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the allies. Aside from the antagonism
which has been aroused by Germany's
submarine warfare and her arbitrary
course in regard to Spain and other
neutrals. there is a deeper cause for
the anti-German feeling. 1t is the natu-
raj epugnance of republicanism to
autocracy.
While Spain is a monarchy. and at
times has been an absolute monarchy.
nevertheless. among the mass of the
people there always has existed deep
republican sentiment. This is partly
due to the feeling of equality. The
poorest Spanish peasant has a degree
of self-respecr unknown in the Prus
sian autocratic system. 1t used to be
said that every peasant was hidalgo
who borse himself as the nobleman that
he by blood and inheritance.
There was a sense of equality that dis
tinctions of rank did not obliterate.
The dra wback to the fuller express
sion of this equality was the ignorance
of the great mass of the people. That
is still the drawback. for there is much
illiteracy in Spain, yet the unlettered
peasant is d sturdy fellow, and while
obedient to authority is not submissive
to the abuse Of authority.
The problem of Spanish statesmen,
after autocratic governments We're
overturned, was to find field for the
exercise OF republican ideas under the
forms of limited monarchy. Sometimes
in doing this they resorted to arbitrary
methods. Latin peoples. even under re-
publican, forms of government, are ac-
customed to having the state exercise
its functions in radical manner. The
French republic has afforded many ex-
smples of this tendency.
In Spain it takes the form of sus-
pending the constitutional guarantees.
which in effect is the same as putting
the country under rSartial law. In this
manner agitations are sometimes
Quelled and the freedom of the press
for the time being entirely suppressed.
That is not the American idea of politi-
cal progress. but it has at different
times enabled the Spanish government
to make real progress in liberal insti-
tuttons.
The censorship of the press is so
common that it was once said by a
Madrid editor who was visiting the
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take bath in-was prettier'n any par
1or I'd seen before"
The Levi T. Letter house. at Dupont
Circle. occupied by the Italian mission,
is another of this city's showplaces.
1t has been the scene of many promi-
nent social events among them the
marriage of Mary Letter. the beautiful
daughter of the house. to Lord Curzon.
Since its occupancy by Joseph Letter
and his wife it has been thrown open
frequently to Washington society. It
was built by Levi Letter about 1890.
The portico which forms it's port
cochere entrance, is a replica of IA
nous English castle. Mary Letter sug.
gested many of its furnishings. and
portrait of her by Alexandra Cabanel.
which hangs at the turn of the marble
staircase, commands attention as one
of the most striking art treasures of
the house. Rare tapestries and elegant
furnishings give it claim to rank in
beauty with the famous palaces on the
continent.
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No Spirit.

ALFRED A. KNOPF. New Yorks
~ Russian expert. said the other
day:
THE Russian revolutionists are mys-
tics. They're idealists. They now in
wife the German populace to revolt. but
revolution demands democratic spirit
and the German people, SO far as
democratic spirit goes. are as deficient
as the old lady.
"A very fat old lady got stuck in the
door of a car, and could get neither out
nor in.
the conductor shouted helpfully.
".Oh, drat the Teller" painted the old
lady. I amt got no Sideways
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BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

~ PAINS internal situation con-
tinues to excite the interest of
the world at large In the
~ United States. where the feeling
is especially kindly, there is more than
interest. There is real concern.
The hope is that Spain will weather
the storm which has been gradually
coming up. How much the war situa-
ton has to do with it is purely con-
jectural German intrigues have been
very active. and there has been a pro-
German propaganda on the part of a
section of the press. but against this
has been a widespread popular senti-
ment in favor of the allies.
The majority of the people of Spain.
including virtually all the intellectual
classes. undoubtedly sympathize with
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United States that he would not know
how to write an editorial for a New
York paper. because there would be no
censor to mislead and no double mean
ing to be drawn from his article. This
was an exaggerated view, but it shows
how Spanish newspapers were accus-
toned to accommodate themselves to
the censorship.
Doubtless, they are doing the same
now. or at least those newspapers
which are antagonistic to the govern
ment and which have been publishing
what the official note of the Spanish
cabinet described as "deplorable arti-
cles attacking the fundamentals of so
cial order and tending to destroy mill
tary discipline" 1t is evident from
this statement and from cable dis
patches that there is some disaffection
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shrewd in driving a bargain. but they
are to be depended on in any undertake
ing on which they enter. They con-
stitute very large element in Ha-
vana and in other Latin American
countries, where the streams of Span
ish emigration have been continuous
They have not been very active in pub
lie affairs in Spain. yet they have pro-
duced some notable public men. They
are c1annish and it is easy for them
to act as a group.
The Basques are a people by them
selves In the heart of the Pyrenees
Some of them have their habitations on
the French slopes of the mountains
and are known as the French Basques
but the bulk of the Basque population
distinctive element. 1t is not of Latin
race. either, by inheritance. language
or customs.
Many of the Basques work In the
mines at Bilbao and elsewhere They
have great physical strength, and pos
sess all the traits of mountaineers.
In political affairs they do not bother
much as to whatever group may be
In power SO long as their local Gus
toms are respected. They are nat
urally republican. Whenever the
Basques grow restless it Is time for
notice.
Catalonia and the Galatians are dis
tinct from all other elements in the
population of Spain. They have their
own language. harsh and cultural. and
they insist on using 1t. They are
hard-headed and persistent They
have gone in great numbers to the
South American countries and to Cuba,
-ta1 t,at,- ,I,r r-t,ks
with them. so that it is easy in any
section to know the Galatians.
The Galatians are naturally mer-
chants and fnanciers. Barcelona, the
leading city of Catalonia. had banking
facilities back in the middle ages. 1t
is today the principal seaport not only
of the Mediterranean part of Spain. but
of the whole country. Its trade and
commerce with Cuba and with South
America is extensive. 1t is an indus
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III II grand. Dio you tnink "oo 10
III heavin' the blue willow-ware
~ at each other by this time?
No. We've hardly displayed any be-
fore-breakfast dispositions yet.
Not that we confine ourselves to the
COO vocabulary. or advertise any con-
tinuous turtle dove act. Gettin' mar
ried amt jel1ied our brains, 1 hope.
Besides. we're busy. I've got new
gilt-edged Job to fill. you know; and
Wee. she has one Of her own. too.
Well. I can't say that her scheme of
runnin' a Boots. Limited. has mesmer-
lied all New York into havin' its shoe
shinin' done out. There's something
about this cloth top and white gaiter
craze that's putin q crimp in her per
fectly good plans. But she's dom fair. fair
up ways OF KILN time.
Course, we have a few other things
to think about. too. Just learnin' how
game all by itself. That's one of my
big surprises. I'd thought all along it
was so simple.
But say. we've been gettin' wise to a
few facts this last month or so, for
we've been tryin' to dope out which one
of the forty-nine varieties of New
York's home sweet home repertoire was
the kind for US. l don't mean We've
been changin' our street number. or
testin' out different four-room- a nd
bath combinations. The studio apart
ment 1 got at bargain suits first rate.
It's the meal proposition.
First off, We decides gay and reckless
that we'll breakfast and lunch in and
take our dinners out. That listened we'll
and seemed easy enough-unti1 Wee got
to huntin' up a two-handed. light
footed female party who could boil
eggs without iscorchin' the shells, dish
up such things as canned salmon with
cream sauce and put a few potatoes
through the French fry process.
doublin' in bedmaking and dust-chasin'
during her spare time. That shouldn't
call for any prize-winnin' graduate
from cookin' college. should it?
But say, the specimens that go in for
general Homework in this burg are a
sad lot I amt goin' all through the
list I'll just touch lightly on Bertha.
She was cheerful soul. even when
she was servin' soggy potatoes or rap
pin' me in the ear with her elbow as
she reached across to fill my water
glass.
"He-he, Haw-haw! excuse. mister"
was Bertha's repartee for such little
breaks.
Course. could plead with her for the
umpteenth time to try pourin' from the
button hand side, but 1t would have
been simpler to have worn a head
guard durin' meals.
And who would have the heart to put
the ban on a yodel that begins in our
kitchenette at I am. even on cloudy
mornins?
If Bertha had been No. or even No
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Yokohama. erected by the Japanese
This tie of history, coupled with the
perfection of the house, marks its choice
a wise one at this time
A complete contrast in architecture
Is the Henry White house, where the
French mission was domiciled during
Its visit. Here a Georgian type is set
amid semi-spacious and wall-inclosed
grounds. so that it seems par, of a
white stone. it is model of comfort
able elegance
Inside one enters large rectangular
hall. which leads on all sides to the
other rooms-a reception room fur
nished with pieces of Chinese ebony: a
drawing ROOM which suggests a Wat
teau picture. and a library, lined from
floor to ceiling on all sides with Circas-
dows lead from this room to the rear
terrace. where a view may be obtained
Of the city of Washington. spread out.
panorama like. beneath them. :.
cious rooms where breadth suggests a
dignity that can be acquired by no
other means. The suitability of this
house for the use of the French mission
was obvious. for Henry White has a
wide personal acquaintance in France.
having been ambassador to that coun-
try for three years.
When the Russian mission came to
w
American mining engineer of interna-
tional position. offered his house for
their convenience. On Sheridan circle.
where the homes Of many millionaires
are clustered. it stands on corner, an
example of simple. elegant lines. 1t
is a square house, and. as with many
such, its central hall is its feature. A
oad-railed. oak-carved balustrade of
the staircase winds upward to the sec
ond floor. where the main living rooms
are located. The library is the most
impressive Of these rooms. Extending
the length Of the house from front to
deemed so by Boris Bakhmetieff. the
ambassador. for it was here that he
was found on the morning OF visit
room, after the French type. and a
large dining room complete the layout
Of this floor. Throughout the house
one has the impression that the aim in
artistic perfection.
One block from this house. the Bel
gian flag flies to indicate the head
quarters Of the mission from that coun-
try. The Larz Anderson house. excep-
tional among the show places of resi-
Dental Washington. which the mission
occupies. is the home Of one of Ameri-
cas- former ambassadors to Belgium.
In it has been assembled many price,
less curios. and 1t is. from every point
Of view. palatial residence. Immense
rooms, fitted for reception and ball
purposes. connected by niched hall
ways. where historic japanese and Chi
nese pedestals lend an exotic charm: a
luxurious library, where bookcases ga
lore, set amid rich mahogany furni-
ture, give one but peep into the beau
ties Of the homeI On the exterior, the
lines of the house are strictly Italian.
A small garden inclosed by a wall sur
rounds the front driveway. and in the
rear is another garden spacious enough
to allow Mrs. Anderson to indulge her
fancy for garden parties.
The headquarters Of the British mis-
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leans who pay well for such things?"
I waves him back into his chair.
How'd you come to wander so far
from this Peronne place." says I.
ut was because of our son. Henri"
says he you see. he preferred to be
as my father was. chef l began that
way, too The Battous always do-a
family of cooks. But I broke away.
Henri would not He became the pastry
chef at the Hotel Gaspard in Peronne.
And who shall say, too. that he was
not an artist in his way? Yes, with a
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Riqht Place for Otto.

A GERMAN spy had been convicted
GA and sentenced to a long Jail term
and his case was being discussed in
the smoking room of the Chicago Ath-
letic Club.
Poor Otto" said a meat salesman.
He went wrong. I'll say this for Otto
his hearts in the right place
George AIDE. the humorist, grunted.
"And so. thank goodness he said.
"is the rest Of him for the next ten
years."
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New England as compared with the
people of South Carolina or California.
The vigorous peoples are those in the
north. The soft climate Of southern
those sunny regions.
The Gallegos are the hardy 1aboring
element and the Asturians constitute the
retail shoppers who form a large part Of
the Spanish immigration to Cuba and
South America. Americans who have
lived in Havana know the characteristics
of the Gallegos. They are sturdy, indie
pendent and very hard workers. They
have a pronounced sense of humor, and
they are not slow to give play to it. They
have not shown much tendency to in
terest themselves in politics or public
affairs. but when they do wake up to any
question affecting them, they make their
influence felt very quickly and without
circumlocution.
The Asturians are chiefly retail mer-
chants and mechanics. They are
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certain fame. At least. they heard here.
in New York. You would not believe
what they offered II he would leave
Peronne And after months Of saying
no he said yes 1t was true. They paid
as they promised-more. So Henri
sends for us to come also. We found
him living like prince. Truly! For
more than three years we enjoyed his
good fortune.
And then-la guerre! Henri must go
to join his regiment True. he might
have stayed. But we talked not of
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Ups and Downs.

A NEW YORK publisher was talking
~ about a poor man who had written
a successful book.
But, then" he said, ''the thing is not
unusual It's nearly always from our
garrets that we get our sellers"
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on the part of the army few weeks
ago il was announced, somewhat
guardedly. that the reforms demanded
by the military would be adjusted.
This was an admission that the army
had a grievance. 1T is very important
for any government in Spain to keep
the army cOntented.
Besides the intimations in regard to
the army there have been hints of 20
litical agitation in various provinces,
and particularly in Catalonia, Galicia
and the Astur;as. A knowledge of
Spanish geography is essential to an
understanding of what this means
Galicia and the Asturias are on the
Atlantic and Catalonia fronts on the
Mediterranean.
II is a long voyage through the Medi-
terranean and around to the Bay of
Biscay. but it is not go long to follow
the foothills of the Pyrenees and the
country of the Basques along to the
Cantabrian mountain range. which
shuts in Galicia and the Asturias. In
other words. Galicia, the Asturias and
the Basque country and Catalonia con-
stitute much of northern Spain. When
they get into a revolutionary mood 1t
is apt to he more enduring than when
the temperamental folks of the south
get into the same mood. although its
marifestations may not be so violent.
Ts most people Spain is the land of his
tory and romance. as they have read it in
Irving. Vaguely, they know something
OF the kingdoms of CASTLE and Leon out
of which the kingdom of Spain grew and
they know of Granada because OF Irving's
description Of the Alhambra Many Of
them have read the schoolbook stories
of the last sigh of the Moor, and some
know of Cordoba as the seat of Arab
learning.
ReVou1 this there Is NOT much idea If
what really constitutes Spain as IL now
appears on the map. But there Is the
great central plain which is barren and
unpicturesque. on which Madrid is stu
ated. and there are other provinces
away from tlre Mediterranean. Some of
these provinces. in the characteristics of
their inhabitants, are as distinct as are
widely separated sections of Europe, and
far more distinct than are the people Of
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Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
whose picture, with that of Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry. adorns the wall of
Mr.. Belmonts private apartment. opened
the ports of Japan. A bust Of him,
executed from life by Powers at Rome.
rests in one of the halls. A statue OF
the naval hero stands in the harbor at
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Another
Torchy Story

II. sure! We're coming along
grand. Did you think we'd be
heavin' the blue willow-ware
at each other by this time?
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
MAN ILL WITH PNEUMONIA
IL MARRIED WHILE IN BED

Isaac Maxi, a local Swede who
late in October took a marriage
license, was married Wednesday
night to Amelia Matson, who came
here at the time the license was
taken out. Shortly after her arrival
she was taken ill and the ceremony
was not performed as planned and
on her recovery Maxi was taken ill
with pneumonia, so that the cere-
mony was not performed until We'd
nesday night, when the knot was
tied by Justice of the Peace Arnold
a, 116 South Fifth avenue. Maxi
was too week to rise from bed and
the ceremony was performed at the
be nside. He is seriou ly ill and it
is reported that his recovery is
doubtful.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
POTASH FIND
Is REPORTED

Mining of potash in Nye county
promises to develop into a most i'm
portant industry during the next few
months. Great activity is said to
be in evidence in the southern part
of the county in the Ash Meadows
district, and hundreds of locations
have been made during recent
weeks.
On Tuesday SO locations were filed
with the county recorder by o. H.
Morgan, c. w. Berry, Mary Berry. S.
A. Mcdonald and T. l.. Henderson,
who filed locations on what is known
as the Globe group of placer claims.
A few weeks ago. another party
filed locations on over 100 claims,
and it is understood that the assess
ment work has been performed. Los
Angeles people are heavily interested
in the district, which is described
as lying II miles east of the T. & T.
and eight miles east of the l.. v. &
r. acknowledgements Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
One Delivery for Reno

An attempt will be made to have
the merchants of Reno, and particu-
larly those engaged in the grocery
business adopt the one-delivery sys-
TEN in order to cover labor short
age and reduce overhead expense.
The plan has been maturing for some
time and the merchants have acquir-
ed the necessary cooperation for a
meeting, which it is planned to hold
in a few days.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
OIL REGULATION
EXPECTED SOON

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. %. -
The problem of obtaining an ade-
quate supply of fuel oils for war
purposes will be taken up by the
fuel administration, as soon as the
coal situation is we'll in hand. I'm
der the food act the government is
authorized to license the production
and distribution of oils.
The bureau of mines has just
made out for the fuel administra-
ton a complete report on the pro-
duction and consumption of oil dur
ing the year. 1t shows that while
there still is a large supply, reserve
stocks are diminishing. Consump-
ton gradually is outstripping pro-
duction and officials want to take
held of the situation before reserves
are depleted.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
After Train Robbers

Tonopah authorities are striving
to connect Paddy Cannon. whom
they recently arrested for a theft
there, with the recent train rob-
bery on the Western Pacific. A
postoffice inspector who has been
keeping the telegraph wires hot and
has made several trips for the pur-
pose of gathering evidence, which
it is understood is slowly being ac-
cumulated. A number of arrests
are expected in a short time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
MOLYBDENUM NINE
TO CONTINUE WORK
Work on a group of molybdenun

Work on a group of molybdenum
claims, located Is miles from
Bridgeport, and near Fayles hot
springs, will continue through the
winter according to a number OF
local mining men who are interest
eG in the property. Supplies to last
for the winter have been purchased,
and preparations are being made for
pushing a tunnel into the hill to
tap the ledge. When the claims
we're first opened up, the attention
of members of the geological sur
vey was directed to the ore show
ings. The work which is being
done this winter is being followed
with interest by these men who are
interested in seeing to what depth
tie molybdenum ores will Coca
zette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
BUGS TO WIN WAR

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 2:.--
The war will soon be over An Ohio
man will end it. He has suggested
to United States marine corps Of
ficials here that they direct their av-
iators to drop potato bugs over Ger
many. He declares there are no
potato bugs in the kaiser's realm,
and since the "spud' is absolutely
essential to Germany's economic
welfare, the dropping of Murphy
destroyers" over the Rhine country
would quickly terminate hostilities.
Simple, isn't it? Marine corps Of
ficials think so.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
Mason Valley Miners Patriotic

Two hundred employees of the Ma
son Valley Mines company have
agreed to give one days pay each
month toward a fund which will be
used for the promotion of the well
fare of American and allied soldiers
through the Red Cross, Y. M. C.. A.
and kindred organizations. The
men have organized an association
which will be called the Thompson
War Fund association, the member
ship of which is 200 at present.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
HARRY GABRIEL is
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE

H. A. Gabriel, formerly employ
ed in the Consolidated mill and who
recently was tried in Los Angeles
for the murder of an automobile
driver, has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree, the
jury recommending life imprison-
ment. Gabriel was known to many
Goldfield people and his alleged
murder of the automobile driver
here some months ago.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-01
AUTO WRECK VICTIM
RECOVERING RAPIDLY

George Townsend, a millman
who on the night of Saturday, Nov.
1G, was pinned under an automo-
bile for two hours on the pole-line
road, sustaining a broken collar
bone and who later developed pneu-
monia from the exposure, is now
recovering rapidly from his injury
and danger from pneumonia. which
for a time threatened his life. is
now believed to have passed.