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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
LETTING DAY DOWN EASY.

f. H, Brownell, president of the
Federal Mining & Smelling company,
either has fine sense of humor or he
is wholly lacking in that desirable
quality We are inclined to believe
that the first is correct, and that he
has discovered during his frequent
visits to the Occur d'Alenes that the
people here are not slow to grasp the
point of joke. So when, as the rep
he was asked to comment on the re-
tirement of Harry L. Day from the
head of that company, the same to be
published in Mr.. Days own daily, Mr..
Brownelrs face must have taken on a
serious expression as he paid tribute
to the retiring manager, closing his
eloquent encomium with the following
paragraph:
"The people of this community are
rapidly realizing that in Mr.. Day, they
have one of the great men that the
northwest has produced. When the
future mining history of the Pacific
slope is written the name of Harry L.
Day will be intimately associated with
those of Marcus Daily, Clarke and
lacking, and many other men who
have made the mining industry of the
northwest famous in the annals of the
United States"
The people of this community saw
the joke and have been laughing ever
since Marcus DAILY has long since
gone to his reward and his fame is Sc
cure, regardless of this attempt in
or play to link his name with
l latter day pretender who does not
credit the people with knowing the
Inference between luck and genius.
But it is different with Clark and |
lacking. Their fame is also secure,
'ut being still in the flesh, 1t may be
hat they may take exceptions to the
Use of their names to elevate one to a
'lane which he could never gain
trough his own merits. But know
ng Mr.. Brownell and the subject of
us jest, 1t is. not likely that they will
e misled into taking it seriously.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
RENDER UNTO CAESAR.

Northwest Mining Truth, Spokane.
Mining Truth takes this first oppor-
tunity of expressing its appreciation of
the conservative, consistent and re-
liable mining news furnished by the
Wallace Miner-Week by week; year
in and year out. By the same token
1t would be well, and nothing more
than ethical, If some well intentioned
pirates would acknowledge the source
of mining news which finds its way
into local print with the utmost regu-
larity ON the day following publication
of the Wallace news gatherer. Pilfer7
ing is pilfering-in journalism Is In
monetary matters. Besides, proper
local treatment of outside newspapers
might aid in removing the antagonis-
tic spirit with which, we regret to say
Spokane, Spokanites and Spokanism
are regarded in some adjacent terri
tory
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
FOUR CANDIDATES FOR GOV.
ERNoR.

The formal announcement from
George E. Crum, of Lewiston, that he
will seek the republican nomination for
governor makes the fourth hat that has
been tossed into the ring, two from
north Idaho and two from south. Her
man Taylor of Standpoint is the other
north candidate, while the south is
represented by Captain E. G. Davis of
Boise and d. w. Davis of American
Falls Other men are persistently
mentioned for the republication NOM
nation, but these four are the oniv
avowed candidates. John M. Haines
is still considered a probable candi-
date. Judge J. F. Ailshie, of Occur
dAlene, continues to be mentioned
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09

and the same Is true of C. L. Hoffman
of Rathdrum. E. II Dewey Of Nampa,
and Fred Cooling of Shoshone. So
while there are now only four men
fairly in the race, there Is no telling
what a day will bring fourth.
So far as north Idaho Is concerned.
the talk of getting together in support
of a candidate has ended as usual, that
is. either no candidate or two or more
to divide the vote. The get-together
talk has been INDUCED in more at Lew
lston than anywhere else, and con-
ference was called there to decide up
on definite plan to get the north be-
hind single candidate for governor.
This seems to have failed in its pur-
pose. and in the meantime Herman
Taylor has been an active candidate
for the republican nomination. The
entrance of Mr.. Crum in the fight for
the nomination is decidedly favorable
to the nomination of a south Idaho
candidate. Both Mr. Taylor and Mr..
Crum will have a strong support in
the north, and both will receive some
support from the south, but the vote
of the south, which Is far in excess of
the north, will go to south Idaho
candidate and the divided north
will again make his nomination sure.
Thus do we continue to strengthen
and entrench the power against which
we rail-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09

eminent which taxes the natural re-
sources Of the west while placing no
such burden on the east; in fact, tax
ing the west for the benefit Of the
east. Here is an extract from Mr..
Callbreath's forceful paper:
why should the people OF Boston
have the sole benefit of her magnifi-
cent harbor, and the cheap transporta-
ton which 1t affords, while the people
of Colorado are forced to pay tribute
for the use of that which makes for
cheaper power for her transportation
and industries-her water resources?
Why should the citizens of New York
have the free use of the Hudson river,
while the people of Utah, who are
joint users, are denied that advantage
and yet forced to pay royalties upon
the natural resources within her bor-
ders? Why should Boston, New York
and Baltimore have the benefit of the
for the foreign and coastwise COM
merce, which have so largely contrib
uted to their commercial growth, while
wyoming is required to pay royalty
for the coal and oil which nature Stor-
ed in her bosom at the same time she
gave water facilities to the coast
states?"
1t is the opinion of Mr. Callbreath
that the plan to lease water power
coal, oil and mineral lands involves
one of the most important domestic
questions with which the people have
had to deal He declared that leasing
bills now before congress with the
stamp of approval from the admins
tration will throttle development, per-
petuate monopoly, and create sys-
tenn of landlordism" repugnant to the
to the basic principles of our govern
ment Such a system will prove q
tremendous burden to the west by tax
ing our resources and at the same
time depriying us of the use and ben
eft of the revenue. Illustrating the
system Mr.. Callbreath pointed out
that royalty of cents per ton on the
estimated coal reserves of Montana
Wyoming and Utah would amount to
$500, 100000, a tax not assessed
against Pennsylvania or any other
coal producing states of the east.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
THE ELDER-DAY FIGHT.
caldwell Tribune)

NCdluWell 1TlDuUeJ
The fight between Messrs. Jerome j
Day and Robert H. Elder for the pc
sition of national committeeman is 60
ing along quite merrily. The Day fac
ton states that Elder has betrayed the
democratic party of Idaho; that he
does not represent the party; and that
all in all he is weak sister. The Ell
der people are not saying very much.
They seem confident of success de-
pending in large measure upon the
cards they have sequestered for just
such emergencies.
During the past year Governor Alex
ander has built up a political machine
of no mean proportions. That ma
chine is at the disposal of Pence and
Elder. These two gentlemen with the
help of Governor Alexander are in a
position to put up a stiff fight. The
forces of Day are not we'll organized.
but worse than this Is the fact that one
or two of them can only acquire an
idea by having it pumped into them
with a hydraulic ram or driven in with
piledriver. With such a one the
readers of the Tribune are well ac-
quainted. These latter are moved only
by physical force. The manipulators
of such an opposition have a hard row
to hoe. They are putting up a hard
fight and successful fight we hope.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
BETTER DAY COMING, MAYBE.
Lewiston Tribune


Seeing the inefffcieney, wastefulness
weakness, failure, prejudice, scandal
fraud, Generalization and ruin thai
have come of it all, it is little wonder
that the people are beginning to re-
cover their balance and their liberty
of Judgment in estimating the value
of politics and partisanship, as these
go.
The old time war cries for rallying
the boys to do battle for this, that or
the other gang of office seekers and
placemen have lost their charm and
their effectiveness. But that is the
only progress that has as yet been
made. So for, 1t is still only a choice
of evils, but that is penalty which
the people have drawn upon them
selves and for which they must pay
the full price.
They have restricted the field to the
sharpers, the tricksters, the charlatans
and the weaklings.
No man of virtue, probity, candor
and courage need offer himself for SER
vice in the halls of state, as politics
is now organized and conducted.
The men of average character and
conscience who do offer themselves
start right at the first to concocting
a series of cunning, deceptive and
pretensions that will hold
one element of the voters, conciliate
another and mislead still another
The sole criterion is the winning of
enough votes by hook and crook to
carry the offices, and it is fair to say
that this is the sort of politics the
people have demanded. But a better
lay is coming, because it has been
shown that the old noisy and pesti-
ferrous way has brought nothing good.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
COPPER AFTER THE WAR.
Order for Delivery After the War at
20 Cents Per Pound.

Boston News Bureaus correspon-
dent at Houghton, Mich, writes:
/ know of Lake Superior copper
company, the name of which I am not
now at liberty to make public, that has
just closed a contract with the German
government for copper at % cents a
pound, the metal to be delivered at
the conclusion of hostilities. There
are several peculiar features about the
contract. 1t calls for 500 tons of cakes
and bars and ingots. assorted, to be
delivered each month for five months.
commencing with March. The deliv-
cries are to be made in New York
storage warehouses, and the copper is
not to be shipped until the war ends
That the German government should
want to buy copper newspaper that
1t knows cannot be delivered to Ger
many at this time-and Is willing to
pay 2S cents a pound for It in storage
and in bond, practically indicates that
the German government authorities do
not expect to see the price of copper
diminish at the conclusion of the war.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
mining and Scientific Press)


From what we can learn, we infer
that congressional sanction is not
likely to be given during this session
to the creation of commission to un-
dertake the systematic revision of the
mining law. On the contrary, it is
likely that direct blow at the extra
lateral right will be delivered, by
means of Senator Shoots bill or, more
probably, by some legislation emanat-
ing from the subcommittee of the
subcommittee Of the house itself. This
may result not only in the killing Of
the extra Lateral right, but in elimin-
ating the requirement of discovery,
and in charging the claim area, say
to 1900 feet square. Then the enter
prising prospector will plaster the
to protect the dip of possible veins,
which he is no longer required to dis
cover. Thus the abrogation of the
much maligned apex law will serve not
to promote the search of ore, but to
allow of a postponement of such
search pending leisurely digging and
panning. Frankly. we do not like the
outlook. If after all the sincere efforts
made by number of experienced en-
gineers and enlightened lawyers we
are to have this half baked legislation,
it would have been better to let the
apex law alone.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09

The arraignment of President Will
son by Elihu Root for failure to make
protest against the occupation of
Belgium by the Germans, the neutral
! ity of which was guaranteed by The
Hague agreement, to which this coun-
| try and Germany were parties, was
| followed by administration supporters
recalling the occupation of Korea by
Japan during the Roosevelt admins
tration when Mr.. Root was secretary
of state as presenting a similar situa-
ton and in which no protest was made
by this government, although pledged
by treaty to respect the neutrality of
Korea and to use it's good offices to
have it respected by all other nations.
1t was pointed out by "Gumshoe Bill"
Stone, who is chairman of the senate
foreign relations committee, that the
principle involved was identical with
the Belgium case, and with much sat
isfaction he called for all the corre-
spondence in the Korea case. He got
it and he learned a great deal about
Korea and the attitude of this govern
ment toward it which a man in his
high and responsible position should
have known in advance 1t has been
noted that since receiving the CORE
spondence the democrats have sud-
denly ceased comparing the attitude
of the government toward Belgium
with that toward Korea, and there is
a reason.
1t is true that the United States had
entered into a treaty with Korea which
bound this government to respect the |
neutrality of the little kingdom and
to use its good offices to protect it |
against the entertainments of other
nations; but the correspondence
showed that in 1904 long after the
neutrality treaty, Korea had made two
.reaties with Japan which gave the
after government control of her af-
airs to a great extent, one of which
practically turned over the control of
Ter foreign relations to Japan These
reaties made it impossible for the
United States to make any protest
against the action of Japan, for IT
vas permitted under the treaties
which Korea had voluntarily signed.
The democrats can find no precedent
n the history of the country which
will justify the weak and cowardly ac-
ion of the administration toward the
uthless occupation of Belgium by
Germany.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
-. The Best.
(Nelson Robins in Youths Companion)

Did you fall in the race?
Did you faint in the squirt
Where the hot dust choked and burn
ed?
Did you breast the tape midst the fly
ing dirt
That the leaders spikes had spurned?
Did you do your best
Oh, know you lost. I know that your
time was bad.
But the game is not in the winning, lad.
The best of it since the beginning, lad,
Is in taking your licking and grinning,
lad,
If you gave them the best you had.
Did your tackle fall short?
Did the runner flash by
With the score that won the game?
Did it break your heart when you
missed the try?
Did you choke with the hurt and
shame?
If you did your best
Oh, know the score; I followed you
all the way through.
And that is why am saying, lad,
That the best of the fight is the stay
ing, lad,
And the best of all games is the play
ing, lad,
If you give them the best in you.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
GEO. e. cRUM's CANDIDACY.
Lewiston Man Will Seek Republican
Nomination for Govarnor.

Nomination for Governor.
George E. Crum, of Lewiston, form
ally announces his candidacy for the
republican nomination for governor in
the following statement:
Il have definitely decided to become
candidate for the republican nomin-
alton for governor of Idaho. This de-
cision accords with my own ambition
to serve the people of the state and
the expressed desire of many of its
best citizens for me to become a can
didate.
I'm the various ways open to me,
have made reasonably thorough
test Of the advisability of such action
on my part. Personal contact with
republican workers from various parts
Of the state, letters from practically
every county and a friendly attitude
of the state press have induced me to
believe that the call to service is clear
insistent and sincere Under these
circumstances it seems to me 1t is my
duty as a citizen and as a republican
to enter the contest for the nominal
ton.
During the progress Of the primary
campaign, ! shall define the policies
which l believe should obtain in state
government.
Il am impressed with the duties this
involves. No man of
character and of high regard for citi-
zenship can view 1t lightly. I am in
the race with the best there is in me
for Idaho and for the republican
party, and am in it to stay and to
VIM"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
THE PERFECT HOUR.
Detroit Free Press)

1 know that when the day is done
There'll be at least an hour of fun,
Not every moment, now, of life
Is filled with sordid, selfish strife.
One portion of the day remains
That's free from bemishes and stains;
Whatever else may come my way,
l own one hour of healthy play
When night comes on I cease to dread
Grim dangers, but look ahead
To where that pair of youngsters wait
To see me coming through the gate,
And there | know that we shall play
AT. least one hour of life away,
That sixty minutes shall be
From care and worry wholly free.
/ may not find success today,
And l may falter by the way;
The hours may dreary be and long,
And all my fondest hopes go wrong;
And may be sick at heart and sore,
But when l reach that little door
l know one hour will be complete
With merriment and laughter sweet.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
NATURAL RESOURCES EAST AND
WEST.

j. F. Callbreath, of Denver, secre-
tary OF the American Mining congress.
read paper at the recent -Ameri-
can Scientific congress in Washington.
In which he presented in a new and
eHectlVe way the argument against
the conservation policy of the gov
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09

Ammonia is produced cheaply as a
by-product from the manufacture of
coke in by-product ovens. 1t is recov-
cred In the form of sulphate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
Pearl Necklace, Valued
At Million Dollars, Has
a Mysterious Ownership

New York, Feb. 26.-Mystery is at
tached to the ownership of the finest
pearl necklace which ever reached this
country and possibly the finest in the
world, which has arrived at the port
of New York. Its arrival was sur
rounded with secrecy, and the silence
Of the customs officials who examined
It for appraisal was maintained even
after news of its arrival had leaked
out
There are so pearls in the string
and it is estimated that il is worth
$4,000 900. All the pearls are perfectly
matched and Of wonderful size and
luster, and it is said that there is
only one possible rival in the world
for first place among pearl collectors.
The necklace was sent to this country
by a noted London dealer and when
the jewelry trade OF this city learned
that it came from him. it led TO tile
suspicion that it was the same neck
lace which was stolen from the regis
tered mail while in transit between
London and Paris in 1913. This neck
lace was valued at that time at $685.
600 and was only recovered after a re-
ward of $1,000 had been offered. It
was picked up in the streets Of London
hy poor laborer, and it is supposed
that the robbers, finding It impossible
to dispose of the necklace on account
Of its fame, threw il away
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
CHURCHES

bishop Francis Asbury monument fund.
This monument is to cost, with pedestal,
$4,000, and is to stand on a conspicuous
plot in Washington, to be selected by
congress. If possible it is to be ordered
during the centennial year. and erected
as soon as possible. Small subscrip-
tons only are asked, the aim being to
make the monument representative Of
the eight millions of Methodists or
America. Every Methodist body is
united in the enterprise.
Francis Asbury came TO America in
1471. and for more than 40 years was
the foremost leader in the Wesley cause.
He was to American Methodism what
John Wesley was to English Wesley
anism
1t was on March 81, 1916 that As
bury died. on the approaching end
of March Methodist Sunday schools and
congregations everywhere are to hold
meetings to hear Of Methodist growth
and achievement, and all spring and
autumn district conferences are to take
note Of the anniversary. The general
conference at Saratoga in May will
have memorial exercises. Methodists
are saying that Asbury did work for
America comparable with the great
leaders in craftsmanship and war, and
hence the fitness of his statue promi-
nently placed in the city OF Washing
ton, and the remembrance by all
christians Of the data of his death
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
EPIsCOPALIAN SPLIT Is
BECOMING MORE EVIDENT.

Low and Broad church people among
Episcopalians are allowing TO appear
in the columns Of their newspapers,
and are issuing in interviews and pam
phlets, predictions that q split in the
ranks OF their church is imminent
It may be remembered that extreme
10 welements split off in 1873, expect
ing to take with them fully half of the
total membership. In this they failed,
but there came into existence what has
Episcopal church. Now the Low lead
ers in the Episcopal church itself free
" declare that conditions are worse
now than back in the 70's. They also
say the division is becoming each year
more pronounced. and it is known that
during the late Panama congress con-
troversy, and the resignation OF five
members of the official board of mis-
sions, a number Of Low leaders took
sides with the Highs sufficient to amaze
everybody who thought they UNDER
stood the trend.
The differences relate to much more
than ritual in public worship, or the
lack of it. They are two fundamen-
tally different conceptions OF what con-
stitutes a church. The Lows accept
the reformation and its lessons. They
are willing to cooperate with all 9TH
ers who do the same. They hold to
the Apostolic succession idea, but do
not regard it as a bar to recognition
Of other Christians. The Highs de-
clared their church to be Catholics
truly so as Roman or eastern orthodox
Both sides flock by themselves. in the
sense that in printing lists Of churches
IN various cities they print names an
addresses Of only such parishes as
belong to their party. In inviting bish-
OPS TO confirm new members, and in
taking part in anniversary celebrations
and similar functions, parishes hap
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
BIBLE SOCIETY IS PLANNING
FOR NATIONWIDE CELEBRATION
Chief Celebration of One Hundredh Anniversary be
in Washington in May With President Wilson One
of the Speakers; The Disciples of Christ to
Revise Their Oh urch Statistics.

roically attacked the problem of their
own statistics Of new members min
listers and churches, and have Just pub
lished data showing an apparent loss
in membership Of 22S,000 over the pre-
vious year. There is, at the same time,
a loss in the number of ministers re-
ported due to the omission of names
Of preachers who are in business, and
gain OF somewhere between 200 and
500 churches--the reports just given
out do not know The number Of Disci-
pies reported in 1914 was 1,370.5OO The
number now reported is 1.l42.2Og. With
out question it is said that this is the
most radical revision Of membership
data ever made at one time by any
large religious body.
Within the last two or three years
Disciples have been changing the
methods employed in the management
of their missionary affairs, and in the
representation. in their general con-
ventions. With these better methods
have now come accurate statistics, and
as their leaders say, "guesses are Civ
ing place TO something like actual
facts" In Texas alone, one of the
strong Disciples states, 164. 0GO members
had been reported. Now it is admitted
that only 1850 are to be found there.
Figures have also been revised for
Missouri, Kentucky. Illinois and In
diana, the other strongest Disciples
states.
While Disciples beneyolences have
been gaining steadily for years, grow
ing from s1,07S,000 in 1911 TO S1.502. 600
in 1914, they fell off in 1915 to $1.4S9,-
600. During 1916 men and millions
campaign is on to secure S6,300.OOO in
benevOlences. for which sum exactly a
half has already been secured.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
METHODISTS RAISE FUND
FOR ASBTRY MONUMENT

Methodist Sunday schools. Epworth
leagues, brotherhoods and congrega e
tions are sending contributions TO the