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Evening star., 1918-06-07
Conservation

That l may save the price Of
rations I've shaken all my poor
relations. In olden times my
aunts and cousins would come to
see me, scores and dozens, and
stay as long as I would feed EN-,
but now I'm standing up for
freedom; I've taken Hoover as
nv mentor, and so my uncles
cannot enter the dining room
when dinners ready-I must
conserve, so help me, Teddy. |
have old-spinster aunts a-plenty,
I reckon there are ten or twenty,
and they have come from dis
tant places, at my expense to
feed their faces. They'd come in
spring and stay till autumn, and
sometimes longer yet, dod rot
'em. They'd bring their cats and
pet canaries, and eat my string
beans and my berries, and in the
pantry and the cupboard for
pies and cakes they daily rub
bered. But yesterday my Aunt
Deborah came to me, smiling
like Aurora she hoped to stay
three months or nearly-she's
pulled off stunts of that kind
yearly. But now | met her at
the portal, and handed her No
smile or chortle. Il cannot feed
you," said I, "auntie; / cannot
board you in this shanty. l hope
to save this threatened nation by
fossy curves in conservation,
and so no uncles, aunts or nleces
can visit me with their valises.
You cannot use my roadster
chummy, no prunes OF mine
shall fill your tummy; so take
your birdcage and your knitting,
and do some ground and lofty
fitting" And thus, with forti-
tude answering, I'm spending
all my time conserving.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
TO BRADDOCK HOTEL
Enlargement Necessary Because of
Increased Patronage-Company
Recently Organized.

Extensive improvements are to be
made on the Braddock Hotel at Brad
dock Heights, in anticipation of a
banner season there.
The culinary department is to be
improved, the dining room enlarged
and many other improvements are
planned. The company has secured
the services Of Charles B. Cox of the
New York City Hotel Of Frederick to
manage the hotel.
Because of the crowded condition of
Washington and Baltimore and their
proximity to Braddock, large numbers
large numbers are expected from
these places.
The hotel company was recently or
ganized. The directorate now in
cludes T. B. Hayward. Emory L. Cob
lentz. Cyrus F. Flock, Prof. Charles
H. Remsburg. Capt. Charles McC. Ma
thias. Paul NJ. Taylor of Baltimore;
William w. Doub. Grayson H. Staley
and DR.. Thomas B. Johnson. Tho re-
organized company has taken over all
the property which includes the farm,
are expected from these places.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
CAPT. HELEN BASTEDO HERE
Commandant Of Woman's Motor
Corps at War Department.

Capt. Helen Bastedo of tho Motor
Corps Of America. and other ofncers
Of this women's motor corps. estab-
lished a year ago in New York. con-
ferred with officials at the War De-
partment yesterday in regard to ann
bulance work by the corps.
The organization, with various
branches in New York, has NOM
bership of 800 women. graduates of
mechanical automobile schools and
licensed chauffeurs. Tho corps has
no official connection with tho War
or Navy departments.
The corps is going to Montreal.
Canada this week to be reviewed by
the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
FUNERAL OF W. s. HERNDON,

Funeral services for William s.
Herndon, treasurer Of the Home Fur
niture Company. were held yesterday
afternoon at Rock Creek cemetery
Mr.. Herndon died at Albuquerque
N. NJ, last December. and the body
was sent to Washington for inter.
ment here. He was a Mason and q
member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Mr.. Herndon is survived by his wife
Mrs. Anna B. Herndon, son, William
S. Herndon, jr.. and a daughter. Miss
Anna Herndon.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
Urges War Kitchen Use.

A moro complete utilization Of war
kitchens was urged by Mrs. Calvin
Of tha bureau of education at meet
ing Of the Parent-Teaoher Assooia-
tion of the Douglass Simmons School
at the school Tuesday evening. Other
speakers at the meeting were Mrs.
Washington, Mrs. NJ. e. Hewlett, J. C.
Payne. Supervisor w. 8. Montgomery
Rev. Holloman Of the Second Baptist
Church and Rev C. II. Posey.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
CITY ITEMS.
Is Lbs. white Potatoes. 25o,

Red Kidney Beans. 12hc can; Fancy
Evap. Peaches. tic: Navy Beans, 15c;
Lima Beans. 16c; Large Herring. &c;
A. ]. Pancake or Buckwheat Flour.
per. 40c; 1o-lb. bags Salt. l5c; Pink
Salmon, zoe: Perfect Blend Tea. CSC.
s26 Pa. ave. and all the J. T. D. Pyles
Stores.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
LETTER CARRIERS
SEEK BIG FIGURES
Postmaster Chance and Head
of War Savings Work
Are Gratified.
ENERGY IN STAMP SALES
LEADERS IN CONTEST.

The letter carriers who have
made the largest war savings
and thrift stamp sales in the
contest being conducted under
the auspices of The Star. for
twenty cash prizes aggregating
SSnn ara-
Evening star., 1918-06-07

Claim Optical Co., oO7 r st.
stock Of Artificial Eyes.
Evening star., 1918-06-07

Meeting Of the Brookland Citizens
Association at Masonic Temple at s
o'clock.
Evening star., 1918-06-07

Meeting Of the Writer'S League OF
Washington at the Public Library al
S o'clock
Evening star., 1918-06-07
TOMORROW.

Lawn party at the colored Y. w. {
A. for the new members.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
Hot weather Suits, u on.

Biggest stock, widest variety. Pom
gees, Priestley's Mohair, Palm Beach
etc. Tennille, oil G st. NV.
Evening star., 1918-06-07

Mems sSults&Unlforms Cleaned.Altered
Norris. 10 9Th st. NV. Ph.Franklin a25'
Evening star., 1918-06-07
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TONIGHT.

Meeting Of the Washington Acade-
my Of Science In the assembly hall
Of the Interior Department, 18th and
F streets northwest, at 8:15.
Evening star., 1918-06-07

Richard Olney, representative in
Congress from Massachusetts. will ad-
dress the United Service Club at S:45
pm.
Evening star., 1918-06-07

Mass meeting of the residents OF
Chevy Chase to organize local
branch of the Maryland Council Of
Defense at the library at 8:15 o'clock.
Evening star., 1918-06-07
Observation-Disclosures
SIRENS OF THE SEA" (Ths Picture
Beautifully Eye-feast Of Venus Girls.

M VMpTr OPEN $50 PM.
VA1WAA A~Mary Pickford. in "Amarilly
1881 q ST Of Clothesline Alley"
Evening star., 1918-06-07

cApDEN TODAY AND TOMORROW
OfANOA1s FRANKLIN FARNUM,' in
''$5 600 REWARD"
Evening star., 1918-06-07

T1aMo Foliosmaan Mace A. Norris
has resigned to aocept Z commission
a. first lieutenant in the ordnance
department. Morris is thirty eight
years old and has been on tho force
for three years. Eo has been stationed
for some time at 9Th and @ streets
Evening star., 1918-06-07
Gordon schwarts. seven years old

Gordon SchWAftLs beVeh yeNfb OIu,
80 Rhode Island avenue. was injured
severely yesterday afternoon when he
was knocked down by an automobile
belonging to Ellsworth Taylor. 14th
and W streets, Anacostia, at North
Capitol and U streets. He was taken
to Garfield Hospital. where physicians
found he had received a fracture of
the right leg and injuries to the head.
Evening star., 1918-06-07

'cRANDALL,S APoLL0, S24H Ne.
in RAIDERS OF THE NIGHT"
TOMORROW-EDITH ST o R EY, in
..TREASURE OF THE SEA" And the
Paramount Comedy, ''SAUCY MADE
LINE"
Evening star., 1918-06-07

auspices of tho East washington
Community Association will take plane
es th4 EastsFn High School, 7th street
and 4sonsyivania avenus southeast
topSTToH ct a:eA Nm
Evening star., 1918-06-07

NAT. PM DAILY: Pm. SUNDAY.
TODAY-HAROLD LOCKWOOD. in 1.-THE
LANDLOPER.'
TOMORROW CONSTANCE TALMADGE.
in "UP THB ROAD WITH SALLY"
And the Comedy, ''D1MPLES AND DAM
GER
Evening star., 1918-06-07

n0ME 1880 G Street Northeast.
AAONAA ALICE BRADY, in THE
TRAP" Also Hearst-Pathe News.
Evening star., 1918-06-07

| |CRANDALL'S 4msfIe.s; 4ops1.ooss4asSs ;sst : ri;
TAIlMADGE, in ''UP THE ROAD WITH
SALLIE."
ToMORROW-wILLIA 6. HART, In
LOVER THE GREAT DIVIDE" And
FATTY ARBUcKLE. In ':THB NOON.
4 SINNERS
Evening star., 1918-06-07

'cRANDALL,S 1T. Tle.te.; .Hn 2 4 19;;us E sts.
ROW BARBARA CASTLEToN and
WALTER MILLER. with All-Star Cast,
in MOTHERS OF LIBERTY"
Evening star., 1918-06-07

[cRANDALL'S savoy. Tss.tss tn I. e; and ss
TODAY-EDITH STOREY. in TREAS.
URB OF THE SEA-
TOMORROW - CONSTANCE TALMADGE.
in up THE ROAD WITH SALLY" And
the Paramount Comedy. HIS SMOTH-
Erred LOVE-"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29
HICKEY FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY
TRIAL OF SECOND ALLEGED
HOLDUP STARTED THIS
MORNING

Leaving the court room at $50
last night the jury in the Hickey
robbery case returned a verdict of
guilty in 10 minutes. The defend
ant will be sentenced Thursday.
Owen Hickey was found guilty of
the robbery of the Mozart saloon
and his alleged partner in crime,
James Carr, was placed on trial this
morning. Arthur +. Barnes is at
torney for Carr. The Carr and Hick-
ely cases are practically identical.
The jury in the case now on trial
is composed of A. J.. Mills. f. NJ.
Stoller, Walter H. Church, Dell
Wells, c. l.. Huntley, Thomas F.
Manning. Jack Buffehr, G. L. Diff
fenbaugh, j. F. Good. Charles Der
by, c.. F. Mcbride and w. l.. Boak.
AS one of the men who held up
the Mozart later went into the red
light district and held up the Star
saloon, many of the inhabitants of
the district are in attendance at the
trial. making a display of feminine
charms that renders it difficult for
the clerk of the court to perform his
duties.
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AERIAL TANK IS
USED BY ITALY
ITALIAN MOUNTAIN TROOPS
PUT MACHINE GUN OUT
OF ACTION

MILAN, Italy. May 1S.-(Speciai
Correspondence).-An aerial tar
has been invented and put into
practical use by the Alpini, ltal-
ian soldiers who have astounded
the world by their extraordinary
feats in mountain warfare. An
Austrian machine gun emplace-
ment was so situated on a noun
tain side that it poured a harrass-
ing fire into an Italian post. The
Austrian position was unassail-
able by ordinary means, but ac-
cording to the Corriere della Sara,
of this city, it was absolutely neces-
sary that it be wiped out.
A ''Teleferica" car. many of
which are operated by the Italians
sides, was armored and equipped
with machine guns. Volunteers
we're called for, and from the many
who responded two were chosen to
man the guns. This i~mprovised
aerial dreadnought was then swung
out across the valley. After n
or two exploration trips at a dizzy
height, the men in the car finally
located the Austrian post and
quickly put it out of action with
we'll directed fire.
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fact that this request began to
be noised about within Is days
after we took charge of the prop
erty, we naturally feel that in
all justice if you had such a
claim as this, it should have been
given to the former management,
who was more familiar with con-
ditions. We feel at the present
time you will acknowledge we
nave not been given quite a fair
chance in this matter and should
take that into consideration.
We have several places under
ground, as mentioned previously,
where we would like to do o n
siderable development work in
the hope that it would open up
profitable ore. There is no one
who would be any quicker to
acknowledge that wages should
be increased at the present time
than either Mr.. Lawry or /, pro-
vided the earnings of the COM
pany would in any
Justify it; and provided we are
able to continue development
work and that development work
should result in the discovery of
orebodies which would cause the
company to operate pr%ofitably
and accumulate a surplus for
dividends, we will then recon-
mend that wages be increased.
Now, in order to summarize
the conditions as they are at pre-
sent, We want you take a message
back to the men to the effect hat
while the finances of the COM
pany will not at the present time
permit an increase in the wage,
the company would be willing to
Ieinstate the 10 per cent dis
count to employees and refund
the 5 per cent that has been
withheld during the past two
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29
Is
ENTHUSIASTIC

Extensive uevelopment work
which includes the sinking of the
shaft much deeper and the instaila-
ton of modern machinery will De
carried on at the Tonopah Divide
property near Tonopah as soon as
the electric power line, which is now
under construction, is installed to
the property, according to II. c.
Brougher, president of the Tonopah
Divide, who stopped off in Reno to-
day en- route t o Tonopah from Lake
Tahoe.
I'VE are now sinking the shaft,
said Mr.. Brougher, land blocking
out ore, but when the power line is
completed we will be in a position
to carry out considerable more work
and are planning to put in electrical
equipment.
THE question of running a rail-
road to the property has been con-
sidered, but nothing of a definite
nature done. The uncertainty OF
the railroad situation is such that
any work along this line is almost
impossible now. Things may so
shape themselves that the ore from
the Divide will be treated in the
Consolidated mill, but this is for
further consideration also."-Reno
Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29
LONDON DINERS
SEE CAFETERIA
AMERICAN TYPE OF LUNCH
PLACE IN BRITISH
CAPITAL

LONDON, June 24.-The war has
brought the cafeteria idea to Lon
don. This plan of serving food to
the public at minimum prices Is TO
lie undertaken by the government
end will be known as the ministry
of foods model national kitchen
and restaurant.
The director of national kitchens
announced recently that he hoped
by this new method to be able to
supply good wholesome food at less
than one-third the prices charged
at popular tea shops and restaur-
ants in London, and not only pay
rent and all establishment charges
hut also to clear a profit of 20 per
cent.
All food is to be prepared and
cooked within plain view OF the
public, windows separating the
kitchen from the dining room pro-
per-.
1t is also proposed to denver 1000
at offices in the neighborhood at
an additional charge of a few cents.
The food kitchen officials say the
table napery, cutlery and crockery
will compare f~avorably with that
used in the good London restaur-
ants.
The restaurant is to be in New
Bridge street, Bl~ackfrairs, not far
from Fleet street. If the demand
night workers in the newspaper
offices and other shops in the neigh
borhood justifies such action 1t is
planned to keep the state restaur-
ant open all night.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29

months.
The company would undertake
to contract the development work
so that the men engaged upon
that work, in delivering a con-
scientious shifts work, would
receive some substantial amount
in addition to the present wage
scale. The company would also
like to receive suggestions of
some feasible way to arrange a
bonus or contract scheme being
worked in the slopes; and pro-
vided the development work done
should result in profitable opera
ton which should permit the
company setting aside some sur
plus for. dividends, we would re-
commend - and we have no
doubt our recommendation would
be accepted by the directors =
that the wage be at that time in
creased.
In going into this matter we
have tried to give as clear an
analysis of the situation as pos
sible and would greatly appre-
Ciate your cooperation. If there
are any matters that are not
clear to you l would greatly APP
preciate your asking questions.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29

versally regarded Is unusually good
here. Efficiency of available labor
is classed as considerably below
normal here at present and only by
the introduction of the proposed
contract or bonus system can the
operating companies, according to
general report. hope to obtain a fair
return in labor for an increased
wage.
Manager Julian's statement, given
the committee for submission to the
miners and ignored by their action
of this morning, is as follows:
Since June goth. at which date
you presented to the company.
through Mr.. Lawry, a request
for an increase in wage of 81
per day. we have been giving the
matter our very earnest consider
alton.
In studying the situation it
has not been our purpose to de-
pate whether or not the present
general economic conditions
would warrant an increase in
pay. but simply whether or not
the operation of the company
would permit an increase in
wages and still allow it to con-
tinue operations.
In our Investigation several
false reports have come to light
which we believe have been malici-
ously circulated through agita-
tors or others in town who are
in general unfriendly towards
the management of the company.
Tee first J shall merton is the
iumor concerning the profits
from the company store. 1t has
been said hat the company store
has recently earned a profit
varying from $4,000 to 10000.
This report is absolutely false.
The operations of the store for
the period ending Dec. 81, re-
suited in a loss of $~5,643.54.
This figure does not include an
item of interest upon the money
invested, which would amount to
several thousand dollars III addi-
ton. No stock inventory has
been taken since the first of the
year so that the amount cf loss
since that time is not definitely
known.
The store management has
greatly decreased the cost of
operating by running the bust
ness with fewer men; but at the
same time the sales of the store,
on account of there being fewer
families on the payroll, have de-
creased in proportion SO that we
feel sure the loss in the store is
continuing in about the same
proportion as last years business
showed.
Another statement that has
been circulated is to the effect
that the company is earning a
net profit of about $4,000 each
month. That statement is also
false, as the attached figures
which | present to you will show.
You will note from this state
ment that the results for jan
uary, February, March and April
are shown. The results for May
are not yet available but we eX-
pect them to be somewhat SINH
lar.
You will note in January a
loss upon the mine ore was So
500, February the loss was ST.
200, March profit was $4,000
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effect June 25th. AS L have
Just stated, the company has
large investments in the heavier
articles of food so that the
freight increase will not be effec-
i've on these articles for some
months to come.
Take for instance a normal
months business at the store;
on invoices amounting to $1O,-
600 the freight will amount to
about $500 and the selling ex-
n about $4,000. From these
figures it will be apparent some
thing less than one-sixth of the
total cost of provisions is freight
so that the maximum freight in
crease will be one-fourth of that,
or really less than A per cent
on any commodities.
At a recent conference with
the shift bosses, at which we
we're trying to overcome the pre-
sent situation, it was suggested
by one of them that the future
development work We contemplate
ed should be performed on a
contract or bonus system which
would permit a man to deliver
a conscientious days work and
receive more than the present
wage. You will all recognize as
true that if in some manner the
efficiency of the men underground
could be increased, that is if
they would do mor work in a
shift, the company could afford
to pay them a higher wage and
not lose any money by it.
We believe that such a scheme
can be worked out with regard
to the mine development work
and we are willing to endeavOr
to put such a plan into effect,
whereby the mine development
work would be done either on a
contract or bonus basis which
would permit an employee work
ing on that character of work
to make more than the present
wage, provided he would deliver
a good days work. We under
stand that several of the men
underground acknowledge that
they do not at present do a full
shifts work and give as a rea-
son the fact that the wages are
not high enough.
We appreciate that if those
men could be caused to do more
work in a day, the company could
pay them nor money and a
smaller number of lei under
ground could get out the same
tonnage as we are now getting;
however, this sort of plan is not
as simple in the Slopes, because
the orebodies are erratic and ire
gular and each day the men are
working in a different face and
under conditions that vary so that
it would be practically impossible
to put a contract or bonus sys-
tenn into effect for Stopping, be-
cause the men who took a con-
tract for so many cars of ore
out of the stope, or so many
holes drilled in a stope, would
break too much waste along
with the ore. We are, however,
agreeable to receiving any sug-
gestions which can be made
covering the stopping operation.
Mr.. Lawry previously called to
your attention the fact. that your
notice was given SO very soon
after the present management
had assumed charge of the pro-
perty, that it did not give us a
fair chance. l would like TO 49,
peat o that considering the
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Miners Walk OUT WITHOUT WARNING

and in April the loss was about
$1,000, making the operating
profit for that period about S.
700. The receipts from the re-
treatment of the failing at the
mill covering the same period
were, January $4,000, February
and March were each $500 and
April was $500, the total being
approximately $1,000 so that
out of a total profit of $19,600
for the four months operation.
the failing retreatment is respon-
sible for $1,000 of that amount.
The profit on ore for March or
S13,500 warrants some special
comment. After the mine had
operated at a loss for both jan
uary and February the operating
crew and staff we're greatly re-
duced; also the tonnage going
to the mill was cut almost in
half. This permitted for a short
period the recovery of some ac-
cumulated ore from the different
slopes or chutes which was done
at a very cheap cost on account
of the fact that the larger crew
lad previously mined it.
In addition to this a small
body of high-grade ore in the
Mohawk was worked very fast
in order to make sure no further
loss would occur during March,
with the result that the top box
on the Mohawk averaged around
2 ounces for about a week, early
in March.
Just as soon as the ore was
taken out and sent to the mill
the conditions lapsed into nor
NAL and April mine operations,
as you have noted, showed a loss
of about $1,000. These figures
are taken from the records here
and could of purse be verified
by anyone sufficiently interested.
No doubt the people who have
circulated the false reports cover
ing the profits of the store and
mine have done us a great injury.
The company is willing and wants
to do some more development
work underground and in order
to do this development work it
is willing to continue to apply
part of the profit resulting from
the retreatment of the failing
toward paying the expenses OF
the mine development work, in
the hope that additional ore
bodies will be developed that will
again put the mine on it's feet.
The company cannot, of course,
do this If the men are not will
ing to stay on the job.
Inc dmOunI Oh tease ore UcliS
produced at present is from 1000
to $500 tons monthly. That ton
mage in itself is not enough to
pay for maintaining hoistmen,
compressed air, shop, railway
and milling facilities for hand
ling the ore, so that if only the
present amount of lease ore were
available, it would not be pos
sible to continue operation.
Now as to the chances of i'm
proving present conditions it will
be apparent to you, in the light
of the figures just given, that
the mine operations will not war
rant an increase in wages at the
present time.
This is borne out by the fact
that a dollar increase on the pre-
sent payroll would amount APP
proximately to $1,000 per month,
Anr nrn ca
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-29

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