The White Pine news. [volume], January 05, 1909, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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ESTABLISHED IN 1868. DAILY EAST ELY, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA, TUESDAY JANUARY 5, 1909. FORTY-FIRST YEAR,
STANDARD OIL $29,000,000 FINE IS NOT
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Unfortunate Man Literally Ground to
Pieces in Huge Ore Crushing Ma
chinery, Started Accidently While
He Was at Work in the Bottom
REPAIR FOREMAN FITZGERALD HAS MARVELOUS
ESCAPE FROM SIMILAR FATE—WAS DOWN IN
MILL WITH BARRETT WHEN MACHINERY START
ED SEVERELY INJURED—ACCIDENT FRIGHTFUL
# An accident of the most frightful character in the history
of mining reduction plant operation, if the matter of the number
of lives lost is eliminated, occurred yesterday morning about
10 o’clock at the Steptoe Valley concentrator, when
EDWARD BARRETT,
a machinist helper, was ground to fragments in a new Hunt
ington mill of the sixth section.
E. P. FITZGERALD, repair foreman with the section, es
caped with severe abrasions about the head and bad bruises
about the body, occasioned by his being struck repeatedly by
a crane chain hanging over tin* mill, the operation of the latter
iotting the chain in violent motion as the man struggled to j
the top of the mill and desperately fought to save himselt from |
the terrible fate which he was conscious Barrett was suffering I
a few feet below him in the |>owerful ore grinding apparatus,
operating under great horse power. ,\> near as can be learned,j
a shoe in the mill became out of order and Fitzgerald and Bar
rett, who were watching the mill on a trial run. it having not
yet been put in steady commission, threw oil the power clutch
in order to make such repairs as might be necessary. The
men went to the top of the shell of the mill and clambered into
it. Barrett descended first, with Fitzgerald practically on his
shoulders. Barrett had reached the bottom and was beginning
his work, with Fitzgerald a moment from the same position,
when the power clutch from some cause that can never be
definitely known, slipped and in a second the mill wa*> in
motion.
f.A, Fitzgerald instant I) realizing their predicament and also I
realizing they could look for no quick aid from tin outside in
-hutting <dl the mill, a- it might not be known that it was not
operating at their will, started at once to clamber to the top.
Barrett had no such chance. The trifling difference in the space
of t heir separation from t he top forever sealed his fate. In* being
caught before he had the bare chance of moving and dragged
relentlessly, with power beyond lm
nian resistance, Into the machinery
which had begun revolving about and
under him.
When Fitzgerald appeared where
bis struggle tor escape could be seen,
and his cries for aid heard above the
roar of the machinery, there was an
Immediate rush of horrified onlook
ers to the dynamo, where they quick
ly shut it off. but too late to save
Harrett. The escape of Fitzgerald
under the circumstances was nothing
short of marvelous, lie was exhaust
ed, bruised and all but unconscious
when Ills rescue was finally made.
Later lie was taken to the Steptoe
hospital, where It wsa said last night
that he was resting as easily as could
be expected and his condition not
considered dangerous.
I tot It Fitzgerald and Itarrett were
skilled mechanics and thoroughly fa
miliar with the dangers of the work
which they were about Fitzgerald
has been with the company some
tiling over n year, being engaged
■luring practically all of the machin
ery erection period. Ho lias a wife
and two children residing at Smelter.
Itarrett had been in the district only
a few months, but was popular and
considered an excellent workman
among all who had come in contact
with him.
The presumption Is that in a mo
ment of over-contidcnce born of their
familiarity with machinery dangers,
the men entered the mill without
taking thought of the necessary pre
caution of throwing off the dynamo
as well as the dutch. The mill being
new and there necessarily being u
good deal of friction about Its heavy
parts, it is presumed that the clutch
was thrown off by the grinding of the
pads, with the results told above.
The coroner’s jury, assembled by
Justice Cartwright yesterday after
noon. delivered its verdict last even
ing after making a thorough exam
(Continued on page three.)
ADMINISTRATION UPHELD
IN BROWNSVILLE CASE
WASHINGTON, .lull. I.—Tile supreme court today ilismisMil tIt** case
of Oscur Itcid. one of the negro soldiers summarily disinissisl liy the
lireslilenl on urroimt of the limwiisvlllc riot. The I'ourt held that the
mutter involved was not sufficient to Justify bringing of Hie case to the
supreme court.
Tills decision leaves in effect tile decision of the district court of
New York, which was adverse to Held. He sought to coni|M‘l the |Uty
meut of his salary slni-t* dismissal.
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X ESS hi to XI CIIEKKT CHEEK—
KEPKEKEVTATIVE OK ItOAH
TALKS OK El TI RE IM.AXS.
Adolph Dtalios, of Salt Lake, is
here in the interests of the Western
i Pac ific. Mr. Drahos in an Interview
with a News representative last even
ing. stated I hat lie was here to see
• t he merchants of Ely, with » view
of getting their business for his line.
At the present time, according to
1 Mr. Drahos, freight can he delivered
! in Ely via the* Western Pacific 24
! hours quicker than via the S. I’., and
I later on. when his road is in good
running order, the time required to
deliver freight will he very much
further lessened.
When asked as to the possibility
of getting passenger service from
I Sale Lake to Ely via the W. I*., Mr.
! Drahos said he didnt know what
could he done in that way, but that
i he was going to take it up with his
I company, i lie time from Salt Lake
I to coy. should the passenger service
lie installed, would he nine hours,
and the traveling both ways would
he by night. The distance between
tin* two places lij the W. 1’. is 2k:t
miles.
At the present time there is a tri
weekly service between Salt Lake
and Shatter which will In* extended
to Elko by the tirsi of February,
when the Flower Lake tunnel will
have been completed. This will be a
mixed train service. The W. P. now
PRESIDENT USES MANY WORDS IN DENIAL
OF REFLECTIONS INTENDED UPON CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. Jail. 4. Immedl-j
ately following disposal of I lie special
message of the president with regard
to Italian relief, his special message
In response to the demand of con
gress for explanation of his asser
tions as to secret service matters was
presented and read. The message
had been looked for in expectation
that It would prove a bitter docu
ment. Congress, however, was
agreeably disappointed to find that it
lacked the bitterness expected. The
general manner of acceptance this
evening, since appearance of the mes
sage in the newspapers, indicates Un
feeling that the president found him
self on ground from which he was
obliged to make a not overly grace
ful retreat. The messags follows:
To the House of Representatives:
I have received the resolution of
the house of representatives of De
cember 17, I 908, running as follows;
“Whereas there was contained in
the sundry civil appropriation Dill
which passed congress at its last ses
sion and became a law, a provision
in reference to the employment of the
secret service in the treasury depart
ment; and
"Whereas your committee would
prefer in order to make an intelli
gent and comprehensive report, just
to the president as well as to the con
gress, to have all the information
which the president may have to com
municate: Xow, therefore,
"He it resolved, that the president
be requested to transmit to the house
any evidence upon w hich he based Ills
statements that the 'chief argument
in favor of the provision was that
the congressmen did not themselves
wish to lx- investigated by secret ser
vice men,’ and also to transmit to
the house any evidence connecting
any member of tho house of repre
)
• •
• OKLAHOMA WltKCK •
• •
• COSTS TWO LIVKS •
• I I LS I. Okla., Jan. I.—A •
• passenger and a freight train on •
• the St. l/ouis At San Franeiseo •
• mad collided near Fisher to- •
• night. One engineer and a Are- •
• man were killed and a score of •
• others more or less seriously in- •
• .lured. The dead engineer's •
| • name is unoAiciully given as •
• James lloyd. •
• •
• ••••••••••••••a
I has nine new passenger engines of
i the very latest type oil the way to
| Salt Lake.
"The W. i’. has cut the rate on
$12 ore from Cherry Creek to (iar
fleld,” said Mr. Iirahos in conclusion,
and are now hauling it for $2.50 a
ton. We want the business front this
district and we will most likely have
a representative stationed here to
look after our interests in that line,
wlm will offer the best inducements
possible to secure it.”
MIS. M'COXNKLL LIIAVI.S.
\ i-l Imr Smith Takes Over A flairs
Which They Have Previously
Jointly Conducted.
O. J. McConnell, after over a year
of activity In connection with the in
terests of the Ely Townsite Co., left
yesterday morning with expectation
of lief tig absent several months. At
the depot were a number of friends
I to say goodbye and wish him a pleas
ant vacation, while dtiring last week
| he was kept busy attending farewell
| dinners.
Mr. McConnell goes front here to
Helena. Mont., to look after business
interests, succeeding which he will
probably go to Los Angeles and San
Diego for tlie balance of the w inter.
Arthur Smith, for some time gen
eral manager with the Townsite Co.,
and for a long time associated with
Mr. McConnell, yesterday succeeded
to the responsibilities which they
have jointly carried since coming to
East Ely.
Mr. Smith will conduct the affairs
of the large interests he represents
along the vigorous lines that have
been followed and it is unnecessary
to state will crowd forward miring
tin* improving times which promise
to lie much in evidence at no distant
date throughout the district.
SI! THEIR
MONTANA, I'TAH AND < AI.IKOIt
NIA GET LEGISGXTCKEN I N
DEIS WAV--LATTEK STATE HAS
IIIG GAMBLING EIGHT ON.
SALT LAKE. Jan 4. Governor
Spry and other state officers elected
tContinued On Page Three.)
AMERICAN SUPPLY SHIP IS
DUE AT MESSINA ON FRIDAY
SAID, JAV 4.—THK AMKIIICAN Si ITIA SUIT Cl'IXiOA
AMI THK CltlTSKIt YANKTON AHItlVKI* HKHK THIS AKTKHNOON
AKTKIl A SMOOTH IWSSAOK THllOl Oil SI KZ CANAL. THK CCI<
OOA WAS LOAHKH WITH PROVISIONS ANII SAILKII IM.MKIIIATKLY
KOI! MI.SSINA. WIIKIIK SHK WILL AllHIVKS Killl»AY. THK YANK
TON SAILS LATKIl.
Action Taken By President In Order
ing Relief Ships Loaded and Sent
at Once to Stricken Districts of Italy
at Expense of $500,000 Ratified
S500.000 ADDITIONAL PROVIDED FOR FURTHER RE
LIEF EXPENDITURES—NUMBER OF DEAD NOW
ESTIMATED AT 85,000—TOWNS DESERTED OF ALL
BUT DEAD—KING AND QUEEN RETURN TO ROME
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The president today sent a mes
t.age to congress on the Italian earthquake situation and asked
the immediate application of a half million dollars to the re
lief fund.
Following the reading of the message resolutions were at
once introduced in the house and senate providing appropria
tion of $500,000. The resolution provides that the money be
used for provisions, clothing, medicines and other necessaries
and the president is authorized to employ any vessel of the navy
or to charter any suitable steamship or vessel to carry out the
purpose of the government to give relief at the earliest moment
possible.
The president in his message recalled the good relations
existing with Italy and the debt that civilization owes to that
country ami says that private generosity is res|N»mling nobly
through the safe and efficient channel of the American Red
{'ross society.
“I am coutideut of your approval.” he continues, “and
have ordered the government to supply the ships Celtic and
Culgoa and send them to the scene of disaster with clothing
and supplies to the value of $.‘>00.00(1. Kight vessels of the re
turning battleship Meet are already under orders for Italian
waters and the Italian government has been asked if their sei
vicos can he useful. 1 recommend congress to approve an up
(Continued on page four.)
sentatives of the Sixtieth congress
with corrupt action in his official ca
pacity, and to Inform the house
whether he hits instituted proceed
ings for the punishment of any such
individual by the courts or has re
ported any such alleged delinquencies
to the house of representatives."
I am wholly at a loss to under
stand the concluding portion of the
resolution. I have made no charges
of corruption against congress nor
against any member of the present
house, if I had proof of such cor
ruption affecting any member of the
house in any matter ns to which the
federal government lias jurisdiction,
action would at once be brought, as
was done in t lie cases of Senators
Mitchell and Hurton, nnd Representa
tives Williamson, Herrmann and
Drlggs. at different times since i have
been president. This would simply
lie doing my duty in the execution
and enforcement of the laws without
respect to persons. Hut 1 do not re
gard it as within the province or the
duties of the president to report to
the house "alleged delinquencies" of
members, or the supposed “corrupt
action" of a member "in his oRlcial
capacity." The membership of the
house is by the constitution placed
within the power of the house alone.
In the prosecution of rritnlnuls and
the enforcement of the laws the pres
ident must resort to the courts of tlie
United States.
In the third and fourth clauses of
the preamble it is stnted that the
meaning of m.v words is that "the
majority of the congressmen are in
fear of being investigated by secret
service men" and that "congress as
a whole was actuated by that motive
in enacting the provision in ques
tion,” and that this is an impeach
ment of the honor and Integrity of
the congress. These statements are
not I think in accordance with the
fact s.
A careful reading of this message
will show that I said nothing to war
rant the statement that "the major
ity of the congressmen were in fear
ol being investigated h> the secret
service men," or "that congress as
a whole was actuated by that mo
tive." I did not make any such state
ment in this message. Moreover I
have never made any such statement
about congress as a whole, nor. with
a few inevitable exceptions, about the
members of congress, in any message
or article or speech. On the con
trary I have always not only dep
recated but vigorously resented the
practice of indiscriminate attacks
upon congress, and indiscriminate
condemnation of all congressmen.
, wise and unwise, tit and unfit, good
I and bad alike. No one realizes more
I than 1 the Importance of co-operation
between I he executive and congress,
and no one holds the authority and
dignity of congress of the i'nited
J Stiites iii higher respect than 1 do.
I have not the slightest sympathy
CALHOUN TO GO TO TRIAL
ON I2TH ON BRIBERY CHARGE
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—Tile trial of the mat* af Wrick tulliouji,
president of the I'nlted Railroad*, on u eharfft* of briliof, was set toda,v
for January 12. Thi* hearing promise* to bo equally m sensational a*
j that of Sehmit* or nucf and will attraet much wider tftention
L-— - -—-1
[with the practice of judging men,
for good or for ill. not on their
several merits, hut. in a mass, as
members of one particular body or
cast one stone. To put together all
men holding or who have held a
particular office, whether it be the
office of president, or judge, or sen
ator, or member of the house t>f
representatives, and to class them
all without regard to their individual
differences, as good or lead, seems to
me* utterly indefensible; and it is
equally indefensible whether the
good are confounded with the lead
in a heated and unwarranted cham
pionship of all, or in a heated and
unwarranted assault upon all. I
would neither attack nor defend nil
executive officers in a mass, whether
presidents, governors, cabinet officers
or officials of lower rank; nor would
I attack or defend all legislative of
ficers in a mass. The sufty of free
government rests very largely in the
ability of the plain, everyday citizen
to discriminate between those public
servants who serve him well and
those public servants who serve him
ill. He can not thus discriminate if
lie is iier-maded to pass judgmeut
upon a man, not with reference to
whether he* is a tit or unfit public
servant, hut with reference to
whether he is an executive or legisla
five officer, whether he belongs to
one branch ur the other of the gov
ernment .
This allegation iti the resolution,
• Continued on page two )