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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
THE PHILANTHROPIsTs

From the Kansas City Star.
When YOU go back to the home town
for brief visit all your old acquain-
tances lie to you. The optimists boast
of how we'll they and all the rest of your
former cronies have done. tell how the
lads who have gone away have invariably
made good. and Drag of how lively the
old burg has grown in the last few years
and how refulgent are all its prospects.
I hey do so because they know you will
be glad that things have gone SO nicely
with your boyhood home and friends.
The pessimists will lie to you about how
internally dead the town is and how ut
terry hopeless is its outlook. Everything
has gone to slaves and nobody has life
enough left to do anything but feebly
try to skin each other. OF those who
have gone away none have done any
particular good. and there are rumors
that most OF them are in jail or ought TO
ke This is to make you rejoice and be
exceeding glad that you escaped from the
old town in time. Thus it will be seen
that both kinds have your welfare at
heart.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

Against ill chances men are ever
merry,
But heaviness foreruns the good event.
Henry Nv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

BEGINNING THE DAY-God'
help me to imprison my religion in
my life. All that my daily living
cannot use, give me to count as
dross. May my religion shape life.
irradiate life, be LIES steel core,
its inner flame, its hidden dream.
In Christ's name. Amen---H. NJ Il.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

WE SAT- AT THE WINDOW
Thomas Hardy. Moments Of Vision"
(Macmillan).
We sat at the window looking out.
And the rain came down like silkea
strings
That Swithin's day. Each gutter ana
spout
Babbled unchecked in the busy way
Of witless things:
Nothing to read, nothing to see,
Seemed in that room for her and me
On Swithin's day.
We Were irked by the scene, by our own
selves, yes,
For did not know, nor did she infer
How much there was to read and guess
BY her in me, and to see and crown
Ry me in her.
Wasted were two souls in their prime.
And great was tho waste, that July time
When the rain came down.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

TELEPHONE
BELL (privatc exchange connecting
all departrnents) Main $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

Washington bureau, 2o7 Hibbs build
ing.
European bureau, Henrietta street.
Covent Garden, London.
Eastern business office, Room as to
so, inclusive, Tribune building, New
York city; western business office,
Tribune building, Chicago. The S. G.
Beckwith Special Agency, agents for
foreign advertising.
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Ncmbcr of the Associated Press

Member OF The AssOc1ated Prcss
The Age-Herald is the only morning
and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham
carrying the Associated Press dis
patches.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication
of all news dispatches credited to 1t
or not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights of republication of spe-
cial dispatches herein are also re-
served
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

Well. here is wishing the doctors OF
Alabama everything food that can come
their way. for they surely = clan d.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
MISHAP AT NATIONAL.
Large Rope Pulley and Shaft Break
Nobody Hurt.

An accident at the National mill
last Monday was fortunately discover
ed in time to prevent more serious
damage to the mill and possible per-
sonal injury. The shaft, 4 15-l6
inches in diameter, which carries the
main driving rope pulley, broke about
midway of the hub of the pulley It's
wobbling motion attracted attention
and the power was quickly shut off,
but not before the hub itself was
broken and most of the spokes. The
pulley was feet in diameter with ga
inch face and carried "a ropes.
new pulley is being cast and machine
finished by the Occur d'Alene Hard
ware & Foundry company, of this city.
The shaft will also be repaired by
splicing by the same company. The
foundry company is working over
time in order to expedite the work
and it is expected that it will be com
pleted and the parts placed in posi-
tion by next Tuesday. Men had been
engaged and everything was in read
mess to put on another shift in the
mill when the accident occurred.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
larbox Has Two Ore
Shoots on 1000 Level

In the opinion of Frank ]. Da-
Ney, the engineer who has made
a close study of the Tarbox mine,
the crosscut from the winze on
the 1000 level cut the vein be-
tween two ore shoots, and that the
Dig ore shoot on the 500 lies west
of the crosscut. The ore shoot
east that is being explored by
orlttlng he contends is a new ore
shoot, evidence of which he found
IN the drift beyond the east end of
the ore shoot on the 500. Mr..
Davey points out that the ore
shoot on the 500 level, which is
225 feet in length, has a rake of
about As degrees to the west.
which would carry it above and
west of the crosscut on the 1000
level. In further substantiation
of this opinion, it is pointed out
that there are features of the ore
ent from the ore on the 500.
Manager Daxon is of the same
opinion as Mr. Davey and has
therefore started drifting west.
The vein on this side shows some
ore and is favorable to developing
an ore shoot any time, although
the position of the ore above in
dicates that possibly IS feet may
be necessary. On the east side the
drift had been extended about 80
feet yesterday and samples
brought over appear to be of bet
ter grade than those brought
over last week. The width of the
ore shoot continues about 8 feet
of good milling ore. Assuming
that Mr.. Davey is correct, the
east ore shoot has added a new
and important resource to the
mine.
A series of assays taken every
10 feet beginning at the crosscut
gave the following results; At
crosscut: Silver, IL ounces; lead,
IL per cent; zinc, 4.6 per cent.
Drift at 10 feet: Silver, 3.2 ounces;
lead, 4.3 per cent; zinc, 11.5 per
cent. Drift at 20 feet: Silver, 2.S
ounces; lead, as per cent; zinc,
Ill per cent, Drift at 30 feet:
Silver, 8 ounces; lead, 72 per cent;
zinc, SIS per cent. 1t will be noted
that there is an increase in silver
and lead and the appearance of
the face indicates that this in
crease will continue to be more
pronounced.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
War Savings Stamps
or Direct Taxation

on December / Shoshone coun-
ty was short $l45,024 on war saw
ings stamp sales. The quota APP
portioned to this county is $423,-
$50 and the total sales reported
on November 80 amounted to
$27S,336. There is no doubt that
the allotment TO this county was
excessive, for it is based upon
population of 2l,16S with per cap
ita stamp purchase of $50. The
estimated population is probably
seven or eight thousand above the
actual. However, 1t is too late
now to correct this error and the
thing to do is for every citizen TO
go to the extreme limit in the
purchase of war stamps. While "A
great many people have purchased
far above the minimum of $50, and
not a few have taken the maxi
mum of $1,000, there are many
more whose purchases are below
the minimum and no doubt quite
a large number have made no
purchases at all. No one is re-
leased from the patriotic obliga-
tion to invest In stamps through
the ending of the war. The gov
ernment authorized the issue of
war savings stamps with the full
confidence that the people would
subscribe for them and proceeded
to incur expenses to be met by
money received from that source.
For this state and this county to
fail to subscribe for the full quo
ia is in the nature of a breach Of
faith with the government. and
the people Of Idaho should not
permit that record to stand. We
have the opportunity to provide
the government with the money 1t
must have by making an invest
ment that Is the best in the world.
But bear In mind that if we fail
to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity we will still have
to pay the money in the form of
direct taxation. The obligations
of the government must be paid,
and If we do not loan the money
through the purchase of stamps
we will have to give it in the form
of taxes. Buy stamps and help
preserve the credit of your state
and county.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
SkEEL RETURNS.
Ready to Sail for France When the
Armistice Was Signed

~ UuoktSC w GO S'ShVN'
F. H. Skeel, mining engineer and
formerly superintendent of the Sue
cess mine, returned from Camp Hum
phrey, near Washington, D. c., last
week. He was called there last Aug
ust and began intensive training for
service overseas in an engineer regi-
ment, having the rank of captain.
That the training was intensive is in
dicated by the fact that out of a COM
pany of 200 men, only 66 remained
when the fighting stopped. A few of
those who left the company were men
who had completed the course of in
struction and had been sent to France
but most of them were unequal to the
strenuous work and were either dis
charged or transferred to units fol
more moderate training. Following
orders to that effect, Mr.. Skeel states
that he had ordered the regulation
overseas clothing outfit, and If the
armistice had been delayed weeF
longer he believes he would have beer
on the way to France. He returns tt
take up his private business, but Is
retained in the officers reserve corps
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
ST. LAWRENCE.
Raise Being Made From Lower Tun
nal-Manaaer Eiahtinq Flu.

H. M. Lancaster, of Saltese. mama
ger of the st. Lawrence Copper Min
ing company, and Mrs. Lancaster have
been confined to their home for the
past three weeks by an attack of in
fluenza which threatened to develop
into pneumonia. They are now re-
ported to be improving satisfactorily.
Angus Sutherland went over to Sal
tese yesterday to see Mr.. Lancaster,
Asked about the St. Lawrence mine,
Mr.. Sutherland said that Mr.. Lancas-
ter had no recent information about the
property. He knew, however, that the
raise from the lower tunnel to the up
per workings, a distance of 200 feet
was going ahead in good ore There
is six feet of snow at the St. Lawr-
ence Incidentally Mr.. Sutherland
said he saw more booze unloaded al
Saltese than he ever saw before
which is significant considering thai
Montana win be dry in less than three
weeks.
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Laboratory Training.
Idaho e. Los Angeles.

John w. Fink, president and man
eger of the Idaho & Los Angeles Mi
ming & Milling company, came down
from the property last Monday. Only
one shift is working during the win
ter. The crosscut from the main
tunnel to the vein has been advanced
about 200 feet and it is estimated that
$50 feet further will be required, al
though it is possible that the vein
nav be reached within a shorter dis
tance. The company has all neces-
sary supplies for the winter on hand.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
QheGll9fb fbumap1ty
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i<Joip tbeReaGross:
MINERS SHORT COURSE
At SCHOOL OF MINES
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR IN.
STRUCTlON IN VARIOUS
BRANCHES OF MINING.

Francis A. Thomson, dean Of the
several days this week on business
connected with the extension of the
work of the school on practical lines.
Discussing this work he announced
that the miners short course at the
University of Idaho is being planned
this year to serve as an aid to demo-
bilization and reconstruction. From
inquiries already received from some
of the western cantonments it is evil
dent that for many young men the
brief army training has served to
quicken their ambitions and to make
them anxious to fit themselves for
greater usefulness. To all such men
interested in mining either in its
speculative aspects or as a means OF
earning a livelihood, the S-week
course offered by the Idaho school Of
mines at Moscow should prove very
attractive.
Practical Instruction.
The course given includes the study
of ore forming minerals and the man
ner of their occurrence, special at
tention being given this year to the
less common minerals such as tung-
sten, manganese, molybdenum, quick.
silver and the like which have been in
such great demand during the war;
such a knowledge should be of great
assistance to all engaged in mining
work or having mining interests, as II
will enable them to identify many
minerals not usually recognized This
work will be supplemented by blow
pipe and other simple tests for the
common as we'll as the uncommon
metals.
| Laboratory Training.
The course also includes labora-
tory training necessarily 'brief, OF
course, in fire assaying for gold and
silver and In some of the simpler wet
methods for determining few OF the
more common elements, following
this, experimental work in testing
ores by the different methods of treat
ment.
Work will begin January l and run
for eight weeks. Persons desiring
further information should address
School of Mines, University of ldaho
Moscow, Idaho.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
c. e. r.

Russell F.. Collins, manager of the
C. & r. Mining company came down
from the property last Friday. He
states that diamond drill work has
been suspended for the present, or
until financial arrangements can be
made for continuing 1t. The results
so far obtained are very encouraging
but are not conclusive. Something
over 900 feet of drilling was accom-
plished Considerable ore has beer
developed on the c. & r., but thu
main shoot has never been located
and 1t was for that purpose that pros
pecting the ground by diamond drill
has been undertaken.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
NIGHT MESSAGES.
Reduced Rates Designed to Induce
Wider Use Of Telegraph Service.

Reduced Rates Designed 10 inouee
Wider Use OF Telegraph Service.
N. H. Randall, local manager of the
Western Union office, has announced
the reduced rates for short overnight
messages, effective January l. The
new service is designed to supplement
the long established night letter ana
will be known as night messages. The
minimum night message rate will be
20 cents, and for 25 cents a ten-word
over might message may be sent
considerable distance. The maxi
mum rate for this service will be oo
cents as against maximum of u
heretofore charged. Mr.. Randai eN-
pressed the opinion that these 10"
rates will not only prove of great ad-
vantage to the business interests o'
the city, but that they will lead 10 al
enlarged use of the telegraph for SO
cial correspondence such as now pre-
walls in European countries.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12

The Red Cross Has No Creed But Mercy
g

EXT MONDAY December l6 there will begin call of
VI the Red Shoshone other
/ \ the s MOI primarily 70
the purpose of raising for the Red Cross but rather
to memberships
as possible The total membership Idaho s6070 and it
estimated that there
members 1t safe that will gladly
new and special efforts should be made swell the membership
from the large joined only
81 with subscription
dwell the of induce
membership;
have impressed intelligent
less II reviewing the
Red Cross in peace, will
continue minister whether be victims of
pestience, flood
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12

denosit of coal, for the development
- which much credit is due to Mine
inspector Bell. In spite of unfavor-
able reports from the bureau OF mines
he insisted from year to year tha' II
was of commercial value and ompar-
cd favorably with wyoming coal ms
contention has now been vindica'e'
hy actual development. A strons
company has acquired the mines anu
branch railroad 10 miles in lengti
ia now nearing completion which VIII
oroble the owners to place the pro-
duct on the market in competitloi
with the coal Of adjoining states lh'
mines are in Teton county
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
CUT IN PRICE Of LEAD
BUYERS ARE NOT ACTIVE
ARBITRARY ACTION OFCOMMiT.
ARBITRARY ACTION OF COMMIT
ING AUTHORITIES.

The cut of / cent per pound in the
price of lead last week, from sos
cents to 7.05 cents, appears to have
been the result of arbitrary action by
the lead producers committee, which
was created for the purpose of acting
in conjunction with the government
war industries board in the matter of
fixing the price of the metal. The
purpose seems to have been to en-
courage buyers to enter the market,
and also to serve as a sort of check to
production. There is no evidence
that the demand for lead has mater
tally increased as a consequence, but
there is some evidence of curtailment
of output by lead producers. what
ever is done in this direction will
probably be through agreement among
producers to distribute the curtail-
ment upon an equitable basis so that
the effect will not be materially felt
in mining operations. Local repre-
sentatives of lead producing compan-
les are not disposed to make predic-
tions regarding the future of the lead
market. but it Is not believed that they
anticipate further reduction in the
price.
The Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal in its review of the metal market
for the week ending December 4, has
the following comment on lead and
zinc:
Lead.
"The lead producers unitedly on
December 2, reduced the price to 7ooc'
New York, and 6.75c, st. Louis. Busi-
ness continues to be allocated through
the lead producers committee. The
reduction in price resulted in bringing
lin a few small orders, but, speaking
generally, no material stimulation OF
demand is yet perceptible However
production is being curtailed In almost
every important district, the curtail
ment probably averaging as much as
20 per cent on the whole, win the
rrospect that the December produc-
tion will fall under 10000 tons
"In the meanwhile, lead manufact'
urers are not in a very happy situa
t,on owing to the backing up OF leae
on their hands through the canceiia
ton of orders. In many cases 'he'
40 not yet know to whom to LOOK 10
: adjustments. whether to their custom
ers or to branches Of the government
cuch difficulties will no doubt be iron
: cd out satisfactorily in the course U
+,r,a hut in the meanwhile there
: naturally more or less veXation'
"Tbe lead production of Mexico
a estimated to be going on at preseh
- Tho rate of about 5000 metric Ton
nor month, compared with a maxi
r,um Of about 1880 last summer. Up
.;ons in Mexico have been unuer
t going curtailment since about the ell
e of october.
: Zinc.
! "rbsre was some further small III
It Iouirv by galvanizers, but TINS dio ~
: ,nount TO much, either in quahti'
Is or significance In general the maj
d ket was conspicuous by the absence
g huvers. and quotations for the wee
d are only nominal. Producers are 81
h deavoring to establish market Il Il
II January March contracts, which al
y freely offered at SC. while there nay
N hoen bids of 7%c, which have not Dee
le =
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
SamueIs Here.

c. C. Samuels, of Spokane, former
ly a resident of this city and manager
of the Success mine, was in the city
several days this week.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12

Colonel Remnants Letter.

The letter to which the above is
reply goes into considerable detail In
explaining the mining situation on the
North Side showing that some COM
panes have been forced to suspend on
account of being deprived of railroad
transportation, others are operating to
a limited extent under heavy expense.
and that extensive plans for larger OPP
erations are held up on account of the
failure of the company to rebuild the
line. While no reference is made to
his personal interest, it is a fact that
Colonel Kennan and his associates are
seriously Inconvenience through lack
OF transportation in carrying out large
plans for mining operations. His in
innate knowledge of mining on the
North Side enables him to speak with
authority for a section that is entitled
to the favorable consideration of the
railroad administration. His letter
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
Appeal to Govern
ment for Inmed-
late Action
MANY MINES AFFECTED
Colonel Kennan Writes Di-
rector General Regional
Director to Report
.oLONEL CHESTER II. Ken

~ OLONEL CHESTER II. Ken.
nan, who, as he expresses 1t,
is enjoying a game of flu"
in Spokane, has sent the Min
er copies of correspondence he has
had with the railroad administration
ray branch, While there is nothing
in the letters that inspires immediate
hope of early action in that direction,
they do show commendable effort
on the part of Colonel Kennan to aid
the North Side in securing fair treat
ment from the railroad company and
will probably lead to an early in
Vestigation which should result in
definite decision of the company to
rebuild the line at the earliest practi-
cal date. Colonel KEENAN, presented
the matter direct to Mr.. McAdoo, di-
rector general of railroads, in which
he listed numerous mining properties
which are seriously handicapped by
the lack of transportation. His letter
was referred to Judge Robert s. Low
ett director of capital expenditures,
who made the following reply:
Referred to Regional Director
Washington, ID. c., Nov, IS, 1918.
Mr.. Chester r. Kennan, Mining
Geologist and Engineer Murray, Ida
ho. Dear Sir: Your letter of Novem-
Der 18th to the director general of
railroads. regarding the condition of
that branch of the Oregon Washing
ton Railroad & Navigation company
extending from Prichard to Paragon,
Idaho, has been referred to me, and !
have referred the matter to Regional
Director Ashton for report, upon re-
ceipt Of which | will be glad to advise
you further.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
Many Mines Concerned.

Murray, Idaho, Nov II, 1918.
Hon. VIM. c. McAdoo, Director Cen
eral U. S. Railroads, Washington,
D. c., Dear Sir: That branch of the
O.-W r. & n. extending from Pri-
chard to Paragon in Shoshone coun-
ty, Idaho, was seriously damaged by
floods last winter and has not since
been repaired or operated and Is still!
idle
All matters had been arranged for
rebuilding it just before the railroads
were taken over by the director gen.
eral, since when nothing has been
done.
This branch was originally built in
1907-S, is about II miles long, and
truns through the center of the gold
and tungsten district 'of the Occur
dAlene mountains; many important
lead -silver-zinc mines are also scat
tered along its course and tributary
to it, which are now obliged, at large
expense to haul their ores many
miles by wagon in order to get it to
any railroad shipping point.
or the lead -silver-zinc mines trib-
utary to this branch the following are
suffering most for lack of this branch
railroad, and there is hereto attach
ell a sketch Of the location of this
branch relative to the principal lead
silver-zinc mines which would be trib-
utary to it with much freight, if the
branch were in operation
, Jack Waite.
This mine is situated about 10
: miles up East Eagle creek from Union.
The mine has already shipped about
1000 tons of high grade lead-silver
/, ore. The ore as shipped averages
about so per cent lead about ounces
| |
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12

Every time man tries to get some
thing for nothing he gets a little addl-
tional experience.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12

A good hard fall Is often the result
Of trying to stand on ones dignity.
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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
This Years Produc-
ton Will Show a
Decrease
PROBABLY 20 PER CENT
Due to War Conditions Out
look Good For Mining After
Peace Readjustment

!: : : f.; !; T.: : :; Il; s; ;;; e: e:
a - while engaged in his annual in