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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
ATTEMPT MADE
TO BOMB TWO
Big OIL TANKS

Santa Ana, Cal, Oct. 1.-two oil
tanks in the Brea canyon oil fields
near here were damaged by bombs
during the early hours of yesterday
morning the sheriff's office revealed
today. The matter had been kept
secret throughout yesterday while an
investigation was started.
The first explosion occurred about
$3.50 yesterday morning at the Fuller
ton Oil companys tank. The bomb did
not succeed in breaking open the tank
ITSELF and the $4,000 gallons of oil
which the tank contained was saved.
Another explosion occurred at
1900 gallon tank of the Union Oil
company but did not damage the tank
itself
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
OVER 5000 ACRES DISPOSED Of
IN THE LAND DRAWING AT BULL
TUESDAY; COMPLETE DAM SOON
First Number Drawn Is II, The
Holder Being a Des Moines
Commissioner Of Rec
Iamation In Charge.
Capital News Special service).

Capital News Special Service).
Buhl. Ida., Oct. 16.-The drawing Of
the Idaho Farms Development com-
pany's project under the Carry Act was
conducted by Commissioner Of Recla-
nation Swenson at o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The drawing was at
tended by large crowd of entrymen
from many towns surrounding Buhl
and also by a large number Of far
mers from surrounding states.
OF the 5000 acres in tho project ap-
proximately $500 were .dispossd Of at
the drawing. The remaining lands
were largely sought after by buyers
cry acre in the project will ~ pold
within the week. s.
Under the Carey act the numbers OF
the registrants were placed in q box
and thoroughly mixed. RUSS recently
elected cashier Of the Citissns' state
bank drew the tickets from tho h0l-
der. The first number to appear was
number IT., the holder Of which was
Macharlan Of Des Moines, Iowa.
Charles A. Davis of Rovo. Utah.
was accorded second choice Of the
land when ticket number 30 was drawn
from the box next. Third selection
was accorded Alma Kirby Of Provo.
Utah. Others of the first ten IN the
rotation which they were drawn arc
as follows: Fourth, William III. Arn-
old, Des Moines; fifth. George Mar
cellus. Des Moines; sixth. Anna Tor
ney. Des Moines; seventh. James a.
Grimm, Buhl eighth, w. "A. Cantlor.
Buhl; ninth, J. Arthur Meredith, 1uhl:
tenth, Isabel Meredith, Des Molnoo.
Under the agreement enteroA int
between the settlers and the counany
all of the money received lr0m IN
sale OF the lands will BE- he'd ~ the
state until all Of the improvements an
completed on the land and IL 10 roady
for water. Practically six weeks VII
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
Miners STRIKE
CALL IS Sent
TO men TODAY
President of United Mine Work.
ers Issues Orders Before Co.
ing to Washington at Call
of Labor Secretary.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 15.-Four
hundred thousand coal miners were
ordered to strike November I, in .
call issued today by John L. Lewis,
acting president Of the United
Mine Workers Of America.
The order affects practically all
bituminous miners in the United
States. II was issued following
failure Of the union leaders and
operators representatives to get to-
gether and settle wage demands
made by the minors.
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 15.-John l.
Lewis, acting president Of the United
Mine Workers of Amreica, will go to
to confer with Secretary
Wilson, but he will not withhold the
miners strike call until after the con-
ference he said today. The call will
be In mails late today, he said. Asked
regarding Secretary Wilson's telegram
asking him to come to Washington to-
morrow for a conference at which
Thomas T Brewster, president of the
coal operators association, was also
invited, Lewis said.
Z Replying to your request for my
presence In Washington for q con-
ference with you I advise will be
at your office IL o'clock Friday morn
ing. Oct. IL. Delay is oceasioned by
my inability to arrive in Washington
in time for Thursday meeting"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
KING AND QUEEN
IN YOSEMITE PARK

Elportal, Cal, Oct. 15.-Dressed
in winter clothing, King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium with
Prince Leopold left the train here
today for 36-hour tour of the
Yosemite National park.
Before leaving San Francisco last
night the royal trio visited cabarets
and then went to vaudeville
show.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
SKY PILOT NEARING Cheyenne
ON HIS RETURN FLIGHT ACROSS
NATION MUST GO THROUGH SNOW
Winner of Journey From New
York to San Francisco Max
ing Excellent Progress on
Way Back. .

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 15.-Lieutenant
B. W. Maynard Is expected to arrive
here about so this afternoon on his
return flight to New York. 1t is
showing over part of the route
Maynard must cover from Salt Lake
City to Cheyenne.
San Francisco Cal, Oct. 15.-Lieu-
tenant b. I. Maynard, the ''sky pilot"
arrived at Salt Lake City at 10: So: so
a. IN. today.
In message to the United Press,
Maynard says:
Arrived at Salt Lake City at 1O:44:
so. Nice trip. Very smoky over Salt
Lake City
Lieutenant B. w. Maynard. on his
flight back to Mineola, arrived at Sal
duro, Utah, at s: 19: so a. m. today, ac-
cording to q telegram he sent the
United Press today. The telegram
reads:
ARRIVES AT SALDURo.
Il arrived at Salduro at S:l9:5O.
Found all the valleys between Battle
Mountain (Nevada) and Salduro COW
cred with fog
Salduto is the first control station
this side of Salt Lake City.
Sacramento. Cal, Oct. 15.-Lieuten-
ant Sheridan beat Lieutenant Colonel
Reynolds by one minute in race over
the Sacramento mountains today. He
made IA landing at Mather field at
9:4S:2;, and Reynolds landed at 9:49:
23. They started together at a. m.
from Reno, having arranged for race
within a race" Both are taking part
in tho trans continental air derby.
TWO LEAVE NEW YORK.
Roosevelt Field, Mineola, N. v, Oct.
-(united Press)-Major Carl Spatz,
in al De, Haviland Blue Bird air
'f,iand left Roosevelt field -onfhis return
trip D. San Francisco in the transconti-
nentai cir race at 2:2s:1s O'Clock this
AFTERNOON.
Spstz is the, first flyer to start the
westward half of his round trip
Captain Lowell II. Smith flying a
De Haviland Blue Bird took the
air a few minutes after SpatZ assembled.
He also is on his return flight to San
Francisco.
New York, oct 15.-Lieutenant b.
w. Maynard. "sky pilot" the first
trans continental pilot in the air SER
vice reliability race to hop off on his
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
CHINESE BORN IN
THIS COUNTRY MEET

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 15.-Chinese
from a score of coast cities and from
Chicago, Baltimore, New York, Gin
cinnati and several eastern cities met
here today in the annual convention of
the Association of American Born
Chinese.
Important business will be consid-
cred, leaders of the organization said,
and indicated that discussion of the
Shantung settlement would not be the
least important matter before the con-
yention.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
GOMPERS TAKEN
SUDDENLY ILL;
STAYS IN BED
President Of American Fedora
ton Of Labor Unable 70 At
tend the Industrial Confer
ence-Suffers From Fatigue.

Washington, Oct. 15.-President
Samuel Gompers Of the American
Federation of Labor Is seriously i'll at
his home here today and will be un-
able to attend sessions OF the national
industrial conference today.
Gompers' illness was announced by
members Of the labor group which
Gompers has led since the start Of
the conference.
The statement announcing Gompers
illness said:
'Mr Gompers returned home from
the industrial conference last evening
very greatly exhausted and imme-
diately went to bed. His physician
Henry Parker. was called to see him.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
IS DIVIDED OVER
sHANTUNG PROBLEM

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 15.--The general
convention of the Episcopal church in
session here today was divided into
two friendly camps-one approving Of
the proposed Shantung settlement and
the other sympathixing with China.
The division was made following ad-
dresses Of the Rt. Rev. Frederick r.
Graves, bishop of Shanghai, and
Bishop John McKim Of Toxic, at the
joint session OF the house Of bishops
and the house of deputies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
COAL SHORTAGE
|SINEV|TABLE
SENATELEARNS

Washington, Oct 15.--A strike Of
coal miners November first
will catch railroads with only ten
days supply of coal, according to data
before the senate coal investigating
committee.
Coal men testified recently before the
senate committee that a coal shortage
this winter was inevitable" the state
ment being made before the strike vote
of the miners had been taken.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
NEW YORK CITY TO
HAVE DAYLIGHT LAW

New York City, Oct. 15.-New York
City today had adopted permanently a
daylight saving law of its own to re-
place the national law recently killed
by congress.
BY unanimous vote the board of al
dermen provided for a change of time
the first Of April and the last OF Sep
tember each year.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
KING AND QUEEN OF
SPAIN PLAN TRIP

Washington, Oct. 15.-The king and
queen of Spain will leave for France
Oct. 10 for an unofficial visit of 10
days, the state department was advised
by the American embassy at Madrid
today. The Royal couple will then
visit ENGLAND for 10 DAYS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
FOURTH
SON TO VISIT FATHER

The Hague. Oct. 15.-August Will
helm, fourth son of the former kaiser,
will visit his parents at Amerongen
Oct. 2, his mothers birthday. He will
stay several days. it is reported The
ex- x-emperor will not move to his new
home at Doom until February.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA
BADLY FUSED.


San Francisco, Cal, Oct. IA
California officialdom was
slightly fused when the oppd-
tunity came to introduce a king.
Governor stephens got away
to a bad start when he adj
dressed the San Francisco auA
+ dience as citizens of Sacra
mento."
Mayor Rolph got a fine start.
but put his foot in it when he
said, Our city lay in ashes in
1915"
He was too late by Just nine
years.
King Albert didn't seem to
notice the two slips but the au-
dience did.
stephens and Rolph are po-
litical rivals.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15

FIVE PERSONS HURT
WHEN FREIGHT CARS
PILE UP NEAR ERIE

Erie, Pa, Oct 15.-Ffye persons were
badly injured two may die and more
than three hundred chickens were
ground to pieces when broken wheel
on the Nickel Plate freight train No.
Sc eastbound piled seven cars early
today near here.
William Hand, Fremont, Neb, suf-
fered concussion of the brain.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
w E A + H E R

For Boise and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday.
For Idaho: Tonight and Thursday
fair.
Highest temperature yesterday ...63
Lowest temperature this morning. .35
Mean temperature yesterday ....., so
Total precipitation for the "a hours
ending at a. m. this morning :. o
Relative humidity yesterday: a. M,
So DER capt. n. m.- ~: d. m az
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
CARDINAL MERCER IN
VISIT TO NIAGARA

Niagara Fails, N. Y, Oct. 15.--Car-
dinal Mercier today viewed Niagara's
cataracts from the spot where Father
Hennepin, first white man to see Nj
agara falls, stood centuries ago.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
PURELY ACCIDENTAL.

Pittsburgh, Penna., Oct. 15.-The fact
that a woman broke window with
stone was sufficient evidence that she
wasn't aiming the rock a jury ruled in
discharging Mrs. Sadie Mallinger
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
A COWS HEAVEN.

Murrayville, ILL.,. Oct. ia local
cow lost 800 pounds while going
through straw stack. 1t was IA days
making the trip and during that period
had no water. The stack fell in behind
the animal and 1t ate its way out
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
TWICE IN SAME PLACE.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-T got hit in the
neck" said 'Patrolman Nichols, ex-
planning why he didn't report regular
ly. That's just the spot where you'll
get 1t the irate captain said.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15

London, Oct. 15.--A part OF Riga Is
burning, having been set afire by the
German bombardment, dispatch form
Helsingfors reported today. The Ger
man attack Monday is reported to have
been less intense than previously. IL
though it included the use Of poison
gas and trench mortar shells.
The Let's resistance has been ac-
companied by many valorous incl
dents At one place a Lettish woman,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15
GERMAN BoMbARDMENT CAUSES
RIGA TO BURST into FLAMES:
LET'S RESISTANCE CONTINUES
Reports Indicate That Russian
Northwestern Army Is Meet
ing With Pronounced Success
Against BoIshevik-Six Ger
man Ships Captured.
BULLETIN,

HeIsingfors, Oct. 15.-Ths Rus
sian western army, under General
Yudenitoh, 10 approaching Cathina,
it was reported here today.
Gatchina, thirty miles southwest
Of Petrosrad, is regarded 40 the
key to the capital. The Belsheviki
forces are reported to be retreat-
ing. before Yudenitoh with little
resistance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-15

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-12

Mrs. Mae Linn of Gray visited with
friends in Audubon Saturday.
Jim Boyer was a business and
friendly visitor in Extra Saturday be-
TWEEN trains.
Will A. Jones returned home Fri
day evening from a several days
visit in Atlantic and Omaha.
Mrs. Christine Petersen and Mrs.
r. Nissen went to Extra Friday at
ternoon to visit at the George Spirup
home.
Mrs. r. M. Kerwin and daughter,
Nellie, left last Thursday evening,
presumably for Chicago, at least that
is where Mrs. Kerwin said they were
going and that her daughter was to
be married.
Mrs. B. Cunningham, who visited
for a fortnight at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. j. z. MCGUIRE and
family at Stuart, returned home Sat-
urday afternoon. Mrs. Mcguire ac-
companied her to Audubon for visit
with her relatives.
Mrs. NJ. z. Pardee of Omaha, fol-
lowing few weeks visit here with
her son, c. A. Pardee and family and
with her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Martin
and children in the country, left Sat-
urday afternoon for a visit with her
two sons at Marine and at Walnut
with her daughter, after which she
returns to her home.
Win Rutt, who makes his home
east of Audubon and has been in the
army service, having been overseas
for several months, arrived back in
America May 30th and received his
honorable discharge at Camp Dodge
last Thursday. He arrived home
Friday morning to enjoy visit with
his numerous friends, who are all
pleased now that he is back home
| again.
Miss Helena MCGUIRE, who with
her mother Mrs. j. w. Mcclure
went TO Des Moines last week to at
I tend the graduation exercises at the
St. Joseph Academy, of which their
daughter and sister, Miss Gertrude
MCGUIRE was one of the graduates
accompanied by Miss Gertrude, re-
turned to Audubon Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Mcguire continued her
trip to Creston for a visit with heI
daughter, Miss Ella Mcguire.
Martin c. Christensen of Kimball-
ton arrived back in Audubon Friday
| forenoon from visit of several
days at Alberta, Canada, known as
the Danish colony. He reports the
Audubonites in that vicinity as get.
ting along well, also that they have
had enough rain to provide moisture
sufficient to assure good crop this
season. Mr.. Christensen also says
/ that anyone wishing to succeed. can
do so in that locality. While there
he purchased a section of land for
| himself and son. This is the part
! of Canada in which Hans Hansen is
so much interested.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
For Bureau of Mines.

NINA, New. July 29.-Silver,
gold, lead, copper, cinebar and
tungsten form the basis of the
riches of the great mineral
empire contiguous to Nina,
which, because of its past record in
the production of millions of dol
lars as well as because of extraor-
dinary new disclosures, is now at
tracing interest OF mining men and
investors on scale second only to
that of the Divide district near To-
nopah, and as development pro-
crosses production from new opera
tions will rapidly increase and make
Mine one of the most important ore
shipping points in the state of Me-
vada.
For the purpose of procuring
unity of action on the part of the
mine owners and mining men of
this region in stimulating interest
and attracting investors and big
capital to the opportunities that
abound here for profitable invest
ment, the leading mining and busi-
ness men of Nina and vicinity have
recently organized the Nina Bureau
of Mines, and established nicely ap-
pointed headquarters in a central
business location where a good col
lection of ore specimens from vari-
Gus mines has been assembled, and
where visitors can obtain informa-
ticn on the mining resources of
this region. p. A. Simon, president
and controlling factor in the Simon
Silver and Lead Mines company, is
president of the Bureau of Mines
B. F.. Baker, vice president, and
George w. Myers, secretary. The OBJ
jects of this organization are to ad.
vance the mining interests and at
the same time protect investors by
maintaining a bureau of informa-
tioR pertaining to the various min
ing companies and mining projects.
Although Nina has for many
years been the center of great min
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
MERGER CUTS
RICH ORE ON
CONTACT

Bowlders of good grade ore have
been found in the Merger drift from
the 910-foot level of the Spearhead. |.
This drift is 200 feet long and is be-
ing driven south from a 60-foot
.crosscut from the Spearhead main
south drift. The powders weSe
found as the drag from a fault. This
work is being done on the schale-
latte contact and recently the drift
exposed in the latte a seam contain
Mig lead and zinc, which, while not
the first time lead and zinc has been
found in Goldfield, is unusual
enough to be curiosity.
The boulders in the drag gave
average assay returns of from $72
to $136. Raising on the fault has
been started.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
H|GH-GRADE ORE Being FOUND In
OLD COMSTOCk BONANZA DISTRICT

above mentioned orc is 10 he taken
ou. at once.
On the 2050 fGu. level in Tie
HeaGbOard stOpe, the low grade ore
has been taken out at the bottom,
al: work will soon be started Gn
inc better grade a5o"e. The Head
hoard vein has beer crosscut On The
1886 level, and appears to .la'C
rever been worie, before on rhat
le!a. Still flor ae,s oTo being pu
in preparatory TO III sing. where
( CHI four to six feet Of 500 Gro is
s,hoNing, with xst-eaks giving hien
assays.
foot level, near the main west cross
cut from the c. & C. shaft has been
repaired to the 1900 level, and at
that point work is to be carried
southerly on what is known as the
gold vein and produced rich speci-
men ore in the early working. Very
good milling ore has also been
found above the 1900 level near the
top of the raise, and extending
north for some distance. upon which
stopping will begin within a short
time.
The development work on the
new vein on the 2150-foot Level is
also bringing substantial results.
As tons taken out last week averag-
ing $40 to the ton. This vein has
never been worked before and is in
an entirely new section. 1t has now
been opened up for length of
about 100 feet and the ore show
ing a width of from four to eight
feet. Preparations are now being
made to raise above the sill floor
on the northerly section of the ore.
Stopping continues at other points
in the mine with good values in
evidence and large tonnage sent to
the mill. Conditions are daily
gathering strength throughout the
property Virginia Chronicle.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
FLORENCE GOLDFIElD
PREPARING TO RESUME
DEVELOPMENT OF MINE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
TO BE AVAILABLE FOR
EXPLORATION

F. Sommer Schmidt, manager of
the Florence Goldfield. consulting
engineer for the Gold Zone, general
manager and director of the Copper
Canyon Mining company at Battle
Mountain, and engineer for the
Whicher interests, arrived here a
few days ago to plan the new work
to be undertaken in the Florence.
The complete organization of the
Florence company at present is: l..
K. Whicher, president; F. Sommer
Schmidt, vice president and general
manager; G. c. Burger, secretary
treasurer. These officers, with H.
G. Mcmahon, secretary-treasurer
for the Goldfield Development COM
Mr.. Whicher recently was elected to
the directorate of the Goldfield De-
velopment company. Mr. Berger
has been associated with the Ana
conda Copper company in the South
American enterprises of that COM
pany, and is director in number
of copper companies.
Since coming to Goldfield Mr..
Schmidt and II. c. Mccarthy, super
intendent of the Florence, have been
in consultation regarding the new
work to be undertaken. Mr.. Me-
Carthy is an able mine superin-
tendent He has been with the
Whicher interests as mine super
intendent for a number of years and
his position previous to coming
here was superintendent of the Cop
per Canyon at Battle Mountain.
.E. A. Byler, former manager of
the Florence, will be engineer for
the company.
The new organization is to have
s1O0, 900 in the treasury as a work
ing capital for use In developing
the unexplored parts of the mine,
which recent work has proved to
contain great possibilities AMI
which the company expects to de-
velop into producing territory. The
places at which this work will be
done have not yet been decided, but
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
SIMON DISTRICT IS ACTIVE
BY FRED l.. MINER

ing activities, including Candelaria,
Belleville. Douglass, Luning, Pam
lico, Garfield, Athens, Goldyke, the
Cedar Range, Pilo Mountains, etc.
it was the somewhat recent disclos-
ures in the Simon Silver-Lead mine.
23 miles northeast of Nina, that
has awakened new interest in this
region and caused a great influx of
mining men and capitalists 10 par
ticipate in its development,
Many new discoveries and mining
activities have followed in The wake
of public realization of 'he magni-
tude of the Simon Silver-Lead mine,
and the entire Cedar Range coun-
try is a beehive of prospecting and
substantial mining operations, with
tents and new camps in evidence
throughout this region. The old
camp of Candelaria, which years
ago had production OF many mil
lions in silver and gold to its credit,
is again feeling the thrill of life
through the investment of large
eastern capital, and promises to
again become one of the great
camps of the state.
The Cedar Range country shows
large areas of massive limestone,
with contacts of rhyolite, granite
and porphyry, with occasional show
ings of andesite. The Simon mine
is on a contact of lime and rhyolite
II was first discovered and located
in 1876 by John Storey. who oper-
ated it intermittently for a number
of years, but his operations were
not very profitable, owing to trans
IpOrtation difficulties. The property
passed through various ownerships
and was finally acquired by p. A
Simon of Nina four or five years
ago.
AS considerable zinc was associ-
ated with the lead and silver ore,
| it was hard financial game to
push the development to an extent
that would finally demonstrate that
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