X. church Will meet
with Mrs. l. p. Bailey. Ford. nex'
Mrs. H. Lawrence. OF Halifax
y. s.. 10 visiting her parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs +. y. Clark. Niue-sL
Wysndotte football teams had mucf
10 be thankful for Thursday. for eacf
team carried of a victory.
The Indians defeated the Y. q. Vol
verines $50 at Alkali park. Wood
rum. McClenahen and Tucker did mos
OF the stellar work for the scalpers
although the entire team showed good
| form.
The Who's Your Taliors defeated
| the Trenton Seminoles TN a close bat
/ tie for the junior championship oi
| those two towns. The hnal count
was SO.
ST. PstFiek's High school coupIete I'd
| IFS schedule by defeating the 81. Leo
\ parish team Of Detroit $50.
l. Bowling enthusiasts OF this cts
/ have formed city league 81 sis
/ teams WHICH will contend for the city
| championship this winter. The team,
| on the league are the Masons. Inde
| pendents. Oddfellows. AllgoodfelioW
/ Michigan Alkali No. and knights OF
Columbus. The league will begin ia
| schedule Monday evening, Nov. 20. ir
| Loselie's alleys, and will play or
three nights In the week