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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-04
TRAVELLING MINING
SCHOOL NOW
PLANNED
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN
MANY SUBJECTS TO BE
FREE

A travelling mining school is to be
instituted in Nevada under the aus
pices of the state and the federal
boards for vocational training. The
school will travel from camp to
camp and give secondary mining
training to working miners, millmen,
smeltermen, ~prospectors and others.
This is a new departure in mining
education which opens up a most
promising field, and it is altogeth-
er fitting that Nevada-which has
been the pioneer in SO many mining
matters-should be the first state
to take up this work.
1t is proposed 10 send the school
to the camp which first obtains an
advance registration of al least 20
men, and tt continue in this camp
for at least three months, which
is sufficient to complete several of
the shorter courses or any n OF
the longer courses. Providing the
attendance at the end of the three
months period remains as high as
20, the. school will remain a further
three months in the same camp, but
under no consideration will 1t ex-
coed 6 months at a time in n camp.
There will be no charge for in
struction, but students will be ex-
pected to furnish their own books
and supplies. The camp will be
called upon to supply a suitable
room for the school and to furnish
the necessary heat and light. The
instruction will be carried on in
such a way as not to interfere with
the regular work of the mines and
will consist of about two hours
work per day, exclusive of Sundays.
Where there are two shifts, the
same classes will be repeated at
such times as to permit men who
change shifts to continue their stud
les without interruption.
Thirty-six courses are offered, in
Guiding subjects in mining, draft
ing, surveying, geology and miner
alogy, chemistry and assaying and
metallurgy. Groupings of these
courses to train men for 16 special
positions-such as mine foreman,
surveyor, assayer, etc.-are suggest
ed. These suggested courses begin
with work Of avery elementary and
practical character, such as train
ing for machinemen, shot-firers, tim
bermen, samplers and solutionmen.
1t is hoped to be able to begin in
struction by the middle Of May, but
it may not be possible to begin be-
fore June 1, as arrangements for a
principal have not yet been complet-
ed. Mines and camps desiring to
secure the service of the travelling
school are requested to communicate
with the director of the Mackay
school of mines at Reno, at once.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-04
JUNIOR REQ CROSS
SHOWS WAR
PRODUCTS
BIG EXHIBIT OF WORK IN
SCHOOLS ATTRACTS
ATTENTION

Over 800 articles comprised a
splendid exhibit of work of the sew
ing classes in the schools and work
of the Junior Red Cross, held yes
terday afternoon in the high-school
building. The product was inspect
ed by a large attendance, including
many women of the Goldfield chap
ter OF the Red Cross who have be-
come expert in the manufacture of
a variety of garments for the chap
ter, and was generally pronounced
high-class and an unusually credi-
table showing for the limited
amount of time given to the work
in the local schools.
The high-school has turned owe
to the Goldfield chapter of the Red
Cross 25 comfort kits, 25 pairs of
wristlets, four sweaters and 10 hos
pital shirts in addition to the arti>
cles displayed yesterday.
The Junior Red Cross exhibit
consisted of so children's outfits,
made in the high-school, and seven
complete infants layettes of 80
pieces each, made in the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades, with
several thousand gun wipers, made
by the upper grade boys, and clip
pings to fill 20 fracture pillows.
In addition to the work of the
Junior Red Cross there was on dis
play the embroidery, lace and other
work produced in class and this
part of the exhibit vas the subject
of much highly complimentary criti-
cism. This was produced under the
direction of Miss Harris in the high
school and Miss Frazier in the
grades and is the result of only a
few weekly periods in the high
school and grades, with such addi-
tional time as the pupils devote to
sewing outside school hours.
All teachers in the schools aid in
experimenting the activities of the
Junior Red Cross and most of the
product of the organization is made
after school hours and means the
sacrifice of many recreation hours
to war work by the pupils and
teachers.
The athletic events held yester-
day in the high-school gymnasium
were attended by a small crowd,
but Danny Mathews, who refereed
the events, stated afterward that
could the speed and class of some
of the matches he saw have been
realized by the public, the gymna-
SUM would have been crowded.
There were two wrestling matches
and three boxing contests, all re-
ported by Mathews to have been
better than the boxing and wrest-
ling fans are in the habit OF
paying fancy prices to witness
when alleged artists are the con-
testants. The first fall in the
initial wrestling match lasted IA
minutes.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-04

End slopes.
The new compressor at the Ohio
shaft is working perfectly and sup
plying all the air that is needed for
the drills and for ventilation at this
section Of the mine.
The usual progress was made in
500 cross-cut, headed towards the
Ohio workings. The slopes In West
End territory which supplied ore
for the mill were 300-A, 500, 313,
4O7, 4OO-A, Ala, 429, sos and 565.
The ore from the disputed terri
tory continues to come from the
623 and Gal Slopes.
Jim Butler Mine
The main feature of the report OF
the past weeks operations at the
Jim Butler Tonopah mine was the
unexpected finding of a shoot of ore
that, 1t the time the report was
made. was at least three feet in
width. and yielded excellent values.
The raise is still going through the
vein and has not as yet located the
other wall.
The development of good ore in
this raise, which is going up from
one of the slopes in the Desert
Queen section of the thine, is one
of the most gratifying surpr' ses thai
has occurred for some time.
Work in other pc tons of the
mine, both at the Wando".nS BOY
shaft workings and in the Desert
Queen territory, continued ahead at
the usual rate of speed.
In the Wandering Boy ground,
on the End level, intermediate west
drift from stope 5 is following a l
foot width of good ore, and raise
81, which is being driven to con-
Let with stope 3, shows Is inches
of medium grade ore.
On the 4th level, east drift 461,
going out from north cross-cut 46O,
Is developing a width of Is inches
of medium grade ore, while in raise
459, which Is going up from 453
east drift, the showing consists of
Is inches of low grade ore.
Con. Spanish Belt
The weekly report of the Con-
solidated Spanish Belt Mining COM
pany shows that the tunnel is in a
distance of 1890 feet, and contin-
ues in a shale formation interspersed
with numerous quartz stringers,
some of which are highly m%ineraliz-
ed. Some of the m~ineralized string
| ers show copper stain, which is al
ways associated with the silver bear
ing ore. Cash Boy Mine
Retimbering of the shaft of the
Cash Boy Consolidated Mining COM
pany has been in progress for the
past two weeks. 1t is expected that
by the middle of the coming week
the work will be entirely completed
when mining operations will be car
ried on in a more systematic man
ner than before.
The plans of the company IN
template the running of a cross
cut from the bottom of the winze IN
the direction of the shaft, and When
a point beneath the shaft has beer
reached a raise will be put up TO
connect with the bottom of the
shaft. Later on, the shaft will be
SUM to the equivalent of the 1850
foot level of the Victor mine.-To-
nopah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-04
Phoebe Street Is Disgrace

Main street in Phoebe is said to
be a county disgrace. A lumber of
men have beer asked to close their
nlaces of business and give their
services for a day in improving the
thoroughfare and 20 have agreed to
do so.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-05-04
Nevada Counties Oversubscribe

The following IL Nevada counties
have over-subscribed their quotas for
the Liberty loan: Churchill, Clark,
Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka. Lander.
Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral. Nye, Ormsby,
White Pine.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-29

as varied as the industries or amuse-
ments which they characterize, TAX
ing the form of provincialisms, as ii
were, each peculiar to its own local
ity. There is the baseball slang the
East side Stag, the nautical slang, the
printshop slang, etc. A sport writer
has a string of lingo that would put
Fiji islander on the retired list. An
old sailor is commonly referred to as
an "old sea salt" A skipper has
choice assortment of terms exclusive
ly his own, but for sheer inimitable
slang vernacular commend me to the
printing office. ! venture there are
more unheard of terms stored in
square foot of printshop conversation
than in a corresponding amount of
any other trade.
The editor allows a tramp printer
to carry the banner in the office
Did your minds eye picture him car
ryins huge sign with Votes for Wo-
men" emblazoned thereon? You are
wrong, wrong altogether. To carry
the banner" is to sleep in the office
on table or pile of newsprint. A
girl printer is a "two-nick,' a boy be
ginning TO feed presses is cub"
man who has spent two years learn
ing the trade is a "two-thirder,"
poorly equipped printer is a dub"
while the finished product carries a
card. Incidentally the boy who wears
| his cap rakishly on the side. chews
tobacco and has printers ink artis-
tically daubed on his face, is the of
flee devil"
If a young man courts a girl he
has a crush on her. If she rejects
| him he is Tilted" If he has given
her costly gifts he is "stung" He is
also the goat" or the fall guy
A man who is eccentric is nut. -
a 'prune," a lemon" or a frost"
1t is incomprehensible how a man can
be so many undesirable things at the
same time. pretty girl is a peach" "
A homely one is a lemon" with a
face that would stop clock" There
seems to be no end to the supply of
| terms. which are as varied as the
English language itself. And the bet
ter social classes, as well as the low
er strata. have fallen i'll its lure. The
| expressions used by sJme of our
young folks today are almost suffi-
cient provocation to make our digni-
| fled grandmothers turn over in heir
graves A young man says: Did you
/ lamp the dame with the S1.0OC dim
mer2" to which his companion re-
plies. Yes, and 90 you pipe the gink
in the clawhammer suit that's ped
ding her the COM" Which interpre-
ted means: DO you sec the lady with
Slang terms and slang phrases are
The Delta independent., 1918-03-29

the $1,000 diamond" Yes, and note
the man in full dress suit who is flat
tering her" The terms seem to have
been accepted by the American peo-
pie as child accepts mis- food, cloth
ing and shelter, without any question
as to their origin. A few common ex-
pressions l will give with my own in
terpretations: If man is over-en-
thusiastic over a proposition, he is
"daffy," if he loses faith in it. he is
a victim of cold feet" If he loses
money he is a goat" Two boys in
a fight are soaking each other in
the stats"
In the maze of slang phraseology
we must not overlook one of the very
latest expressions known as "camou-
flage," which was originally a strictly
military term of strictly French ori-
gin, but which, since the outbreak of
The Delta independent., 1918-03-29

the war, has reached this country
in a vastly different form and now
means most anything which conveys
the idea of changing color. OF all the
undesirable slang terms this one
seems to have been worked overtime.
perhaps because it was at first so
perfectly different and "Frenchy."
The history of slang is as old as
original sin, but so rapid has been its
spread and so popular with the mass
es that to keep abreast of the times
would almost require the services of
an interpreter. for it seems to have
created a language separate and
apart from the mother tongue. OF
its influence on society there is no
doubt, and may we not hope that in
the very near future its use will be,
if not abolished. at least to a great eX-
tent dispensed with?
The Delta independent., 1918-03-29
Executive Order.
Proclamation.

State of Colorado. Executive Cham
ber, Denver
Whereas, The national government
has recommended the purchase of
commodities at their nearest market
as means of conservation and re
lief in transportation and
Whereas, The buying of products of
the industries of our own state is ir
keeping with this recommendation
and a most wholesome stimulus to-
ward the encouragement of the states
own industries;
Now. therefore, /, Julius C. Gunter
governor of the state of Colorado, dc
hereby set aside the week of April
9Th to 18th both inclusive. as Colo
RADIO Products week. and recommend
to our people that, price and quality
being equal the citizens of the state.
during that week, use Colorado-made
goods and Colorado-grown products.
In witness whereof, ! have hereun-
to set my hand and caused to be af
fixed the great seal of the state of
Colorado. Done at Denver, the cap
itol. this fourteenth day of February,
a. D. 1918.
JULIUS c. GUNTER,
Governor.
Attest-James R. Noland, secretary
of state.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-29
A Correction.

We were in error last week in stat
ing that John Shelledy sold the quilt
at the Lanning sale. for s1O0.S5. Col
onel Davis sold the quilt and Colonel
Shelledy sold the cake on progressive
bids for SIS. However. it is all for
a good cause. Everybody as a rule
is much pleased to see such universal
patriotic spirit prevail at this dark
hour in the great world war
The Delta independent., 1918-03-29
JULIUS C. GUNTER.
Another Good Report.

The following list are the names of
the pupils of the primary grades in
Central school. Eckert. who were nei-
ther absent nor tardy during the
month ending March 22nd Gene Alex
ander. Gladys Bohannon. Loreh
Greenlee. Maude Hendrickson, Thay-
er McMurray. Harold Sturdevant.
Chester Widner. Dicie Widner.
The Delta independent., 1918-03-29
SOME sIDELIGHTs ON
PRESENT DAY SLANG

The following article on slang was
read by Mrs. r. R Stearns before the
Delta Womans club at its last meet
ing and is published by request of
some of the members:
ITO be or not to be- that is the ques-
tion,
Whether tbs nobler in the mind to
suffer
The. slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune
Or take arms against sea of
troubles
And by opposing end them. To die;
to sleep
No more; and by a sleep to say we
end
The heartache and the thousand ma
tural shocks
That flesh is heir to-
In somewhat the spirit of these
lines of the immortal Shakespeare
woke a few days ago to the stern re-
alization that within week | was eX-
pected to secure (from Heaven knew
where) some light on the history of
slang.
When ] scanned the year book pub
lished by the Woman's club, and
abruptly came across my name and
the paper which | was to deliver.
was uncertain whether to feel intense
ly flattered or unjustly offended To
be considered a person best fitted to
delve into dusty encyclopedias and
ferret out the correct Information
would be compliment indeed But
to be regarded as authority on The
art of fine slang phrases would seem
to be the dregs in the bittle cup of
humiliation. / have pondered over
the matter for six months and am yet
uncertain which attitude to take.
However, deep in my heart. certain
ly think the program committee must
have owed me a grudge to assign to
me such an impossible subject
II the matter in embryo was a
nightmare in type it was a calamity.
II six months ago it looked formid-
able, today il was tragedy. But
what of 1t? This was not the first time
| had found myself confronted by an
inert typewriter. pile of blank copy
Papti al tihBhN Htdu
always insisted that in the vocabulary
of every individual there should be
to be the dregs in the bitter cup Of
particular little instance | was deter
mined to stir together such ingredi-
ents as fate might throw in my way
no such word as cant" and in this
first slang phrase glibly uttered by
the master of slang)
| have made some researches for
material on which to build. and have
come to the conclusion that the sub
ject matter, like its etymology is eN-
tremely dubious. But without wish
ing to foist any hasty opinions of my
own upon my audience, | will make
some illustrations, by no means at
tempting to excuse my too intimate
acquaintance with Mrs. Slang and her
disreputable progeny.
Slang may properly be defined as a
safety valve for the human emotions.
For what better express the idea and
relieves the pugilistic feeling in the
breast of youngster wrestling for n
purloined ball or marble. than the ex
preston Come across now" or dig
up" or the more recent vernacular.
kick through" Compare this with
the delicate euphemism: Give II to
me. please" And in the same man
ner we may cite newsboy viewing
a tableful of dainties, calculating:
Gosh. amt that hunk" in the same
explosive expression as Ford car
surmounting n Delta crossing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-02-23
This Is Self Explanatory.

1t will be remembered that a fire oc.
Cured in the Elite Cafe, corner of
Kent and st. Anthony avenue in Janu.
airy which necessitated the closing of
that popular establishment ever since
While repairs were being made, which,
however, have now been completed
and the cafe is better than ever pre-
pared to cater to all corners, both old
and new.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. II, 1918.
Mr.. F. D. McCracken,
Real Estate and Insurance,
40 Court Blk,
St. Paul, MINI.
Dear Sir:
l cannot thank you too much fol-
your promptness in the settlement OF
my fire loss which occurred on Jan
23d last, covered by policy with your
company. Your Company was fair in
its settlement and am indeed grateful
to you for your personal interest and
your business-like method in caring
for my affairs. 1t will always be a
pleasure for me to commend you tc
those who may need something in your
line. 1t is to be hoped that our PEG
pie will give you their: insurance al
least, as they will be placing it with
one who is vitality interested in them
You are at liberty to use this com
munication wherever you may see fit
Thanking you again, l remain,
. Very respectfully,
(Signed) Anna Wilson,
Elite Cafe.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-02-23

Suggested as Candidate for the State
Legislature.
The last issue of the North Central
Progress, Mr.. G. Mueller, editor and
owner, contained the following COM
plimentary notice:
FIRED D. McCracken, former private
secretary to ex-Congressman F. G..
Stevens, has been suggested by large
number of people of this district for
candidate for representative in the
State Legislature. Mr.. McCracken is
very able man; is we'll versed in
legislative matters; has had the train
ing for many years of one of the best
representatives in Congress that Min
nesota ever had; and he has many
friends who would give him their sup
port
THE APPEAL echoes those same
sentiments, and SO do a host of his
friends in that neck of the woods.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-02-23

Mrs. Chauncey Miller presented her
husband a. daughter at the City Hos
pital this week. All three doing we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Wiley spent the
weekend last week as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Oliver of Mime
apolis.
Mrs. Clete Oliver, S74 Marion street,
was hostess on Wednesday afternoon
to the Maids and Matrons' Club Of
the Twin Cities.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-02-23
A NATIONAL DUTY.
There Should Be Liberty Bond
in Every Home. :


. The Treasury of the United States
has great deal of money to raise and
it can not be raised by bankers alone,
says Secretary McAdoo. The banks
of this country can not alone sustain
Americas needs in this war and ex-
tend to our allies the essential aid
which they must have to continue the
war.
The rich of this country can not do
it alone; the men of this country can
not do it alone; the women of this
country can not do it alone; but ali
of us, the people of the United States,
disregarding partisanship, forgetting
selfish interests, thinking only of the
supremacy of right and determined to
vindicate the majesty of American
ideals and secure the safety of Amer.
lea and civilization, can do the great
and splendid work which God has
called upon US to do.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-02-23
Graduates From the University Of
Minnesota With Honors.

Mrs. Lillian Turner graduated last
week from the University of Mime
sofa, finishing a four years course in
three and a half years. Her thesis
was "Anthopology" and she was Sc
lected by the University to do re-
search work along that line in Eastern
colleges. She left last Saturday night
via Chicago for a two weeks trip
with all expenses paid by the Uni
versity.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-02-23

Roots, Herbs, Bones, Lucky Stones.
etc. Particulars 10c. r. Wester, Box
l31, Montgomery, Ala-Adv.
Mr.. S. w. Williams, formerly of the
Peoples Barber Shop, is now with w.
J. Utley, 81 Wabasha street.
Mr.. T. H. Lyles has been on the sick
list few days this week, but is again
able to attend to his business.
A man should have plenty Of back
bone for himself-and plenty of ham
bone for the rest of his family.
It's a good thing our buried hopes
don't need tombstones, or the supply
OF marble would run mighty short.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-02-23

Words do ten times more to irritate
people than the strongest acts.-Car.
dinal Manning.
Mrs. Clete Oliver and Mrs. H. I.
Williams were Minneapolis visitors
on last Sunday.
Crumbs of comfort are satisfying
only when there are enough of them
to make square meal.
Mrs. B. F. Edwards, PA w. Central
avenue, is recovering at her home
from minor operation
The Excelsior Club was entertained
by Mrs. R. C. Shane, 934 ~Gaultier
street, yesterday afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-15
WHY NOT TRY INTERNMENT?

THE Inconvenience OF having a Consti.
= tuition must sometimes be endured even
when the nation is at war. This discour
aging reflection is suggested by Represen.
tative Floods bill in Congress depriving
unnaturalized enemy aliens of the right to
vote in State and municipal elections.
The right to fix the qualifications of
voters is reserved to the States save as 1t
has been restricted by the Fifteenth
Amendment. Certain States permit women
to vote. Others. In order to encourage
Immigration, permit aliens to vote after
one years residence and a declaration Of
intention to become citizens.
II 1t is within the power of Congress to
prohibit unnaturalized aliens from voting
then Congress can pass law permitting
women to vote in every State, regardless
Of the local laws.
The In portance of depri,ing enemy aliens
from having any direct influence over cleo
tions is undisputed But some other way
must be found.
Why not try internment?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-15
TWIN CURSES

HUNGER and pacihsm. said Count
= = Julius Andrassy. the former Hun.
garian Premier, in one Of his latest aments
to the Hungarian Chamber are breaking
down the Austrian empire. lie was en-
deavoring to be truthful rather than cpl
grammatic, and he could have had little
thought Of the peculiarly new dramatic
force gained by each Of the two. words
when placed side by side. Each word bor-
rows something Of added significance in
tho process.
Hunger and pacifism viii break any ma
ticn. Hunger alone or pacifism unaided
would be more than any people could long
survive. When the two afflictions fall
together catastrophe cannot be far behind.
Pacifism in a state that has vital aims or
pride or great human purposes is an evil
10 be no less dreaded than hunger. Hun.
ser u sure to follow it. as the disilldsioned
Andrassy seems to have realized dimly
somewhere In the back of his mind.