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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
PROBLEM IS
BEING DISCUSSED
HIGH COST OF LIVING TAKEN
UP BY CON-
GRESS

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 25.-
Congress has taken up the food
problem in public hearings by the
senate agriculture committee, at
which Secretary Houston set forth
the administrations food control
program.
At the same time the federal trade
commission, directed by President
Wilson to investigate with the de-
partment of agriculture the cause
of high food prices, asked all state
governors to send representatives to
Washington on April 80 for a con-
ference on state cooperation in the
inquiry.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
COMPANY
STARTS MILLING
IN PROPERTY NEAR
NINA

The Olympic Mines company, a
close corporation with only tour
stockholders, owning a group o.
claims in Mineral county 25 miles
northeast OF Nina, is ready Tor tie
productive stage after spending IS
months in preparation and mine de-
velopment, represented by a shaft
225 feet deep from which lateral
work was prosecuted. The values
are in gold and silver, the former
predominating with a return of
S23.5O e ton. A mill has been
completed with a capacity of IS
tons a day which may be increased
80 per cent by adding another fill
ter. The property has been brought
to it's present state through the
efforts of Fred Siebert, who is we'll
known for his connection with the
leading mines of Tonopah and Gold
field in the early days. The Olym-
pic is situated in the Bell mining
district, one of the oldest in the
state. Power is supplied by a Die
sci engine furnished by the Allis-
Chalmers company and installed un-
der the supervision of A. ~ Spar,
the Diesel engine expert of the
Allis-Chalmers company. Crude oil
is used. The mill is in charge of
M. E. Willmott and James E. Gree
nan is superintendent of the mine.
-Tonopah Bonanza.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
MARCH WEATHER
BROKE RECORDS
MEAN TEMPERATURES WAS low
EST RECORDED IN 20
YEARS

The report of the Nevada section
of the weather bureau for March
says:
Considered as a whole, March
was an abnormally cold month.
The mean temperature was about
II degrees below that of the cores
ponding month of 1916, and the
lowest recorded in the last 20 years.
Zero or low temperatures occurred
at many places between the 18th
and 18th. Fairly comfortable tenn
peratures prevailed from the 26th
to the 29th. The deficiency in
temperature was general, but much
more pronounced in the northern
than in the southern district.
Edward C. Paxton, Field Agent
for Nevada, says: Spring has been
greatly delayed and all outdoor
work on ranches retarded. Except
in the south very little blowing
and seeding has been done. Fall
grain in the northern half of the
state is looking strong and healthy.
Cattle ranchers who provided only
enough hay to feed until March
18th found the supply insufficient
and stock has been on light rations
for twenty days. In some places
cattle had to be turned on to the
ranges with no feed in sight and
a heavy cover of snow on the
ground. Range cows have suffered
severely and a large per cent of
early calves were lost where born
on the snow. The feed shortage
has been most acute in Elko and
Humboldt counties. Sheep on the
desert wintered well and with the
advent of real spring weather no
serious losses are to be anticipated.
Unremitting war on the coyote has
had a telling effect on losses dur
ing the winter from predatory ami
mails.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
Completes Lamp Collection

Professor F. c. Loncoln of the
Mackay school of mines has fin
ally completed the collection Of
miners lamps which he has spent
several years in making and the
exhibit at the Mackay museum now
contains a sample of practically
every mining lamp manufactured
and used in the west. The collec-
ton contains all sorts of lamps
from the old candle lantern to the
most modern acetylene gas-burning
torch and includes open flame and
protected lamps such az are used
in coal mines or other mines where
gases are encountere@.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
JANUARY JONES
LOSES BIG SUIT
JURY QUICKLY RETURNS VEN
DICT IN $4,000 LIBEL
SUIT

The Jury in the Jones-Friedman
libel suit. which has been on trial
for the past 10 days at Winnemucca
before Judge Quicker, required but
IS minutes to return a unanimous
verdict generating l.. A. Friedman
from the charge of libel. January
Jones sued Friedman for 100000
damages.
Friedman testified that he had
paid Jones various sums of money
for work until the latter part OF
1915, when Jones commenced de-
handing money, stating that ne
could publish damaging maps II
Friedman did not come through
In February, 1916, Friedman said
he severed all relations with Jones
on account of these demands. u
ing the first part of April OF tina
year, Friedman stated, Jones called
him by telephone and said that if
he failed to come through" with a
cash payment of 500, with addi-
tional payments of 500 a week he
would 'go after him in his paper"
Friedman said hat he refused the
demand and that in Jones' paper
of April IL, 1916, there was pub
lished a map and article, which
Friedman stated were misleading.
Friedman testified that to pro-
tect his stockholders he was forced
to send out the telegram that was
made the basis for the suit.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
Cuts Water Company Tax

In the district court at Reno,
Judge Stoddard. after hearing ar
guments in the suit of the Gold
field Consolidated Water company
against the Nevada Tax commission,
in which the plaintiff complained
the basis of taxation was too high,
granted relief to the water COM
pany by reducing the basis of tax
able valuation of the company's
property to $4,000. The property
is appraised at a cash valuation of
$4,000. The tax commission fix
ed the tax on a valuation of $104,-
600 or so per cen of the total
valuation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
FRUSTRATE ATTACK
UlTRA-RAD|CALS
AMERICAN EMBASSY IN PETRO-
GRAD ASSAULTED BY
SOCIALISTS


PETROGRAD, Monday, April %,
Via London, April 25.-An effort by
a small group of u~ltra-radicals to
make an u~nfriendly demonstration
before the American embassy today
was frustrated by militiamen as the
radicals marched down the Nevsky
Prospect on their way to the en-
bassy.
The demonstration was headed by
Nikolai Lenine, the radical socialist
leader who recently arrived here
through Germany from Switzerland
with a safe conduct from the Ger
man authorities. The demonstra-
ton is said to have been due to the
alleged killing in America of an
anarchist named Mooney, who was
under sentence in San Francisco.
The Mooney referred to in the
foregoing probably is Thomas ].
Mooney, who is under sentence of
death for connection with the bomb
explosion in San Francisco, in July,
1916, in which several persons were
killed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
COMSTOCK AT
DEEP LEVLES

The announcement made yester-
day hat The Middle Mines associa-
ton has decided to resume opera
tons at the Consolidated shaft was
welcome news TO Virginia City, and
the wheels will be set in motion
once more on Sunday next. Work has
been underway all winter at this
shaft, and a complete equipment in
stalled. superintendent Symmes,
who is in charge of this work,
stated today hat there remains to
be put in place a portion of the
electric cable and part of the pump
column, but it is expected to have
week after resumption of work at
the shaft. The water box has been
placed on the Sutro tunnel level
connecting with the main tunnel
vaste-pipe drain, and it will be only
a short time now before the ac-
tual drainage of the Middle mines
viii be underway. The Northend
mines are and have continually de-
monstrated the great possibilities
at depth, and it is confidently pre-
dicted that the Middle mines will
duplicate these substantial results.
Access to the levels below the Su-
tro tunnel of the Combination shaft
group Will be an accomplished fact
ann ~,o~ aoI So. +kn r.,,t ;n>o -,
over thirty years.
Keen interest is being manifested
in the 200 level ore development
of the Consolidated Virginia and
relative thereto. There has been
no work in the face since the last
report, this work having been tenn
porarily stopped, while square sets
are being put in for the purpose of
stopping and raising. With this work
comleted, stopping and driving the
drift ahead on the ore will be car
ried on the same time. The fact
remains that this is a very import
ant ore development to date, with
the prospects excellent of its in
creasing materially in dimensions
and naturalization as operations
continue to the south. The drift
is eight feet in width at the face
and exposes ore on all sides.
At the Union shaft, the Mexican,
Union and Sierra Nevada compan-
les are actively engaged in eXplor-
alton and ore extraction on the
lower levels. All of these proper
ties have excellent prospects, and
more headers would be underway
right now but for the scarcity of
machine men. More men could be
used to good advantage. On the
1000 level of the Union, the re-
opening of the main south drift has
now advanced into Mexican ground
and on the $500, 24O0, $500, $500
and 200 levels work is under way
at the same poins as last week in
these three mines. The Mexican
mill is running steadily on custom
ore from the Union and other mines.
Ophir is driving north on the 270O
level, and Andes is stopping and mill
ing ore.
The Comstock-Phoenix mine in
the east Comstock district now con-
trolled by the Jesse Knight interests
is awaiting the arrival of further
equipment before starting sinking
operations on a large scale.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
Going Up

Flour took a jump a few days
ago and is now selling for $50 per
ton at the Gardnerville mills. The
advance had been expected for some
time and is due to the advance in
wheat and flour all owe the coun-
try. With flour selling at that
price, potatoes bringing 81 to IS
per 100 and offers of $25 per ton for
hay, the farmers will all buy new
buzz wagons this
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
NATIONAL DISTRICT
SHOWS PROSPERITY
WITH DETERMINATION
TO WIN

The Winneva Mines company is
the latest National organization
launched to operate in and develop
most f~avorably situated property in
the gold-silver bearing area at Ma
tional. Nevada's most notable high
grade gold camp.
The area owned by the Winneva
company is the heart of the Nation
al district and between the Ma
tional Mines, which has produced
millions of dollars worth of bull
lion, and the Cheefoo property on
which n. p. r. Hatch has recently
opened such excellent ore, carrying
high values in gold and silver.
The Winneva company owns the
Last Chance group and the Passover
group of claims, giving the company
not only area of best location in
National district but which. from
prospecting, presents the evidence
from which the highly productive
and profitable mines are made.
On the Last. Chance group float
ore is found which according to
assayer's test is worth over 5000
a ton in gold. This phenomenal
float was the cause of prospecting
for the source from which such rich
gold ore came and accordingly the
finders of the float, unbeknown to
the original owners over a long
lerlol Of tn q .earched for tn cold
laicr vein until the vein fiom which
tn, rio. ore came has been deter
mined continuously for 1900 feet.
The vein courses with the trend of
the Last Chance group and passes
into the Passover claims, also own
ed by the Winneva Mines company.
Since title has been acquired this
float has been traced along 500
feet of the vein and at a number
of points the vein is opened by cuts
and trenches, giving by test the
characteristic gold return upon
which National credit as a rich pro-
Queer of previous metals is founded.
HeSe llHulHSS dlo HdLuldi " q
camp like National, from which ore
has and is being mined that runs
from SIS to 1920 a pound and
which has produced as high as
$225,OOO in a single shifts work
from the National Mine. The ore
Of this property Is an eIectrum. The
affinity of metals being gold and
silver running 81 per cent gold and
40 per cen silver in weight and
free from any other alloys or me-
tails.
The Winneva holdings are in
close proximity to the rich Nation
al mine.
The Winneva Mines company's
proven mineral-bearing vein, opened
at a number of points showing the
source of the rich float found
makes it a prime opportunity for
mine exploration and with its rich
ore a most alluring advantage for
development and the gain that
comes with successful mining.
The officers of the company are
A.. w. Stone. president and trea-
surer; G. w. Stone, vice-president;
NJ. A.. Marfarlane, secretary.-Win-
nemucca Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28

To the number of 100000 or
more, Russian exiles in Siberia, lib
Grated by the new regime, are re-
turning home to freedom. They
range from members of the old Ter
rorist societies to exiles who were
banished by administrative decree
without trial or ven known Of
Tense.
The president of the exile recep-
ton committee in Ekaterinburg
said that there were probably 1907
900 persons in Siberia who had been
released under the amnesty measure
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
FORD LOSES
FIRST ROUND
MILLION DOLLAR LIBEL SUIT
DEMURRER is OVER
RULED

NEW YORK, April 25.-Overrul-
ing a demurrer filed by Henry Ford
to the complaint in suit for libel for
1000, 900 damages brought by the
Vitagraph Company of America,
Judge julius M. Mayer in the fed
eral district court here yesterday
granted a motion for Judgment on
the pleading against Ford. Judge
Mayer announced, however, that he
would allow Ford to answer the
complaint within twenty days.
The suit resulted from an article
in a paper published by Ford in
May, 1916, Untitled: Humanity
and Sanity" in which it was alleg-
cd he characterized a motion pic
ture by the plaintiffs with the
patriotic end in view of promoting
the best interests of the nation"
as an advertisement for munitions
makers.
DAN TENANT, proprietor of the
Exchange theater, was in Tonopah
today on huSinaSy
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28

of the provisional government. This
number comprises political offenders,
including Terrorists convicted after
trial; persons suspected of further
ing revolutionary propaganda and
exiled without trial by order of the
secret police; finally some tens of
thousands of peasants. exiled with
out trial by decree of the village
communal councils. Many of the
latter will remain in Siberia volun-
tarily, where conditions of life and
government.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28

The Comstock Leasing company
on the Chollar and Potosi is ex-
tracing and milling the normal
daily tonnage.
In Gold Hill, the Alpha and Ex-
chequer have a promising ore pros
pect on the 200 level, and will ship
some ore to the Techow mill next
month.
The Jacket Con. is extracting a
GOOD sized tonnage of ore from the
Jacket tunnel workings. which is
being stored pending the compile
ton of new equipment at the mill.
Virginia Chronicle.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
CHASE DIES

Word has been received in Gold
field of the death at Hot Springs,
Arkansas. of Benedict Chase, an
aged colored man formerly we'll
known in Goldfield. He died of
rheumatism. Chase was at one
time considered one of the finest
chefs in the Pullman service. He
was engaged in the restaurant
business in the early days of Gold
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
Deep Snow in Elko

The snow is still three feet on
the level in northern Elko county.
Four inches fell a few days ago.
The past winter was the hardest ex-
perienced in that section in nearly
80 years.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
Union Meeting of Churches

A union meeting of the churches
of Reno will be held in a few days
to further the work being done by
the Crittenden home association of
Reno. Pastors of all churches are
cooperating in bringing this charity
more prominently before the public.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-09
Seems EVERYONEIS
ANXIOUS TO TRyI It
Recent Discovery of Ether
Compound That Dries Up
Corns So They Lift Out.

Good news spreads rapidly and drug
gists here are kept busy dispensing
freexone. the recent discovery OF a Gin.
cinnau man: which Is said to loosen
any corn SO it lifts out with the fin
gers.
A quarter of an ounce costs very lit
tie at any pharmacy but is said to be
sufficient to rid ones feet of every
hard or soft corn or callous.
You apply Just a few drops on the
tender. aching corn and instantly the
soreness is relieved. and soon the corn
is SO shriveled that it lifts out with
out pain. It is q sticky substance
which dries when applied and never
inflames or even irritates the adjoin-
ing tissue.
This discovery will prevent thou.
sands OF deaths annually from lockjaw
and infection heretofore resulting from
the suicidal habit of cutting corns.-::
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-09
LAST HONORS PAID
AGED PROSPECTOR
Patrick Hickey Laid to Rest
in Local Cemetery.

A large number of friends gathered
at the Lucy undertaking rooms yester-
day to pay their last tribute of respect
to Patrick Hickey, a pioneer miner of
Butte, who was killed by freight
train near Bonita last Monday after
noon. and to- follow the casket to the
Church of st. Francis Xavier. where a
funeral service was said. It was mo-
table. that although Mr.. Hickey had
no surviving relatives, there were
mourning friends assembled yester-
day from Garnet. Drummond. Butte
and other points in the state: the
casket was banked about with very
beautiful flowers in designs and
sprays and a long line of automobiles
followed the body to its interment In
st. Mary's cemetery. Samuel Adams
OF Garnet and Henry I1ehsou of Mis-
soula took charge Of all final arrange
ments. Pallbearers : were Samuel
Adams. Peter McDermott. John Sulli-
van. James Boles. l. p. Kelley and
Andrew Ryan. Many expressions OF
love were made by the children Of Gar
net, Bearmouth and Drummond. where
pat" Hickey knew each one by name
and never failed to carry candy and
other gifts when he went along the
| way.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-09
WERE TWENTY-ONE.

would not try to be business specialist
I'd keep far away as possible from the engi-
neering schools.
should try to train myself to be a common
sense business executive.
think should first have gone to college. I
would not take my college course too seriously; at
least I'd not take my degree very seriously.
In college would be neither a sport nor a grind
I'd rather be business manager Of the football
team than the halfback who made the winning
touchdown against Yale.
would not seek salaricd position of any sort
until was twenty five.
would become salesman or a canvasser on a:
commission basis
should keep my independence until I was
| twenty-five Then II I were willing to work for
| another man at a stipulated salary, should ut
least be able to feel that decision had not been
made without some conception Of what l could ac-
complish when unaided by that mans capital and
| business standing.
| If couldn't afford a law course at n state uni
versty which has good short course in law /
should get clerkshp in law office with the priv.
ese OF using the library for purposes Of study. II
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-09

school at o'clock this evening. Mr..
Silcox will talk on What a Forest
Ranger Does" This is expected to be
an especially interesting subject for
the boy scouts, as the work of their
organization takes them into the woods
a great deal.
For the first time since their Or
ganization, Troops /, 2 and 3 will meet
together tonight. Their membership
now numbers about so boys. Scout
Commissioner Hall extends an invita-
ton to attend the lecture to all boys
between the age Of IL and Is, who
may be interested.
The boy scouts will hold their regu-
lar Friday meetings at the usual hour
at the Presbyterian church. previous
to the lecture, and will then march to
the school.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-09
THE DAILY MissouLAN FRIDAY MORNING MAR CHI 1ol7.

lived m large city and haA ~ ienpertunity 70
attend neht Law school, shoNld ~ .. H. h "a
I should do great deal Of soAalng. - 81. I
should read many books. should read the stand
ard novels to get good way e. expFessing my
thoughts I should study the great philosophers.
but with the temper OF an iconoclast The study
Of philosophy II wonderful stimulus to Tho intel
fallacy
Read! cannot too strongly rNccmmend. good
reading Six hours each week Of serious reading IL
not much. but It may mean the differences between
a $4,000 year executive and . 4ss clerk Read!
Learn to think with--and against--&he deep think
ers Of the worid!-William Maxwell in Golfers
Weekly. -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-09
CENSORSHIP.
(The New Republic. \

(Ine New RepODuc.l
With all due allowance for the tempering inf1u.
ence Of the rule OF in the administration Of
the law, we must accept the view Of such restric-
tions upon freedom OF speech and Of the press are
in themselves evil to be endured only under the
threat OF more serious evil The question arises
what is the grave danger that forces US to adopt a
measure like this? Let recall a bit OF our
Spanish war history. without assured command
Of the sea. we made our plans to throw an army Of
some 10000 men into Cuba, defended by 10000
Spanish soldiers. most Of whom were regulars sea-
soned and accmated. From a conventional mill
tary point of view. the enterprise was bold
gamble that could be expected to succeed only II
executed surprise attack Bur no sooner had
we decided upon the Cuban campaign than our
began to publish in detail the fcts pertaining
to the number OF troops. their equipment. their
movement to the point Of embarkation. and even
the probable points of attack All this informa-
ton was promptly cabled to Spain and thence to
Cuba We went lion hunting with bows and ar
rows and a brass band. BY our luck. not our
merit the lion proved to be his last legs. strck
en- by maladies knew nothing of. Our next
enemy Is likely to be more robust and more able
TO avail himself Of information freely offered by
press preferring circulation to the success of the
nations undertakings. - =