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ably to be explained as aceumulations
of the common grade of spelter. the
demand being for the higher grades,
Reviving domestic consumption will
apparently take care in the future of
such surplus output of prime western
spelter.
Higher Prices.
Spelter opened at st. Louis in Janu-
airy at SIS cents a pound and immedi-
ately began the long rise, which ex-
cept for one considerable setback in
March and smaller one in May con-
tinued until June 4, when spelter
reached 26.5 cents a pound. sharp
drop Immediately carried the price
down to 1915 cents by June 22 after
which it recovered to 22.75 cents by
July 3. Another sharp break let the
price go down to 1915 cents in the
middle of August. Several ups and
downs followed, after which the price
rose to 10 cents in the latter part of
November. A sharp decline carried.
the price down to Is cents at the mid
die of December. A rapid recovery
followed, and spelter closed the year at
about 1923 cents pound The aver
age price for the year of prime west
ern spelter at St. Louis was 14.2 cents
a pound.
The London spelter market opened
at ELS rs. Cd. long ton (6.1 cents a
pound) and, nearly paralleling the Am
erican market, rose to 9110 a long ton
(23,8 cents a pound) in the middle of
June, dropped to G55 long ton (11.9
cents a pound) in August rose to &105
a long ton (22.7 cents pound) in No
vember, and closed the year at eco q
long ton Q9.5 cents a pound). In the
first nine months of the year the Lon
don price was sometimes below and
above the American price,
but from October onward the London
price was consistently the higher, in
and December averaging
nearly cents pound more than the
st. Louis price.
The price of brass special grade of
spelter at Waterbury, Conn, usually
averages about GA cents above the St |
Louis price. During 1915, however
he dffferential ranged from 25 to
nearly cents, averaging about 3.3
cents, The price of the highest grades
If spelter is not quoted, but sales are
exported at more than 40 cents pound |
when spelter was at the high point.
The price of sheet zinc generally
'anges from 2 to rs cents above the
st. Louis price of spelter. During 1915
heet zinc has varied from 25 to S.75
ents above the price of spelter.
Zinc dust, heretofore mostly import
ID from Europe, generally ranges from
to cents pound higher than spell
err. In March, 1915, the price of zine
lust began to go up, and in the first
Wo weeks of June it more than
doubled, jumping from II cents to 40
ents. There was a decline of a few
ents, but by the last week in July the
rice had settled back to 3S to 40
ents per pound at which it has since
emained.
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este origin, and 1851 tons of foreign
origin. This was a gain of 1877 900 tons
and OF more than sl03, 900 in value.
As noted above, however. the gain in
value was considerably more than this
amount. The production of spelter
from both domestic and foreign ores,
apportioned according to the states in
which 1t was smelted, by months
periods was as follows:
spelter Production, 1914-15, by States,
in Short Tons.
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| While the output of each state was
more in the second half of the year
than in the first, Kansas showed the
greatest gain, nearly doubling the pro-
duction of the first half and getting
back to old-time figures
The number of retorts at the begin
ming of 1915 was 1924, at the mid
year it was 130,642 and at the end,
154,898. All available retorts were in
active operation and new retorts were
put in active operation and new re-
torts were put into commission as fast
as completed. The large amount of
the higher grades Of spelter made by
rehabilitation from the ordinary grades
necessitated greatly enlarged re-
tort capacity, so that the actual out
put of spelter in itself gives no relia-
BILE clue to the number of retorts in
use. 1t Is not feasible at this time to
give the production of redistilled spell
ter.
The capacity of the zinc shelters by
states, together with the additions
now planned for 1916, exclusive of the
proposed plant on an unsolicited site
in Oklahoma with site undecided Is as
follows:
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Top Orofino Consolidated Mil
company near the town OF MUIR, e
in Shoshone County, State of IdaSs'
all the right, title and interest oS ~
defendants. Bear Top Orofino Consaie
dated Mining Company and TT's.
Star Mining Company in and 10 w
following described property to-w, ne
The Orofino mine, CONSISTING
those certain lode mining claims sit
uated, lying and being in Summit rnin
ing district, Shoshone county, state 20
idaho, and known as and called "Ro' VI
lstone, keystone Fraction" Banner"
Slick" Great Eastern" "Kath,aon'G u
Burns" "Dooley," and "D alv"
lgether with the improvements situat
ed thereon and various and sundr,,
tools, implements, fixtures, and otSayy
personal property situated upon and
used in connection with the prosecn1
ton of work upon said Orofino mina
and partially described as follows TO-
wit. W.
1 Woods IN piston drill.
Waugh Stopping drills; Ingersoll 81
d 9 drills; Liner plugger; / 7-incfb
Machine bar, 4 "; 1 6-inch macbina
bar Az; / B. C-21 drills; machine
drill steel; machine drill hose:
hoists; l hoist; hoists; B. G 81
drill; double set tram harness; No
bob sleigh; dining room; office, old
bunk house; new bunk house; shifter's
cabin; boiler room; blacksmith shon
No 1; blacksmith shop No. 2; black
smith shop No. 3; 6 outhouses; powder
magazine No. l; powder magazine NJ
2; steam compressor room; aerial
tram; pipe installation 800 feet 9
inches; ton muck car; 2 log cars: 4
cars; cars; assay furnace; stove in
cabin; iron wheelbarrow; blacksmith
shop No. ! tools, etc.; cook range: Ro.
chester lamp; blacksmith shop No .
tools, ETC.; blacksmith shop No 2
tools, ETC.; portable blacksmith forge
track pipe, installation, 272O feet.
pipe installation, 665 feet 2 inches:
1900 feet 21a inches from No. tun.
mel to compressor; Y horse power
steam engine; ventilating pipe 1000
feet; blower for above; receiving tank.
Il mattresses II springs; mat
tresses; 20 old mattresses; springs.
heater; | Majestic range; 1 box
stove; tables benches l Roches-
ter lamp; / bed; extra water wheel.
typewriter desk; 3 phones; clock; Ro.
chester lamp; 2 book cases; heater
and pipe; cook stove; rocker; Morris
chair; chairs, table; engine and
receiving tank; 2 boilers
stacks, ETC.; foundations for machin-
cry; l Liner belt driven compressor
tools and appliances: big
flume, 2 miles high line flume; 1000
feet penstock pipe; 200 feet LA inch
pipe; car coal 80 tons; extra Trum-
bel screens; 2 swing jaw plates: | still
plate; side liners for Chicago rolls:
!. slide liners for Hunphry rolls; side
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SENATOR BORAH MAY Be
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
MAY BE CALLED ON TO SOUND
kEYNoTE-RoosEVELT
AND TAFT.
New York SUM

Senator Borah of Idaho has bee
picked by the progressive element o
the republican party as its candidat
for temporary chairman of the repub
lican national convention and the cam
paign Is new under way to secure hi
selection for this post at the hands o
the arrangements committee of tn,
national committee.
This was learned today from an un.
Improbable source and was coupled
up with the assertion that the conser-
natives of the east are bitterly OPP
posed to Senator Borahs selection tc
sound the 1915 keynote, while the
western element, including prac-
tieally all the party leaders west Of
the Mississippi are strongly for him
Two other United States senators
are under consideration for this hon
or, one of whom Is Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts. Prompt objection has
been raised to Senator Lodge because
he has espoused openly the presiden-
tial aspiration of his colleague, Sena-
tor Weeks The name of the other
senator Is not made public at this time.
Root Also Mentioned.
The subcommittee on arrangements
is also likely to be confronted with the
suggested candidacy of ex-senator
Root of New York for the temporary
rIa t,,, a ;, chin If ba is ,n,,+ fc,,,,,, ~
according to the information in Chi
cago, 1t will be on the basis that he is
out of the presidential contest and
that no serious attempt will be made
by the New York delegation to nomin-
ate him. There are strings attached
to the talk about Root for temporary
chairman that may prevent considera-
ton of his name.
Another suggestion that unquestion-
ably Is to be. made to the subcommt-
tee Is that the two living ex- presidents
Theodore Roosevelt and William H.
Taft be agreed upon as the temporary
and permanent chairmen respectively
of the convention. This proposition is
being considered seriously by republic
cans of prominence as model method
of demonstrating that republican-pro-
gressive peace is assured.
Bitter Contest Expected.
The men who are responsible for the
already launched movement to make
Senator Borah the temporary chair
man have no disposition to agree to
any peace proposition such as the
iRoosevelt-Taft idea. They are pre-
pairing for a bitter contest that Is fig
ured as sure to exceed in strife the
showdown of 1912 between Root and
the then Governor McGovern of Wis
consn for the convention chairman
ship.
Already certain of the eastern party
spokesman are understood to have
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NOTICE..
1t May Concern:

o All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that H. G..
Lougee, the owner of an undivided
one-sixth interest In the Virginia min
ng claim, situated in Beaver mining
district, county Of Shoshone, Idaho,
Will not be responsible for any debts
or obligations however incurred by
Patrick Burke, or his assigns, or by
any person or corporation whatever.
for any work done upon, or for any
machinery or supplies furnished for or
used upon said Virginia lode mining
claim, or for any contract debt, lien
or obligation made or incurred In re-
spect to said lode mining claim.
Dated this 21st day of May, 1914.
My28-Ag27-tf H. G. LOIJGEE
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL sTocKRoLD.
ERS' MEETING.

Office of the Advance Mining Com
pany, Limited, Missoula, Montana,
December IA, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that special
stockholders meeting of the Advance
Mining Company, Limited, will be held
in Sweets hotel, Wallace, Idaho, on
January 10, 1915, at 700 p. m. of said
day for the purpose of electing a
board of directors for the ensuing year
and for the transacting of other busi-
ness as may properly come before said
meeting.
HENRC HUBERT,
Secretary Treasurer
S24 Vine ST, Missoula, Mont
F. D. FOX,
Vice President,
829 Cherry ST., Missoula, Mont.
D16-J6-4t
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| DomeStic Consumption Increased.
The apparent domestic consumption
of spelter in 1915 may be computed as
follows: The sum of the stock on hand
at shelters at the beginning of the
year. 20,095 TONS plus the imports, 1858
tons, and the production, 100000 tons,
gives the total available supply-511,-
600 tons. From this are to be sub
tracted the exports of domestic spell
ter, $4,000 tons, the exports of foreign
spelter, 1900 tons, the exports under
drawback, 255 tons, and the stock on
hand at smelters at the end of the
year Ito be exact, on December 15),
2O,75S, or a total of 10000 tons, leav-
ing a balance of 1000 tons as the
apparent domestic consumption This
calculation takes no account of the
stocks of spelter held by dealers or
consumers. On comparing the con-
in 1915 with the 299,13O tons
in 1914, the 295,370 tons in
1913, and the 340,341 tons in 1912, 1t
appears that the indicated consume
ton is not large when the larger ex-
ports of brass and manufactures Of
BRASS are considered. The stocks are
between three and four times as great I
IS at the midyear but these are prob t
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The Zinc Mining Industry in 1915

Both the zinc smelling and the zinc
mining industries of the United States
enjoyed a year Of unparalleled pros
perity in 1915. According to the best
information obtainable at this time the
recoverable zinc content of zinc ores
mined in the United States in 1915
was over 100000 short tons compared
with 100000 tons in 1914 and 41S,O0O
tons in 1913 With a continuance of
high prices for spelter during 1916 the
output will be greatly augmented, for
the very high prices did not begin I'M
til April and May and it was natural
~ some time before much additional
zinc mining could get under way. The
production during the last quarter of
the year was at a much higher rate
than during the first quarter.
For the same reason the output of
spelter during 1916 should be much
greater than it was in 1915, provided
the spelter market remains the same
The output during the first half of 1915
was at the rate of $4,000 tons a year;
during the last half 1t was at the rate
of about $4,000 tons. Though the
total spelter produced in the United
States in 1915 increased 40 per cent
over the preceding year, the value of
the output increased nearly 500 per
cent. However, even this does not
represent the true value, for it is
based on the average price of prime
western spelter, whereas there was a |
large production of brass special, in
termediate and high grade spelter all |
of which command premiums. The !
real value of the spelter output was
therefore probably between 10 and rs
per cent more than the value as
given.
Larger Smelling Capacity.
There was a large increase in the
smelling capacity during the last half
OF the year the total number of re- (
torts at the end Of the year being
1888, as compared with 130642 at
the midyear, and with 1924 at the
beginning. In addition 2O.75S retorts 1
We're under construction or planned. I
New plants, the construction of which |
started since the geological surveys
midyear report are those Of the AM
erican Steel & Wire Co, at Donora, Z
Pa; the Kusa Speter Co, the La a
Harpe Spelter Co, and the Oklahoma o
Spelter Co, all at Kusa, Okla; the t
Henryetta Spelter Co., at Henryetta, n
Okla; the American Spelter Co., at o
Pittsburg, Kan; and the owen Zinc 9,
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK
HOLDERS.

Office of the Idaho & Los Angeles
Mining & Milling Company, Wallace,
Idaho, January 5, 1916
Notice is hereby given that there is
delinquent upon the following describ-
ed stock on account of an assessment
Of five co mills per share, levied on
the 25th day of october, 1915, the sew
eral amounts set opposite the names
OF the respective shareholders as fol-
lows, to- wit;
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Co, at Caney, Kan. In addition t.
these four block smelter with 1861
retorts is planned in Oklahoma, the
exact site not yet having been selected
This does not include the lotion cleo
trolytic zine plant at Anaconda, Mont.
or the 200-ton electrolytic plant under
construction at Great Falls, Mont, and
Others contemplated or the electro
thermic zinc smelter planned at Keo-
kuk, Iowa.
1t seems certain that the zinc pro-
duction capacity of the United States
will soon be equal to every conceiy-
able call upon it. The l,absorbing
question is as to what demands will
be made upon it in 1916. Brass car
fridge cases, large or small may be
used as many as 80 or 40 times.
Doubtless it will be possible to save
and reload many of the empty cases
used in the war; and in time this
should tend to lessen the demand for
spelter, On the other hand, the re-
cent frightening Of the battle lines in
.urope should increase the demand
for the metal. Furthermore, the grow
ing demands for home consumption
must become a greater factor in 1916.
These demands will have to do not on
ly with current operations but with
restoring reserves and stocks that have
been allowed to become depleted dur
ing several lean years. For this rea-
son an average prosperous year should
show a home consumption OF zinc
above the average.
The following figures have been
compiled without change by C. e, Sic
benthal of the geological survey, from
reports furnished by all operating
shelters Of zinc ores except one, show
ing their output for the first IL months |
OF the year and their estimated pro-
duction for December. The output of
one smelter, treating both ore and /
Dresses, has been estimated. Figures
showing the imports and exports for /,
10 months were obtained from the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
nerce and to these figures estimates
'or November and December have
,een added
A Record Production. 5
The production Of primary spelter G
rom domestic ore in 1915 is estimated I
t 100000 short tons, and from foreign a
re at 10000 tons, total of 100000 I
ons, worth, at the average st. Louis u
rice, $139,16o,OOO, compared to a total b
{ S5S,O4s tons in 1914, worth $s6,O1O.- b
u.s. and made up S4s,41S tons of dom a
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assessment has been postponed to the
/ 18th day of January, 1916, and the
sale of delinquent stock has been post
poned TO the 5th day of February, 1916,
at the same hour and place above de-
scribed.
r. e. SEYSLER,
J6-I3-2t Secretary.
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And in accordance with law so many
shares or each parcel of such stock as
may De necessary will be sold on the
9th day of January, 1916. at 8 90 n m
of said day at Ais Bank street wal
lace, Idaho, to pay the delinquent as
sessment thereon, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses of
sale. VI
ALFRED j. DUNN.
Jo-zo-St Secretary Treasurer.
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Zinc Smelling Capacity, 1915.

|
and Brass.
Exports of spelter and sheets made
from domestic ore are estimated at
Il50O0 short tons worth $25,530, 900,
compared with 64,S07 tons in 1914. Elk
ports of spelter made from foreign ore
estimated at $4,000 TONS valued at ST.
100000, compared with $3.50 tons in
1914. The exports of brass are esti-
mated at $4,000 tons, valued at $12,-
100000, compared with 1858 tons in
1914, Manufactures of brass were ex-
ported to the value of about $40, 900, :
900, as compared with $3,756,SSS in
1914. During the first nine months Of
the year there were also exported UNI
der drawback articles manufactured
from 255 tons Of foreign zinc, on which
duty had been paid, compared with
1881 tons in 1914.
The exports of domestic zinc ore
were about 900 short tons, valued at
$4,000, compared with lilo tons in
1914. Foreign zinc ore contained 900
tons of zinc and valued at $24,270 was
reexported. The imports of spelter
(probably mostly scrap are etsimat-
ed at 500 short tons, valued at about
$122,35S compared with $50 tons in
1914, ...
The imports of zinc ore in 1915 were
approximately $4,000 short tons, con-
laining about $4,000 tons of zinc, and
worth about 100000, compared with
1882 tons of ore, containing 1912
IONS of zinc in 1914. The zinc imports
or the first 10 months of 1915 were as
'ollows:
IMPORTS Of Zinc Ore January October,
fQfE ia cLznG r.
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Notice Of Postponement.

Notice is hereby given that by order
and resolution of the board of direct
ors, the time for payment of the above
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

(Reported by shoshone Abstract Co..
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The above sale has been adjourned
until March Is, 1916, at the same hour
and place.
ALLAN G. KENNEDY,
-Mar15-9t Receiver
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-11

The men who protect us day and night.
who risk their lives for the preservation
Of human life and the law. will parade on
Broad street today before admirlng thou
sands. Officlaily speaking, Il Is the parade
NJ the Police and Fire Department In
tho ranks OF the 1900 marching heroes will
be seen the cop who caught the man who
robbed your house. and perhaps the brave
IRE laddle who carried your little girl to
safety when death seemed Inevitable. That
Philadelphia does not forget her heroes will
be shown In striking manner when two
Of the fremen who performed exceptional
deeds OF bravery during the last year will
be highly honored.
The names OF these men are being kept
secret In fact, the men themselves do not
know that they have been singled out by
Cnief Engineer William S. Murphy.
When the members Of the Fire DEPART
ment reach the officlal reviewing stand on
Broad street above Walnut they will form
a square. Chief Murphy will then an
nounce the names OF the brave fire laddies.
and they will step TO the center of the
square
In the presence of the Mayor. city ON
cials and prominent citizens the medals
will be pinned on them by Director Will
son. These medals are donated by A. J..
Cameron and Daniel Baugh, who believe
that no heroes are more worthy OF recog-
milton than the fire fighters.
Ine paTaue Will form At brOau ana tNeeu
streets. Led by Superintendent Robinson.
the city's protectors will march north on
Broad street. swing around the east side
OF City Hall and proceed TO oxford street.
where they will dlsband. The only halt will
be made before the reviewing stand for
the honors to the fremen.
The aides to Superintendent Robinson will
be Chief Clerk Walter Gilbert, Drill Master
Henry Crofut and Lieutenant William
Leary
The various police divisions will be led
by the following captains:
First Diyision-CaptaIn David McCoach
second Division--Captain Nicholas Kenny.
Third Dlvision-Captain william J. McFadden
Fourth Division--Captain Francis Callahan.
Fifth DIyison--Captain George s. Tempest.
In the aforementioned division will be the
reserves, the mounted police and the motor
cycle squad. The police surgeons and the
patrol wagons will conclude this division of
the parade.
The Fire Department will be led by Chief
Engineer william s. Murphy. His aids
will be Assistant Chief Engineer Ross Davis
and six firemen who have been awarded
honor medals for bravery. In the line of
march there will be about FIVE hundred
men, fifty-eight companies and nearly two
hundred pieces of apparatus showing the
evolution OF the department.
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100000 ALLIED TROOPS
HURLED IN VAIN ON TEUTONS
IN WEST, BERLIN ASSERTS
BERLIN. Nov. Il

BERLIN, Nov. IL.
Two hundred and ten thousand British
and French troops were hurled time after
time against the German lines on an eight
mile front between lie Sars and Boucha-
vesnes during last Sundays offensive, ac-
cording to reports published in Berlin news
papers today
These reports said tremendous losses"
we're sustained by the assauiting columns
which comprised six British and four and
half French divisions. and that during
the hnal efforts the Allies were unable
because OF utter exhaustion and a heavy
rainfall, TO make any impression on the
Teuton lines An the attempts are said 10
have been stihed and the advancing coll
nmns deeimated by artillery and machine
gun FIRE,
pnlx the French. south of the Somme, the
reports said, gained insignificant sue
cesses" near Presoir, while heavy attacks
launched repeatedly throughout the day and
night on Tuesday in st. Pierre Vast Wood
were crushed by the German tropos
With clear weather artilleryinE all along
tao front generally Increased. with the All
lies. at certain points, pouring a drumfre
against the German positions, which how
ever British and French forces we're unable
10 follow up.
There were particularly violent attacks
made on Thursday at Isolated points by the
franco-British troops about Eaucourt rAb-
baye. Guedecourt, Les Boeufs and Presoir
which were stiied by German fire.
A. Sally there were particularly pow
erful attacks by the French. which were ali
repulsed In bloody hand-to-hand fighting