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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
THE NEW YEAR IN MINING

That the year 1910 bids fair to be a profitable one
fr owners OF American mines and works IS evidenced III
the January dividend disbursements OF 81 companies re-
ported to Mining and Engineering World. these COM
panies distributed to shareholders during the month $40
20I.zz0. While the total was not so large as was PAID
out in January, 1912 and 1913, 1t is more than twice as
large as that of January of last year. With such a be-
ginning. and with the large demand for metals at high
prices continuing, it is easily seen that 1910 Will prove
the banner wear for American mines and works. enrichlne
shareholders by more than a hundred million dollars.
Participating in the January, 1910, disbursements
mentioned above were nine copper properties, 40 gold
si1ver-lead- zinc producers and two metalurg1cal COM
panies.
The hin copper properties made a record tor Janu-
a-v disbursements, dividing among shareholders So,35o,-
225 as compared with 81 ,225,I25 paid by two companies
in January of 1914 and S5.3oOOS0 paid by twelve COM
panies in January of 1913, the record year tor copper
producers. Anaconda contributed over one-halt to last
months dividends-S34OO,S75.
The gold silver-lead-zinc producers did not ENJOY
y good a January as in 1914 and 1915, owing largely TO
the fact that many paid dividends in December last that
we're formerly paid in January. Thirty-seven companies.
however. c1assed as gold-silver-lead zinc producers, paid
dividends during the month totaling SI,OO243S. This
COMPARES with S2,436,o42 in the preceding January.
But two metal1urgica1 companies paid dividends IN
January. these disbursing ~SS3S,o2S, the United States
Smelling. Refining and Mining company contributing
SOO2SO2 of this.
Two notwithstanding corporations disbursed SIS
$40 zI2 all but So TO- 900 of this coming from the lIuSgen-
Leim Exploration company whose affairs are being taken
over bv the kennecott corporation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
THE ENGINEER IN WARTIME

History shows us that since medieval times when
geometry was introduced into military science, the engi-
neer has been of steadily increasing importance in every
branch of warfare. With the enormous numbers OF men
which modern warfare involves, their supply, subsistence
and transport, together with the tremendous strides in
the mechanism of all destruction machinery, the engineer
has become p%re-eminent in military service, and the COM
mon soldier is no longer a bruiser, but a skilled mechanic.
In active service the engineer precedes the army to make
its passage possible, and its position is made tenable only
by the engineer and his system of communication III the
rear. For an army of 100000 men in Galicia, Col John
Biddle of the United States army recently stated that the
line of communication in the rear for supplying this
number of men extended 100 miles and required the serv-
ices of 10000 men presumably prisoners of war;, over
whom were 10000 guards.
The work of the engineer in the field, however, must
be preceded by the work Of the engineer at home in time
of peace. and the move to mobilize the engineering talent
and manufacturing capabilities of this country is the big
oest stride vet taken toward proper preparedness and
puts the engineer in the forefront of the movement which
is the most patriotic and the most necessary to our ma
.tional existence.
The mining engineers are proud OF this call from
their country and are glad that an opportunity IS offered
to larger numbers of the profession to perform service
which we are all sure will rebound to the credit of the
individual, the institute and the profession, and make the
title of engineer as ~creditab1e a one as engineering
achievements have long since merited.-Engineering and
Mining Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
MR.. GARRISON

The resignation of Mr.. Garrison from the position OF
secretary of war, while it startled the country, mas prop
ably been for the best, and the country is probably to be
congratulated, for today's reports indicate that the ieg1s-
lative and the executive departments are now more likely
to agree. :,
The time has come when this great republic should
either change its constitution or hold the three co-ordi-
nate branches of the government to the duties ana re-
sponsibiities placed upon them in that document. There
has been too much of usurpation on the part OF executive
and the judicial departments, and the legislative Dranch
has not been free from numerous assaults upon the pre-
negatives of the other two. But glancing back over our
history of rs years, the chief offenders have been IN the
White House or in the executive departments.
President Wilson was comphmented yesterday on
motion of the ranking minority member OF the House
military affairs committee for his attitude toward con-
gress as evidenced by his correspondence with the mem
Der of his cabinet with whom he disagreed. Possibly
Secretary Garrison was right. Possibly President VIII
son was right in preferring Garrisons plan to that al
ready foreshadowed by congress. But the responsibility
for whatever legislation may come is with congress. Many
is the time when the legislative branch of the govern
ment, yielding to clamor from the White House, has
Welded its better Judgment.
If the people had desired to place the enactment as
well as the enforcement of their laws with the executive
branch of the government, they would have said so, either
before the constitution was approved or at some time IN
the IFS years since that date.
The country will not question the patriotism OF Mr..
Garrison, but it will question his judgment or his fitness
for the place he occupied.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
FASTING TO SAVE MEAT

Russia is the first of the allied powers to declare fast
days in order to conserve food supplies. For fully a year
Germany has been restricting the consumption of certain
articles of food, establishing certain days in each week
when no meat would be sold in the shops or in the hotels
and restaurants, and other DAYS when fat would not be
sold. In Austria also there have been long restrictions
as to certain food products.
So far as has been made public, the allied countries
have not been subjected to restrictions as to food con-
sumption. But now the Russian government has decreed
two meat DAYS in each week. This is in spite of the fact
that Russia is the greatest cattle-rais1ng and gra1n-groW-
ing country in Europe. There is probably not an alarm
ing scarcity in the meat supply in Russia as yet, but the
government is looking far ahead and wants to insure a
sufficient supply no matter how long the war may last.
The supplies of meat will go to the armies and the folks
at home will be restricted in their use of this food. In all
likelihood there will be a scarcity of meat all over Europe
before another year has passed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
SELLING TO THE TURKS

The Turks can 90 on buying war materials from the
KruDps. in Germany, and if they haven the ready money
Germany will supply the materials anyway. The part of
the Turks in this war has been the killing of Armenian
Christians, for nothing else than because they were
Christians and Arvans. but there are a few men in con-
Dress and some outside who would deny the right of the
British, who are trying to stand between the Turk and his
victim, from procuring war materials. Is that the gentle
hearted American conception of Christian conduct? How
would it do if our factories would quit selling munitions
to the British, if the Germans would quit selling to the
Turks or quit selling to anyone, if the Germans would
quit making material at Essen, the French at Cruesot and
the British in their numerous plants? If we could come
to an all-around agreement like this. it would stop the
war. but it will not be stopped by taking American NIL
nitions, or ever a small part of them, from one set of
be11ieerents unless we prefer to call the humiliation of one
side BY the other a proper stoppage OF the war.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
IF TRUE

If there is truth in the published report that all civil
prisoners in Germany between the ages OF Is and As years
have been pardoned and joined the army, 1t would nd1-
cate that Germany is much harder pressed for men to
replenish the ranks OF its armies than has been thought
If is known that the Germans have lost heavily, as have
all nations engaged in the war, but on every front thus
far thew have been able to hold their own and usually
more than their own, and have been able to face the
enemy with larger forces than their opponents.
Tn all probability the story is one OF many war stories
which are circulated for effect and which have little or no
Ground of fact. 1t is not likely that Germany is as vet
60 hard pressed for men that it has had to open its prs-
ons and send criminals and offenders against the law to
fight the battles of the country. 1t is improbable that
The German government would take such measures even
rs a last resort and Germany has not vet been forced to
such an extremity.
Rv the way, speaking of preparedness, what has be
he Of Mr.. Ford's runabout submarine?
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

While the house of representatives has not accomp-
lished very much as yet, it has done exceedingly we'll IN
passing the Heating child labor bill. This bill seeks, so
lar as possible, to do away with the labor of children in
combining or arduous occupations. 1t affects principally
communities of the south, where children are employed
in fields, mills and factories, and III New England, where
many children are employed in factories.
Only 40 members of the house voted against the
measure, which is now up to the senate. 1t is believed
that the senate will act favorably on the measure and
will do so promptly. There can be no question that
President Wilson will take pleasure in signing the bill.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

The right of a bockading nation to examine mails
can hardly be questioned if the right to blockade is rec
ognized at all. What would a blockade be worth without
such a right? Recently the British found half a ton Of
contraband materials, highly useful in the making of war
munitions, in a single batch of mail sacks. India rubber
by the ton has been taken from the parcels post. If d
government postage stamp protects such shipments then
the effort to establish a blockade might as we'll be aban-
dOned.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

We had a proxy president when Colonel Roosevelt
named William Howard Taft. We got another proxy
president when BRYAN named Wilson. In both instances
the proxies were accused by their principals of not PLAY
ing fair. Is either party going to name another proxy
candidate for the ensuing term? The experience of both
the leading parties. if not of the country. with proxy
presidents, has not been encouraging.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

The progress of civilization is still further shown in
The act of the chef who put oxide of arsenic in the soup at
the banquet to Archbishop Mundelein. A generation ago
cooks were content to spit in the tea.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

Dreamy Henry Ford's determination to spend mil
lions in propaganda advertising serves to recall the fac,
that once upon a time Frenzied Tom Lawson did some
thing of the sort.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19
A LOST CHANCE

Instead Of winning the Austrian province which it
hoped to gain bv war, Italy seems to have lost the chance
of annexing Albania or that part of that country on the
eastern shore of the Adriatic sea, a country which 1t long
has coveted. Italy has confined its fighting to the cam
paien on the border between Italy and Austria in order
10 gain and hold the provinces which 1t claims right
fully belong to her. Yet only a small part OF the Italian
army has been employed in this quarter and hundreds OF
thousands of men could have been shipped over to Al
bania, thus saving that country, saving Montenegro and
perhaps Serbia also.
But Italy didn't do that and so the Austrlans and
Germans have conquered Montenegro and swept through
Albania almost without opposition. Italy has made little
if any progress toward Trieste, while at the same time 1t
has missed the chance to gain a foothold on the eastern
shore of the Adriatic.
Mr.. BRYAN insists that President Wilson has deserted
his party. Well, what is Mr.. Bryan gong to do about
it when the national convention meets?
Prick up his ears as hard and necessarily as he may,
Colonel House fails to catch the faintest twitter from the
peace bird.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

Among others Billy Sunday reports business yer,
good this winter. In five weeks at Trenton. n. T.. he
has saved Io522 souls and 20.oIo dollars.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

AS a general proposition, the country is withstandino
the shock of the Garrison resignation with remarkable
GOODNESS, courage and composure.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-19

Bv the way, speaking of preparedness, what has be
Ne Of Mr.. Fords runabout submarine?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01

At Fort Shafter, where there are
some fine almost new frame buildings,
are excellent types of the old style of
post architecture. The garrison has
been proud of the buildings, which
were probably the best on the island
until those at Kamehameha were
started. ~. :.
r. The Kamehameha buildings have
not been completed, but are nov al.
most ready for occupancv. Soue OF
the buildings have been finished with
the. exception of lawn leveling, clean
ing up and some detail work Shortly
after the first OF the year they will
ba ready for habitation. Kamehameha
is already the prize post of the is
land as to beauty and neatness, and
with the new buildings will have a
still greater lead r..
Work will be under way. it is said
ut every post or the island before
summer. In preparation for this the
Office of the constructing quartermas-
ter has been enlarged M. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01

island by far The buildings are
frame and the barracks are built in
the Mexican-Spanish style, the build.
ings being square with a court in the
center, so the ventilation is good
Since the Kamehanleha work was be.
gun the garrison at Schofield Bar
racks has been bewailing the fact that
the buildings there are all concrete.
All new post buildings on Oahu will
be of the new type Wood will re,
place concrete in construction and
the open court in the center will be
used for the barracks, this style of
building being deemed the best suit,
ed for the climate and of enough du-
rability to last as long as the building
is habitahle . r.. ..........@
Fort Shafter, like Schofeld Bar.
racks and all other posts here, has
now in the garrison every man j. &
possible to accommodate. Families
have been assigned to the quarters
built for single officers, and the bar.
racks are filled to capacity. .....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
AERIAL TORPEDO OF GREAT
-. POWER. ...-

An aerial torpedo that carries 500
pounds of high explosive and is con
troIled in its flight by wireless has
been invented by an American and
vas recently placed on exhibition in
New York. Carrying such a charge as
it does. this torpedo is by far the
most destructive projectile of the kind
ever made The new torpedo, which
is described with illustration in the
January Popular Mechanics Magazine,
is feet inches long and is equipped
with wings somewhat like the wings
Of an aeroplane and with two propel-
iers, one located at the bow and the
ether at the stern. Through the wire
less control of the propelling and
steering apparatus it can be steered
up or down, or horizontally, at the
VIII OF the operator,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
GUARD OF HAWAII AROlSES MUCH
PRAISE IN MANI AND newspapers

mort has not sufficient CQu.umcnt To
arm those who are willing IL 20 into
the quart But this does not keep
them from volunteering and hundreds
Of them are being drilled with slaves.
A brigade is now in the process OF
organization. One regiment has been
formed on the island of Oahu. one on
Hawaii and a third on Maui Aside
from these three regiments Of infan-
try, troop Of Caya:ry company
OF engineers and machine gun com
rany have been recruited.
From Sugar Factories.
Nest of the officers are superin.
tendents and foreuien of the sugar fac.
tories The enlisted men come from
the employees of the factories, and by
this arrangement all the men that can
qualify physically of the different fac.
tories are enlisted in separate organt
cations Gen Samuel T. Johnson, for.
merly superintendent of one OF the fac.
tories, has been appointed commander
of the Hawaiian militia with the rank
of enlargement The work Of or
ganizing and instructing the militia
has been done by LIST Lieut. William
G, Whitener, infantry. Z. 5. A., and
he has rendered reports TO the war de-
partment which creates very favor
able impression as TO the spirit and
patriotism OF the people OF the islands.
1T is urged that there should be
at least three officers assigned to the
islands, and if possible this will be
done. if Congress makes sufficient in
crease in the number of extra Off
rarx,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
Cleaning and Painting of K
Boats Planned After Open
Sea Torpedo Practise

Having completed most of their an
nual engineering competition runs, the
four submarines of the third division,
the K-3, K-4, XII and KS will go into
drydock here next week to be cleaned
and painted. ....:
Two of the undersea raiders will
come over to the InterIsIand dry
dock next Tuesday morning, if the
present plans are followed After
they are given a thorough renova
ton they will go back to Pearl Har-
Dor and the other two submarines
will receive their share of attention.
Owing to the high seas and rough
weather which prevailed the early
part of this week outside Pearl Har-
Dor, not all desired was accomplished
in the open sea torpedo practise, the
range for which was laid last week
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01

should draw upon the best material of
Honolulu, and. certainly, being the
first occasion of such a night in an
army post, should be big night 80
A novelty promised is the celebra,
ton of a real Chinese wedding on
some evening in January. This will
take place on the open stage between
reels some night and should make
quite an unusual occasion. 49,.
Lieut. c. r. Abraham is also taking
up the matter of staging boxing and
wrestling exhibitions, and if these can
be put on they will throw the fans OF
the post into fever of anticipation.
There are so many good scrappers on
Oahu now that some dandy exhibit
lions of the art. should be possible
There are some good men in Shafter
itself. who are aching for a chance
FOR a local display. III
To deal with. matters more thor
oughly Lieut.. Abraham has opened a
special aerodome office in the post eX-
change building, where all show mat
tiers Will be transacted. All apPlica-
tions for the civilian amateur night
land other matters1 should be made
to Francis Leigh, who will give any
desired. .-........ r..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
OPEN BIDS FOR
DE RUSSY WORK
NEXT TUESDAY

Bids for the construction OF two
barracks for enlisted men. six non.
commissioned officers cottages, sey-
eral officers quarters, an administra-
tion building, guard house and other
improvements at Fort De Russy will
be opened January in the office OK
the constructing quarternnaster on Ho-
tel street If the bids are low enough
to bring them within the sum allow
ed the department for the work, con-
struetion will begin in few days and
the buildings will be completed with.
in three months. If the bids are too
high for the allowance the plans may
have TO be altered so the work can BIO
done with the money available.
A general clearing out will begin
at Fort De Russy as soon as the con-
tract for the work is let All OF the
buildings now on the reservation. In
GLIDING company barracks. Officers
and noncommissioned officers quart
ers smaller buildings about the
place are to be torn down. When the
new work is done the entire appear
ance of the place will be changed SO
that it will be hardly recognizable.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01

In preparation for the army of from
$4,000 to $4,000 men which may be
stationed on Oahu within year, a
great deal of construction work must
be done and in addition to that now
in progress at Fort Kamehameha and
the building to be done at Fort De
Russy, Capt. David l.. Stone, construct
ing quartermaster, will probably have
many other barrack buildings and off,
GERS quarters to plan and superintend-
ed the construction of before, next
summer @~...:.:
The buildings now on Oahu barely
accommodate the army. At SchOfield
Barracks two companies of the 25th
consisting of 400 recruits, are sleep
ing in tents, and at all the other posts
the buildings are crowded to capacity
The 55th at De Russy is in tents.
Land for the buildings is available
at all posts At De Russy the land
mauka of Kalia road has been left
open with the expectation of putting
barracks on it, Schofield, of course,
has all the room that could ever be
needed, and there is also plenty of
space at Shafter. At Fort Kameha-
meha there are already more adequate
accommodations than at any of the
other posts. T..
The new barracks at Kamehameha,
which were built under the direction
of Capt. Stone, are said by army Off
GERS and men to be the best on the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
VETERANS OF
Foreign Wars !.
TO MEET SOON

Shortly after the charter is closed
today a special meeting of Hawaiian
Post No. "a, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will be called and probably will
be held in the armory At this meet
ing a summary will be made of the
number of members in Honolulu and
in the post at Schofield Barracks,
which is still in the process of organi-
zation, and the records sent in to
headquarters. The post hopes to win
the prize, a set of standard colors,
which is offered to the post securing
the largest charter membership.
Sergt. c. j. Edwards, aide-de-eamp
and organizer. reports about IS mem
bers in the Hawaiian post The mum
Der at Schofield Barracks has not been
reported as the post there has not
been thoroughly organized.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
TAKE UP TOURNAMENT
PLANS IN SHORT TIME

Plans for the National Guard tourn-
ament, which is to be held early in
March are still in an embryonic stage
and nothing will be done until some
time later this month, There will
probably be meeting of the commit.
tee and the first plans for the tourn-
ament will be formed. =: