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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-05
THE VERDuN Ar.

The German crown prince pounded
with more than thousand big guns
and milRou men az Vetduu for more
than four months. II is estimated
that he lost there more than half
million men The French rctook in
enc ana with slight losses nearly Oh
the ground the Germans had gained
When the Tcutons after two
months OF furious fighting, including
more than twenty mass attacks. had
failed TO gain Verduu, the Journal
predicted that the great struggle there
would 90 down u history as the Get
tysburg Of the great war that while
the Germans would gain battles. just
as Lee gained battles after Gettys-
burg, the trend would be dlatinctly
against Germany and that Appomat-
- ~~-~~r sr-s~~~-S 49,
History IS repeating itself The
Germans are holding their own just
now on an fronts on nearly go, and |
they are making distinct gains IN Ru-
mania. But there can be but one /
end to Il all
Three world decisions have been
reached on the soil Of France The
battle NJ Chalons which preserved |
what civilization was left in Europe .
Atulas Huns, the battle Of Tours,
which saved Chrisiendom from the
Mohommedans, and now the battle Of
verdun.
From the plains Of Chalons the bar
1ariuus retired into the depths Of the
eastern wilderness, never again TO
menace the civilization that after a
thousand years was 10 bloom again IN
modern Europe Had Attila won, il
IS hard TO see how ChrlsteHdom would
have escaped destruction.
ON the plains ~ Tours, some cen
unos later Christian civilization was
rescued from the Moslems by the
strong arm Of Charles Martel Had
he Mohammedons won then, our Ian
,uage might now be a derivation Of
he Arabic. and our churches might
q mosques. our culture that which
,uco flouushed IN Cordova
Verdun has been war In itself. in
/ farmore men have been killed than
n both tho former decisive battle Of
france, more than were both killed
md wounded In our four years Of ciyil
var
The Vordun struggles has rescued
Europe. perhaps the world, from the
imposition Of German kultur, which
q the modern Teutonic religion. IT
vas the purpose Of the German war
,asta to impose It's oycrlordshp on
he world,
That It has failed is not due 10
treat Britain, though Great Britain
aus rendered aid without which there
would have been failure; nor IL 1T due
10 Russia, the mighty hammer which
has so often held the Teutons while
he allies I'm the east gained breath
ug spell. The glory OF winning this
var Is due primarily to the people OF
France, and history viii so record ".
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-05

thu safety Of the nation and for the
D. nor ana the safety Of New Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-05

Americans
can well learn
lessons Of
thrift from
citizens Of
the nations
now at WARM
Europe When
a country is
riding on the
high crest Of
prosperity as
has been the
A.
United States
for many
Nnlre alLtll the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-05
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from Kidney TrOybl,

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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-21


etc., That the voting either for o,
against this resolution by any member
of the General Assembly shall not pre-
vent him from being Z candidate for the
said Office.
Section 4. Be il further resolved, ETC.,
That on the offilial ballots to be issued
at said elertion, there shall be placed
"for the proposed amendment to Article
las Of the Constitution Louisiana" and
the words Against the proposed amend
msnt to Article las of the Constitution
Of Louisiana" and each elector shall in
dictate, - provided in the general cleo
ton laws Of the State, which Of the
proposed For or Against" he votes.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President Of the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1915
r. 6. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 81.
Ssasts Bin No. Is.
BY Mr.. Dsloe r. Johnson.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing N aneadnsnt 10 Article 40
Of he Constitution u ~ Suite q
Leuisiana 6xiAs tie qsali6eatioas ef
Aeldees ef selseo.
3setisa !. y h ssssavea - ~ O..
Dral Assembly q ~ 0oooo g xeoio6-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-21

ceased husband enlisted elsewhere than
in Louisiana, and served in IN organ
ization not mustered in from Louisiana,
such widow shall, in order to entitle her
to pension ~ herein provided, have
resided in this State for not les than
five years prior to her application for
such pension; provided further that all
widows who married confederate SOL
diers or sailors = second time shall not
be debarred from the benefits of this Act
but be entitled to = pension on the same
terms ~ other widows of deceased Con-
fedente soldiers or sailors; provided
further, that pensions whether to vet
Grams or to widows shall be allowed onlv
from the date Of application under this
Article, and the total appropriations for
all pensions in any one year shall be
the proceeds Of the annual one mill tax
hereby levied on al taxable property in
the State, provided said appropriations
shall never be more than an amount
suffieisnt to pay all pensions for any one
year. ANY accruing surplus from said
tax fund shall Be held - IN .ccum-
ulatins fund for the Confederate vet
sfans to b appropriated by the Cen
sral Assembly for their use and benefit
as the General Assembly may in future
determine, snd the collection Of any
other tax o. the making Of any approp-
Ration for pensions in excess Of tie
s1ount It TIE one mill tax levied and
collected aAa 70 b known q 'Coufed-
esate vstsEaa fsas;ea Fund" i hersbv
preAibdtea anA ed fund = % b 81
- - eehH puspsss thaa hat hsssin |
stipulated; - upsa ~ adeptisa I'll
~ Aaeaa1nsas sane oAall g - -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-21

valid acts of any officer, servant. O,
agent of the State, or of any parish or
municipality thereof.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
That the official ballot to be used At
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: "For the proposed amend
ment to Article 48 of the Constitution Of
the State Of Louisiana, relative TO the
inclusion of river and improvement dis
tricts, harbor improvement districts. md
navigation districts in the proviso. ex-
cepting municipal corporations having !.
population of not less than twenty-five
hundred inhabitants, levee districts and
parishes from the provisions of said Ar
ticle ~ Of the Constitution providing for
the creating corporations, or amending.
renewing, extending or explaining the
charters thereof" and the words
Against the proposed amendment ia
Article @S Of the Constitution of III.
State OF Louisiana, relative to the ;nclu-
SION OF river and improvement districts.
harbor improvement districts. and nav.
.gation districts in the proviso. except
ing municipal corporations having . non.
uistion OF not less than tventv-f,.
hundred Inhabitants, lsvee distriete ana
Parishes from the provision Of said All
&c ~ ct tie censtitution psovidins q,
os creating separations, o. snsadins.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
SMALL FIRES IN CITY.
Department Called Out on Alarms
From Various Sections.

Several companies OF fremen last
night about 1890 o'clock responded to
an alarm sounded from box 1928 and
extinguished a blaze in a room in house
629 F street, where Milton Baum had
paper goods stored. The fire was Of
unknown origin. the police reported,
and the damage amounted to $500. A
woman spectator tripped over the fire-
hose. fell, and was slightly hurt
An awning in front of the store Of
George A. Duvall. 493 Pennsylvania
avenue. was destroyed by fire last night
shortly after 9 o'clock. The fire Is said
to have been caused by a cigar thrown
from an upper window.
No. 10 engine company went to the
residence of Albert Frazier, Gil 11th
street northeast. last night about -
o'clock and extinguished a blaze in
the chimney. No damage resulted
A small fire occurred in the ruins Of
the Patterson mansion. north of Flor
Ida avenue and 9Th street northeast,
yesterday afternoon. It was extin-
guished by No. - engine company be-
fore any damage had been done. Fire
sion number Of times during the
last two years.
A blaze of unknown origin yesterday
afternoon did $3.50 damage to a vacant
house at 713 23d street. The flames
spread to an adjoining house and dam
aged that structure to the amount
of $5.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
PLANS soUARE-R1GGED SHIP.
First Of Type to Be Built in Years
Under Way.

For the first time in possibly a quar-
ter of q century a square-rigged ves-
sci is being built in the United States,
and will sail under the American flag.
She Is on the stocks at a Chelsea
Mass. shipyard. and will be four
masted barkentine. 1t is expected the
vessel will be ready for service in the
middle Of January. and Is for Massa-
chusetts owners. She will be 200 feet
long. AZ feet beam and 10 feet deep,
and will register 1900 gross tons.
For many years prior to the begin
ming of the war in Europe barks,
barkentfnes. ships and other square
rugged sailing craft were at a discount.
Only At for off shore business, it was
difficult to find paying charters for
them, owing to the competition of for
eign sailing craft and steamers,
and many were laid up. With the
outbreak Of the war square riggers
came into their own again, and for the
past two years have been making pay
ing voyages and are in demand
Evening star., 1916-10-31
REPAIRS TO TUGB0ATS.
The Capt. Toby and the T. g. Her
bert on Marine Railway.

To locate and stop a leak. tho tug
Capt. Toby Of the Taylor fleet is
out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard. Advantage will be
taken Of the vessel being on the rail-
way to make minor repairs and to
clean her hull under water. Work on
the Capt Toby will be completed
this afternoon or tomorrow and she
will be put overheard ready for serv-
ice.
Minor repair work to the hull Of the
tug T. @. Herbert Of the Smoot feet.
which was out on the marine railway
at an Alexandria shipyard. has been
completed. The tug has been put over
board and has returned to service tow
ing sand and gravel laden lighters for
her owners.
One Of the lighters used by John
Miller & Co. in the transportation Of
clay and bricks from down river to
this city is at Bennett's railway to
be rebuilt.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
MDoRsEs MIR. RALsToN.
Central Labor Union Favors Demo.
cratic Candidate for Congress.

The Central Labor Union. At its meet
ing in Typographical Temple last night,
passed resolution indorsing the candi-
dacy Of Jackson H. Ralston for election
to Congress from the fifth district Of
Maryland. Mr.. Ralston. It is claimed.
has been particularly friendly to tho
labor movement. and In appreciation Of
his efforts in their behalf the labor Or
ganization has indorsed his candidacy
An invitation has been extended the
union to attend and participate in a
German night democratic rally, to be
held tonight at the Women's Wilson
Union Hall under the auspices Of the
Wilson National Eight-hour League.
The meeting last night was presided
over by President Newton A. James.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
INVOLVES $1so,ooo,ooo.
q. s. Supreme Court Hears Reargu'
ment on Water.PoWer Project.

The Supreme Court today heard re-
argument Of tho fate Of a water-power
project At Long Sault Island, st. Law
renee river, said to be capable OF de-
velopfng 100000 horsepower. three
times greater than Niagara Falls
plants. and worth 31s0,oo0,0oo. The
Long 6ault Developing Companys New
York state charter was declared an
nulled in Gov Sulsers ailministrat tion,
when the act under which It had been
granted was repealed.
The company. which Attorney Gen.
erAl woodbury. Of New York declared
was q subsidiary Of tho aluminium
trust" lost the dSht. to save It's char
ter In Now York federal courts, and
appealed to- the Supreme Court Of the
United States, which heard the drst
argument In April but reached no DE-.
cision.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
Good Fishing at Fort Foote.

FISHERMEN who have tried their luck
recently in the vicinity Of Fort Foote
and from old Fort Foote wharf. report
having caught big strings of good fish.
Wnlie white perch and ring perch are
the two varieties mostly caught, rock
ano some Few carp are also reported to
have rewarded the anglers skill. Small
I'VE paft was used by those fishermen
VINO were most successful. About the
local wharves catfish continue to be
caught. and number of good size. it is
STATED, have been landed within the
past day or two Fine bass fishing is
also reported in the creeks. tributary
TO the Potomac this side of Quantico.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
Williams Is Promoted.

Williams. since his story became pub
lie, was given a promotion by being
placed upon the rolls Of the executive
offices as janitor. He now gets $50
month, with the usual sick and annual
leave. Formerly. although working as
the White House fireman. Williams was
upon the rolls of Col. Harris, super
intendent of public buildings and
grounds. Williams is no longer under
Col Harts.
Secretary Tumulty's friends state that
long before Williams talked to the
committee Mr.. Tumulty had repeatedly
urged officials of the Office Of public
buildings and grounds to insist that
Congress give more money for the pay
of laborers and others. but that these
officials claimed that Congress paid no
attention to. their requests. In addf-
tion the officials were represented as
saying that the government paid for
its work as high wages as private EN-,
ployers in and out of Washington, and
generally better rate.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
Commerce Department Changes.

Appointments in the bureau of stand
ards: James S. Franklin, as laboratory
helper, at $720: Adam Yoder, as skilled
laborer, at s720: Walter E. Parsons, as
aid at Pittsburgh, at $40; Walter W.
Harr and Arnold J. Gumprecht, as aids,
at $720.
Florence vegt received temporary
appointment as clerk in the bureau of
navigation at Chicago, at 5000.
Florence Cleaves, clerk in the census
bureau, at $1,000, has resigned.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
To Build Dry Dock at Norfolk.

Contract for construction Of 1000
foot dry dock at the Norfolk navy yard
has been awarded to the George Leary
Construction Company of New York at
$2,442,594. The limit of cost fixed by
struction of an inner gate it will be
possible to divide the dock into two
smaller basins when the full length is
not needed.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
NONE TO comment
ON SLAVE DRIVING
Absence of Officials at Execu-
tive Offices Prevents Com
ment on Magazine Story.
SCORES PAY OF LAB0RERs

The absence of high officials of the
executive offices today prevented any
comment at the White House upon a re-
Gently published magazine story show
ing the slave driving" propensities of
Uncle Sam in the small wages paid to
laboring men in and around the White
House as compared to the high salary
and generous allowances in rent and
service of the President.
The story quotes the experiences Of
Charles Williams. for many years fire.
man at the White House, in trying to
support himself and family on $1.75 a
day in the face of the constantly in
creasing high cost of living. Williams
told this story to a congressional COM
mittee investigating wages in govern
ment service in Washington and out
side. and in this respect there is moth
ing new in the story, it was pointed
out by officials today.
1t was admitted at the Office Of su-
perfntendent of public buildings and
grounds, however, that the bringing out
of the facts had not altered the rates
of pay to laborers and others in and
around the White House and elsewhere
under the superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds.
Evening star., 1916-10-31

NEW YORK. oetooss s1-Nsws has
bsan received hsfs Of the death at Green
wich. Conn. Of Lee Harrison, . wen
known actor, who. IN private life, was
Louis Harris. He was born IN Newark.
Kendall county. H.. August 3. 1850 The
body win b taken TO Illinois for inter-
menG
Evening star., 1916-10-31

Friends Of Thomas Griffin, stationery
clerk Of the Department of State today
are congratulatfng him on the COM
pletion of fifty years of service in the
department. Mr. Griffin is the oldest
member Of the department in point of
service. It is a coincidence that today
is also the seventy-frst anniversary
of his birthday.
To commemorate this dual occasion
Mr.. Griffin was presented by his friends
in the department with gold watch
bearing the Inscription From friends
in the Department of State to Thomas
Griffin, 1866-1916, October 81. 1916" He
was also given an engrossed testimonial
bearing the signatures of the Secre-
tary and other officers and members of
their appreciation of Mr.. Griffin's cor
dial and friendly manner in his official
intercourse with them and expressing
the hope that the department may long
continue to have the benefit Of his
efficient services and indefatigable in
dustry.
Born in Galway, Ireland.
Thomas Griffin was born in the Parish
of Moycullen. Galway, Ireland, October
81, 1S45, and came to the United States
when twelve years old. Fifty years ago
he married Mary Mulcaren, who was
born in the same parish in Ireland
and came to this country when a young
girl. Fourteen children have been born
to Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, ten of whom
are living. They have twenty-one
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.
Mr.. Griffin was appointed in the De-
partment of State November l. 1866.
and has served continuously, without
absence, with the exception of one
brief period due to an accident which
occurred about two years ago. He
never availed himself of the annual
leave allowed to federal employees, that
being a remarkable record in any serv-
ice. Mr.. Griffin is still active and in
dustrious in the performance of his
duties, and his appearance and actions
are those of a man of fewer years.
Under Twenty-Three Secretaries.
State when Mr.. Griffin entered the de-
partment and he has served under
twenty three Secretaries and secre-
taries and interim, with all of whom he
has had personal acquaintance He has
seen the Department of State grow
from an organization Of less than fifty
officers and employees to the present
total of more than 300.
In addition to his duties as stationery
clerk Of the department proper Mr..
Griffin has for many years had charge
Of the packing and shipment of all
stationery supplies. forms and govern
ment publications to some 500 diplo-
matte and consular offices. He has dur
Ing his long service met and known
many of the members of the American
foreign service, who have the same
friendship and high esteem for him as
have his associates in the department.
to all OF whom he Is affectionately
known as Tom" Griffin.
Evening star., 1916-10-31
Some Get Only $1.eo a Day.

It became known today that there
are on the pay rolls OF the superin-
tendent's Office many men drawing
$1.60 day. That is the minimum, but
prevailing, wage paid to laborers
throughout public grounds in Washing
ton. They work eight hours a day, but
get no leave, annual or otherwise, ex-
cept in the summer holiday months,
when they get a Saturday half holiday
with pay. A number Of these men
work in the White House grounds. but
most of them are employed around the
public parks, grounds and buildings
belonging to the government
The highest wage paid a laborer on
these rolls is $225 day, but he must
be skilled in his particular work.
Charles Williams was succeeded as
fireman at the White House by NJ
Toombs. who gets $1.75 a day. There
Is another fireman at the same salary.
These men must keep five boilers and
the kitchen range going in winter.
Congress appropriates lump sum Of
money for work under COL Hart and
he apportions the wages to be paid.
basing the rates largely upon similar
work paid by contractors and others in
private business. 1t was claimed to-
day that Washington contractors pay
laborers from $1.50 to $1.60 a day and
work them nine hours, one hour more
each day than the government.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-23
SILVER PICK IN
WIDE ORE ZONE
SHAFT HAS EXPOSED LARGE
VEIN AT ABOUT 900
LEVEL

While available reports do not in
dicate that any large body of high
grade ore has been exposed in sink
ing the main shaft of the Silver
Pick Consolidated, it is known that
many high assays have been obtain
ed in sampling the material exposed
and that vein of large size and
of excellent appearance has been
penetrated at a depth of a little
more than 900 feet. This vein or
ore-channel, apparently marking the
shale contact, was cut about 20
feet below the point where an ore
shoot appeared in one side of the
shaft and where a heavy flow OF
water was encountered.
This ore, apparently the edge of q
shoot of some importance and dip
ping away from the shaft to the
west, was not penetrated by the core
drill, but the quartz zone below this
point and cut within the past week,
was found at the exact depth indicat-
ed by the drill operations.
In sinking the Calyx drill after
going through the vein lately expos
ed in the shaft. the drill passed
through about 40 feet of shale and
then penetrated another quartz chan
mel. from which good assays in
gold and copper are said to have
been obtained Manager Dyer states
that his present plan is to continue
sinking another so feet or more, to
a point below the deeper ore-chan-
mel. and then to extend a cross-cut
to the west, to cross-cut both ore
channels on their western dip.
Significant results have attended
the operation of the Calyx core
drill at point $50 feet west of
the shaft Operating from the 500
foot level, the drill has now at
tanned a depth of over 400 feet
from the surface and has not yet
penetrated the shale. This affords
proof of the westerly dip of the
shale's surface and of the general
dip of all veins to the west in this
territory.
The discovery of an bearing
zone in this ground, dipping to the
west and away from the Columbia
Mountain fault, is regarded by min
ing authorities here as of great sig
nificance and as opening possibili-
ties beyond computation for the de-
velopment of profitable orebodies
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-23
MILL PROJECTED
FOR H0RNS|LvER
DUNFEE AND ASSOCIATES ARE
PLANNING EARLY ERECTION
OF TREATMENT PLANT

Prospects are now favorable for
the early construction of mill of
about 100 tons daily capacity in the
Hornsilver district and survey
OF the available ore resources of
the district has convinced the men
back of the project that there will
be no lack of good mill ore 20
supply a plant of this capacity for
a long perioo.
j. w. Dunfee, who has shipped
large tonnage of high-grade ore
from his lease on the Orleans pro-
perty, has returned from Los An
geles, accompanied by A. R..
O'Bryan, who has acquired an in
terest with Mr. Dunfee in the lat
ter's holdings. The Orleans Min
ing and Milling company has been
organized, with ]. w. Dunfee as
president, c. A. Terwilliger of Los
Angeles vice-pres'dent, E. Carter
Edwards of Goldfeld secretary aud
DR.. A. H. Elftman consulting en-
gineer.
Ore of high-grade that now fills
the ore bins and the underground
chutes will be shipped, two or three
carloads going forward within the
next week, after which shipments
Will be discontinued for the present
and all efforts will be devoted to
blocking out the large bodies of
milling ore exposed in development,
in order to make available a sub
stantial tonnage for the projected
mill. Mr.. O'Bryan, who is interest
eC in the mill enterprise, has gone
over the district carefully and has
convinced himself that the project is
one from which substantial returns
are assured.
An examination of the Orleans
DR.. Elftman, who is the engineer
in charge of the Horn Silver com
pany's operations, and upon his re-
port will be based the future de
velopment plans Of the new COM
pany. The building of a mill will
involve bringing in supply Of
water and plans for work on 4
water supply system are now being
formulated
Tim Connolly has lately made a
discovery in the Grand Central pro
perty which is described as being
of great Importance. In driving
Continued on Page Eight