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Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
ROADS PLAN TO USE
CARS TO CAPACITY
New System to Be Put in Effect
October / Which Will In
crease the Number
of Cars.

Beginning next month the railroads
OF the country will adopt new rule
relative to the loading OF freight cars,
its principal purpose being to reduce
delays in the movement of freight.
In the past it has been the practice
OF railroad agents in smaller towns
and unimportant shipping points to
load into cars freight without regular
waybills for it. As a result, large
number OF cars have been held at in
terchangc points and at destinations
OF shipments, III many cases for long
periods.
To do away with the delays, be-
ginning October !, the new rule, pro-
vidlng that no carload, or less than
carload freight is to I've loaded into
cars unless accompanied by regular
waybills, fully filled out,
To Load to Capacity.
Railroads officials are sending out
thousands of letters and circulars
urging grain shippers to load every
car to marked capacity, doing this to
get away from any possible Car
shortage that may occur during the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Uruguay Foresta|Is
Attempt to Sink Ships

Montcvideo, Uruguay, Sept, IA
Uruguayan marines today boarded
all the German ships in the harbor
here, the government having heard of
plans to sink the vessels.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
Underground EeIs.

Some years ago, says a contributor
to Answers, the Messrs. Boyd sank a
small hole for water on their Austria
lian farm, and struck running stream
ut n depth of three feet. One evening
large eel came up in the bucket, and,
a light having been obtained, the work.
men watched the hole. Fish In consid-
erable numbers were constantly dart
ing across the open hole, and subse-
quently several hundred eels were
caught.
1t is mystery where the fish came
from and whittier they were going I;
they seemed always to travel in the
same direction.
Recently the present owner of the
farm sank well about a mile away
and found the stream at eight feet. At
nighttime, If you have light, you can
see the eels flashing by. still going with
the stream in the direction of the coast.
Some of the fish weigh as much as six
pounds.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
A Complete Education.

BY heritage, by breeding, by educa-
tion, by inclination, by profession, l
was literary. Seven generations of my
family had been college bred. Many
of the literary men of the first half of
the nineteenth century had been enter
tained by my family; and those who
remembered the happy experience had
always encouraged me to emulate. II
possible, the lives of Agassiz, Holmes,
Longfellow and Hawthorne. In the
university / was one of the few I'M
usual creatures who delighted to delve
(for the pure love of it) into old poems
and ancient plays. My face was almost
as familiar a feature of the library as
was the marble bust of Homer there.
The college authorities made me the
editor of two publications; my class
mates indicated by their choice that
they believed l could write a class
poem. True, had never visited Bos-
ton, but about the time of my gradu-
alton a third cousin of mine from the
fur South spent few days In the Hub,
so felt that in some subtle way my
education had been completed.-Atlan.
tic.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
Are Composers short.Lived?

1t is somewhat striking to note that
II number of great musicians were af-
iiicted with physical infirmities. Mo
zart. who only lived to the age Of thir-
,y-five, died of consumption. Schu-
mann, who died at the age Of forty
six, was for some years before his
death confined in an asylum.
Beethoven reached the age of fifty
seven, but for many years previous to
his death this great man of music was
quite deaf. Mendelssohn died at the
age of thirty-slx, Schubert mt thirty
one, Weber at forty, Chopin at forty,
Purcell at thirty-seven, and BelAni ut
thirty-three. There are, of course, II
few exceptions. Bach. Haydn and
Handel all outllved their three-score
years and ten. The latter. however,
was for some years totally blind.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
COLORADO OIL sHALEs

Very few people realize it, but it
Is q fact nevertheless that recent
surveys made by the federal govern
ment show that Gil shale exists in
an almost unheard Of quantity in
western Colorado. The federal gov,
emment completed survey last De-
cember Of the Gil shale In Garfield
county alone. According to this re-
pcrt there is in deposit in that coun-
ty a little over ten million barrels of
OIL. This is two and one-half times
the entire consumption of oil i'm the
United States to date. In cher
words there is enough oil in the shale
of Garfield county to furrish two
and one-half times as much oil as
has been consumed in the United
States from all sources to date.
In Scotland there are refineries
that extract Gil from this kind of
shale. 1t is only question of time
when such refine1ies will be nut to
work in America and when that time
comes Garfield county will doubtless
have some of the greatest refineries
on this continent.
The federal government has with
drawn from entry several thousand
acres Of shale land but there is still
approximately forty-five thousand
acres that can he filed on under the
mineral lard laws. Our people should
avail themselves of this opportunity
and file ON this land because before
very lcng there will be a demand for
oil from the shale mines.
The statement has often been made
that Colorado has not scratt he'd the
surface of her resources. This is
certainly proven in the fact that she
has at her very door two and oue-
half times as much oil as has been
consumed in the United States to
dale and from the further fact that
1t is lying en- top Of the ground ready
to be oarted off and used.-Pueblo
Chieftain.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
Joy in Tryino,

Do not allow yourself to just drift
along through life. Set before you an
aim, some real purpose. Cultivate hope
and ambition TO accomplish something.
Do not be contented to let things hap
pen; make things happen. Whatever
your business or occupation. aim to ex-
Gel in it. Financial gain is not all one
gets from labor well performed. Your
character is elevated and your mind is
enlarged and the satisfaction in having
done well is the most real joy. Don't
be afraid to set your aim high. Gid
II with your highest ideals. Let the
hope of its attainment nerve your
every act. Turn incidents and cir.
oumstances toward the attainment of
your aim. II you have no aim, you
reach nowhere. A life without pur.
pose is u dreary thing, without real
joy. Suppose you fail to reach the
heights you have set as your stand
ard; you will have gone higher than
If you Ind not striven. You will be
more useful, of more worth, than II
you had not tried.-Milwauke Jour
nal.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
BLACK HAWK news IN RUSSELL GULCH

Thcs. Dunstone went to Idaho
Springs Monday to examine mines.
Mrs. Ihcs. Kofford and daughter
Miss Stella, went to Denver Friday
afternoon, returning Sunday.
Miss Margaret Grutzmaeher left fol
Golden Friday ard visited with rela-
tives until Sunday.
Delbert and Don Taylor left for
Denver Monday morning to join The
navy. Neither passed the physical
examination.
Mrs. Herman Har man left Friday
for Wheatlidge to visit her sister.
George Rogers and family have
gene to Englewood to reside. They
Sold their ranch below Black Hawk.
Mrs. John Stroehle left for Denver
Tuesday morning, having received
word that her brotherinlaw, Am
brose Ma.hes is dangerously i'll.
john Strcehle was business Wis
itor to Silver Plume Wednesday.
The sampler hasn't crushed amy
ore for a week. The plant has been
undergoing repairs.
Commencing wi next Monday, the
stores will close at z o'clock in the
evenings to give the proprietcrs an
opportunity to go Joy riding.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
Sources Of Spanish Law.

The sources Of Spanish law are. d.
rcctly, the Gods Napoleon and the vari-
Gus customs or fueros of the different
provinces Of the peninsula. handed
down for many generations until they
obtained the full force and effect ,f
legal ena' tment; and. indirectly. he
vnst and comprehensive compilation
of Justinian, from which all nations Of
medieval and modern times have, to n
greater or less degree, derived the tn
spiration of their rules for the regula-
tion and government Of their private
relations and public LIE.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
A "Sidereal Day"

In answering correspondent who
Dsked the meaning of the term "side-
real time" the Irish Times explains
that II is the only truly scientific man.
ner OF recording time, and is that
which astronomers and navigators use
A "sidereal day" Is the precise time
taken by the earth In revolving on Its
axis, and is % hours, SO minutes and 4
seconds. Our sundials, however. re-
cord very different day.
II you set up sundial In a garden
and observe when II is noon today, and
again tomorrow, you will find that II
exceeds the "sidereal day" by three
minutes and SO seconds. The differ.
ence is due to the distance that the
earth hns Travelled on Its orbit while
It has been revolving on Its axis. The
orbit motion makes II necessary for
the earth to turn nearly four minutes
longer In order to bring any place "a
the snme position with regard to the
sun that 1t had on the previous day.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17

Mr.. Shaw was up from Denver
Wednesday to examine the Lillian
n ine.
w. G. Evans was an arrival Wed
ne.day from Nederland.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Williams went
to Denver Saturday with friends in
an auto.
Everybody in Russell and vicin.
ity are planting potatoes and other
root vegetables. There will be no
shortage Ct food In this neck of the
woods after harvesting time.
Arthur Wood and Robt. Williams
went to Denver Saturday to enlist in
the navy. Wood passed but Williams
was too light.
Earl Harvey went to Denver Mon
day morning.
Geo. Kmball and Fred Stroehle
were over from Idaho Springs Tues
day.
Max Forraral and family left Sun
day for Ft. Morgan to engage in
beet raising.
S. T. Harris has rented five acres
of the cid Franey ranch from the
government and will plant potatoes.
He has two or three smaller tracts
CT ground that he will also plant in
potatoes and Will put in all told about
two tons of seed.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
HOW U. S. COINS ARE MADE
It Took Adolph Wefman Seven Months
to Make Perfect Designs for New
Dimes and Halves.

Smoothing out the wrinkles in Miss
Liberty's dress, and keeping the die
makers from cutting off the tips of her
fingers, took seven months of the
hardest kind of work on the part of
Adolph A. Weiman, who designed the
dimes and half-dollars, which. If you
are fortunate, you are now jingling In
your pockets.
Sitting in his studio, the artist who
designed these coins for Uncle Sam,
told how the work was done.
"The first task is to make detailed
sketch of the design. From this sketch
Is made finished model from model
ing wax. Some men work with small
models; some with large.
"rhe models 1 made for the coins
were IA or Is inches in diameter.
''When this model is completed 1t is
necessary to make a reduced model
from it by means of mechanical de-
vice by which one needle traces the
large model and another, connected
with it, but moving on a reduced area,
reproduces the original. This reduced
model was, in this case, five times the
size of the coin. From this smaller
model n bronze alloy cast is made.
This cast is used by the mint iden-
tically as the original large model was
used to make further reduction the
exact size of the proposed coin.
"This reduction is cut on n soft
steel hub and the design is repro
duced in relief-not as sunken mod
ell. This steel relief is called the mas
ter die'-although 1t is not die at
all, but simply relief model.
'"The steel of which it is made is
then tempered and made very hard ;
Is placed in chuck and piece of
soft steel is forced down upon it with
terrific pressure. This produces the
final die, which in turn is hardened,
and from 1t the coins are struck.
"These dies will strike from 100 to
100 coins before being defaced. 1t is
necessary, therefore, continually to
take new dies from the master die to
keep up the coinage.
"Only single stroke of the die ma
chine is necessary to make the impress
siOn."-New York Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
NEW TUNGSTEN SCHEDULE
HAS BEEN ADOPTED

A meeting of the tungsten produc-
ers of the United States. held at San
Francisco recently, brought to light
the fact that the present demand
for tungsten Is considerable. That in
order to meet this demand by home
production it is necessary to advance
the price, thus bringing into the
market ores which would not pay to
be mined at the lower figure.
SHIPPING condition make a reliance
upon foreign impo rta;ion absolutely
impossible and the scarcity Of freight
room has already reduced the i'm
ports to large extent. The imports
from South America, especially Ar
gentine, has stopped or been heavily
reduced, Iartly on account Of the
shortage Of shipping space and part
iy on account of contracts made by
the allied governments from South
America TO Europe.
A schedule was adopted to ccme
into force May 1st. FIXING the price
urit with 30 cents variation up and
down. This policy has been adopted
by most produces Of the UniEed
States. Eighteen dollars has been
paid for foreign ores available for
immediate delivery and Of fairly good
quality. but OUT market is practically
bare Of supplies. Sellers Of ore are
now holding at prices from $1S to $2C
ard at these Cur market is quite
strong. The business transacted dur
ing the past week has exceeded sew
eral hundred tons in the New York
market alone.
Our local tungsten miners are muef
elated over the favorable news and
many OF them expect a price Of $50
unit to he estat lished during the
year.-Silverto Standard.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
CHURCH SERVICES

The services for Mcher's day last
Sunday at Black Hawk and Russell
Gulth were exceptionally well attend
ed. The special music was greatly
enjoyed.
There will be stereorticon lecture
at Russell Guloh Friday night. May
Is. and at Nevadayille May %. They
will be on the order of patriotic
service, several illustrated patriotic
songs will be sung.
The usual services will he observ.
ed next Sunday. Prea; hing in Rus.
sell Gul'h in the morning and at
Black Hawk In the evering.
JOHN L. sPARGO, Pastor.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
COST OF CONDUCTING
A WAR Is ENORMOUS.
BY Edward Heating


War is costly business. In few
hours the other day, the house of
representatives passed an appropria-
ticn bill providing for the expendi-
ture of $2,7OO, 100000.
That was the largest appropriation
Dill ever presented to any parliament
airy body in the history of the world.
1t represented an expenditure of
$27 for every man, woman and child
in the Urited States.
Some one has figured out that the
average income Of the workers of
this country is about $500 per annum.
II .hat be true, we voted away in a
few hours as much as 1000 900 Am
er1osn workers could earn in a year.
1t was mere than Lincoln expended
in any two years of the Civil war.
Ard the bill was only the first of
its kind. Others will follow until
peace comes.
Congressman Meyer London, So
ialist, Of New York cast the only
vote recorded against the bill.
The Republican and Democratic
members who had voted against war
and against CONSUMPTION voted for
the till on the theory that congress
having declared war and having de-
cided to raise an army by conscrip-
ticn, 1t was our duty to provide the
money needed to male those acts ef-
fectiye.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17

The GilIin Cattle ccmrany has
been organized and has acquired a
ran of 210 acres Just few miles
nor:h of Central City, Btocied with
100 head of cattle. several head of
horses and the necessary implements.
ID. j. Dorrelly and Frank Redding
are the moving sitits in the new
enterprise. 1t is the Intention to
grow and furnish cattle fer the mark.
ct, which will be handled principally
at the Donnelly market In this city.
Frank left Thursday for the ranch,
with the inteI.ion of fcrsaking the
wiles Of city life and becoming a
mountain granger. - Idaho Springs
Gazette.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
RELIEF OF OWNERS
OF MINING CLAIMS

The following resolution has been
passed by congress and will be of
interest to those who have located
mining claims and who desire to en-
list in the service Of the country
during the war:
THAT the provisions of section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
Urited States, which require that On
each mining claim located after the
lO.h of May 1872, and until Mtent
mas been issued therefor, not less
than 500 wcu;h Of labor shall be per-
Iormed~or improv ements made during
each year. shall not apply to claims
or parts Of claims owned by officers
cr enlisted men who have been mus
tered into the military or naval SER
vice of the United States so that mo
mining claim or any part thereof
owned by such person which has
been regularly located and recorded
shall be subject to forfeiture for
nonperformance CT the annual assess
menfs until six months after such
c"mer Is mustered out of the service
or until six months after his death
In the service: Provided, That the
Claimant Of amy mining location, in
order to obtain the benefits of this
resolution, shall file, or cause to be
faled, in the office where the loca-
ton notice or certificate is recorded,
within 80 days from and after the
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
MRS. a. HANSEN DIES

Mrs. A. Hansen, mother of Mrs.
Otto Scheffler and Ed. Hansen, resi-
dents of Central, died Sunday morn
ing in Pocatello, Ida, Of senilfty.
She was Ga years Of age and prior
to removing to Pooa.ello two years
ago had resided in Black Hawk 80
years. The body was shipped to this
city, arriNing last night. The funer-
al was held this afternoon at 1880
o'clock, interment in Odd Fellow
cemetery. Beside the son and daugh-
ter living in this city, Mrs. Hansen
leaves three other daughters, Mrs.
G. A. Jackson, of Trojan. S. D.; Mrs.
Fred Roberts, of Pocatello, Ida.; Mrs.
S. L. Mitchell, Of California
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17

Henry Ramstetter, of jefferson
county, has been awarded contract
by the board of county commits ssion-
ers of Jefferson county to rebuild the
wagon road from point six miles
norih of Golden to the GilIin coun-
ty line via Guy hill. The road will
be made 16 feet wide and will give
the people Of Gilpin county and those
living along the highway a direct
route into Golden and Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES

This being Ast eusion day there
widl be services at the church tonight
at 1880 at which time Bishop john
son will preach and will also confer
the Apostolic rite Of Confirmation on
q class which will be presented by
Rev. Mr.. Harrison. A cordial invita-
ticn is extended to all to be present
Services next Sunday as usual at II
O'Clock.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17

Clarence Augtr, OF this city was
stricken wi appendicitis Sunday af-
ternoon and DR.. Ashtaueh was called
and at 8 O'Clock that night rushed
hm 90 st. Luke's hospital. Denver.
bn his car, where an operation was
performed at 8 o'clock the following
morning. He is ge.tirg along as well
Gs could be expected.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17

passage and approval of this resclu-
ton. notice of his muster into the
service CT the United States and of
his desire to hold said mining claim
under this resolution"
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-17

Charley Chaplin in Easy Street.
Will be rhcwn at the opera houee
next Wednesday. May 23rd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05
The Greatest of Easter
Neckwear Specials.

You who know Silk value will
recognize in these weaves the richest
of quality. You who judge Neck
wear by effect will accord to these de-
signs and color combination the dis
tinction of highest praise.
They are modelled in the generous
Flowing END patterns more than
usual liberal yardage-and out of the
great variety of tones and shades
your selection will be an easy one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05

believed that II the question "of peace
or war only" were submitted to the
people It would be voted down.
That" he added, lis not the ques-
ton here. The question is, Shall the
people of the United States support the
President and the Congress Of the
United States in whatever course they
deemed wisest and safest? want TO
say that II that question were submit
ted to the people they would sustain
the President and Congress overwhelm-
ingly. I would not go on record as
saying the people Of my state would be
disioyal. and they would be dfsloyal II
they refused to back up the President
In the course he has decided to take"
Senator James Of Kentucky predicted
that German-Americans would be found
Loyalty fighting for America He in
dicted Germany for having murder ed
our citizens. sunk our ships. dynamited
our factories. spread spies throughout
our land and sent her warships within
three miles of our borders to prey upon
our commerce, while Zimmerman
sought an alliance of Japan and Mex
leo.
And yet" he said, we're told we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05

our nag and hearing OF our border. We
have submitted I'm patience. -
"A different policy than we have pnr-
sued is not only essential, but a guar
antee Of peace"
Senator Borah paid tribute to Ger
man. American citizenship. and predicted
that 9S per cent of the German Americans
will be perfectly loyal z
Senator Cummins of Iowa. one OF the
twelve who opposed The armed neutral
ity BILL said he believed there was another
way to meet the situation. but that he de-
sired TO have a united nation. and. there
fore. would vote for the war resolution
The Iowa senator said he had opposed
the armed neutrality measure because it
gave the President war-making powers
and would still oppose. with equal ear
nestness at this time. an effort OF than
kind"
THE Congress. however" he continued,
now is exercising its rightful constitu-
tional functions. When Congress has de-
termined, every loyal American will yield
instant. undivided allegiance to its de-
cree There will be no division. And
no man will be permitted to outrun ma
to make America strong and victorious
In the struggle thar is before u.s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05

The privileges of the Boys Library all
during the season-with the purchase of
Suit or Refer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05
WAR RESOLUTION ADOPTED
IN SENATE BY BIG MAJORITY;
ONLY SIX VOTES AGAINST IT
Eighty-two Members Rally to Support of
President in National Crisis Crowded
Galleries Receive Momentous De-
cision in Dead Silence.

The resolution adopted by the Senate last night
of 81 g..
The would have been larger favor of
the eight absent members had been present. their colleagues
nounced the floor that they would have the resolution
the Of thirteen continuous debate
When the Vice President the
dead silence the chamber rustic of great
crowd There cheers The rules of the
Der forbid demonstrations and the galleries had been
specially against and then during
the debate which preceded the VOTE excitement was running
high stirred by the speaker single handicap
quickly stifed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05

our fault that Great Britain command
ed the sea, while Germany, with tre-
mendous military power, commanded
the land?
You can put It in your pipe and
smoke 1t that you are going to fight
Germany now with the allies or later
by yourselves. We have got to fight
sooner or later.
that Wall street Is mixed up In this
situation. But Wall street did not sink
the Sussex, nor the Arabic and the
other vessels which have been sunk
since. l am tired OF such lies. and II
Is the duty Of the American people to
brand them lies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05
In the Boys Behalf.

The and their wardrobe needs have special share
ton always But for then them
and the parental You've only weigh these specials
fully appreciate what &C saving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05

We will give the youngster either a
real Base Ball or Bat with his Suit or
Refer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05
La Follette's Colleague Answers.

Senator Husting. Senator La Fol-
lette's Wisconsin colleague. said that.
while every senator should have a mind
of his own and speak his own convic-
tions, in times of this kind the con-
duct of international affairs must be
in the hands of one man. He said he