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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24

Root and which is coneurred In by tn,
American people In general:
Yet the American government ae.
qulesced in the treatment of Belgium
and the destruction of the law of ma.
tions. Without one word of objection
or dissent TO the reputation of law oil
the breach Of our treaty or the viola
ton of justice and humanity in the
treatment of Belgium, our government
enjoined upon the people of the Unit
ed States an Understanding and al
embracing neutrality, and the presi-
dent admonished the people that they
must be neutral in all respects in ACT
and word and thought and sentiment
We were to be not merely neutral as
to the quarrels of Europe, but neutral
as to the treatment of Belgium
neutral between right and wrong neu-
trail between justice and injustice;
neutral between liberty and oppres-
sion"
| i.
Root said:
"The defects of. the present admin
lstration arise from two distinct
causes. The first Is the temperament
and training of the president. The
second is the incapacity of the demo-
cratic party as it is represented in
Washington both in the legislative and
in the executive departments either to
originate wise policies or to follow
them effectively if they are establish
ed. The democrats in congress are
never controlled except with a club,
and government with club is always
spasmodic and defective.
These characteristics will not
change; President Wilson caI. Az,
change his nature; the democratic
party will not change the character of
its representatives; and there is no es-
cape from having the same causes of
weakness which have controlled our
government for the last three years
continued in the future except the
withdrawal of power from the demo-
cratic party We must not deceive
ourselves by assuming that the criti-
cal period arising from the great war
has passed. The real dangers and the
real tests of the strength of our insti-
tutions lie before us. The most exact
ing demands upon the wisdom, the
spirit and the courage of our country
are still to be made. In this great
conflict all forms of government are
on trial, democracy with the rest. The
principles of national morality are on
trial"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
WASHINGTON AND WAR.

George Washington was devout
advocate of peace, and his most cher
ished ambition, after he had won the
independence of the colonies as the
commander -chief Of the army and
had served as the first president of the
country which owed its existence to
him, was to retire to private life on
his estate overlooking the Potomac
and enjoy the quiet intercourse with
his family and friends and personally
supervise the cultivation of the soil.
But Washngton's desire for peace did
not mislead him in regard to the i'm
portance of being prepared for war. In
1898, during his second term as presi-
dent, he wrote congress that while he
sought peace and urged prompt and
faithful discharge of every duty and
obligation to other nations, he strong
ly recommended immediate measures
not only for defense, but for the en-
forcement of just claims Here is an
extract that is especially commended
to the careful attention of the present
day peace-at -any-price advocates:
to.
States among other nations which will
be withheld, If not absolutely lost, by
the reputation of weakness. If we de-
sire to avoid insult we must be able
to repel it; If we desire to secure peace
one of the most powerful instruments
OF our prosperity, it must be known
that we are at all times ready for
war"
He also advocated the avoidance of
I'll alliances that might jeopardize the
peace Of the nation, but along with
his counsel he made it clear that
While using every honorable means to
void war, the country must be pre-
Jared for that emergency at all times
lie said in his letter to congress:
Against the insidious wiles of for
ign influence the jealousy of a free I
eople ought to be constantly awake" {
g said warningly. I
THE great rule of conduct for us in t
egard to foreign nations is in extend S
lg our commercial relations to have f
S little political connection as possi- /
ie'
IF we remain one people under an
Fncient government, the period is not
tr Off when we may deny material
Jury from external annoyance; when
e may take such an attitude as will
tuse the neutrality we may at any
me be resolved upon to be serupul-
lsly respected; when belligerents
nder the impossibility of making ac-
lisitlons upon us, viii not lightly
izard the giving us provocation: O.
hen we may choose peace or war. as II
If interest, guided by justice, shall W
'unsel" u
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
THIS is A MINING YEAR.

There has perhaps never been time
in the history of mining in the west
when the prosperity Of the industry
was so general and the outlook for the
future was so bright as it is at this
time. This applies to every branch of
metal mining, and the unprecedented
profits have resulted in turning vast
sums of money to investment in the
mines or mining securities which have
heretofore been confined to what has
been regarded as more conservative
channels There has In late years been
a decided change in the attitude of the
public toward mining, and shrewd and
safe business men who a few years
ago would have dismissed any propo
sition to invest in mines as unsafe and
more or less of gamble are now eager
to get their money in lead, zinc and
COppGI HlillCS "IlICil dIt GdIhluB SuCll
princely dividends and which have
demonstrated that in the matter of Sc
curlty and certainty of return are I'M
equalled in any other line of indus
try. The high prices that now prevail
for these metals are of course not per-
manent, but no one can investigate the
conditions both at home and abroad
without becoming convinced that there
Is certain to be a continuous demand
for lead, zinc and copper which will in
sure steady profits to the producers of
those metals, profits lower than at
present, but still higher than can be
vestments.
The deposits of lead and zinc in the
Occur dAlene district, the copper de-
posits Of Butte and those of the great
porphyries in the states to the south,
are now so thoroughly understood and
the recovery of the mineral values ac-
complished so closely through the APP
plication of proved scientific princi- |
Piles, that the element of chance is
practically eliminated when once the
ore is found in commercial quantities.
This in connection with the enlarged
use of the metals rendering certain an
ever expanding market combine to
make investments in mines of these
base metals more attractive than any
other. The recognition of these fav-
orable conditions accounts for the d
the widespread interest in mining OPP {
eratlons in all parts of the country I
and the disposition to invest in mining I
enterprises such as has not been here I
tofore equalled. In fact, mining has t
come to be regarded as the best field, e
Of investment when the same precau- n
lions are taken to safeguard il as pre- e
vail in other lines of industry d
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
PRESIDENT AND THE CROWD.


Il do not want to say anything dis
respectful about any newspaper, but
it is astonishing how little some news
paper editors know, and l would like
from some of them candid expression
of the impression they have got from
what has happened since l left Wash =
ngton."-President Wilson at ST
Louis.
In this the president was referring
to the great crowds which have
thronged his car, made up his audi
ences, and cheered his speeches. since
he left Washington. Now newspaper
editors are doubtless an ignorant set
but one truth has been beaten into
their thick heads by long experience
1t is that there is no proof of popular
ity so uncertain as ability to draw a
crowd. They have seen crowds be-
fore. Hearst had his crowds. BRYAN
had more and bigger crowds than any
man living, Roosevelt had enormous
crowds in 1912. What they amounted
to all men now know. It is surprising
that any public man in this country
should, with all this recent history be-
fore him, allow himself to be trapped
by the fallacy of the crowd. He ought
to ponder on the grim remark of
Cromwell, when some one pointed out
to him the applauding multitudes as
he rode through London: Twice as
many would have come to see me
hanged"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
ROOT PUTS WILSON ON RACK.

The great speech before the New
York state convention by Elihu Root
has made profound impression
throughout the country, and has SO
startled the president and his support
ers that they are making frantic eff
forts to find cover and shield them
selves from this flash of light that
the New York statesman has thrown
upon the foreign policy of the admin
istration. 1t is doubtful If any previ-
Gus administration has ever received
a more scathing indictment than that
directed at President Wilson by Mr.
Root, and in doing so he has adhered
strictly to the record and INDUCED in
no deductions and conclusions not
clearly supported by indisputable
facts. While the administration has
vulnerable points without number, Mr.
Root confined himself to it's foreign
policy which has earned for us the
contempt and hatred of almost every
nation, and which has caused our own
people to lose confidence in its pur-
pose and ability to give them the pro- |
lection which every government must
extend to its citizens if it would COM
mand their respect. Mr. Root follow
ed the course of the administration in
dealing with Mexico from the day
President Wilson entered the White
House down to the present, his DELHI
crate purpose to overthrow Huerta,
who represented the only semblance
If government in Mexico, and which
lie finally accomplished by using the
army and navy ostenslbly to force I
salute of the flag but in reality to
rive Huerta out of Mexico. The de-
'lorable conditions that followed in
he wake of the watchful waiting poll g
cy of this government were vividly (
pictured by Mr.. Root, who closed his i
eference to Mexico with the follow
ng bitter arraignment of the Wilson :
n
For the death and outrage, the suf- u
ering and ruin of our own brethren, q
he hatred and contempt for our h
ountry, and the dishonor of our "
anne In that land. the administration o
t Washington shares responsibility c.
nth the inhuman brutes with whom
made common cause"
Equally cutting and equally true
as his criticism of the administra-
on toward Belgium, the neutrality OF m
hich this government is pledged to
aspect. Here is the way the attitude y
this government is viewed by Mr.. 81
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS.
California Court Says They Have
Right to Inspect and Sample Mine.

Right to Inspect and Sample Mine.
The statutory right of a stakeholder
in mining company organized under
the laws of California to examine the
Icompany's mines and to take samples
of the underlying ore and to recover a
penalty for refusal to permit an lnspec-
ton or taking of samples was recog-
nized by the California supreme court
in the recent case of Symmes VS.. Sier-
ra Nevada Mining Company, 1853 "Pa-
cific Reporter" ITO.
THE purpose of the examination"
declares the court, lis to arrive at the
value of the property in which the
stakeholder is interested. Broadly
speaking, that value Is composed of
two elements-the economical or I'M
economical working of the mine, and
the extent and richness of the ore
body One employing an expert to ex-
anime a mining property would view
with amazement a report that declared
there was an ore body Of given dimen-
sions, but that the expert had taken
no samples, caused no assays to be
made and could place no valuation up
on that ore body"
The court also decides that the law
applies as fully to mines owned by a
California corporation in another state
as to those within the state.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
SAFETY FIRST EXHIBIT.
Now Being Held in Washington Under
Direction of Government.


There will be held in Washington,
ID. c, during the week of February
2l-26 inclusive, safety first exhibit in
which all of the government depart
ments are taking an active part. This
exhibit will take on national aspect
as manufacturers and operators from
all over the country are invited to be
present in order that they may see
what the government of the United
states Is doing in safety first work.
Franklin K. Lane. secretary of the in
terror, has sent letter to the govern
OF OF each state inviting him to send
delegate, and asking that the chief
mine Inspector, a representative of the
industrial commission, or of other
agencies engaged in compiling statis
tics relating to the various mineral in
dustries, also attend this exhibition. It
is hoped that all interested persons
VIII visit the safety first exhibit and
VIII attend the conference of state
mine inspectors, which will be held at
The office of the U. s. bureau of mines,
On February "a.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
ANTIDoTE FOR PERJURY.

Buy opportunities and sell achieve
ments.-Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The foundation of wealth is the first
$loo well invested. p. Morgan.
All our self-made men began as
small investors,-Charles M. Schwab.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
Should Go In When II Rains.
Detroit Free Press)

say" said the man as he entered
the clothing store. Il bought this suit
mere less than two weeks ago, and 1t
is rusty looking already"
Well" replied the clothing dealer,
1 guaranteed 1t to wear like iron,
didn't II"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
toliver Wendell Holmes)

Welcome to the day returning,
Dearer still as ages flow,
While the torch of Faith is burning,
Long as Freedoms affairs glow!
See the hero whom it gave US
Slumbering on a mothers breast;
For the arm he stretched to save us,
Be the morn forever blest
Hear the tale of youthful glory,
While of Britain's rescued band
Friend and foe repeat the story,
Spread his fame DER sea and land,
Where the red cross, proudly streaming
Flaps above the frigate's deck,
Where the golden lilies, cleaning,
Star the watch towers of Quebec.
Look! The shadows on the dial
Mark the hour of deadliest strife;
Days of terror years of trial,
Scourge a nation into life.
Lo, the youth becomes her leader!
All her baffled tyrants yield;
Through his arm the Lord hath freed
her;
Crown him on the tented field!
Vain is empires mad temptation!
Not for him an earthly crown
He whose sword hath freed nation
Strikes the offered sceptre down!
See the throneless Conqueror seated,
Ruler by a peoples choice;
See the Patriots task completed;
Hear the fathers dying voice!
by the name that you inherit,
By the sufferings you recall,
Cherish the fraternal spirit;
Love your country first of all!
Listen not to idle questions
If its bands may be united;
Doubt the patriot whose suggestions
Strive a nation to dividei"
Father! We whose ears have tingled
With the discord notes of shame
We, whose sires their blood have
mingled
In the battles thunder flame
Gathering, while the holy morning
Lights the land from sea to sen,
Hear thy counsel heed thy warming;
Trust us, while we honor thee!
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24

as the Oregon did in 1898. We are I'M
able to see any sign of such a need,
but still we wonder why the Pacific
is left so unprotected.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18
Reception to BeneWah
County Officials

The reception given by the
Benewah club to the county Of
hcials Wednesday night on the
anniversary of the creation of
the county of Benewah and the
anniversary of the appointment
of the officers, was a big success,
although some of the officers
were unavOidably absent.
The club rooms were crowded
with the members and their
guests and a very pleasant even
ing was spent. The gathering
was strictly informal and the
evening was passed at billiards,
cards and other games. An
oyster supper with coffee and
cake was served by the stewards.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18
BeneWah Bachelors
Are Entertained

On the evening of February
i4th, nine bachelors Of the Bene-
wah gathered at the Lone Star
ranch. The main attraction was
a very sumptuous chicken din
ner served in good old bachelor
style. Homemade preserves,
mince pie and cake formed part
of the extensive menu.
After dinner the time was very
pleasantly spent in various
games, for all of which prizes
were given. Joey, the Dip
won first prize at Five Hundred
while Jimmy, the Rat" earned
the BOBBY prize. Freddy, the
Freak" was decidedly the best
phonograph player, besides win
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18

Moscow, Standpoint, Occur d.
Alene and Wallace besides those
i'll other cities, as it showed the
quality of work turned out by
the Record is the equal of that
turned out in the offices in the
larger cities.
The opportunity to bid on this
printing is due in a great mea-
sure to the excellent workman
ship shown in the printing Of
the course Of study printed in
this Office for the school district.
The course has been circulated
quite extensively about the state,
attracting much favorable COM
ment and has proven an excellent
advertisement for us.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18
National Bank
Examiner Here

Frederick Brown of Boise,
National Bank Examiner for the
state of Idaho, was i'm the city
Wednesday. He came here to
make an examination into the
condition Of the First National
Bank, as required by the laws re-
lating to national banks.
He came in on the ten o'clock
train and left on the five o'clock.
The short time which he spent in
the city would indicate that he
found the affairs of the bank in
very satisfactory condition,
more especially as it is a new
bank and has been in business
only about six months, having
done a large amount of business
during that time.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18
Another Accident
On Milwaukee
LUKE Ply IS ACCIDENTALLY KI
Supposed to Have Been Struck by Engine. Death
Was Instantaneous

The funeral of Luke Ply was
held from II. l.. Mulcahy's under
taking parlors in this city Tues
day afternoon. Ply, who was a
concrete worked for the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company, was killed on the track
above Herrick Friday. He was
supposed to have been sleeping
beside the track when a train
passed and the steps of the en-
gine struck him and killed him
instantly.
His body was found beside the
track and an inquest was held by
+. G. Daehnke, justice of the
peace of the Herrick precinct, and
a verdict was brought in that he
accidentally came to his death as
above stated. Undertaken Null
.cahy was sent for and brought
the body TO this city, where it
was buried.
The deceased was about forty
years of age and is supposed to
have been unmarried. Nothing
is known as to his relatives OF
where his home was.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18
AppIyS' for Letters
OF Administration

Two matters of considerable
importance have just been
brough before the probate side OF
Judge KOlman's court.
Mrs. Mary Olson, mother of
Oscar Olson, who disappeared
from his ranch the latter part OF
November and who is believed to
have been murdered, has applied
to the probate court of this coun-
ty to be appointed Administrative
of his estate.
r. f.. Stout of Desmet has filed
a petition in the probate court
for permission to file the will Of
George w. Reilly, deceased, late
of Desmet.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18
important Suit
Against Railroad
RAISES AN INTERESTING QUESTION
Milwaukee is Sued for $S.O46.75 for Loss OI
Trunk on Branch

Attorney r. B. Norris filed a
suit yesterday in the district
court in which one feature is of
particular interest. The suit is
entitled James Mcdonald versus
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company. The,
complaint alleges that McDon-
aid purchased a ticket at Elk
River for this city, checking his
baggage to this place. Upon
arriving here he presented the
check for the baggage but it
could not be found, having been
lost in transit.
He enumerates the contents Of
the trunk and their value which
amounted to $46.75. The COM
plant further alleges that in ad-
ditiOn to the other contents
enumerated the trunk contained
picture of the plaintiff S
mother that had no cOmmervial
value but on account of its as
sociatiOns and the further fact
that it could not be replaced be-
cause the plaintiffs mother died
five years ago, was of inestimable
value to the plaintiff. He places
this value at $4,000 and asks
judgment for S5O46.75.
The feature of this case that
is of particular importance and
the decision on which will be OF
particular interest to travellers
generally, as we'll as0tO transpor-
tatiOn companies is, if a trans
pOrtatiOn company receives bag
gage for transportation and the
baggage contains some article o.
particular value to the owner be-
cause Of associations and that
baggage is lost, is the company
liable for more than the CONNER
cial value of the articles when the
presence and value of the partic-
ular article is not disclosed by
the owner at the time the bag
gage is checked.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18
Club Members
Are Entertained

Miss Anna Youngs entertained
the members of the A. O. C. l..
club and a few friends at a val
entine party Wednesday evening
The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with hearts and cupids.
Guessing contest and music were
the diversions of the evening, at
the close of which a dainty buffet
luncheon was served.
Those present were Misses
Croonquist, Bulman, Nesbitt, Full
Ter, Gregory, Lyon, HOfstetter
Rawls, Leila and lola Clifford
Blanche and Anna Nicholson
Brennan, Wynne, Opperman anC
Cecilia and Janet Kelley.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18

ming in the yOdeling contest.
Lonesome Ira" won all the chips
in the poker game, while "Three
Toed Nose had to stake up on
matches to stay with the game
until morning.
Those present were Iver Olson
O.. N. Parks, Joe Sutton, Jimmie
Kearns, Fred Thompson, Moses
Brannock, Oscar Blake, Buster
Brown, A. w. Campbell and Ira
Fields, chaperone.
'Tis sad to think that on ST
Valentines Day and Leap Year
so many young bachelors should
have to console themselves with
each others company, for it is
most certainly a fact that each
one would give his last cigarette
OF plug of chewing for a fair
help-mate.
CORRESPONDENT.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-18

it they were badly soused" when
taken into custody. They were
taken before Judge Holman, but
all three of them stoutly denied
drinking any of the alcohol, al
though they refused to tell where
they got the liquor on which they
got drunk.
By a little investigation, the
officers discovered that one Of
them, Welch, the man with the
broken back, had tried to use
his permit the second time. Under
the law, the permit must be
pasted on the bottle. He soaked
this permit off and took it to all
three drug stores and tried to
purchase another supply of al
cohol but was unsuccessful.
AS a result of this episode,
rheumatic people are going to
have a great deal of trouble in
the future in securing alcohol
to relieve their Affections. Judge
holman states that he will issue
no more permits unless the af-
fldavit is accompanied by an or
der from one of the physicians.