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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30

&C inference and discussion of griev-
ances, either real or fancied, friendly
relations may be preserved between
the workers and the operators while
the war is in progress.
We are therefore going to ask that
you meet a committee of the Coeur
d'Alene District Miners Union, affili-
ated with the International Union OF
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers and
the American Federation of Labor,
composed of local unions at Wallace,
Gem, Burke and Mullan, for the pur-
pose of discussing working conditions
in the Occur d'Alenes. and by con-
structive criticism and suggestions
seek to improve them, to the end that
no trouble might arise that would
hamper the production of the metal so
urgently needed by our government
for which a considerable number OF
our members have been called upon to
| fight.
The propositions we would like to
|
discuss with you are:
1. An eight hour day from portal
to portal" for all miners. and an eigh'
hour day for all outside men employed
in or around the mines, mills or smell
ter.
2. Change and dry rooms with
bathing facilities at all mines
8. pay day at least twice
month.
4. Two men to be placed on al
Leyner machines.
S. Enforcement of the state la"
relative to a spray to be used on all
machines not equipped as water ma
chimes. ...
6. Readjustment of the wage scale
and a continuation" of the sliding scale
upward based on the price of metal.
7. Recognition of the grievance
committee.
s. Recognition of the Internationa
Union of Mine, Mill and Smeltel
Workers and union shop.
Trusting that an early date may bt
set for the discussion of these ques'
tions in friendly and straight-for'
ward way, we are
Yours for industrial peace,
iCOEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT MIN
ERS' UNION. l. U. OF NJ, M.
AND s. w.
PHILIP RYAN, President
HENRY RUTZ, Secretary
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
MINERS UNION ASKS MANAGERS Of ALL
MINES FOR CONFERENCE At EARLY DATE
CARLOAD OF ORE $4,000
BY BIG CREEK COMPANY
ONLY 80 TONS, BUT HOLDS THE
RECORD FOR THE coEuR
D'ALENE DISTRICT.

The Big Creek Mining company this
week received returns from the recent
shipment of ore, which established a
new record for the district. The ore
vas shipped to the Tacoma smelter,
and although the car only contained
80. tons, it's value was $4,000, making
II the richest carload of ore that has
ever been shipped from the Occur
d,Alene district. The consignment
was gray copper and the smelter re-
turn showed that 1t contained 215
ounces of silver and 6.6 per cent
copper to the ton. The management
of the company announces that another
carload of ore of lower grade is now
being loaded and will be on the way to
the smelter this week.
Reach Vein in October.
The lower tunnel which will cut the
vein at depth of $50 feet below the
rich ore shoot from which the. above
shipment was made is advancing at
the rate of 8 feet per day and has now
been extended almost 1000 feet. This
gives positive assurance that the OBJ
jective point will be reached during
the month of October, when the COM
pany will have accomplished over 23OO
feet in period of about one year.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
ST EWART
Annual Meeting Of Stockholders Held
in Kellogg Yesterday.

At the annual meeting of stockliold-
ers of the Stewart Mining company
held at Kellogg yesterday the old di-
rectors were reelected as follows:
Hiram G. Todd, Of Saratoga, New
York; Charles II. Lark, c. ]. Williams,
Charles w. Saacke and Nash w. Rock
wood, all of New York city, and Will
liam Beaudry, of Kellogg Mr.. Todd
was reelected president and Mr.. Beau
dry general manager. A recent state
ment from the president showed re-
serve fund in the treasury Of the COM
pany Of nearly 100000. The company
has acquired a property at Tuscarora,
New, which it Is expected will soon
be productive. The company also
owns control of the Nabob Consoli-
dated on Pine creek, which is rapidly
approaching the productive stage. In
fact shipments are now being made
and large body of ore has been de.
veloped in the Denver claim, which
will soon be connected with the ole
Nabob workings by crosscut that |.
now being run. The company has {
lease on the Mammoth mill of thu
Federal company, in this city, which
will be utilized upon the completion
of the Pine creek railroad and unit
the company erects it's own mill at TIM
mine.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
Hanley yand dAdami
School Trustees
Election Tuesday
= EXT TUESDAY afternoon, Sep

n YEXT TUESDAY afternoon, Sep
nj tember t. the people Of this city
will elect two school trusteees
to serve for three years. AS
usual little attention has been given
to the selection of candidates up to
almost the eve of the election, which
may be due to a lack of interest on the
part of patrons of the school. or it
may be in furtherance of an over
worked scheme to spring eleventh
hour candidates upon an unsuspecting
public. But whatever may be the
explanation of this apparent apathy,
the Miner feels called upon to break
into it with the announcement that
there are two candidates for the places
to be filled who are deserving of un-
animous support In fact, there
should be no opposition to them. These
candidates are l.. e. Hanley and II. c.
Adami, the two members Of the pre-
sent board of trustees whose terms eX-
rire and who have consented to be
lOI lteletllo1 sStIiool
trustees receive no compensation
whatever for their services, albeit
they are required to give much time to
the duties which at times seriously
interfere with their personal affairs
In accepting a position on the school
board, citizens generally regard it as
the performance of patriotic duty
and it has become a sort of unwritten
rule in this city to reflect a member
after he has served one term. The
record of Mr. Hanley and Mr.. Adami
entities them to recognition of
their services, but there is another
reason Of a more practical nature that
renders 1t necessity from a business
standpoint. During the summer the
school board has undertaken an ex-
tensive plan of remodeling the old
school building, involving the expendi-
ture of a large sum of money. This
work is not yet completed, and it
would be a poor business policy to
place new men on the board at this
time who are unfamiliar with the de-
tails of this extensive work. There
will be many details to adjust before
the work is completed and with all
these Mr. Adami and Mr.. Hanley are
familiar, fact that renders their
services at this time almost indispen-
sble This consideration together
with their faithful and efficient records
as members of the board should in
sure their election by unanimous vote.
The election will be held in the high
school building from ! p. m. until I
p. m. Tuesday afternoon.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
Lead Output Two
Years Compared;
Imports Increase
UNITED STATES geological
survey, department of the inter-
ior. has undertaken q midyear

TIME UNITED STATES geological
survey, department of the inter-
ior, has undertaken midyear
canvass of lead production, the
results of which have Just been tab
ulated by G. E. Seibenthal. For con-
yenenee of comparison half the cor
responding quantities for the II
smonths of 1916 are inclosed in back-
cts. The output of domestic desilver-
ized lead, excluding desilverized soft
lead, for the first six months of 1917,
was 152,23l tens u5s,2S5) The out
put of domestic soft lead, including
desilverized soft lead, was l24,292
tons QF,S79), and the output of lead
produced from foreign ores and bull
lion was 1858 tons (945S).
In view of the scarcity of lead, the
increase in lead of foreign origin Is
very encouraging. The greater part
came from Mexico. According to the
records of the bureau of domestic and
foreign commerce, the total lead i'm
ported in the first six months of 1917
was 30,620 tons Q7,665) of which a.
507 tons came from Mexico t12,099),
and 1869 tons came from Canada
(3153). The exports of domestic lead
amounted to 29,241 tons (20,2S3) and
of foreign lead 6066 tons (4940). The
lead used in articles exported with
benefit of drawback was 1870 tons
(25S5). Thus the total exports of lead
were 3S,577 tons (57,s0S). Disregard
ing stocks, the apparent consumption
of lead in this country in the six
months was 26S,952 tons (230,5S7)
The production of new antimonial
lead was 1922 tons 12,O19), and of
secondary antimonial lead 1853 tons
(2O65). The output of secondary pig
lead by regular ore smelters was 1878
tons (554s).
The average outside spot price Of
lead during the six months period was
9.9. cents pound, as against SO cents
in 1916.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
MODEL TIMBER CAMP.
Contractors on Little North Fork Will
Build Quarters.

SOutTdCtOTS s-tkS'C WV WV
Build Quarters.
Mann & Hay. who have contract
from the Rose Lake Lumber company
to cut 64,O0O,O00 feet of timber on the
Little North Fork. are preparing to
build quarters at their main camp at
the mouth Of Iceberg creek which will
be model in every respect. Baths viii
be provided for the men, comfortable
sleeping accommodations and board
ing house that will be the limit in cul-
mary service. A small sawmill Is
being put in which will turn out the
lumber for these buildings, all OF
which will be maintained upon the
most approved sanitary lines. These
contractors will employ between 15C
to 200 men, and 1t is stated that the
rate of wages is from "a to $3.50 pei
day. Many smaller outfits are work
ing on the Little North Fork getting
out logs and are making from IS to 81
per day.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
NATIONAL.
Meeting Of Directors Will Be HeldSin
This City Tomorrow.

The meeting of the directors of the
National Copper Mining company,
which will be held in this city tomor
row, is awaited with much interest, as
II is expected that 1t will be followed
by announcement of plans of the COM
pany for the resumption Of milling OPP
erations. About 200 feet of drifting
has been done on the 1900 level since
cutting the vein and crosscuts have
been run in both the east and west
drifts, in both of which the orc ap-
pears to be Of as good and PROBABLY
better grade than at the point OF In
tersection. The. ore bins at the mill
are reported full of ore.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
Drift on Rainbow
Seems Nearing
Ore Body
BETTER ORE AT EMPIRE
Need Larger Mill go Extend
Wagon Road Down
Stream

T1HE SUCCESS which has at
tended mining operations on the
Little North Fork justifies the
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30

The Idaho Nevada Exploration
company has awarded contract to
drift 200 feet on the 200 level One
hundred feet will be run east and 100
feet west. The showing developed in
the west drift is described as particu-
larry encouraging.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
INTERNATIONAL.
.crosscut to the Lead Is Eneounter'ns
Strinqers Of Lead.

Fred May, manager of the lnterna-
tional. on the west fork of Pine creek,
was in the city yesterday. He states
that the crosscut to the main vein mas
100 feet or more to go. and that re-
Gently very encouraging features have
reen encountered. The formation mas
changed from slate to quartzite ana
numerous stringers of ore are oeins
cut Only one shift is working and ne
expects to reach the vein in about ~
days, with strong indications OF an
ore shoot DR.. w. r. Robinson. OF Ro-
lette, N. D., and J. G. McAndrews, OF
Devils Lake, N. d., large stockholders
in the International. spent several
days at the property last week.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
Propositions to Be
Discussed Are
Submitted
RECOGNITION OF UNION
Representatives of Union
Have Been Busy for
Several Weeks

SEVERAL weeks 1t has been
- known that representatives OF
the International Union of Mine,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-30
Douglas Force Re-
duced About
60 Men
OTHER MINES AFFECTED
Trouble Will Not Interfere
With Building the
Railroad

LOSING DOWN of the Wa
shoe smelter at Anaconda
on account of strike of the
Arizona republican., 1917-12-18
Promulgdte Rules For Treatment Of
 Stranded A1rm1en
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Rules to be followed by the public in it's treat ment of army airplanes which may be forced down by accident are con tained in a resolution adopted by the aircraft board and made public today in anticipation of the increasing num- Der of student aviators who soon will be flying in all parts of the country.
 When a machine comes down the public is warned to keep away from it as soon as it is established that the aviator is uninjured and not to touch it's controls or instruments. Derange- ment of the delicate devices by an untrained person, it is pointed out, might lead to a serious accident later.
 Guards will be sent promptly from nearby military camps or posts when a machine falls or makes a forced land ing. If no military guard is available, however, the police of the locality are required to furnish protection for the machine.
 When a machine falls out of control and is wrecked, the authorities are urged to see that no part of the wreck age is disturbed except to the extent necessary to free the aviator. It is in- dispensable that any means of deter mining the cause of the accident be preserved to avoid other similar acci- dents
 Railroads are requested to ask all employees to keep watch for aviators landing in isolated regions and furnish assistance All trains or steamships are requested to stop to take on stranded aviators and also at whatever point the aviator may desire for the purpose of leaving the train or boat.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-18
FOR LESS .IDLENES IN MINES
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Prospects of widespread and serious coal fam inc unless coal production is main- tained. drew from Fuel Administrator Garfield today a request that operators and miners take only Christmas day as a holiday this season. The custom has been to stop work for at least three days at both Christmas and New Years.
 Every day the country's mines are idle cuts production nearly two million tons.
 Householders throughout the nation will be taken care of first in coal dis tribution even ahead of industries, the fuel administration announced tonight. In line with this policy, Administrator Garfield today gave w. K. Prudden, fuel administrator for Michigan, au- thority to shut supplies to industrial plants or to any other users if neces- sary to meet the needs of domestic consumers.
 State authorities elsewhere it was announced, will be given the same powers if it appears the situation war rants such radical measures.
 To relieve a shortage in Pittsburg, Pa, the fuel administration seized for distribution in the city 1000 tons of coal loaded in barges in the Ohio river The coal had been destined to points down the river, but could not be moved because of the low water
 Ohio operators and miners reported a settlement of their differences over powder prices which had threatened to bring about a shutdown of mines Mines in the Kanawaha and New River fields of West Virginia resumed oper- ations today after a shutdown caused by the war departments diversion oi water from power plants.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-18
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Two Italian torpedo boats under Lieutenant Com mander Rizzo composed the force which made the daring raid into the inner harbor at Trieste Sunday night Decem Der 9 and torpedoed two Austrian bat tleships, one of which was seen to sink. Further details of the exploit were giV- en in dispatches received by the Italian embassy today
 The raid was planned when it was learned that the Austrians were pre- pairing to send from Trieste two ships of the Monarch type, with their 24O- millimeter guns to Lombard Italian coastal positions. A division of torpedo boats under Captain Pignatti was as- signed to the task, and the captain se- lected Lieutenant Commander Rizzo with two boats to make the dash into the harbor, while the remainder of the division kept outside in support.
 By slow and silent movement through a heavy fog the little craft reached the extremity of the Muggia pier, where the officer examined the disposition ol the numerous Instructions which barred the passage. Mine fields and other Instructions were located, and two hours were spent cutting eight large wire cables stretched across the passage. Other oostructons were weighted and sunk sufficiently to per init the boats to pass over them.
 During all this time Austrian out posts were very near and searchl1ghts were played on the water but in spite of this the torpedo boats succeeded il entering the inner port without beinf sighted.
 Two Austrian battleships were dis: | covered al anchor at the further end q the harbor Proceeding cautiously, thu Italian vessels approached to ascertain where there were any protecting net: | or other obstructions, then took up DO sitions fH the attack.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-18
NEUTRAL VESSELS SPELLED AND SUNK
 BY GERMAN BOATS
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LONDON, Dec 17. - Two neutral merchant vessels and a trawler were sunk off the Tyne on December 12 by German destroyers, Thomas J. Mac Namara, financial secretary to the ad- miralty, announced in the house of commons today.
 The losses were the result of an at tack on a convoy bound from Scotland to Norway, Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, announced today. The total tonnage of the lost merchantmen was 5000.
 The merchant vessels were being conveyed by the destroyers Partridge and PeleW. The Partridge was sunk and the Pelew was damaged
 Sir Eric said the circumstances of the attack so far as available, were that the Partridge sighted four enemy destroyers shortly before noon, and, with the Pelew, engaged them while the convoy scattered. The Partridge was hit heavily. Shortly afterward an explosion occurred aboard and she sank. The Pelew was pierced at the water line and her engines were dis abled but eventually she was brought safely to port. The enemy then at tackled the convoy, sinking the six merchantmen and four armed trawl- CTS.
 1 The entire crew of the trawler Lord i Alveston was saved in one of it's own | boats. The casualties on the Pelew were one officer and three men killed and two wounded seriously Informa- tion regarding the crew of the Part | ridge Sir Eric said, was incomplete | but report from Kiel told of the talk ing there of three officers and 21 men | from the Partridge and of one officer | and 9 men from the traWlers.
 The Partridge and the Pelew, with four armed trawlers, said Sir Eric comprised the anti-submarine escort ot l the convoy For some reason as yet unexplained he added the force whicl was sent for the purpose of protecting the convoy against surface attacks was not on the scene in time to pre- vent the destruction of the convoy. court of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the circumstances, h' announced. A second convoy, whicl also was being covered, was not at
 tackled
 By penetrating the waters off tn, mouth of the Tyne the Germans car ried their operations close to the Eng
 so far as official communications hay,
 shown. The Tyne flows into tn
 North sea at South Shields.
 Eighty eight Scandinavians, two o
 whom are women, and ten British wer
 rescued by four British destroyers de
 tached from a cruiser squadron whicl
 was hastened to the scene. Other sur
 vivors reached Norway in boats. Mr MacNamaras information wa given in reply to a question by Rober P. w. Houston, member for Liverpoo who asked regarding an attack by ''
 flotilla of large German destroyers." Continued on Page TWo)
Arizona republican., 1917-12-18
ROOT BEER EXPERT NAMED INSPECTOR
 IF EXPLOSIVES
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-President Wilson's appointments of state ex- plosive inspectors were sharply criti- cized today by republican members in a senate executive session which con- firmed all such appointments pending, except few recently made. Partisan ship in the appointments was charged and the qualifications of the appointees as a whole were criticized.
 Senator Penrose. who led the oppo- gition, said that virtually all Of the appointees are deserving democrats or mongrel republicans" and that few of them had demonstrated their fitness for duties. Many of those named were said to be local politicians and the Pennsylvania appointee. Senator Pen rose declared, was a specialist in root beer"
 Some criticism also came from the democratic side.
 Senators Ashurst and Pittman, dem- ocats, ,inr EAOI ETAOIN ETAOIN $ ocrats, in charge of the negotiations defended the appointments and de- clared experts with experience in han ding explosives were not needed. their duties being largely administrative.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-18
MYSTERIOUS NCES
 GOVERNMENT CONTRACT CASE

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 of $200o 700
 incidents but against the federal L. Harleson, of the him adopt
Arizona republican., 1917-12-18
SUGAR CONTRACTS ARE WITHHELD IN
 SENATE INQUIRY

WASHINGTON Dec 17-Efforts of the food administration to bring out before the senate investigating committee its side of the story of Cuban raw sugar contracts were blocked today by an announcement that the state department deemed it inadvisable to discuss further the ne- gotiations which resulted in these contracts.
 This ruling of the committee, which followed a conference with Counsellor Polk of the state depart ment, virtually ended an attempt by II. Curtis Lindley, counsel for the food administration, to question through the members of the commit tee, Claos A. Spreckles who during three days on the witness stand had vigorously attacked the administra- tion.
 The committee toward the end of today's session, had agreed to perm MT. Lindley to suggest questions, after ignoring earlier a request by Food Administrator Hoover that he be given an opportunity to make a statement in reply to Mir. Spreckels' attacks. When the committee, after an hours executive sssion, during which he waited in an ante room, l recalled Sprec1els to the stand with out answering his request, Hoover left the building.
 l Tonight the food administrator went to the White House and laid the sit uation before the president. He would not discuss the visit.
 MT. Lindley insisted that the com mittee allow him to try to controver, statements of the witness. Finally | however, he said:
 If we cannot explain the contracts for the Cuban crop we are placed on a pillory while trying to solve a very difficult situation"
 Mir. Spreckels, who is president of the Federal Sugar Refining company had charged that the California -Ha- waiian Sugar Refining company ol which George M. Rolph, director o1 the food administration sugar divl- sion, is president, would gain S9,OO0,- 900 additional revenue this year in directly through the price fixed fol the Cuban crop which. he declared was entirely too high. The Hawaiian price, he said, was based on the Cuban price.
 Through questioning of Spreckel. Dy j. E. freeman, counsel Tor Ear A. Babst, president of the American Sugar Refining company, it wa. brought out that the Federal presi dent did not object to the appoint ment of Henry c. Mott, buyer for th' American Sugar Refining company as buyer for the international com mittee which was to purchase all tn, raw sugar available and parcel it ou tn rofi11are. ,f hn fi11an fhn int ment was proposed.
 T agreed to the appointment" MT Spreckels said, but after I found tha all of the employees of the committe,
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