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Evening star., 1916-12-28

With an increase of four billion dollars
in the two years Of the operations Of the
federal reserve system. making an aggre-
gate of SIS, $50, OO0, 900. the resources of
the national banks OF the United States
resources of the Banks OF England, France
and Russia, the German Reichsbank. and
the Banks Of Italy, Spain. the Netherlands
and Denmark, the Swiss National Bank
and the Imperial Bank Of Japan.
This is the commanding financial situa-
ton of the United States. as announced
by the controller of the currency. John
Skelton Williams, explaining the returns
from the last bank call. November II.
Controller Williams calls attention to the
fact that the increase has been approx
mately at the rate Of IS per cent a year
during the past two years, as compared
with 6 per cent a year for the ten-year
period from 1904 to 1914. Total resources
are now more than double what they were
ten years ago.
Growth Beyond All Precedent.
"The compilation Just completed of
returns for the last bank CALL" the
controllers statement reads, "discloses
condition Of strength, progress and
growth beyond all precedent. Re-
sources of national banks on the date
of the last call are greater than the
total resources Of all reporting state
banks. savings banks. private banks
and loan and trust companies through
out the United States at the time of the
Inauguration of the federal reserve sys-
tenn, about two years ago.
1T is also noteworthy that the re-
sources of our national banks at this
time exceed by 1921 100000 the total
resources Of all the reporting banking
institutions in the United States. in
cluding state banks. savings banks and
loan and trust companies and national
banks, as well as late in the year 1904 !"
The greatest percentage of increase,
the controller states. during the two
year period in which the federal reserve
system has been in operation was in
Evening star., 1916-12-28
CHICK EVANS CUBS TUTOR.
Champion Golfer Will Teach Batting
Form to Ball Players.

CHICAGO, December 2S. - Chick
Evans, jr, national amateur and open
golf champion. is going to teach bat
ting form" to members Of the Chi
cago National club. Evans has ac-
cepted the invitation of Charles H
weeghman to make the spring train
ing trip to Pasadena. Cal.
President Weeghman believes Evans
will be able to improve the batting of
every player on the team.
"There is form in the driving Of
golf ball." he said. but there is none
In driving q base ball. Applying the
form Of golf to base ball was RESPONSE
Bile for the wonderful driving of Frank
Schultz and Heinie Zimmerman"
Evans amateur standing will not
be affected, it was explained. as he
will not receive any money for his
services, but merely will be Mr..
Weeghman's guest on the trip.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
ARMY-NAV.
Army Orders.

Lieut.. Col. Richmond McA. Schofield,
Quartermaster Corps, is relieved from
duty in the Western Department and
will proceed to Honolulu, Hawaii, for
duty in charge of all construction work
pertaining to the Quartermaster Corps
in the Hawaiian Islands.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Robert s. Welsh. Field Artillery. Is ex-
tended one month on surgeons GER
tif1cate of disability.
First Lieut.. Craigie Krayenbuhl. 18th
Cavalry. is relieved from duty in the
Canal Zone and will join his regiment.
First Lieut.. John Med. Thompson. 5th
Cavalry, is relieved from duty at Fort
Myer. Va, and will join his regiment:
Sergt. First Glass Horace E. Hull.
Signal Corps general supply depot
ITO Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
will go to Baltimore, Md. for tenn
porary duty in connection with the in
Capt. Frank Nickerson, Philippine
Scouts. retired. is assigned to active
duty at Fort Robinson. Neb.
Sergt. Ferdinand G. Noger. ordnance
list at Sandy Hook proving ground,
N. j.. and will repair to his home.
The resignation of First. Lieut.. Ernest
G. Edwards. Medical Reserve Corps,
Is accepted by the President.
Capt. Frank L. Graham, retired, is de-
tailed as professor Of military science
and tactics at the Pennsylvania Col
lege of Gettysburg, Pa.
First Sergt. John Dawson, Company
K. Path Infantry. is placed upon the
retired list at Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo.,
and will repair to his home.
Maj. Daniel G. Berry, oath Infantry,
will join the 37th Infantry.
First. Lieut. Frederick Gilbreath,
cavalry. is relieved from duty at the
University of Porto Rico, San Juan,
P. r.. and will join the 18th Cavalry.
Naval Orders.
Commander T. A. Kearney. from
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md. to bu-
reau Of ordnance. Navy Department.
Lieut.. (junior grade) L. H. Lewis.
from Jenkins to McDougall.
=. Acting Assistant Dental Surgeon A.
A. Rehm. from Melville to Seattle.
Chief Paymaster Clerk E. R. Won
Preissig, from naval station, Guam, to
treatment Naval Hospital, Mare Island.
Cal.
Machinist Emmanuel A. Salvador. re-
tired, died at Brooklyn, N. Y. Decem-
Der 25. 1916.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
CAMEL AS CLUB OWNER.
Big Jawn Wants to Purchase the
Kansas City Franchise.

CHICAGO, December 2S.--John Camel,
recently appointed manager of the Kansas
City Club of the American Association.
has opened negotiations for the purchase
of the club, Thomas ]. Hickey. president
of the association, has announced. Can
eel has offered George Tebeau. owner Of
the franchise. s175.o it is understood.
Camel is reported to have the financial
support of George Ward of New York,
a brother of Robert B. Ward, who backed
the Brooklyn Federal League club, Of
which Camel was manager. Tebeau is
said to be willing to sell.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
KITTY BRANSFIELD FAMILIAR
FIGURE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Newly Appointed Umpire Starred as First
Baseman of Pirates and Phillies-
Evans Likely to Fail as Batting Tutor.

Tex. Secretary John B. Foster de-
clared yesterday that most of the star
players have signed their contracts, ana
the others will receive their papers
early in the year
The Giants, like the Yankees. could
put strong team in the field. regard
less of any action by the unsigned
players.
AS the field is canvassed it developes
that few of the major league clubs
would be badly crippled by any strike.
and with most of the headliners in
line the strike movement is likely to
fzzle out without making any real
noise to disturb the club owners.
During the season of 1917 the Yam
KEGS will have a squad of scouts busy
securing the minor leagues for play
ing talent. Joe Kelley. who passes on
all material after it has been "discov-
cred" and recommended by other men,
bers of the scouting family, again will
head the ivory hunters, with Bob Gilks
and George Leidy as chief assistants.
Duke Farrell also will be available for
scouting duty.
Chick Evans, national amateur and
open golf champion, will make the 1917
training trip with the Cubs to Pasa-
dena. Cal. to teach the players form
in batting. President Weeghman be-
lieves Evans will be able to improve
every batter on the Chicago team.
But it is not clear how golf player
can teach ball players the art of hit
ting. The swinging of golf club is
entirely different from hitting a fast
pitched base ball. The golf ball is sta
tionary when it is hit and. being solid
gutta percha, can be driven hundreds
of yards.
There is no reason for believing that
an expert at that game has any chance
to teach a ball player to hit. What
ever Improvement a ball player may
show in hitting will come from his own
practice, and it is not likely that Evans
will prove success at teaching hit
ting.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
TO UTILIZE CAsT-OFF CLOTHES.
German Federal Council Rules Also
Limit Shoes for 1917.

LONDON. December 2s.-A Reuter-
dispatch from Amsterdam says that the
}atest German papers contain the fed
eEal councils regulations regarding
shpes and clothing for 1917. They pre-
scribe that only two pairs of so-called
shoes de luxe" will be sold on the
turning,in of cast-of but still wearable
pairs The utilization of cast-off
clothing is to be intrusted to commu-
mites which have a monopoly for the
purchase of these articles. The ex-
change of old for new articles will be
allowed only through tickets.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
PENN ELEVEN AT PASADENA.
Folwell Puts Team Through Short
Drill on Golf Links.

PASADENA, Cal. December 28.-The
University of Pennsylvania foot ball
squad, which on New Year day. is to
play the University of Oregon's team, ar
rived here yesterday Late in the day the
players practiced on a golf links. Coach
Folwell said his men would go to Tourna-
ment Park today, where the game is to
be played. The Oregon players arrived
yesterday morning.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
LEAVE FOR CORONATION.
Emperor Charles and Empress Zita
Go to Budapest.

LONDON, December ga Vienna dis
patch forwarded by way Of Amsterdam
says that Emperor Charles and Empress
Zita of Austria left the Austrian capital
yesterday. accompanied by a large suite,
for their coronation at Budapest
Evening star., 1916-12-28
Creating False Impression.

"At the same time she is creating a
false impression about the strength of
her army by utilizing her temporary
success over the Rumanians, who lack
experience in the conduct of modern
warfare"
Arguing that the allies are entitled
to choose favorable hour for peace
negotiations. just as Germany chose a
favorable hour for declaring war, the
order says:
This time has not yet arrived The
enemy has not been driven out of the
provinces he has occupied. Russias at
tainment of the tasks created by the
war-regarding Constantinople and the
Dardanelles as well as the creation of
free Poland from all three of her
now incomplete tribal districts-has not
yet been guaranteed. To conclude peace
at this moment would mean failure to
utilize the fruits of the untold trials
These trials and the still more sacred
memory of those noble sons of Russia
who have fallen on the battlefield do
not permit of the thought of peace until
hnal victory over our enemies. Who
dares to think that he who brought
about war shall have it in his power
to conclude the war at any time he
likes"
"Let Us Be Firm" he Urges.
In conclusion, the emperor, expressing
confidence that no Russian soldier
would desire peace until the enemy had
been expelled from Russian soil and
had given guarantees to prevent a pos
sible repetition of treacherous attack.
says:
Let US be firm in the certainty of
ouz victory. and the All-Highest will
bless our standards and will cover them
afresh with glory and give US peace
! worthy of your heroic deeds, my glori-
Gus troops-a peace for which future
generations will bless your memory,
which Will be sacred to them"
Evening star., 1916-12-28

In this country 159 cities have pen.
sion funds for municipal employees.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
CzARSAYSGERMAN
STRENGTHS WANING
Declares Present General Sit
uation Absolutely Precludes
Thought of Peace.
WAR TILL VICTORY COMES
By the 4 ssnciated Press

By the Associated Press
PETROGRAD. December % British
admiralty, per Wireless Press).-1n the
course of an order issued to all the
units of the Russian army, dated De-
cember 25. the emperor, in a brief re-
view showing how the inequalities in
the technical resources for warfare as
between the allies and the central
powers are being gradually removed.
with the result that the enemy strength
is apparently waning, while that of
Russ and her allies is constantly
growing, proceeds to say:
Germany is feeling that her COM
plete defeat is near, and near also is
the hour of retribution for all her
wrongdoings and violations of the
moral law. AS in the time of her
strength she declared war, so now.
feeling her weakness. she suddenly
offers to enter upon peace negotiations,
desiring to complete such negotiations
before her military talent is ex-
hausted.
Evening star., 1916-12-28

At a recent debate between two Of
the big univeEsities just los persons
Evening star., 1916-12-28
TERMINAL pUcKP1N LEAGUE.
Is. 4a5 4Os 45s Totals. 434 446 436
MASONIC DUCKPIN LEAGUE.

Totals. 1876 484 463 Totals. 447 535
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
CONVICT is MISSING

There is considerable inquiry over
the state concerning the present
whereabouts of Nimrod Uric, convict
ed in the district court at Winnie
mucca several years ago for the
Quillici murder at Inlay. He was
sentenced to be hanged, but the
sentence was afterward committed to
life Imprisonment. 1t is alleged
that about a week ago Warden
Dickerson took Uric as his chauffer
or a trip to California to return a
parole violator, and that the car
broke down and the warden return
ed, leaving Uric in California in
charge of the auto. Whether Uric
has returned to the prison is not
known. Uric is said to have been
about to present a petition to the
pardon board at it's last meeting, but
it was withdrawn on account of pro-
tests from Humboldt county.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
RAILROADS SHARE
IN MINE INDUSTRY
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
HAVE AIDED GREATLY In
MAKING MINES

The part played by the railways
in the development of our country
is certainly an important one. This
is particularly rue in their relation
to our great mining industry, Tor
without them we would probably
have but few Cripple Creeks, Gold
fields, Bisbees, Buttes or the great
copper country. The debt we W
to the railways in this respect alone
is of great magnitude.
The necessity and ~desirability Oh
| the railway was we'll understood
by the men in control of u gov
eminent in the early days. when the
railway was not only encouraged
but was given immense tracts OF
land, so that it would be sure to
get it's just share of the increasing
values which were expected to fol-
low the building of the steel high
ways. The fact that these lands be-
came valuable is not sufficient rea7
son for taking them away from the
railways, as vas the general desire
a few years ago.
It is also of interest to note in
connection herewith that were 1t
not for the wonderful richness and
extent of our mineral deposits 1t
would not have been possible for
this country to have attained its
present pre-eminence in railroad
building. 1t is just as true, how
ever, that had it not been for the
railroads this country would not
now lead all other countries in the
production of minerals and metals.
In proof of the part played by
the mining industry in the building
that in a 1O0-ton train of cars load
ed with freight in the proportion in
which the country's freight tonnage
is divided, would carry in tons, as
follows: Mine products, ISL; man.
ufactures, 145; forest products, los;
farm and ranch products, 1903; mer-
chandise, 80; miscellaneous, %.
Thus it will be seen hat consid-
erably over half the tonnage car
ried by the railroads of the United
States is the product of the mines
soft coal forming at least a quarter
Of this.
The close relation of the mines to
the railroads is shown by the fact
that of nearly two-thirds of all the
money received by the railroads
spent in operation, nearly three
quarters is spent for coal and oil
and steel. The item for fuel alone
for use in locomotives is placed at
better than $780, 900, OOO.-Minine
and Engineering World.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
FURNACES ARE STARTED
AT NEVADA.DOUGLAS

The crushers are being started at
the Nevada-Douglas mine today, and
tomorrow the furnaces will be fired;
this is welcome new to everyone,
because it mea that the activities
at the Ludwig are to be quickened
Immediately, says the Mason Valley
News. At the present time there
are about 100 men on the Nevada
Douglas payroll; for some weeks
the force has been gradually in
creased and the starting of the mill
and teaching plant will mean IN adj
ditional force. In a few weeks, the
old-time appearances will be on
again at the mine, with a big pay
roll and a heavy tonnage being *
tracted. Superintendent A. j. Orem
was in Washington yesterday; he
stated that it will require about a
week to bring the furnaces to the
proper temperature for working full
blast, as the heating has to be
done gradually and uniformly to in
sure the best results. Virginia
Chronicle.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
FORMER DEPUTY CLERK
IS SUICIDE IN BUTTE
j. Ii. ROURKE SHOOTS HIMSELF
WITH FATAL EFFECT IN
BUTTE

A letter from Doc O'Toole, re-
ceived this morning by Stewart My.
ers, deputy county clerk, contained
an ccoun of the suicide of J.. B.
Rourke at Butte. Mont.
Rourke was deputy county clerk
of Esmeralda county under ANDY
Roach of Hawthorne in 1905 and
1906, and came here when the coun-
ty seat was moved to Goldfield. He
served under E. Hardy, in 1907 and
1908, and held the position a short
time under Joseph Hamilton. At
the time of his death he was en-
ployed as 4 clerk at he Leonard
mine, in Butte.
He shot himself twice through
the head with a 3S-caliber revolver
and two hours late- died without
regaining consciousness, in a hospl-
tai. He was SIS years of age. He
had been in poor health for some
time and it is thought he killed
himself in a fit of dependency. He
left a note on a neatly embossed
card saying: 81 am tired of this life
and am going to try the next; no
inquest necessary; just too bad" A
sister in California was notified OF
his death.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
BATTLE MOUNTAIN IS
BIG SHIPPING CENTER
COPPER, GOLD AND SILVER
ORES FREIGHTED FROM
NEARBY DISTRICTS

With the advent of another large
truck to haul ores to the railroad
at this point, Battle Mountain has
become one of the most important
ore shipping towns Of the state.
Four of these big trucks, each
having a capacity of seven tons,
are now constantly hauling ore
from the surrounding mining
camps. besides numerous teams are
pulling their quota which goes to
make up the mounting total.
Copper ore forms the main source
of export and three of the trucks
are hauling day and night from
the Willow creek dump, 10 miles
distant. The bther truck is
transporting the ore of Copper bas-
,,ln, while the silver-lead ores from
Galena and the Grey Eagle dis
tricts is at present being brought
to the railroad in wagons. This
latter method is also used in the
scattered shipments from the more
distant camps, such as the Iron
Hat district, from which Ed Rus
sell has just hauled a carload OF
silver ore.
Besides the ore which is pro-
duced nearby Battle Mountain is
the shipping point for all ores
mined south of here toward Aus
tin. Altogether the Southern Pa
cific company reports $1,000 tons
of ore having been shipped from
here during the past season and
this tonnage is rapidly being in
creased by the present heavy ship
ments.-Battle Mountain Scout.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
LONG AD|T DRIVEN
At LA TOSCl MINE
TUNNEL HAS EXPOSED LIME
CONTACT AND SHOWS THREE
VEINS

LOvELOCK, New, May 23.-Ac-
~companied by Superintendent John
Newman of the Humboldt Consol-
idated Micing company, Chas. j.
Hayden, an insurance mar of Chica-
go and one of the largest stockhold-
ers in the company, has paid a visit
to the La Tosca mine in the Hum
boldt range, 10 miles northeast Of
Oreana.
The main tunnel, which is now in
about $500 feet and has reached a
vertical depth of 1345 feet is cutting
into a third vein and is reaching the
lime and p%orphyry contact.
The cutting Of the black lime at
this depth has upset the theories of
engineers and will be responsible for
many changes Of opinion regarding
the geology of the Humboldt range.
Mr.. Hayden was enthusiastic over
the showing in the mine and author
lied an increase in the working force
and a vigorous campaign of devel-
opment. President Chas. F. Cham
pion of Chicago is expected to visit
the property this summer.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
STIMLER TURNS DEAL
FOR MINING CLAIMS

A deal of considerable magnitude
has been consummated by H. S.
Stimler and Chas. w. Taylor of this
city. They recently bonded a CHINA
bar strike As miles northwest OF
Austin for 100000, making a con-
siderable payment. Now they have
turned the option over to DR.. Pat
terson of Surprise Valley and J.. G.
Taylor of Lovelock, both of whom
are in the millionaire class and are
ardent mining men,. They are to re-
ceive $4,000 for the ground. The
first payment has already been
made.
Stimler has returned to T%onopah,
but Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor will re-
main in Reno, where they have pur-
chased a pretty bungalow on South
Virginia street. Taylor will con-
tinue to operate with Stimler in
this district.-BouanZa.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
POSITION OF COPPER
WITHOUT PRECEDENT
REFINING CAPACITY WILL BE
INCREASED TO MEET ALL
DEMANDS

The greatest problem in copper
today is to keep refining capacity
going at full rate in order to cope
with the tremendous production of
ore and demand for copper. Ore
production is now given at 185, 0OG,-
900 pounds monthly, while present
refining capacity is given at 17O,-
100000 pounds. New refining ca
pacity. however, will be available
shortly which is planned to more
than care for this remarkable out
put. In fact, it has been figured out
that when present additions to re
filming capacity are completed an
output of better than EOS, 900, 900
pounds of copper can be maintained
by the refineries.
To maintain this output the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany has increased it's facilities to
produce over $4,000, 900 pounds
monthly; Anaconda will are for
$4,000, 600 pounds; Nichols Copper
company, $4,000, 900 pounds; the
Ballbach Smelling company, 4,0OO,.
900 pounds, and Calumet & Hecla,
100000 pounds.
Despite the fact that this unprece-
denied production will soon lie re-
allied, it is at present practically
impossible to obtain spot COPPER and
little relief is in sight. despite the
high prices offered. The consumer.
in consequence, who finds himself
empty-handed may possibly have to
pay as high as 40 cents as pound
as a result of his short-sightedness.
World.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
FRANCE is PREPARING
TO MAKE DYESTUFFS

An inventory of forest trees from
which may be derived extracts
suitable for the manufacture of
dyes has just been made by the
agricultural department. The tres
that abounds the most in France
in coloring properties is the black
oak, but there are some yellow
oaks whose extract is considered
even more valuable than that of the
black oak. France is also quite
rich in the white walnut which
gives different shades of brown
color, and the extract of which, it
is recalled, was used to dye the
uniforms of the soldiers from Ten
nessee and Kentucky in the var
of secession. 1t is thought thai
by a systematic effort a wealth of
coloring material may be derived
from the French forests though
they in no wise compare with the
American forests in vegetable col
oring matter.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
LA TOSKA TO HAVE
A REDUCTION PLANT

The tunnel being driven by the
La Toska company is in about p
500 feet and is about to break into
into the third vein, small stringeIs
carrying good gold values having
been encountered, according to j.
b. Newman. the superintendent.
who came to Lovelock Wednesday.
This tunnel will give us a vertical
depth of 1,345 feet, said Mr..
Newman. 1t is not Jul intention
to drive it further than to cut the
third vein. In our development
work we have found it advisable
to employ more men. 1t will not be
long before there will be material
preparations for the mill, which
the company proposes to build
Review Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-27
DAY BRISTOL AFFAIRS
NEARLY WOUND UP

In order that the receivership
'of the old Day Bristol company
may be wound up. application was
made recently to Judge Taber to
authorize the receiver, H. f. Freud
enthal, to dispose of two claims
held against the defunct corpora
ton to the best advantage pos
sible. One of the claims Is that
of the Bristol Consolidated Min
ms and Smelling company, for
>$274S.02; the other is a claim of
the Thomas Grover estate for
$347.19. The court granted the
application and it is expected that
the affairs of the old company will
soon be cleared up and pass out
of eXistence.-Pioche Record.