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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06
The Mines Administration Bill

(Engineering and Mining Journal)
The mines administration bill passed
the house minus it's maximum price
fixing provisions and with a reduction
from SO million to 10 million dollars
in its appropriation. 1t is now before
the senate's committee on mines and
mining which is giving very careful
consideration to it. In what form it
will leave that committee and what
will be it's fate on the floor of the
senate no one yet can say. There is
sure to be earnest and perhaps pro-
longed discussion of it's principles,
which are of more deep rooted econ
omic Importance than are those of the
ordinary legislative bill
1t is unfortunate that the mines bill
was drafted on the basis of the Lever
bill, disregarding the inherent differ
ences in conditions of articles that are
OF only seasonal production like food
stuffs, and those which are of con-
tinuous production, like most miner
ais. This introduced good deal OF
language that is irritating, unneces-
sary, and capable of constructions not
originally intended. Furthermore, the
bill, as it stands now, contains pro-
visions that are manifestly imprac-
ticable.
However, attention should be direct
ed especially to the principles. TIC
the basic idea. viz. that of stimulat-
ing minearl production, we must bow
No matter whether we thing that the
proponents of the bill are mistaken in
their premises, no matter whether we
think that natural factors, If let alone
will stimulate the production of nee
essary minerals more swiftly and more
surely than is possible in any Other
way, the administration is charged
with the duty of carrying on the war
and we are bound to provide it with
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06

the means il wants. But it does not
follow from this that we should ne
elect to criticise proposals that are
likely to defeat the purpose itself or
create evils worse than those that it
is sought to correct.
We are of the opinion that the
maximum price fixing provisions ought
to remain out of the bill as the house
has already taken them out. Maxi
mum price fixing tends to curtail and
strangle production. 1t always has
done so and always will do so.
The provisions for minimum price
fixing ought also to be eliminated.
Guaranteed minima, If sufficiently
| high, will stimulate production, to be
sure, but they will open the door to
the most profligate profiteering ever
known, and sooner or later they will
ruin the industries that are artificially
fostered.
The licensing and regulatory feat
ures Of the bill ought also to be ex-
cised.. They may easily be made
equivalent to maximum price fixing,
and otherwise they will be hampering
to our industries rather than helpful.
We have recommended for more
than a year the creation Of minerals
and metals board, or supervision. or
whatever 1t might be pleased to call
it, considering that such board would
be highly useful, but our conception of
it's functions has been that they should
be those of the experienced consulting
engineer, not those of the policeman.
The Anaconda company, building a
ferro manganese plant in a hurry,
was helped by the government in
promptly securing it's electrodes. The
lead producers have upon occasions
thanked the government for aid in
moving their product The copper
producers would like the assistance of
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06

is apportioned to the states in which
the copper was mined. The figures
represent the content of fine copper
in the blister produced and the smelt-
er output of ingot and anode copper
from Michigan.
Refined Copper.
The total production of new refined
copper in 1917 was 2,42S, 600, 900
pounds, an increase of 169, 600, 600
pounds over that Of 1916.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06
MORMON LEADERS AND
BIPARTISAN LEAGUE
OPPOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION
AND REFUSED TO GIVE 1T
ENCOURAGEMENT

The Idaho Leader, organ of the Nom
Partisan league in this state, in a re-
cent issue gave conspicuous publica
ton to a news story in which it was
stated that the leaders of the Mormon
church were not opposing the Nom
Partisan league, and were even, in a
sense, approving it. A letter fr IN
the First Presidency emphatically de-
MES such individual support.
Early in May some idaho leaders of
the Nom Partisan league made trip
to Salt Lake City. w. G. Scholtz of
Boise was in the party. on their re-
turn to Idaho the rumor gained circu-
lation that a conference was held with
the heads of the Mormon church with
results highly satisfactory to the
league.
A letter from the heaos of the
church in Salt Lake City to Jesse P
Rich denies that any recognition what
ever was given to the league. On
the contrary the organization was eX-
plicitly disapproved. The visit of the
Non Partisan delegation, the letter
says, was represented as "a bishoprc
from Idaho" Further that "this in.
trusion was made without request OF
excuse, but all We're treated with our
usual courtesy" The letter to M
Rich follows:
League Against Interest of the Public
salt Lake City. Utah, May 81, 1918
Mr.. Jesse P. Rich, Preston, Franklin
County Idaho.
Dear sir: In reply to your favor
of May 16, referring to an alleged
conference between Presidents Lund
and Penrose with some members of
the so called Nom Partisan league, we
have this to say:
cat our office May 4, we were in
formed that some persons claiming to
be bishopric from Idaho, were anx-
ious to see us on some important mat
tiers, and had been waiting some time.
They were admitted, and one of them
stepped out of the room and returned
with some strangers who were intro
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06
An Apt Comparison.

Col. w. B. Thompson, head of the
Red Cross committee to secure con-
tributions from corporations. says,
according to Boston News Bureau,
that if any director fears suit on per-
sonal liability for voting contribu-
tons to the Red Cross he should read
the remark of Judge Morgan ].
O'Brien, who said: There would be
of a corporation getting judgment
against a director for voting Red
Cross contribution as there would be
of convicting an American soldier OF
murder because he had shot German
spy,"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06
Refined Copper.

Copper United States 1913 1914 1915 1916 and 1917
sn,eIer Output, in Fine.
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1.-THE averape price delivered 1917
m noa n the United selling
pound
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06
Smelter Production of Copper in 1917

According to the United States geol-
ogical survey the smelter production
of primary copper in the United States
during 1917 was 1.SS6,000,OOO pounds,
which, if compared with the produc-
ton in 1916, 1,92S,0O0,0OO pounds,
shows a decrease Of 2.1S per cent. The
total value Of the output in 1917, at
an average price of 27.3 cents a pound,
is $514,91O,956 against $474,2SS,OOO for
1916.
In the following table the production
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06
Well, II Was Well Camouflaged..

Doesn't ii beat all how folks can be
mistaken about thinks? Now we find
that La Follettes speech, that caused
so much talk was a regular paean of
patriotism His own counsel says So
New York Telegraph.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06

"That last speech of yours was a
classic" I'm afraid So" replied
Senator Sorghum. you don't seem
gratified' Il feel complimented but
apprehensive. AS a rule classic is
something that people admire, but
don't understand. "-Washington Star.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-06-06
What Can Be Saved.

| All of us are of necessity interested
in our own financial fortunes. If the
dealers in coal in this state could
during the Coal order week" re-
ceive from their customers, orders for
100000 tons of coal, it would mean a
saving of anywhere from 100000 to
100000 to people of the state during
the coming fuel year to March 81, 1919.
All indications point to the advancing
soon of coal prices at the mines to
the amount permitted by the national
administration. Although no promise
| has been received from the coal OPP
orators, it is believed that all orders
for immediate delivery if accepted, will
be delivered at the present ruling.
Operators Say Price Too Low.
Coal operators contend, however,
that the price fixed by the government
Is not commensurate with the increas-
ed cost of production and the higher
cost of all the other necessities of life.
This is manifestly true, so far as the
comparison with all other necessary
commodities is concerned Coal in
Idaho is being sold by local dealers
practically everywhere at little or no
higher price than prevailed in former
years. The operators are securing
somewhat higher figures, but dealers
are doing business on the same margin
previously in vogue. Both operators
and dealers claim that this can endure
but a short time longer.
Car Shortage Not Coal Shortage.
Idaho has never had an actual coal
shortage Fuel famines in the past
have been the result of a car famine.
The coal mines have always been able
to supply ample coal for all needed if
permitted to work their mines to full
efficiency throughout the year. 1t is
probably equally true that the rail-
roads serving Idaho could have sup
piled cars sufficient for the coal traf-
fic if the demand had been scattered
throughout the year, not in accordance
with immediate demands for fuel, but
with due regard for the railroad bus
mess. 1t is to enable both mines and
railroads to maintain this extreme eff
ficiency that the present Goal order
week" is being inaugurated. 1t will be
interesting to note what response viii
be received from coal consumers ev-
erywhere.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Glad I'm Caught, Says
Young Jail Breaker

At least one of the jail-break-
ers. who broke from the county
jail last Thursday night under the
leadership of Tom French, is glad
to be back behind the bars.
He is John Johnson, 19-year-
old boy, arrested here Dec. q for
cracking the safe of the postoffice
at Gle Elum Christmas night.
According to Deputy U. s. Mar
shall Frank Albert, the youth has
made clean breast of it, confess
ing full to his part in the robbery.
Feels Relieved.
Albert has Johnson's written
confession in his possession.
Before his capture in Kelso
early Sunday morning, when
French was wounded and taken
prisoner after liverly gun battle,
johnson had protested his inno-
cence of the Gle Elum robbery.
I'm glad they've got me. I
feel relieved he told the deputy
marshal after he had been brought
back to Tacoma and put behind the
bars again Sunday night, accord
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

ing to Albert.
He appeared to be penitent and
sorry for what he had done.
That postoffice robbery was
the first scrape ! had been in, and
this experience is going to be the
last one," Albert says Johnson told
him.
Didn't Try to Escape.
~ just went along with the boys
and I'll tell you / felt relieved
when they caught US.
Johnson declared, according to
Albert, that on Christmas night he
and his partner, Harold Blaugh,
entered the Gle Elum postoffice,
carried the safe three or four
blocks away and blew 1t up with
dynamite. They got several hun
dred dollars. They were picked
up in Tacoma later by deputy
sheriff from Ellensburg.
According to the officers, John
son made no effort to escape or to
put up a fight when ordered to
throw up his hands by Marshal
Hull at Kelso.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
In the
Editors Mail

smiled and walked to help us last
July.
Citizens of Tacoma, let me state
that we have not forgotten" nor
will we ever forget your most
loyal support, the news of which
has spread turnout the whole
United States. And we also
realize that it was 1.-The public"
with the aid of the workingman.e
friend, The Tacoma Times. to
carry the true facts to them, that
made it possible for us to exert
our American right to organize by
which we might get a living wage.
We are striving daily to try to
show the public our appreciation
for their help. We ask the pub
lie to bear with us little longer
until we can get all these new
men to thoroly understand ham
ding the public and to use judy
ment in picking up patrons.
We want our members at all
times to be patient, courteous and
considerate to our patrons, and
strive to prove to them the bene-
fit of organized labor.
Hoping this will in part ex-
plain the situation to you, Mr..
Patron, as l can tell by the tone
of your statement that you are
not a knocker, and l sincerely
hope that the public in general.
will realize what we are up
against at the present time, and
that we are doing all in our
power to improve conditions in
every way possible, i beg to re-
main yours for better car SER
vice, It. ]. MORGAN,
Business Representative of Local
75S, Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
COMBINE USE
OF HOSPITAL

Pierce county and the City of
Tacoma are going to use the city's
contagion hospital, near South
Tacoma, in a joint manner hereaf-
ter.
BY an arrangement made Mon
day between Mayor Fawcett and
Chairman Bellingham of the
county commissioners, county pa
tients will be accepted at the city
hospital.
In order to accommodate them,
the county will build an addition
to the city structure. The city
will pay for this by charging no
fee for treating contagious cases
brought from points outside the
city limits.
The county charity department
has also agreed to furnish food
hereafter to pauper cases in the
city that are under quarantine by
the health department.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
EDITOR THE TINES:

In the Editors Mail of the last
issue of The Times, l noticed an
article in regard to car service"
l have just been waiting for
someone to spring this very arti-
Gle, that l might have a chance
in answer, to explain a few things
to the public, which, as business
representative of the street rail-
way employees local 75S of Ia
coma, | feel it my duty in behalf
of our organization and the pub
lie so to do.
First, there are many things to
be taken into consideration be-
fore condemnation is passed upon
a body of men who are striving
as hard as we are to perfect an
organization, that will be the
standard of efficiency in the ca
pacity of public utility, as well
as true manly principles to the
public We are serving.
l wish here to state a few of
the "barbed wire entanglements"
thht 81 y Ut tiC pt VDCht CoH-
fronting us in our efforts.
AS you all know, we are vainly
trying to handle ust double the
traffic today with the same
number of cars we had in normal
times, and we also know that this
cannot be done.
Then, again, we were thrown
down so absolutely unreasonably
by the arbitration board, that our
men with large families and con-
sequently under heavy expenses
were forced to resign and seek
employment where they could
make a living wage.
Thus in the last six weeks
there have been over 100 new
men, mostly green to the work,
thrust upon the cars as operators,
many of whom were only allowed
to break in on one or two lines a
few hours.
Then there are others of these
new men who are doing all they
can In tho way of passing pa
irons up" for the one express pur-
pose of causing disseneion be-
tween the public and the street
car boys, and these men are enc
mics to organized labor, and
ones who will not join us and who
you will find do not wear the
union button.
Now, my dear friends, these
are facts, and this rs just the DO
sition we find ourselves placed in
today.
We are preaching continually at
our meetings to the new members
Just what we owe the public of
Tacoma. One statement in "a
Patrons" article hurt, when he
made the remark that we had SO
soon forgotten how the public
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
BREW HOUSE
GOING DOWN

Establishment this week of an
immense brew house at East
26th and X SITS. marks one of the
first visible effects in Tacoma of
the driving out of Demon Rum.
The brew house, a five-story
frame building owned by the Pa
cific Brewing & Mailing Co., has
been one of the landmarks of the
East Side for years. 1t furnished
all of the brew used for making
beer in Tacoma, besides handling
a big foreign business. The build
ing was abandoned when prohi-
bition took effect. Now 1t is be-
ing torn down for the lumber in
II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
WILL PATROL
WATERSHED

j. ID. Marshall, 5444 So. M st.,
known Familiarity in Tacoma po-
litical circles as Jimmy" Mar
shall, was appointed by Mayor
Fawcett Monday as a sanitary
inspector on the Green river wa
tershed.
There will now be three in
spectors on the watershed, whose
duty 1t is to patrol the 80 miles
OF river above the city's water
line intake, and keep the water
shed free from impurities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
OFFICERS IN
CONFERENCE

Another secret conference was
held Monday between Col. Saville,
head of the military police of
Camp Lewis, and Commissioner
Petit of the public safety de-
partment.
big things" were discussed,
1t was announced afterwards,
but no intimation was made of
the nature of the interview. Sa-
vile talked with Petit for nearly
two hours. Police Chief Smith
was called in during part of the
interview.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Gas Explodes;
Hotel Wrecked

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Z. =
Two persons we're probably fatal
ly hurt, one building was de-
molished and several others dam
aged by fire following an explo-
sion OF gas today in the basement
OF a saloon and lodging house
here.
Peter Cluneness, proprietor OF
the hotel, was blown into the
street. Policeman Mark Wflliver,
riding horse a block away, was
thrown from the horse. Windows
for blocks around were smashed
and hundreds rushed into the
streets. feared an earthquake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
u. S. AIRMEN
ARE KILLED

(United Press Leased wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. T.
Two American filters were killed
in airplane accidents in France.
the war department announced to-
day. They we're:
First Lieut.. William r. Ely,
Rochester, N. Y.
Sergeant d. e. Houdeck, killed
Jan. 4. His sister, Mrs. Marie
Czech, lives in Chicago.
No details were given
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
STREET SUPT.
RESIGNS JOB

c. d. Murdoch, superintendent
of streets and bridges in Taco
ma ever since Commissioner
Atkins took charge of the public
works department, resigned his
place Monday and was reinstated
in his former office as COM
puter in the city engineers de-
partment.
Commissioner Atkins an
nounced after Murdock's resigna-
ton that he would fill the super
intendency himself hereafter.
Atkins has four foremen, in
charge of streets, sidewalks, sew
ers and bridges. These foremen
have heretofore been under the
street superintendent, but will
now be directly under the COM
missioner. Atkins will devote a
large part Of his time to inspec-
ton of city work. Murdoch S
salary, $3.50 a month, will be
saved by the new arrangement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
GERMAN PRESS
is SARCASTIC

AMSTERDAM, Jan. First
German newspaper comment re-
ceived here today on Premier
Lloyd Georges speech held that
the address showed England
maintaining her old imperial,stic
aims"
Lloyd Georges declaration
shows a changed attitude toward
the United States" said the Kool-
nische Volkszeitung, "but the old
imperiaistic aims are wholly main
tanned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

dl either reduce the license fee
for garbage companies or install a
municipal collection system.
Declaring that they could not
pay the annual city zee of SIS per
wagon, garbage dealers refused
Saturday afternoon 20 return to
work, even after the dumping
grounds on the flats had been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

There are four garbage COM
panies with three wagons each in
Tacoma. and two single-wagon con-
Germs. All Of the garbage col
lectors maintain. that the. $25
license is prohibitory and that
they have been unable to earn a
living during the past year, de-
spite the fact that they raised their
rates In the fall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

made safe for wagons to drive
over.
Mayor Fawcett Issued tempo
rary permits without charge to
the garbage dealers, but limited
them to two days. The city coun-
ell Monday refused to take any
action toward reducing the license
feet but referred the matter back
to the mayor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
New Garage.

Another big concrete garage 10
to be added to automobile row.
on Broadway.
r. T. Davis, jr., took out
building permit Monday for an
$4,000 structure at 728 Broad
way. 1t will be 120x5e feet in d.
ameter and two stories high.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Police Women On Job, Have
Trouble With COP Stars

Miss Ethie B. Marsh and Mrs.
Mabel c. Parsons, newly appoint
ed policewomen for Tacoma, in
charge of girls protective work,
assumed their duties Monday and
found work on hand for them to
take up at once. Several reports
of Maynard girls had been refer
red to their department by the
police.
I'VE won't do any real police
work, such as patrolling the
Streets" explained Miss Marsh.
Our work will be protective and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
-nited Press Leased Wfre.)

AMSTERDAM, Jan. What
the socialist organ, Vorwaerts
called the most important meet
ing of socialists since the start of
the war;" was called in Berlin to-
day. 1t was composed of the So
cialist members of the reichstag
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
German Socialists
Oppose Russ Treaty

and was specifically assembled to
discuss the Brest Litovsk peace ne
gotiations. The socialists have
sent a message to Bolsheviki For
eign Minister Trotsky advising him
not to accept the German terms
and to avoid separate peace, &C
cording to reporte received here
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07
Nitro Explodes

BOWLING GREEN. o., Jan. 4.
OF four hundred
quarts of nitro-glycerine in n
storeroom Of the American GNcer-
Inc company near here early to-,
day broke hundreds of Windows In
business houses. No fatalities
have been reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-07

of a secret nature, We will only
leave the city hall when we have
a particular case to investigate"
The only complaint of the po-
licewomen is that their police
badges are too large. They have
been given regulation badges, the
size of a teacup.
Il don't know yet where in the
world we can wear them, because
they are so big and heavy" ex-
planned Miss Marsh. 81 think I'll
carry mine in my purse, for a
time, at least"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-19
BUY AHOME

; room house, lot 90 by Go. close
in. good cistern You viii have to
hurry 10 get this bargain Price $3.50
room house. corner lot, - by lG5,
c,ose in. Price $1,000.
3 room house, well located on South
eta street good terms. Price $1,000
5 room modern, West Hill. easy
terms Price SlIo0.
I have many choice bargains in
city property that you should see.
Land.
220 acres best Washita bottom in
the county, well improved. Price
SS5 per acre.
SO acres Washita bottom land near
Nerden Price SG9.50 Per acre.
100 acres improved upland near
city Price $3.50.
Farm and city loans. Liberal
amounts and quick service.