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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-05-17

NEW YORK, May 10-Miss Julia
Heyneman of San Francisco, por-
trait painter and writer, arrived
here the other day on a four
months leave of absence from the
British Red Cross, with a new dis
tinction for an American woman,
that of being the originator Of a
system of vocational training for
wouded soldiers by mean of which
thousands of British, Belgian,
French and American fighters, Grip
pied apparently beyond repair, have
been restored to lives of happiness
and usefulness.
Before returning to England Miss
Heyneman will make a transconti-
mental tour of America, speaking
before various women's clubs. Red
Cross and Belgian war relief or
CARNATIONS on her work abroad.
Her itinerary at present includes
Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington.
Baltimore, Boston, San Francisco,
P%ittsburg, St. Louis and Denver.
This little American woman, who
landed in England on the day Ant
werp fell to the Germans, found
herself in a whirl of war terror and
confusion. Belgian civilian refu-
gees, old and young, penniless and
despsiring, and Belgian soldiers ter
ribIy wounded, were arriving in
London by trainloads. She estab-
lisned in London, after much diff
Guilty, an institution which she
named California House." after
her native state, where the disabled
defenders of Namur and Liege and
other Belgian strongholds, were
hursed back to health and strength
and taught languages or vacations
that fitted them to earn their own
living.
So successful was this adventure
in var philanthropy that the British
Red Cross two years later enlisted
Miss Heyneman's services. took over
her institution and established three
similar big homes in London known
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OVER TWO MILLION
J.. S. TROOPS HAVE
BEEN DEM0B|l|zED
MORE THAN ONE MILLION MEN
HAVE BEEN RETURNED
FROM FRANCE

WASHINGTON, d. c., May TO-
General March announced today
that more than 100000 troops
have been demobilized. More than
100000 have returned from
France. Continuation Of the pres
ent rate of transporting troops
from France will result in the re-
duction by ADJUST 1 of the American
forces in France and Germany to
225,924 officers and men. The
number of men moved from France
in April was 3O3,178.
General March announced that
Brigadier General Douglas MacAr-
thur, formerly a brigade comman-
der in the Rainbow division, had
been appointed superintendent of
West Point, to assume his duties
June IL, relieving Brigadier General
Samuel Tillman, who will return to
the retired list.
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FRANCE PREPARING FOR
GREAT JULY FOURTEENTH

PARIS, May 12.-France's ma
tional fete day, the fourteenth of
July, will witness scenes of pa
triotic fervor probably unparalleled
in the history of the republic, for
that is the date Professionally agreed
upon as most appropriate for the
grand march of the victorious
French army through the streets of
the capital.
The program is already begin
ming to assume definite shape. The
route will be from the Porte Maillot
at the main entrance to the Bots de
Boulogne, through the Arc de Tri-
umphe, along the Avenue des
Champs Elysees, the Place de Ia
Concorde and the Rue de Rivoli to
the Place de la Republique; a dis
lance of some eight miles.
The general outlines of the
scheme Of decorations have been
arranged, by a body called the
French Federation of Modified
Artists of the War 1914-1918, and
a festival committee Of 40, ap-
pointed by NJ. Laferre, minister of
public instruction, has approved the
scheme submitted.
At the Porte Maillot, between
huge pylons, tribunes will be
erected where the city fathers will
welcome the heroes of Verdun and
the Marine. Along the Avenue de la
Grande Armee, decorative palques
will commemorate battles, the
names Of which are household
words throughout the world.
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SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN ORIGINATES
VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM

as Kitchener Houses. Nos. 1, 2
and 8. The California woman was
aided in her work by other Ameri-
cans who sustained the enterprise
by voluntary donations. Every
thing was supplied free to the SOL
diers and in three years more than
10000 meals were given them.
The grateful Belgians, DESTROYS
of perpetuating the work for fell
low war sufferers in their native
land, besought Miss Heyneman to
establish a similar reconstruction
center there and to this end she
visited Queen Elizabeth at La Panne
and was assured her sympathy and
support. The Queen of the Bel
gians, upon request, designated the
Edith Cavell School for Nurses in
Brussels as the Institution likely to
benefit most by the expansion such
as Miss Heyneman proposed, that OF
establishing at least % beds and
entailing an outlay of $4,000 each.
One of the founders Of the school
named for the martyred British
nurse was Nine. Marie Depage, a
Belgian woman, who persisted on
the Lusitania. According to the
plan each bed is to be dedicated to
the memory of some fallen Ameri-
can soldier and already the mothers
of two officers have indicated their
desire thus to honor the memory of
their heroic dead. After her tour in
the United States Miss Heyneman
intends to return to BELGIUM to put
her plan into effect.
81 have passed through four and
a half years of the nightmare of
war;" said Miss Heyneman. 81
never would have believed until l
got into this work that I ever could
have done it. 1t has been a severe
but beneficial experience. or the
600 men who have passed through
California House, once practically
helpless cripples, 80 per cent have
been fed and cared for and made
self-supporting."
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-05-17
UTAH CELEBRATES 5Oth ANNIVERSARY
OF COMPLETION OF PACIFIC RAILROAD

OGDEN, Utah, May 10.-Utah to-
day is celebrating in this city the
golden jubilee of the driving of the
golden spike which commemorated
the completion of the first trans
continental railroad connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Griz-
zled veterans of the west who either
worked on the Central Pacific or
Union Pacific, or who drove the
teams than supplied the workers
kwere the guests, of honor. Many
pare here who remember the race to
build the Pacific railroad, and there
are some who tell of track-lay1ng
records made in the last few days
of the race which would make con-
struction engineers of today en-
vious.
There are present a few who
witnessed the driving of the last
spike-mode of gold, at Promon-
tory, SO miles west of Ogden.
Ogden is a blaze of color. Every
downtown thoroughfare is ablaze
with flags and only the lack of G..
A. r. uniforms indicates that a re-
union of war veterans is not taking
place. 1t is a reunion, however, and
the participants to a considerable
extent are veterans-yeterans of a
battle against the desert and not OF
blood and battle.
Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific officials are here to partici-
pate in the event, for it is their
jubilee as we'll as that of the men
who did the work. A program Of
entertainment was to take place
during the day. A monster pro-
cession will wind its way through
the city. in which were to be d
series of allegorical floats depicting
the building of the railroads and
the progress of the west.
The building of the Pacific Rail-
road vas begun at Omaha by the
Union Pacific, and at Sacramento by
the Central Pacific on January s.
1863. With the granting of a gov
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Mann ACT BREAKER
GIVEN THREE YEARS
CONVICTED OF TRANSPORTING
RENO WOMAN TO CALL
FORNIA

SACRAMENTO, May 9.-William
Gowling, a, mining man, was SEN
fenced to three years in the fed
eral prison and fined $4,000 today.
Gowling was convicted of transport
ing Mrs. Myrtle Northcutt of Reno,
Nevada, to Sloan, California, for
immoral purposes in violation of
the Mann act.
The judge told Gowling that he
had invaded the sanctity of the
home of Lieutenant Carlton North
cult while the latter was absent on
the battlefield. "You should have
been protecting his home" the
Judge said.
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new WORKERS
LIVE IN TENTS
ANGERED TENANTS ASSAULT
LANDLORDS AFTER. BEING
DISPOSSESSED

NEW YORK, May 9.-The
mayors committee on rent profit
eering has pitched army tents in
Brooklyn to provide shelter for 166
families expected to be evicted.
There were scores or evictions
throughout New York today. Fur
niture was piled on the sidewalks
and angered tenants assaulted the
dispossessing landlords.
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such Filipinos as he considered
desirable to form the compliments
for the new vessels. The boys also
were allowed to make application
for the assignment.
At Mare Island they are being
given courses in seamanship, ord
nance, and torpedo work, signalling
and infantry as well as special
training in electrical school, gas and
engine school and the artificers'
school for carpenters, painters,
blacksmiths and coppersmiths.
The crew of the submarine will
be made up entirely of volunteers.
Fifteen already have spoken for
this line of work and when they
finish their courses at Mare Island
they will be sent to San Pedro, Cal,
for further instruction.
The Filipinos here, many of whom
have served in the constabulary
service of the islands, show an
adaptability to discipline, a general
interest in their work and a will
ingness and ability to msster the
courses which they are taking, ac-
cording to their officers.
Commander e. F. Root, now on
duty at the Union iron works in
connection with the completion of
the Jose Rial, the date of which
is set for May 20, will command the
destroyer and all other officers will
be regular naval academy men.
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ENTIRE FILIPINO CREW
TO RUN J.. 5. SUBMARINE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May IL.
the first time in the history
of the United States navy, an Amer
lean destroyer and a submarine.
when completed, will make their
maiden trip out of here with petty
officers and crew composed entirely
of Filipinos.
Ninety-seven Filipinos are TAX
ing the course at the Mare Island
navy yard, near here, which will fit
them for duty aboard the new ships.
Others will come until the total
complement of ia men for the de-
stroyer and 80 for the submarine
have been assembled.
The destroyer Jose Rial and the
submarine F-30 now building at the
Union iron works here are the girts
of the Philippines to the United
States navy. When they r placed
in commission the Philippines will
enjoy the distinction, not only that
they have paid for the ships. but
that they also have supplied the
crews to man them.
Heretofore Filipinos have been
allowed to enlist in the United
States navy, with few exceptions in
the Asiatic station, only as mess at
tendants. When the Philippines
announced it's gifts, an order was
issued by the navy department to
the commanding officer of every
ship afloat to nominate from his
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eminent subsidy to the Pacific rail-
road, the work was speeded up
after numerous delays and it be-
came a race to lay the largest mile
age of rails. The contest ended
May 10, 1869, at Promontory, so
miles west of Ogden, at which time
trains from the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific met. The Union
Pacific had built 1886 miles west
ward from Omaha, the Central Pa
cific having advanced $50 miles
eastward from Sacramento.
Governor Leland Stanford of
California, drove the last and
golden spike, aided by T. c. Dur
ant, president of the Union Pacific.
Just before the meeting of the rails
both railroads were employing u.s.
900 men and using 5000 teams in
construction work, 1t is said.
Utah historical records say that
Union Pacific engine No. 119 and
the Central Pacific locomotive "Ju-
piter" nearly touched moses" at
the ceremony. Edgar Mills Of Sac
ramento was master of ceremony
and after an opening prayer by a
Rev. DR.. Todd of Massachusetts and
a brief talk by General Grenville M.
Dodge, superintendent of the Union
Pacific, Governor Stanford raised
the mallet and struck the first blow,
driving the golden spike into the
last tie. The silver spike was
driven by DR.. Durant. The tie into
which the spikes were driven con-
tanned a silver plate bearing an in
scription commemorative of the
event.
The gold spike was donated by
DIR. H. Nerves of San Francisco
and was made from % $40 gold
pieces. The silver spike, it is said,
came from the mines of Virginia
City, Nevada.
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NOTICE or ASSESSMENT
Reorganized Cracker Jack Mining
Company

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Directors
of this company, an assessment
(No. y of n and one-half cents
per share was levied upon the cap
ital stock of the corporation, pay
able Immediately in United States
gold coin or the equivalent, at the
office of the company, Goldfield.
Nevada.
Any stock upon which this as
sessment shall remain unpaid on
Saturday, the oath day Of May,
1919, will be delinquent and. adver-
tised for sale at public auction and
unless payment is made before, will
be sold on Saturday, the 2sth day
of June. 1919, to pay the delin-
quent assessment, together with the
cost of advertising and expense Of
sale.
H. G. MCMAHON.
Secretary.
Amt, 10 oe. Nav . IN IT 1850
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PRICE FIXING PLANS END

WASHINGTON, D. c., May To-
Governmental efforts to hasten the
return of normal peace-time activity
by establishing prices through an
industrial board Of the department
of commerce, came to an end to-
day, following an unsuccessful eff
fort to bring the railroad admin
istration and steel producers to an
areement on prices. The resigna-
ton of the board vas accepted.
With the dissolution of the board
natural forces of supply and de-
mand will be left to readjust prices.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-05-17
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
is FIGHTING TREATY

BERNIE, May 12-Press comment
Sunday and other news concerning
the peace treaty sent here by the
German semi-official news agency
indicates that a campaign has been
started to incite German public
opinion against the acceptance or
perhaps to give the German delega-
ton manufactured popular support
for securing alienation OF tn peace
terms. :
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-05-17
LEADERS TO POSTPONE
ON PEhRosE

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 10
Leaders plan to postpone action on
the contest over the proposed cleo
ton of Penrose and Warren as
of the finance and appro-
priations committees respectively by
arranging only for business at the
opening session tomorrow of the or
ganization conference of republican
senators.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-05-17
EXPERTS INVESTIGATE
DISEASES OF WHEAT

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 10
Federal experts are endeavoring to
learn if the recently discovered
wheat diseases in Madison county,
Illinois, have been introduced else
where in the United States. A de-
of agriculture statement
says one disease apparently is
white heads" known in many for
.eign countries and that the other
is flag smut. Both are extensively
known in Australia.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-05-17
THE SAARE BASIN

The Sarre valley is not large, but it is rich. In area it
comprises only 400 square miles, which is about three times
the size of Walker lake. There would be room for 200 Saar
valleys in Nevada. But there are coal deposits there that are
$50 feet thick, not all in one layer, however. The coal de-
posts are estimated to total 1890 million tons-like this
f5,4OO 10000, if you can grasp figures so vast and so signifi-
cant. That makes the Saare basin one of the prize areas of
the world. These coal deposits are close to the Briey iron
mines of France and the two can be worked together. 1t is
not the intention to give these coal lands to France in per-
petuity. Eventually they will revert to Germany. But France
ns to have the use of them to make PREPARATION for the i'm
inense damages that the Germans did to French. industries,
in the course of which they destroyed iron and coal mines
enough to make France industrially a cripple for half a gen.
Grafton to come.
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The railroad administration reports that passenger traf-
flo is beginning to show a healthy increase. Let us trust it
will not be chilled by another fare increase.
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April 10. s6; May 3. 10. IT. 1919
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12

the other with operation. We
know nothing of the advantages to
be gained by the first, and have
only a smattering of the potenti-
alities of the second. We know in
a general way that the expenses
of the various law departments
have been reduced by $780, 900
annually. We know that consol-
idation of offices is saving $23,-
566, 633 a year, that competing and
unnecessary trains have been elm
mated, and that other large saw
ings are being made by the short
ening of routes and the consolida-
ton of repair facilities. We know
almost nothing, however, of the
real savings that can be effected,
nor can we make those savings I'M
til the present anomalous status OF
the roads is reached.
1.-THE magic in government own
ership, financially at least, is
bound up in unification. There is
a current idea that we have al
ready unified the roads. Nothing
could be farther from the truth.
Mr.. McAdoo worked wonders, con-
sidering the material he had to
deal with, but we have barely be-
gun the process Of unification.
LAS offering but a glimpse of the
possibilities, let us take the car
situation. If we were under pub
lie ownership, any freight car in
the country would be at home any
where in America AS it is, we
still maintain the same costly army
Nd
the property of each individual
company. Swarms Of clerical Off
Gals are used to keep books not
only between the different systems
but within each individual sys-
TEN. For there is no diminution
in the amount of corporate book
keeping. Consider, for instance,
the Pennsylvania lines, one of the
most efficient of American railway
systems. We think of it as sin
gle company. 1t is not. The COM
mercial manuals show 81 subsid-
larry companies constituting the
system, and each Of these compa-
MES checks, audits and reports for
itself. Yet the Pennsylvania sys-
TEN is one of the most profitable
roads in the country, because its
competitors are similarly loaded
down with armies Of clerks to
maintain the balance between the
minute subdivisions of each road.
"Unification would do away with
such useless service. David J.
Lewis aptly compares the potential
saving with that of the postofhce.
An express parcel undergoes no
less than IL separate clerical pro-
cesses, all of which we're super
seeded in the postofhce by the sim
pie affixing of a postage stamp.
such unification, however, must
be real. It can take place only
when every mile of track in the
country is in one single undivided
ownership. There must be not a
federation Of roads, but one road.
The, best that a private consolida-
ton can effect is a corporate fed
Grafton of many ownerships. Such
a union is no more unifcation than
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12

a dozen pieces of wood are plank.
This multiplicity of companies
makes for costliness and complex
ity everywhere. Matchmaking in
Great Britain and America is a
complicated process. Tariffs that
require countless volumes are in
other countries compressed to
books of $50 pages. An American
railroad expert who once proposed
the condensation of our rates to
10000 pages was considered a
hopeless optimisti Yet the Prus-
sian table of rates occupies ex-
actly 100 pages.
Great savings can be effected bv
a proper coordination of rail and
water facilities. The commercial
greatness of Germany was built
not on the Wanted efficiency of
her manufacturers but on cheap
transportation. Rail and water
were one, and the inland manufac-
turer had access to the sea. Amer
lea has barely touched her water
facilities. Private ownership of
railroads in America has meant
the sitting of such waterways as
existed. If we are to use our
8,465 miles of navigable coast line
on the oceans and Great Lakes and
our 26,400 miles of navigable riv-
ers it must be by wiping out the
great interests which will lose
financially if we use our water
ways. Under private ownership
either rail or water must be pri-
mary. Only the government can
make both the servants of COM
MERGE.
Rates Prove Nothing.
Much is made of an increase in
rates under federal control. That
question is neither here nor there,
for no private company has so far
offered to reduce the rates. The
chief objection to government re-
tention of the roads is the heavy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12

financial deficit which must be met
by taxation. For the information
of those who are worried about
the billion-dollar deficit predicted
for the coming year, certain ex-
plantations are due. This deficit
is, after all, easily explained. For
many years the railroads have
been paying dividends that were
not dividends at all, but a part of
the principal. Hardly a road in
the country had as many cars at
the outbreak of the war as it had
in 1913. Rolling stock and equip
ment alike were deteriorating and
were not being replaced. Returns
to railroad investors of late years
have been analogous to the returns
received by the careless farmer
who withdraTs the fertility of his
soil year by year and puts none of
it back James J. Hill said some
years ago that the railroads of the
country would have to spend more
than $5,500,000,0 for betterment
before they would become efficient.
The railroad administration is
spending it. Less than 100000
600 of the deficit is due to opera
ton. The balance goes to perma-
nent addition to railroad values.
mot all of the deficit. however,
is traceable to betterment. A great
deal goes to pay exorbitant rentals.
The railways of America are re-
ceiving returns based upon their
pre-war earnings. No public util-
ity in America is earning as much
as it did before the war. We are
not only paying to the railroads OF
America greater dividends than
they are capable of making under
present conditions, but greater
dividends than they actually did
make For their pre-war returns,
as has been indicated, were really
part of their principal and not
true dividends at all. The exorbi-