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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20
America's Opportunity

Before the New York section of the American Insti-
tute of Mining Engineers on March 5th, George Otis
Smith,, director of the United States Geological Survey,
delivered an address along the line of The Wars Oppor-
tunities to Make America Internationally Independent
Among other things Director Smith said:
"For more than half a year we have watched the adj
justments and readjustments OF American industries to
meet new conditions. Six months ago the United States
Geological Survey suggested, by the publication of bulle-
tin 800. the extent to which Americas mineral reserves
could be drawn upon to meet the emergency and indeed to
strengthen the position of the United States as a world
power in industry and commerce. Today, as a nation, we
face an even greater crisis in our commercial relations, so
that a discussion of national independence is especially
opportune.
CAS- a nation we began with a declaration of indie
pendence leading to an experiment in statecraft-popu-
lar government on a large scale in a string of colonial set
Elements connected only in a crude way by post roads and
coastwise sailing vessels, and perhaps even more feebly
united by bonds of common race or creed. Yet this po1t1-
can independence was the breath of life in the new nation,
and the ideal then set up attracted the best human ma
terial from all lands. Thus we may say was developed
Americas greatest resource, a progressive cltlzenry.
"The other element necessary to make America great
is material resources-the earth and the fullness thereof.
| do not discount the wealth of our forests, which have
contributed so largely to our foreign and domestic trade
since colonial days, nor do disregard the bounty of our
soil, which enables us in these days OF waste and war to
feed the peoples of Europe as well as ourselves, yet be-
lieve the mining wealth of the United States IS IN largest
measure the foundation of the marvellous growth OF the
last few decades. Industrial Amerlca!-th1nk to what
degree the industries of America are based on our ores and
mineral fuels, or figure, if you will, the percentage of rail
road tonnage that originates at the mine.
mot only is our country a world leader IN the output
of such essential minerals as coal, petroleum, copper, zinc,
iron, lead, phosphate-and in three of these it exceeds all
other countries put tOgether-but as far as such things can
be measured or estimated we are blessed in the possession
of the largest reserves of many OF the more important of
these minerals. No other country can, in any sense, com
pare with the United States in the degree of industrial in
dependence afforded by the possession Of these mineral
resources. The raw material is at hand to enable us to
win and maintain supremacy as a manufacturing nation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20
National Reform Association

The National Reform Association, incorporated, with
headquarters in Pittsburg, has begun a crusade against
mormonism.' James S. Martin, d. D., is general super
intendent of the association. A circular that has just come
to hand says:
The Mormon Kingdom violates the covenants which it
made to procure amnesty for its law-break1ng prophet and
priests; statehood for the territories in which its people
lived; restoration of formerly escheated property; and the
full favor of national law and sentiment.
The Mormon Kingdom teaches %polygamy; its prophet
and priests practice %polygamy.
The Mormon Kingdom mlsuses its trust funds to pro-
mote crime and treason.
The Mormon Kingdom sets itself up as a temporal
kingdom.
The Mormon Kingdom already has acquired political
control of or appreciate influence in eleven states of the
union.
The Mormon Kingdom purpose is to overthrow this
republic and establish here a p%olygamous empire.
To check this Mormon Kingdom aggression and to
correct existing evils is an instant necessity.
That correction requires only that the Mormon King
dom and its priests shall be made to keep the pledge they
gave to the United States.
The pressure of law, the pressure of publicity, the
pressure of national opinion may we'll be concentrated upon
that correction.
The National Reform Association has consecrated it's
energies to the cause. And it has adopted the following
as the program which it will respectfully urge upon the
government and people of the United States:
I. A constitutional amendment to forbid polygamy
and %polygamous living.
?. A proceeding by the department of justice to force
an accounting OF the property which was restored to the
Mormon Kingdom in trust and a proceeding to dissolve
the Mormon Kingdom property trusteeship as a combina-
ton in restraint of trade.
An order bv the post office department withhold
ing the privileges. of the mail from the Mormon Kingdom
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20

SATURDAY, R 20, 1915

and it's responsible officials, so long as they teach the
crime of ~polygamy.
A. A refusal by each house of congress to seat any
man who pays political allegiance to the Mormon King
dom or is elected by its power. Eat." -
5. A refusal by the president to appoint any man to
any federal office who pays political allegiance to the
Mormon Kingdom.
6. Political opposition by all Christian patriots to
any candidate who is known to be an ally of the Mormon
Kingdom in politics or who will not pledge himself to this
program.
The circular of the National Reform Association also
has some other things to say about the Mormon church
but the above will be about all this time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20
Death of Samuel Boules

Ihere are many great newspapers in the United
States, but few great editors whose individuality stands
out conspicuously. We have in mind Horace Greeley,
Murat Halstead, the elder Bennett and men of that stamp.
Through their newspapers they welded a powerful influ-
ence, especially from a political standpoint, and their opin-
IONS were eagerly awaited when any important political
question was before the public. They are gone.
With the growth of the telegraph and other facilities
1or the publishing of large newspapers; with the demand of
the public for more news covering every field of activity
and less editorial advice; with the advent of the sporting
page, the funny page and the co1ored supplement-, the one
time great editor hit the trail on the 'other side" and be-
gan a gradual descent into the oblivion of numbers.
About the only remaining editor who still stamps his indi-
viduallty upon his paper is Henry Watterson of the Louis
vile Courier Journal. There was another, but he passed
away just the other day. The Tribune has in mind Sam
uel Bowles, editor of the Springfield, Mass, Republican.
For thlrty-seven years he had been editor-in-chief of one
OF the greatest newspapers published in the United States.
Of his work a valued contemporary said:
MIR. Bowles ranks as one of the greatest editors
American journalism has produced. His newspaper has
long been a model of clean, thoughtful, conservative, in
telllgent Journalism. Mr.. BowTes and his newspaper have
never pandered to the low, the degrading, the sensational
fully edited. In no other newspaper perhaps has such
pains been taken to exclude that which is base and un-
worthy in published matter. While never sensational, it
is probable that no newspaper in the land, for many years
past, has been SO frequently quoted.
Editor Bow1es was greatly respected by all news
paper men. In his death American journalism loses one
OF the brightest, worthiest and most distinguished mem
bers."
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20
Western Pacific Middle

The proposition of Governor Johnson of California to
have the state buy the Western Pacific is not meeting with
the reception he no doubt expected. 1t appears that the
bondholders are perfectly willing to sell the road to the
state, but some of the newspapers are raising a runpus and
the government is coming in for ii share of criticism. Oh
the proposition the San Francisco Chronicle says:
The Western Pacific, like most other uncompleted
railroad systems, is a victim of the government persecu-
ton of railroads and business which has been going on
for some time 1t is that and that only which prevented
the railroad from getting the money to build its feeders
and terminals, and also prevented the once prosperous sys-
TENS which guaranteed its bonds from earning the money
to make good their guaranty. 1t is, therefore, perhaps not
a matter to surprise one that the bondholders should de-
sire to unload on the public securities whose value the pub
lie has impaired.
ing a position of responsibility should suggest that the
state of California should swallow the bait. For the bait
is not at all tempting. The bondholders can take the road
if they want it, but they don't want it. What could they
do with it? They could complete it if they wished-for
there is no doubt that the bondholders could raise the nee
essary money, even in these times, to build the feeders and
complete the terminals.
They do not believe it would pay. A complete trans
continental line, such as was contemplated, could afford
it, or perhaps a line extending only to the middle west
which existed, because it would get a long haul upon all
the through business secured. But even assuming that
satisfactory traffic arrangements could be made with the
Rio Grande or Union Pacific-which is not a certainty
the business which the Western Pacific could develop for
years to come could not enable it to pull out without some
part of the profit on the traffic east of its Utah terminal.
AT least that is what the bondholders think. and some of
them know a lot more about ralroading than any ~e our
politicians.
If we know the people of California, it will be a long
time before they will vote to borrow 100000 to buy a
railroad which does not pay and cannot be made to pay as
an independent line. AS for the counter proposition, that
not the state but the United States shall buy the Western
Pacific and then proceed to buy it's way into the Atlantic,
it may be regarded as a bondholders' and stockholders
intrigue, masquerading under the name of The People,
Owners of railroads have been SO tormented by official
interference that they are just crazy to unload on to the
D1hlic And state and national officials seem TO be
equally crazy to get possession Of a p%rodigious workable
political machine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20

service in supplying the younger generation with a means
of recreation that is infinitely better than the cheap pub
has been particularly fortunate in the quality of it's picture
entertainment.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20

That ba(not o)ttlescarred veteran, Barney Oldfield,
won the St. Patricks Day classic at Venice yesterday.
Barney is a come-backer.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20

An alienist says that insanity always increases during
war times. Certainly, but until we can eliminate the in
sanity in high places which leads to warfare, there is not
much hope for a remedy. Then again, the fact that people
in high places can declare war without reference to the
wishes of the multitude is proof that the multitude is at
least politically unba1anced-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20

Mrs. Carter Harrison, who aided her husband in his
feat.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20

Winston Churchill of London is being eroomed as
next viceroy of India. This will be a relief to some who
have feared that the candidate might be Herr Something
of Berlin.-C1eveland Plain Dealer.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20

The Esmeralda delegation on March II introduced
the following bill: The constable in and for Goldfield
township, Esmeralda county, Nevada, shall receive a salary
o. $500 a year, payable in twelve equal n:ortllv paw
ments; provided, such constable shall have no claim against
the county for services rendered in criminal cases, and
shall pay into the county all fees received in civil cases"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
Loren P'edrick's Grand
father Edmunds Was
Born on Christmas
Day

My Grandfather Edmunds lived in
Canada great many years ago when
that country was one vast wilderness
in which the Indians roamed at will.
One day when he was driving through
the country buying cattle he sighted
an Indian in the distance coming to-
ward him with his rifle in his hands.
In those days currency was very
scarce, almost all Of their money being
silver and grandfather had quite
heavy sack Of It in his wagon with
which to buy cattle. Grandfather had
never had much experience but made
un his mind that he would give UP his
silver, rather than risk battle with
this armed brave. The Indian came
steadily toward him and when he was
almost opposite, held up his hand and
said stop white man me see deer"
| Grandfather stopped his horses and
looked all around but he could see no
deer. The Indian as soon as he saw that
grandfather had stopped turned In his
tracks and commenced stalking the
deer. Grandfather decided he would see
the finish and quietly followed the
Indian. The Indian soon came to a
hedge fence where he stopped and rest
ing his gun on one of the branches
waited several minutes for good po-
sition and fired. The Indian jumped
through the hedge fence and started
out on the run for the deer, grandfath-
er following more slowly. As soon as
the Indian reached the deer. he took
out his hunting knife and bled 1t and
when grandfather came up to him. he
had It almost skinned. Grandfather
bought the skin from the Indian, pay
ing him from the silver in his wagon
The Indian threw the hind quarters
over his shoulders and turning to
grandfather said White man have rest
Of deer went on his way as stealthily
as he had come.
Grandfather took the front quarters
home with him and to this day he Do
clares 1t Is the finest meat he.tever
tasted. My grandfather's 1Arne Is
Lewis Edmunds, born on CHRISTMAS
day in the year 1s41, and thI Incident
about which this story is written hap
pened in the winter Of ~
Loren Pedrick kAge 10,
Selma, Ia, r. No. l.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25

DEAR READERS: WE WILL BE-
| GIN sEARLY{ FRIDAY MORNING TO
DISTRIBUTE THE CHRISTMAS
STOCKINGS. CONSEQUENTLY WE
HoPEaTHE MEMBERS OF THE 1915
CHRISTMAS STOCKING CLUB AND
THOSE DESIRING TO BECOME
MEMBERS WILL BRING IN The
STOCKINGS OR DONATIONS THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER, IF IT Is NOT
CONVENIENT TO BRING THE
STOCKINGS IN THIS EVENING,
/ BRING 4THEM IN FRIDAY. WE
COULD PLACE 400 PAIRS IF WE
HAD THEM. CASH DONATIONS
WILL y; BE VERY ACCEPTABLE,
TOO.
THE 1915 CHRISTMAS STOCKING
CLUB EADQUARTERS ARE OPEN
TO VISITORS AT ANY TIME.
The$Courier Juniors Stocking club
was the first Christmas club in Iowa,
or any of the nearby states and was
planned in this office. December, 1905.
It's purpose is to make needy children
happy at Christmas time. All one has
to do to become member Of the club
is to give nice pair Of well Tiled
stockings or cash donation.
Here is one way to fill stocking:
Into one stocking put some candy
and nuts, also toy, an orange. Sair
of mittens, an apple and the other
stocking. On the card with the don
or's name put the age Of the child for
whom the stockings are intended
The stockings will be left just as the
donors bring them in, and will be dis
tributed Christmas eve direct from
this Office among little children whose
parents arr unable to provide any
Christmas cheer and to little ones be-
reft Of their parents.
The list up to 10 o'clock this morn.
ing follows:
ROBERT DANIEL BURNS, ed
dyville).
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
Elizabeth Gardner on, The
First Christmas

ar Juniors:
am writing on the subject 1.-THE
It Christmas" The setting Of my
" is over in mountain.
once upon time. long. long years
there lived a girl and boy by the
INES of Betty and Ernest. They had
father nor mother Their father died
hen he was. seventy-five and their
other died when she was thirty-two.
saving the two children Near Betty s
ID Ernest's home where they stayed
ed man whose little brother had
ed when three years old, leaving his
other who was twenty-seven years
Id Near this man lived woman
whose sister had died when she was
five years old. Betty and Ernest decid-
ed to go and stay with the man and
to spend their first Christmas
away from home. The man and woma n
had Christmas tree for the children
and invited many friends to join in the
merry time. After the feast the pres
ents were distributed and the folks
Departed for home
After a few weeks had passed Mr..
Brown placed diamond ring OF Mrs.
Jones hand. They We're married and
adopted Betty and Ernest.
Eliza beth Gardner,
Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
The 1915 Christmas Stocking Club
ROSWELL DORR JOHNSON.
ROSAMoND DoRR

ROSWELL DoRR JOHNSON.
RoSAMoND DoRR
miles City, MONTY
HAROLD WESLEY CURRY
CHESTER BENSON CURRY
WILLIAM JAMES KING, JR.
EvERTA CECIL KING
CLIFFORD GUY DAVIS
ALICE MARIE GoODFoRD
RONALD HOWARD DICkERSOM !
ELIZABETH ROSE McNlcHoLAs
MARY THERESA 3McNIcHOLAS
DOROTHY FRANCES HALL
JEAN LUCILLE HALL
(chicago)
WAYNE EDWARD soNGER
MARY PoUNDsToNE
BERNARD HUSTON
MARY CATHERINE HUSTON
RUTH ELIZABETH WALL
JACK KIRBY
(FaIrfield)
FRANK MCINTYRE POLLARD
IN MEMORY OF AGNES MARY
WiNINGER
MARJORIE LOUISE WINiNGER
MARGUERITE ELIZABETH WIN.
NIGER
LOUIS EDWARD wINNlNGER.
ODESSA EVANGELiNE REID
(St. LOUSY
ANNA MARCELiNE DURR
Bonaparte)
GERALDINE ELklNS
MARY MARGARET O'BRiEN
THOMAS DANIEL O'eRtEN
$ (Ster!ing, Colo.)
GEORGE FENWlCK SWANSON
GRETCHEN CROFT
CHARLES ROBERT GROTZ
MARY VIRGINIA GROTz
STRATTON RAINY ELLER
LUCILLE MURlEL ELLER
IN MEMORY OF HELEN JANE
RAMSELL
RICHARD RoEMER RAMSELL,
JR
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
l Santa Claus = BY Leona
Dahlgren

Juniors:
fought ] would write story about
Santa. Lots Of times Old Santa
IS and there is tree up and he
it with his toys which he has
2 through the summer and has
!, very neat. And when you hang
stocking up Old Santa stops
deers. and comes down the CHM
as fast as possible and fills our
Kings as full as he can and then
y he goes and he is good to all lit
children. And l forgot to tell you
strings popcorn round the tree. And
ooks so pretty that everybody wants
kiss him. And have not told you
t but sometimes he upsets land his
fe gets uneasy and thinks Ms deers
we run off or he has too many pres
It's.
Leona Dahlgren. age 10,
Bloomfield, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
JORDAN MARROW WORK.
MILDRED Riley.

DONNA CARMEN LEACH.
PAUL RAY LEACH.
WINIFRED ELIZABETH BRYNEs
(Des Moines.)
CASH s1o
RUSSELL EDWIN WRIGHT.
r. ARTHUR REiFSNYOER.
DOROTHY MAY MAC MANus.
ELEANOR PATRICIA MAC MANUS
JOHN M. CANNY.
MARGARET MARY CANNY.
MARY ELEANOR CANNY.
EDWARD BREAkEY CANNY.
ROBERT EMMETT CANNY.
ROBERT j. POWELL,
JACK POWELL.
BILLY POWELL
, WILLIAM j. POWELL.
Minneapolis, Minn.)
HOLMAN FAUST
DUDLEY FAUST
Gilbert FAUST
JEAN FAUST
CAROLINE FAUST
Evanston. IIi.)
TEkLA Won sCHRADER
GRETCHEN Won ScHRADER
Eau Claire, Wis.,
MARSHALL kESTER
w. r. KEsTER, JR.
Evanston, ill.)
DONALD PICKETT
TRENTON HARRY MYERS.
RUTH ELEANOR CiLLEN
CHAUNcEY FAY
BOBBY FAY
LOIS SAPP (AIedo, lll)
RICHARD RAUSCHER
MYRON LOWELL BAKER
GERALDINE DELLA CRAMBLIT
WILLIAM NORRIS CRAMBLlT
MARY CECILIA M'ALOON
MARGARET M'ALOON
ELIZABETH M'hLOOk
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
Kenneth 4 Has Thirty-five
BUSHELS Of Apples in
Cellar
Dear(uniors:

Dear JUNIORS ,i,t, no,, 700 -. -. ~.
tayfa
II go to No school. My teachers
name is Miss Myrtle McCreery. There
fre eleven scholars in our school. am
in the third grade 1 like to go to
school. ! haven't missed day Of school
this term.
I have two brothers and one sister.
Ny sisters name is Letha and my
brothers names are Floyd and Wayne.
e We have five head Of horses, Ave
ead Of mules and thirty -four head of
little.
Papa is through husking corn now.
e raised 1900 bushel Of corn this
ar.
We had lots of apples this year. We
thirty five bushels in the cellar for
nter use.
Kenneth Ornduf, age Z,
s Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
WILLIAM HENRY RAMSELL
MARY GLEW


MARY GLEW
(Creston)
FULTON A. NlMOckS
FLORENCE z. McMICHAEL
ROBERT w. McMlCHAEL
PAUL c. McMICHAEL
WILLIAM FRED CARTER
LOUIS RUTH GIBSON
GEORGE HAMILTON GIBSON
ESTHER FERN GIBSON
ROBERT THEODORE GIBSON
MAXINE ELEANOR HARTMAN
MARY KATHERINE WALSH
PAUL CLIFFORD PICKETT
MARY elizabeth WILLARD
HELEN ROSE SCHMIDT
MAHJORY MAE SCHMIDT
DOROTHY SCHMIDT
NANCY LUCILLE GENTRY
PHOEBE LORENE GENTRY
ELoISE VALERA EDMoNDS
DOROTHY FRANCES WAYLsND
EDMUND THOMAS HAINES
MARY LYNN GILBERT
LUCILLE Earl GILBERT
MARSHALL GEORGE .lssELL
VIRGINIA ELLIOTT
MARJORIE JOY
(SaIt Lake City, Utah)
MAXINE JONES
DONALD MAXWELL FERN
HARRY SHELBY CARSON
(Chariton)
GORDON CARLSON RoSEN
LESLIE MELRE MCCOY
HELEN BLANCHE MCCOY
WILLIAM McNETT
GARNER McNETT
WILLIAM JOSEPH WHEATON
MAXINE YOUNG
JOSEPH p. TRAY
LESTER ALVIN DOWELL
ARTHUR EATON
ANN ELIZABETH EATON
LAMONT EATON
MILDRED LINTON
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
Christmas Stocking
Club w ants NJ any
T 0 Be Happy
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

Dear Juniors: t
The beautiful Christmas season Is
here. and there are going to be many
needy little children made happy be-
cause Of your gifts.
We thought to tell you all "A Christ
mas secret" but we find that only
very few seem to need it, However
for the benefit Of the. very few we
will tell Il:
Christmas is time Of secrets,
30 I'll whisper one to YOU;
Grandpa says that all who try IL
Find that every word is true:
would you have a happy day?
Give some happiness away
Grandpa says this little secret
Should be carried through the year,
And If all would try to heed 1t
Earth would soon be, fun OF cheer.
Would you have happy day?
Give some happiness away"
Christmas eve all the wonderful
pairs Of stockings will be delivered to
Ottumwa's needy little children. The
donors will certainly have happy
Christmas morn. The members Of the
1915 Christmas Stocking club have
given most generously and the Courier
Juniors expectations <.are more than
fulfilled. In fact, no one here can find
words suitable to express the Junior
papers appreciation. We wish a merry
and q happy Christmas to all.
Eat Christmas tide the open hand,
Scatters it's bounty DER sea and land,
And none are left to grieve alone.
For love is heaven and claims it's
own"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25

To show how the club has grown
We will publish below the figures of
the last nine years. taken from our
files, showing the number Of pairs OF
stockings distributed each year:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
TIE PRIZE WINNER.

The prize is awarded to Loren Ped.
rick. who tells an interesting and
true story about his grandfather. The
latter was born on Christmas day,
1S41.