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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
Western Federation Methods

In a recent issue of "Life," the wellknown New York
weekly, appears a protest against the conviction OF John
lawson for murder committed during the labor troubles
IN Colorado. Life protests on the ground that Lawson
did not himself commit the murder.
Among the readers of Life" is Homer Guck, editor
of the Mining Gazette" published at Houghton, in the
Michigan copper country, the scene of the last big strike
brought about by the leaders of the Western Federation
of Miners. The impression made on Mr.. Guck by the
methods of the Western Federation leaders is exhibited i'll
his open letter to Life" dated August 10, 1915
Throughout the Michigan copper mining district are thou
sands who, since their experience with the Federation,
share Mr.. Gucks views concerning agitators. The letter
says, in part:
81 remember four or five years ago reading articles in
the socialist magazines that were spread all over this sec
ton preliminary to the entrance of the gangsters of
the Meyer stripe, telling of the terrible conditions among
the miners of Colorado and West Virginia. And |
thanked goodness that there were no such conditions
here, that we had lived IN peace and prosperity and happl-
ness tor some fifty years or more with our mines and min
ers and our citizens all doing pretty we'll and enjoying a
happy family life. Then when the same gang that put
out the tales about West Virginia and Colorado entered
this district and began to spread the same awful lies about
Michigan copper mines that they had used about the other
states we awoke to the fact that if they were no more
truthful about Colorado and West Virginia than they
were about Michigan you couldn't believe much of them.
+. Z. J. says in your magazine that this man Lawson
was convicted OF a murder that he did not do. One night
when our strike was at its very worst a gang of gunner
deliberately shot into a home occupied by an English fam
ny; They killed two innocent men as they slept in their
beds. They wounded a little girl. These gangsters shot
from a nearby woods. They were sneaking, cowardly
ilurderers OF the worst type. There was no crime against
me men they murdered. They finally got one poor weak
kneed man to states prison for that murder. The real
murderer was the man with the brain who filled the other
fellows with rotten whisky, took them to the spot and
told them to shoot. The man who went to prison shot,
alright, but was he as guilty as the man with the head who
directed the work? Lawson directed the work in Colo
RADIO, and ne got what was coming to him. He was the
brains. The others were the tools. And do YOU mean to
assert that he goes to prison for a murder he did not COM
mt simply because he bossed the gang and perhaps did
not TIRE the shot9 And it is a satisfaction to know that in
some parts of the United States at least they are able to
send these murderers to prison for their crimes
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
AssessabLe Stock Plan

The Tribune has heretofore expressed its favorabl,
p1nlon OF the a5sessable mining company. In CARRYING
aiming property from the prospective to the producing
tage it is only fair that all the owners of stock in the com
should bear their just proportion of the cost of devel
>pment. We are glad to note that the Denver Minins
record holds the same view. In a recent issue the RECORD
avs:
a subscriber OF the Record recently wrote TO this
publication asking for an opinion as to the justice of
the assessable plan in reference to mining stock com
panies. He apparently was of the opinion that in as
sessable companies the small stakeholder of little
means IS at a disadvantage because of the fact that he
may be unable to meet his assessments and is there
tore liable to be sold out. There are many assessable
mining companies throughout the west, principally in
Utah, Nevada, Idaho and California. There have
been few assessable companies in Colorado, and the
Record is of the opinion that if there had been more
assessable companies in this state there would have
been a much smaller number of worcestershire com
panies promoted with the result that fewer but better
properties would have been selected for DEVELOPMENT
purposes and there would have been fewer mining
failures recorded in this state.
We do not believe that our subscriber is r;obt :,
ms contention that the assessable company works an
injustice on the small stockholder. The large stock
holder must pay the same as the small stockho1der in
proportion to his holdings, and naturally his assess
ment IS greater than the assessment of the small
holder. There are several points, however. that
should be considered in reference to the assessable
mining stock company. In the first place the stock-
holder should have the report of some comnetent MI
ing engineer to the effect that the holdings of the com-
Pahy IN question are worthy of development. There
should also be a definite plan of development outlined
by a competent engineer and it should be seen that al
moneys derived from the assessment be expended IN
the development work outlined. An accurate state
nnent should be given to all stockholders SHOWING all
moneys collected through each and every assessment
maze ara ais" ne exact amount expended in the de.
velopment work on the property. The STOCKHOLDERS
should also be furnished with an accurate statenar+
OF the number OF shares on which the assessment was
paid and also a statement of the number of shares o ~
Which the assessment was unpaid.
Inc assessable plan in regard to mining stock
companies is true cooperation. Every stockholder
shares and shares alike in proportion to his hold;nos
IN all assessments as well as in all dividends. Homes
management, competent engineering facilities and a.
curate bookkeeping are three requisites of successf,1
assessable mining companies.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

The mineral wealth OF a country may be compared to
a sum of money hidden in the ground; it does not renew
itself and every dollar extracted leaves Just so much less
for future use. Yet it is a singular fact that among a
pople supposedly grounded in the rudiments of political
economy, the progressive exhaustion of this precious re-
source is everywhere heralded as a triumph of enterprise
and a gauge OF national prosperity. The nation publishes
periodically the record of the scattering of its assets never
to be regained and waits with a smile of complacence for
general cOngratulation. The moral therefore, is to avoid
waste in the exploitation of our mineral resources.-Min-
ing and Scientific Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

Germanys plea that the Arabic adopted a threatening
attitude toward her little submarine has been all shot to
pieces by the affidavits of the Arabic's captain and passen-
GEES.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

The net balance in the federal treasury at the close of
Business Saturday, September 4, was $5I022,052, as COM
pared with a balance OF ST SoOSS,S0o on the same date two
years ago when republican revenue laws and appropria-
lions were still in force. The deficit for the first two
months of the present fiscal year amounted to $3o,oo3I52
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

Edison is working on an invention to make subma-
rines safe. Already the made in Germany" kind seem to
be safe enough. b.H eH-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

Old Aesop didn't know anything about submarines,
but he had a fable concerning the wolf that accused the
lamb of attacking him.-Pittsburg Gazette Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

The government is now engaged in the construction
Of 4o5 miles of good roads in thirteen states under the new
law by which the government superintends the road con
strlttion while the states and counties pay two-thirds of
the cost and provide for the maintenance OF the roads
after they have been completed. The sum of 100000 was
appropriated by the government for this work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

The orders to German submarine commanders not to
sink passenger vessels without warning are no doubt still
in Won Tirpitzs vest pocket. #s #.nEs
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

England has divided this country into four areas tor
the procurement of horses. Four firms have been COM
missioned to do the buying, and the prices paid by England
are higher than those paid by the French or Italians. A
contact has been made with the South Omaha Horse and
Mule company for 500 horses a week, and at the same
point the French government has Just placed a 100000
order which requires that at least 5000 of the horses must
be delivered within ninety days. Up to date South Omaha
has sent 100000 worth of horses to the allies, and it is
expected that the business will be doubled within the next
twelve months. Arrangements are also being perfected
for the purchase of 5000 horses a month at Des Moines.
Orders for horses and mules began to come in one month
after the outbreak of the European war, and for the period
September, 1914, to June, 1915, we exported them to the
value of S63,SIo,5oo compared with an expectation of less
tl,an 100000 for the similar period IoI3-IoI4. En-
ports of mules for the I0I4-IoI5 period were valued at SI2,
100000, compared with $4,000 for the similar period
IGI2-IoI4. The average life of a horse in the European
war is estimated as eight days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

the part OF the supervisors with a
series OF motions following each 9th
er. the board got down 10 business and
voted on a measure offered by Super
visor r u. Fisher OF south Rock Is
I land This resolution was passed by
a vote % = 90 : and was In substance
20 receive tho majority and minority
reports OF the special Jail building
committee. and then take up under
separate classifications. first, the loca-
ton. secondly the employment OF an
architect. and thirdly the plans for
the building.
When the supervisors convened
Yesterday afternoon. County Clerk H
b. Hubbard read the report OF the ma
jority OF the committee which asked
the location OF the jail on the corner
OF Fourteenth street and Second ave
nue.. and then the minority report.
signed by Supervisors Wright and
Ruben. asking the location OF the jail
on the Cobb property opposite the
court house on Fifteenth street and
now the property OF Rock Island lodge
No. $50. p. p. o. Eiks.
Then the citizens OF this and adjoin-
Ing cities were given the floor 20 argue
with members OF the board on the To-
cation of the square
Explains Attitude % Committee
After all had finished. J. c. Bur
goyne OF AndAlusia. chairman OF the
committee. explained why the major
l;y Of the committee recommended
the court house square site. saying
that none other had been considered
because the resolution authorizing the
committee. which was passed by the
county board A. the December meet
ins had stated 20 build the bastile on
tho square.
Supervisor Fisher took exceptions
20 this. reading the resolution passed
a. the September session. which put
the proposition OF a county jail bond
issue ID 10 the vote OF the people he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

80 - rl4eas a. ihs izmafs eaa IL no
Esg harper b.
Hosssiax % - prisoners has ben
provided 18th fspartmentE for women
aaf t4Vrziis ard hospital
o. ths basement hesides the vo-s
base e Ne store rooms and laundry
~ifA the htchsa on fhe arnt aoor
Trs report e1ac-n1es a. follows
Your committee met OF FRIDAY.
Jar. ia The supervisors room a. th-
eossrr tags@ az uhich =. O. BsrEoyue
'sls elected chairman and q. s. EeruH.
sscretarT. Since tkat date 80 have
held EXIT meetings. ths minutes q
whieh are A. your service We have
@s- wif1 architecta. uith iaI build
INK oouFfr1ettou companies. have cx-
AHMED plans and sDeciFcaf.oaF. have
eaf a visis from Jnlfer Whreuan %
the hogfs % correcfi1l ~ Chicago. the
committee aa a whole visited she county
fn.l az ulssaporf- fosa. and S. JOSEPH.
lin. and nos less than tao nor more
thar four visited larF az Omaha. ues
Mptass and off1mua. fFe h1Else % cor.
r-c-iou. th@ c11r'V irI ard Shakespeare
avenue Jail rs Chicago. and tl.e Crpar
Point. ira. lau ard AErol. Ohio. SAIL.
.the Crova p1.sr Jai-s cell construction
being % concrete and che Akron. Ohio.
Jail b1iit wth an irrer court.
We have lad considerable c1rreE-
pordruce with sGeriFs and varderF
aad che replies from the latter have
been favorable 90 eolcrete curEt-uc-
zion nat 90 cells next 90 window. bat
account must b. taken % the fact
they had unlimited srogrd room uitl
au outer sail proteetiHe SO FAR 80
rrTs not been able 90 aut o jail that
e1IId mrr- th~ EuEErFf.1HF offered by
srr state charities e1ur.asl1-- WITH
enc prsFFr. site and Che appropriation
ne our disposal 20 does u1- appear pos-
s.5fe f1 take into confederation
placing tae rr.E1se-F next che vim
l1as aIt ve DO ~Er@ef r1 build on Ip-
.1eafr .aI vtff plenty ~ i'eht and
ventilation a-a eruF1rF i1 every Te-
sp~er end vIfH pleasing architectural
feature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
The Store Everything Always

After the ladies had made plain TO
the board the phases which they con
sidered vital. they withdrew and the
male protestants present were given
an opportunity to talk.
T. H. Guyer was first TO be heard.
After commencing them on the res
Olution urging the recall of the grand
jury he went direct into the question.
He declared that more room in the
court house building now was manda-
tory. and stated that while the public
in general was ignorant OF it. that val
liable records of the county were stor-
ed in the basement of the court house
where moths and vermin could get at
them, so pressing was the need for
more vault room. He declared that
from time To time this would Increase
II say that that method Is almost
criminal and should be corrected at
once. said Mr. Guyer-
Predicts 100000 Population.
He predicted that the county would
reach a population of 100000 within
the life OF nearly all Of the supervis-
ors He asked the change from the
recommendation of the majority OF the
committee on account Of st. Joseph's
church and school across Fourteenth
street
He closed telling the board it had
the power of eminent domain 70 con-
denim any property and take il at its
market value Another point Mr.
Guyer brought ont was the recon-
mendation Of concrete cells instead Of
steel.
3. D. Connolly spoke along the same
lines, declaring that present action of
the board tied for a certainty the jail
location for az least one-haIf century.
Economy is well to keep in mind.
said Mr.. Connolly. but not false
economy"
VI. H Sexton discussed the matter
chiefly from the viewpoint of the con-
gregation Of St Joseph's church. IF
you build that jail on the corner OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

stated that that measure did not have
anything 10 say relative 20 a site.
That point seemed settled. Super
visor Wright said the reason
that he did not sign the ma
iority report was because he felt all
along that ths public should have the
say as 10 the location OF the structure
and that he believed that the major
ity of the people wanted the jail on
the court house square
Then Supervisor Fisher made his
motion 20 receive both reports and
dispose OF them that way. and sug
cested following this by taking up
several phases OF the question. first
deciding on the location OF the jail.
4 volley OF motions and amendments
followed. Supervisor Burgoyne in
sisted that the board first decide what
was 10 be done with the old building
and heating plant before the location
was taken up. Supervisor Hinrichs
made a city beautiful talk and end
ed by Offering an amendment which
returned TO the committee its report
with instructions 10 make another as
TO the location. Supervisor Hanna
also discussed the problem, and then
Supervisor Hinrichs moved that the
majority report be rejected, but no
vote was taken on this.
5ursoyn- Votes Fer IT,
After more discussion Supervisor
Fisher succeeded in getting his mo-
ton put TO vote and 1t passed by a
vote OF IS 70 $. Supervisor Burgoyne
voted for II. but he declared later that
the final disposition OF the heating
plant and old jail were vital matters
and should have been disposed of be-
cause the matter bears on the loca-
ton.
Among the speakers OF the commit
tees OF the Woman's clubs OF Rock
Island. Moline and East Moline was
Mrs a H McCandless. who urged
concrete cell construction. Other
members OF the clubs spoke also
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

Second avenue and Fourteenth street.
the people OF ST. Ioseph's parish will
protest with all of the power within
the church. In the face OF the city beau
thur movement, which has been grow
ing rapidly within the last 10 years
and with which you are all familiar
through the newspapers and maya
zines. / don't believe that the board
Of supervisors can go on record au-
thorizius that site.
Charges Secrecy.
"One week ago 1 knew the vote Of
the committee and the deliberations
on the site. and + viii say that had
this been made public and given to
the press there would today be hun
dreds here protesting"
In answer to the charge that the
actions OF the committee we're kept
secret, Chairman BurgOyne declared
that at any or all times the work OF
the committee had been public.
However, a reporter for The Argus
when interviewing c. 5. Kerns of Mo
line. secretary of the committee. fol-
lowing ;he meeting OF that body held
Wednesday, March 3, at which time
the final report was to have been
made. was given to understand that
nothing public regarding the report
was 10 be made until the committee
offered il to the board.
II " Horst, contractor, who within
the past few years erected a new
building opposite the court house on
Second avenue. also spoke advocating
a site other than the court house
square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
tentative JAIL
PLANS ACCEPTED
Aac-rTEcr n'LAsE PRESENTS
OUTLINE TO soSso FoR
$500 STRUCTURE
cs-zrst- Building go - 50 Fses.
TREE sssries sts-. WIN Bass-
rnent - s455est.e-

r-a1s f7r che rev as 600 ian. G-avu
10 - G. 70. wcLaae. local arrhlfsct.
sss aaFffs-ed yesterday - tAs board
81 sape-VisorE. 81 afoDssf All GIVE
Peck fr-asd ere most noee-n iau lz
tle STATE f1- lrs size.
TE~ general ogtIiEs 81 01fT szEres-
see 81 tae sluervis9rs. irving az tsea
~ fFe cav flr hastfr vuf took is rte
sfsr 0f rle committee are noe e.n-r rt
rr board
ne faaI clause on tEe report os me
- a-fsv o. the c1nufft~~ gives a
Farera. Eea ~ wta- ras been to-ss
rrr TIE selection o. O. u Wc
raaH ns a~rrlfacr.
.raoef Tbat tlr l-u b. located 90
rsa northwest corner OF fEF court
Ha..s r9aa-e. trar tAs sze~.Ts rsal-
#Hre- face on Eec1.f avenue utsh ne
tho rear and connected with
.fr UHIlIrr fUar the aa.f auu %
.. H HGuI.rE Dol noe Jesse than Cen
f.a. noe more than CO. frer from trr
. HH. ae ..a sidewalk nr Fa1rrsr-.sr
te 1..r end or f.r 1I ll.lt.
e "a. .e ar or uaar ono as.s eg.a
rar .-e court house
r.-f T.at rrr .rE 30 ssT- three
HE r.f. aEseTa.r under
a.. ..#.rF
ITO. Pho a1lrE ur 1r
e..r.s. .srsrrIle..sr. r.e 1.ts0.- 1f
.a.. Using ar lIeat faced brick
s.r .H.I .alarrle.ial "a. ar 90 .tss. ard
.re r"fH H...Itr corridor .r f.r c~rErr.
-.s facing sIaa1ar .r either flts and
opening ar FL -aaaE 5r1sa-e-s. corridor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

Those who viii be wise and appear
Sunday in new bonnet viii find the
choosing OF just the right hat-that is
the one most becoming, a thrilling
pleasure at this store.
You'll iud a number OF exclusive mod
els. one in beige. as the French call II,
we call II sand. with a foppish trimming
of two roses, one pink. the other blue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
Perky Little Hats are DashingIy Smart

Then those decidedly correct and
smart black and white effects are here.
not in profusion, but in a few well chos-
en- styles, which means thatif YOU choose
one it viii not be reflected on every 9th
er head YOU see.
Its nice to be able to buy Hat which
il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

q e11e-s as dsuHerare voters 60
-FU-I f1r Mach l- at s. o. o. at Tu-.
nor Hst tar che ra-p1-T Of naming "a
township tIcsr- auI t-aEsaef.Es any
other business Fr1. uar properly
come rr fTr conf .1rr1f.rr.
BERT |uEE EE. Chairman.
.tf.. FffrN HARDER Secretary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

AfieF eOnslderable discussion on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
CORNER SITE FOR
JAIL IS BEATEN
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DEFEAT WISHES OF MAJOR
TTV OF COMMITTEE.
Rsssiut.sn . Place Structure Away
Frem Court -egts Campus
Also Fails 20 PaAA.

VOTE on JAIL SITE.
se=ers avenue site-LoSes "a
&C -.
Location away from square
LessE = % 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

Bloomington. nl--Thirty tons of
mussel shells taken out of Fov river
last year b. lver Iverson of Spring
Grove. were sold this week TO a Mus
catine, Iowa. button manufacturer. The
shells brought 81 per ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

SPck and span hy n8-these are priced at only
EOS and up.
The SILK Dresses begin modestIy a 5.9S price and
proceed upwards as quality rises.
Notc-ANc believe have the most comprehensive
display of dresses in larger sizes OF any store in this
vicinity.