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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-06
The Coal Is There; the
Men are There; the
Equipment. y e is
There; But 1.-The
Railroad Cars
49,
Are Not.

down. Then received no more cars
until January -four days later
when got nine cars. 1t took lutte
more than half day to load these
and they were rolled down into the
yard. ,......s
On the Sth, business picked up. l
got my full rating OF fifteen cars and
l worked all day. Then the bottom
fell out and the next time saw an
empty coal car was January IA, six
days later. That day l got eight
cars, Ihe next d-y, the 18th, got
nine. Then for, a period OF seven
days coal cars were conspicuous by
their absence. 49,. -aa..... ..... -.y,..
My next car day was the 2eni,
when / received thirteen cars, almost
enough to let me work another tut!
day. On the 23rd got ten cars on
the oath, twelve; on the 25th two.
Then l went without again Tor three
days until the 28th, when got twelve
cars. On the 10Th l received eleven
cars ana on the 30th. six. The total
for the month was 116 cars. / should
have received and could have loaded
and shipped $50 cars Of coal which is
the car rating that has been fixed for
me but l didn't get the cars, ..
What is the reason for this condi.
ton? =, Two words tell the story
Car Shortage!
Then there is a secondary cause.
labor shortage, which comes almost
entirely from the car shortage. II ]
can get the cars can get the labor.
Most of the III men who have left me
in the last yer haven't gone very far
away. They are in munition plants
and steel mills almost within sight of
my tipple. Some of them pass my
tipple in going from their homes to
the plants at which they have found
their new work They have left me
because in their new work they find
steadier employment. They, have
families to support. They Eust have
work. In the steel mills and NUM-
tion plants they are pretty sure gen
orally of steady work six days a week.
One time I could give them that as.
surance and they got better pay from
me than hey are getting now.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-06
WHAT OF THE MINERS?

Those men would rather work in
the mines than in those other indus
tries. They are, accustomed to the
working conditions in the mines and
there is no other industry that, Of
fers them similar conditions to those
have. In the coal mine there is, an
even temperature. of sixty degrees
the year round. No matter how cod
or how hot the weather outside, a
few yards inside the pit mouth they
strike that even temperature. The
weather is the least of their ,5wor-
rles. You very seldom see miner
with a cold. ..g. .-.,.....,>,. .,,s
But, with my present condition, l
cannot assure. them Of any definite
period Of work. l can offer them no
assurance of days work ON any
particular day. i cannot guarantee
them even part Of every day.
Some of them come a distance of two
or three miles to the pit mouth with
their dinner pals ready for a days
work. According to my car rating I
should have fifteen cars standing
above my tipple ready to receive the
product of the days work of these
men. ,..
Day in and day out / must say
to them something like this, "Here
are five. cars, you may work two and
a half or three hours. It's the; best
the railroad will let me offer today"
Many days L must say, There are
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-06
WHY THERE WAS FAMINE.

These losses are based on the ca
pacity of $50 tons a day to which I
am limited because of my car rating.
I have actually lost 1895 tons dur
ing the month, based upon the figures
which my normal capacity shows.
That is, if I could have the cars and
the number Of men hat a year ago,
I could produce nearly $4,000 tons a
month more coal.
Il say I lost this, but I am only
speaking from my viewpoint. AS a
matter of fact, it is America that is
losing this source of energy, America
and her allies: 1have the coal; /
have the equipment and I can get the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-06

out of reach Again. must stand
idle until the railroads find a way -
move out enough cars to allow the
empties to be placed. That is what
we speak OF in ''shop terms as
blocked loads. During the month of
JANUARY, 1913, ! lost a production Of
$3.50 tons from this cause alone.
During the same month l lost from
car shortage S,445 tons. l produced
8,605 tons. / lost 11,700 tons-more
than 4 produced-from causes all
arising from this same source-car
shortage. .a.a' &... J..
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
TIME EXTENDED FOR MOTOR
TRANSPORT APPLICANTS

II win be Of interest TO applicants
who desire TO enter the rotor trans
port corps that in a letter from this
branch of the service situated at Fort
Sam Houston. Texas. the adjutant gem
enal's office is advised hat permission
has been received from Washington to
accept applicants up to and including
November IA. 1918.
In a letter from the adjutant general
of the army, Washington. dated oc-
tober IS, addressed to the motor rams
port corps. they were advised that men
who registered prior to September IL.
1913. who are qualified for general
military service cannot be accepted in
this branch by voluntary induction.
There have been a number OF APP
plications from men under Is and
above as who have no special qualif-
cations that would entitle them to re-
ceive consideration for enlistment. In
the letter from the motor transport
corps we are informed hat there are
sufficient men of draft age available
and applications from these men UNI
der or above draft age should he dis
ccuraged.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
STATE INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY IN BRIEF

Tonopah Mining Company turning
out 300 Tons a week.
Unionvile district doomed by Sail
Lake capital erecting mill.
Polar Star, Nevada Zinc and Labor
mines 10 be merged
Nina district reported very active
and sodaville is looking up.
verbs. p. G. cutting down deep
well here as at Deeth hand Elburz.
Battle Mountain-Bloeked ore to be
handled; machinery and retorts or
dere for the Childress cinnabar mine.
Famous Steptoe Valley to be re
claimed with underground water.
Figures released show Nevada Con
solidated with a September production
Of 6,67O,415 pounds of copper. This Is
compared with 6,500.O00 in August.
$500. 1000 in July. and 7.250.0OO in
June.
Observation-Disclosures Of motors in
Rochester Combined mines completed
development work rushed.
Acknowledgment of 200-foot
level Austin-Dakot showing exceed
ingly rich ore. Development of lungs
ten near here causing much excite
ment.
Goldheld-Rich molybdenum ore
discovered in Silver Pick mine in large
quantities. Gold Bar Shaft Cod Con
solidated mines producing good gold
copper ore. Grend Bend recently made
two shipments averaging S25 to $50
per ton.
characterization being conducted
by department Of justice of recent
labor troubles.
Carson City-Neyada has received
S21. 675.52 from forest division. one
fourth Of money collected.
Manhattan-Work suspended on the
second and third levels White Caps
account labor shortage.
Tonopah-New strike at Midway be-
lieved continuation Of the famous
Brougher vein.
Beatty-Western Silica Mining Com
pany opening up immense deposits
running So per cen pure.
Observation-Disclosures Spanish Belt
working Ernst vein which is solid
commercial grade quartz.
Sparks-Mexicans being imported
for duration Of war to work on section
gangs.
Goldheld-Atlanta Mines Company
developing at 1900 feet, deepest point
attained in southern Nevada.
Round Mountain-Additiona milling
machinery installed at Kanrohat mine
four tunnels expose good ore.
Reduction plant Q be installed at
Jumbo Copper Mountain property.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
WILLIAM KENT LAMB
HAS PASSED TO BEYOND

Another of Winnemucca's young
men has answered the final summons
in the service of his country. Tuesday
afternoon William Kent Lamb. eldest
son of Sheriff and Mrs. s. G. Lamb.
died at Mare Island navy yard, Cali
fornia. Mrs. Lamb left for Vallejo
Monday night but arrived too late to
see her sol alive.
Deceased was born in Golconda Sep
TENDER 2S, 1899. His parents soon
after removed to Winnemucca, when
his father was elected sheriff, Three
years ago. on the day he was sixteen.
he enlisted in the navy and was on a
training ship for some time before he
became a full-hedged jackie. He vas
a bright. promising young man. a fav-
orite alike with young and old and
the idol of his parents, who have the
sincerest s%ympathies of all in their
great sorrow.
Mrs. Lamb telegraphed Tuesday
from Vallejo that the body was to be
shipped to this city yesterday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
ANNE MARTIN HERE TO
LOOK OVER SITUATION AGAIN

Miss Anne Martin was an arrival IN
the city Tuesday night, motoring from
G%olconda. Miss Martin spoke in Battle
Mountain, Copper Canyon, Copper
Basin and at Golconda. Her stop in
Winnemucca was short and was rather
in the nature Of q social call than Of
political significance. Miss Martins
appearance after the strenuous cam
paign which she has been carrying on
during the past four months refutes
the bromide that "a woman is too
weak and frail to go to Washington as
United States senator" and even her
opponents have to admit, reluctantly,
that she is the only candidate who has
done thorough work. Fhe lady left for
Reno the same evening and will re
main there directing her forces until
after the election.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
Sun Lifts Much Water From Lake.

Sun Lifts Much Water From Lake.
Evaporation of water from Gatun
lake. canal zone, reached a new high
record during the month of March,
this year, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. Calculations show that the
sun withdrew 3,24S, 100000 cubic feet
of water from the body, the equivalent
of 1913 cubic feet a second for the
period of 81 days. This was one cubic
foot a second in excess of the volume
of water passing through the pen
stocks of the Gatun hydroelectric sta
ton, which. during the same month.
produced 4,6S1, 900 kilOwatt hours of ZEN
ergy. This in turn shows the loss Of
potential current due to the SUMS eff
feet.
Tonopah-Development and install
lation surface equipment progressing
at East Divide. Output second hall
September Tonopah-Belmont. bullion
and concentrates $120.S40. Ore blocked
out at Tonopah Divide estimated worth
$1,000. 900.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
GOLD CIRCLE MAN FOUND
DEAD IN SAN FRANCISCO

The body of George Shoup. aged
forty years, said by railroad officials
in San Francisco to be a cousin of
Paul Shoup. vice-president of the
Southern Pacific Company and presi-
dent of the Associated Oil Company,
was found in his room in a hotel in
San Francisco yesterday. Hotel at
%tendants detected poison fumes in the
room.
George Shoup operated some large
mining properties at Midas, in the
Gold Circle district, where he has been
located for some time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
CENTRAL SERVICE STATION
TO GO on CASH BASIS

To the Public: Among other things.
the war economy board of the council
OF national defense has requested that
business be conducted as far as pos
sible on a cash basis, especially with
respect TO the sale of parts, aeces-
series and repairs. Jobbers, dealers
and garage men throughout the coun-
try are a~cceding to this demand. Plac-
ing business on a cash basis will do
more good TO this country than can
be realized by the average dealer who
has been doing business by other
methods.
Compliance with the request of the
council of national defense will result
in saving a large amount of money for
war purposes and will eventually
place business on a much hrmer foot
ing. This is especially true OF the
dealer where sales are limited. He
must realize an actual cash profit on
each transaction. The cash basis is
the most firm foundation upon which
to build
Our service in supplying stock de-
ponds absolutely on the cooperation
Of customers in placing our business
on a cash basis.
On and after November / no credit
will be extended to anyone and all
outstanding accounts must be paid by
that date.
CENTRAL SERVICE STATION.
w. NJ. wilkinson, Manager.
Adyt. 4S3
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31

The above is a photograph Of a letter (and envelope) sem by the Demo
cratic National Committee O. sepembo IS. 1918, o Mr.. inc. White. Lex
ingtOn. Ky.
hi letter a sent after Secretary Tumuty had officially denied that
the Democratic party organization was guilty OF being 81 base as to ques
ton the loyalty OF the Republican party Note what the Democratic Ma
uonal Committee say upon this point In the fourth paragraph.
The letter says the Democratic National Committee wants financial con-
t1buions at least" al large as W years ago, when they had a campaign
fund Of millions How. that Tor adjourning politics in IN "n Year,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
LOCAL NOTES AND
PERSONAL MENTION

chas. Burd came in from Hazen
today.
. A. I. Twist vas in from Paradise
Mrs. P. Laca is a visitor from Col
conda today.
Mrs. L. ArchabaIa Of Golconda was
in town Tuesday.
Joe Gastanaga arrived from Para
disc this morning.
9
Mrs. George Bishop Of Sulphur was
an arrival in the city this morning.
O.
Mrs. Chas. Byrnes and son Stanley
we're arrivals from Fernley Tuesday.
Prof. Wood and Roudolph Schwartz
came in from Paradise Valley yester-
day.
Mrs. c. c. Morrison and Miss N. f.
Larson of Mill City spent the day in
town yesterday.
J. /. Peterson of Golconda. Demo-
cratic candidate for long term com
missioner, was in town yesterday.
Mrs. James MARI returned Tuesday
from Portola, where she was called on
account of illness of relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Raymond left for
Willow Point, where they viii make
their home on one Of the Abel ranches.
Mrs. S. L. Moore-Roberts arrived
yesterday from a short stay at Col
conda. where she has been the guest
of friends.
Hugh l. Thomas. superintendent Of
the Utah, Nevada and Idaho Telephone
lines, returned last evening from an
inspection trip, including Churchill,
Mineral, Nye. Lander and Humboldt
counties.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31

f. A. Robinson. manager of the
Verdi Lumber Company. yesterday re
ceiyed a telegram informing him of
the death Of his father in Monterey,
California. Deceased was aged 80
years and death is aseribed to natural
causes
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
WEATHER REPORT

For the tw~enty-four hours ended al
8 am. today: Highest temperature
yesterday, 20; lowest this morning
20; mean temperature yesterday, so;
normal temperature yesterday. As;
prevailing wind direction, northeast
Fair tonight and Friday.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
DEATH AT HOSPITAL

John Dixon (colored), formerly an
employe of the Southern Pacific, died
at the county hospital at 1925 o'clock
last night of pneumonia. The man has
a mother, brother and sitter in. Los
Angeles. The body is at the Ayers
undertaking parlors.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
FIRE TRUCK SHIPPED AT LAST

Mayor Haviland received word from
the manufacturers of the Brockway-
American-La France Fire Engine Com
pany Tuesday evening that the fire
truck ordered last spring had been
shipped from Elmira, N. Y. on the
18th of this month. 1t is expected the
truck will arrive here shortly.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31

MISUNDERSTANDING activities in all
parts of Mineral county are rapidly
and substantially improving.
Goldfeld-Placer claims in Tule
Canyon undergoing further develop
ment.
Brunswick - Yerington property
ships first carload ore TO San Fran
cisco.
Wenden-Little Giant property in
Cunningham Pass section becoming
valuable producer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
HIGHEST PRICES FOR HIDES
AND FURS

We will pay the highest prices for
hides. furs and pelts. NEVADA HIDE
& JUNK CO, Winnemucea. New. ADV.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
Beunrrattr Ns1tunal Grmmtttfs

p~xnhSssEsT nEADasAsEERs
zzs-4Ai WOODWARD EuiLDtso
ssAasaf5orosG O.

- -
Dear NJ. nstst
Dtan's the donG len yz Es sAs peaox& 10 EAion1
COMMITTEES to years AGO 90 h4 rcd ea Hssas Wilson
prove tn best po1tsiea a~EaaH y1 ger -
al lHvssta~uss. isaaAs goli.ioa a-. A~ .s
projected.
me Hs.ionn Committee nov ns1s Gosnr donatioz nz
you 70 help sSsg4fd tE& &ieh - vw, sh&xz 70 your b@1g
and tAt Of etaaFs AKA ya, so ~ as ego.
The sspnlteazs are out e Yin Congress In this FdI's
elections. mat would Berlin think II tho Amin istr&l oH's
party nst with nasisa1 dstsat@ rog a1 IL ne S1=ss a
ri aust at Pen1t ths to occur.
Won't you At Least aaylisats your s~f ri s+ Ion Of two ys~s
sp" Our records shs tAa 7I adsa 70 the GuH Of 1880.
SIT right dpn. Er. mite. zd ssm u your s sk making
thu ooutributiou u least - =A a. yos CIV bsnor, nd
much acre a you c@ Gsford.
I know there a. Lots Of dsmns n you, IA. I ns
mos you rant our records hrs u su yea che Of tia
party's and tina s1sinisyG Ions 9sEtenl nd ecu hpw
Supporters.
Chairman socornix I'D party LAD M hsr IN 7ashinxta
IN exceedingly anxious skmt the Situation. ( xznt you 70
Be included caong tmss 7 can sA1 TO their a tent ion - hzvins
show, in a substnti1 vg. that you still have the interest
OF our party and ths Amin strat on q heart.
Here ts addressed ave lops. ~ ore Looking eomI
IDENTITY for G Immediate rsly for our eGPa u NEEDS ~s ven
you mo VII maze a little @trs AGalSs 70 aid In
d4ffiuu1t situation.
M. Jno. mite,
s,. Do. ,~' MOTTO. tn. x 5242s .. 81. : :....., ,,-
indicate the hard fight % ~s Il gsAat.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
ISLANDERS, Walkers,
"Gets.lt" for Corns
World Has Never Known It's Equal

"What will get rid OF my corn7"
The answer has been made by mill
lion~s-there's only one corn-remover
that o can bank on. that's abso-
lutely certain. that makes any corn
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31
Mining Stocks

Quotations. street. exchanges and
elsewhere, of properties of merit"
This part of Nevada-Winnemucca-
will bear fruit. mining for various
minerals. For further information
OF additional listing, apply to +. c.
Robins & Co.
WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31

on earth peel right of like a banana
nkin-and that's magic "Gets-It"
Tight shoes and dancing even when
you ave a corr need not disturb
you IL you apply a few drops of
%Gets-It" on the corn or callus.
You want a corn-peeler. not a corn
fooler. You don't have to fool with
corns-you peel them right off with
you fingers by using "Gets-It."
Cutting makes corns grow and
bleed. Why use irritating salves
or make a bundle of your toe with
tape or b~andages7 Why putter and
still have the corn7 Use "Gets-It"
your corn-pain is over. the corn
is a "goner" sure as the sun rises.
"Gets-It." the guaranteed, money
back corn-remover, the only sure
way. costs but a trine at any drug store.
A1,dhx IA Lawrence q Co. Chicago. AL
.-..~~~s ahu ASS"hi-
mended as the worlds best corn
remedy by Stephenson Drug Co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-31

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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-25
RED CROSS RELIEF TO
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
nation to Families as 10 The Prop
Ell Way to Communicate With Men
On The Other Side.
Grave Photography.

The whole matter of grave pho
Biography has been turned over to
the American Red Cross by the Ar
n4y. When a boy dies or is killed in
Europe, the members of hls family
tCO often feel that they have no link
with him, that even his resting place
is cut of their ken. Whenever pcs
sible the Red Cross will have photo
graphs taken of the grave to SeId to
the families. 1t is hard to overesti-
mate what this will mean. The Bu-
reau of Communication has already
s&nu out a number of such photo
graphs, showing the plainly marked
cross. the well-kept grave, the
wreath, and the American flag. The
man has given his life nobiy-but
his name is not forgotten. and his
body lies in its own particul&r plct
in France or England, a remindcr to
our Allies that America is in the War
with all it's brave young an'.ood as
we'll as with it's treasure and it's NOR
al support. E@tn if there We're no
otner reason for the rule this should
reconcile families to the fact that no
bodies may be brought back to Amer
!ca until the war is over.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-25
FEW PERSONS REALLY HAPPY
ity of People Fall to Make the
Best of Their Lives.

The other night we CHANGED to ask
an eminent physician of New York city
his opinion as to the number of people
who were truly happy. His rather
dogmatic reply was:
"About one in hundred"
And this was not the opinion OF q
pessimist, but Of a most radical op-
timist.
We wonder if this opinion is shared
by others. 1t does not mean, Of course,
that ninety-nine people out of hun
dred are deeply unhappy-that would
be absurd. But there is no doubt that
great many people are quite unhappy
a good deal of the time, perhaps not
half the time, but enough rather to
cloud their lives.
We should like to know the opinion
of physicians generally. More and
more people go to the doctors to tell
them their troubles. The physician of
today takes the place of the confes-
sional of yesterday.
Then, too, there is the new applica-
tion of psychology to the field of medi-
cine-the so-called psycho-analysis,
which is so rapidly taking its place as
an important part, literally, of the
medical pharmacopeia. This new
science has given a wonderful insight
into our subconscious selves and re-
veals how far that subconscious self
really dominates our lives and deter
mines the amount of happiness which
we really get out of this confused well
or Of existence.-New York Tribune.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-25

Clerk of the Court William H.
Medford received this letter from
one of the drafted men.
September 5. 1918.
Dear Mr.. Medford:
l am writing you to let you know
how the Dorchester county boys are
getting along. I am aware of the
fact that some of the boys, who were
here with this company, got discour-
aged and wrote to you to use your
influence to have them transferred to
Camp Meade. The statements they
made were false, as they asked me
to sign my name to the letter, but l
refused.
Now let me give the folks at home
little tip. Any time soldier COM
plains about the army, he has gotten
cold feet and is worthless, for Uncle
Sam certainly takes good care of his
nephews The food is wholesome,
and we all get plenty of it. We also
have comforts that most of us did
not get at home.
The drills are quite hard at first
but after a few weeks they become
easier, and the best part of it is,they
have a tendency to build up the body