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ESTABLISHED IN 1868. EAST ELY, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1910 VOL, XU NO. 147.
BREAK IS
AVERTED
III SHE
Leaders Claim Gains in
Philadelphia--Bankers
Not Bothered by Boycott
PHILADELPHIA March 14.—In
terest In the general strike centered
today in the ability of the labor
unions to hold the striking workmen
together and prevent a break.
Reports made this evening at the
labor headquarters show that while
some returned to work after a week's
idleness, there is at the time no in
dication of a general break. On the j
other hand, some of the outstand
ing unions Joined the strikers.
Calling out this morning by the
Central Labor union of all men em
ployed In supplying milk, break and
other necessaries of life had no se
rious effect. The participation In
this order was less than expected anti
it is believed will grow larger.
The strike declared against bank
ers is a new wriukle in labor war
fare. It is announced that there will
be no sudden withdrawal of union
funds from the financial institutions
but that deposits will be gradually
taken out.
Commenting on the strikers’ move
to withdraw their funds from the
bunks, the officials of the clearing
house said today: ’’It Is all bun
combe and won't cause any trouble."
It is believed the printers, mu
sicians and several other unions will
stick to their decision not to Join the
strike and continue to refuse to'
obey the order of the Central Labor
Union, despite the great pressure
that Is being put on to get them out.
The Transit company claims It has
now 5,000 motormen and conductors
at work and needs but 1,500 more to
bring the service up to the stand-j
ard. It asserts that new men are ;
dally applying for work and that u
good many former employes are com
ing back.
Attracted by a Are in a box car
on a railway siding in Kensington,
a crowd of several thousand persons
collected late today. Small boys
threw stones at some of the police
and later the windows of a number
of cars were broken.
Aside from this outbreak, cars
were run without molestation and
there were more cars In operation
than since the strike began.
The police and the traction com
pany officials agree in the statement
that the situation Is improving hour
ly. The rough element that the
company hired when the strike began
is being weeded out and a better
class of men now operate the cars.
The settlement of the strike is
still uppermost in the minds of citi
zens in iMiUadelphia. Nearly every
body considers arbitration as the
natural method, but the company In
sists there Is nothing to arbitrate.
Officials of the union are Just as
determined that no settlement will
be accepted that does not include
full recognition of the union. The
company offers to tuke strikers back
and does not demand that they shall
drop their union membership, but
Insists that the union shall cut no
figure in any peace negotiations. In
other words the company Is for the
"open shop.”
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The Ohio house or representatives
has passed the "white slave" bill,
with a penalty of one to twelve years'
imprisonment or $1000 to $0000 tine
Commander Robert E. Peary made
a plea to financiers at New York in
behalf of the proposed south pole ex
pedition.
• NEW YORK TOWN HAS •
• HAH SERIES OK FIRES •
• _ •
• JAMESTOWN, N. Y., March •
• 1U—Ileglnning Saturday night •
• and ending this morning, •
• Jamestown, was visited by a •
• series of the most costly fires It •
• has ever had, resulting in a to- •
• tal loss of $800,000, the death •
• of one man and the injury of •
• three others. •
• The buildings destroyed In- •
• elude the Gokey foctory, the •
• Gokey business block, the •
• Sherman house, Erie ball block •
• and the Rrtgs block. a
FOREST
FREE, IS FINAL DECISION
WASHINGTON MARCH 14.—
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES TODAY HY AN
EVENLY DIVIDED BENCH AF
FIRMED THE DECISION OF THE
FEDERAL COURT OF CALIFOR
NIA WHICH HELD THAT THE
GRAZING OF SHEEP WITHOUT
PERMISSION ON THE FOREST RE
SERVES WAS NOT A VIOLATION
OF THE LAW.
PRESIDENT RETURNS.
WASHINGTON March 14.—
President Taft returned this morn
ing from Pittsburg, where he went
to attend the funeral of his wife’s
brother-in-law, Thomas McLaughlin.
WASHINGTON, March 14.—The
Arizona and New Mexico statehood
hills were reported to the Senate to
day from the committee on terri
tories by Senator Beveridge, who
said the measure as presented was an
entire substitute for the House bill.
Amended so as to eliminate ob
jectionable features, the Hawaiian
prohibition joint resolution was pass
ed today by the senate.
The nomination of William S. Ken
yon of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was sent
In by the President for confirmation
as assistant to the attorney general,
vice Wade Ellis, who resigned to be
come chairman of the Ohio Republi
can central committee.
The appointment of Robert T.
Devlin to he United States attorney
for the northern dis' let of Califor
nia was today ordered rejected by
the Senate committee on Judiciary. !
Devlin has occupied the office for '
about five years, all except one term
being under recess appointment.
1ST Sid1
NEW YORK, March 14.—The ad
ministration at Washington, through
Senator Root, has made it clear to
party leaders in this state that New
York muHt not be lost to the Demo
crats in the approaching guberna
torial election, for such defeat would
endanger the Republican party's suc
cess two years later.
To the end of success at the polls.
Senator Root Informed State Chair
man Woodruff that opposition to
Governor Hughes and his measures
much cease und the suggestion is
said to have been directly made that
federal power would be used to
thwart opposition if it continued.
Whether Senator Root sought to
force Mr. Woodruff from the state
chairmanship of the Republican par
ty as initial step to remove from con
trol the so-called machine leaders,
was the subject of much conjecture
at Republican state headquarters to
day. It was asserted by Root ad
herents that the conjecture was not
grounded upon fact.
NEVADA TELEGRAPH URIEL'S.
Nine burglaries have been traced
to two 12-yeara-old Goldfield boys
who are under arrest. Three more,
in which above $1200 was stolen re
cently have not been run down.
Mr. Wtlhelmlna Stock, owner of
one of the largest ranches in the
state, is dead at Wlnnemucca, aged
63, after a short illness with
pneumonia.
Fraternal Brotherhood members at
Tonopah have agreed to each give a
pice of skin for the benefit of Frank
| Horton, a fellow member, badly
» burned in December and whose life
» is dependent upon successful graft
► ing of the proffered tissue.
In Supreme Court Dakota
Decision-Live Stock
Ruling—Oil Case Up
— —
WASHINGTON, March 11.—The
semiioim of the Supreme court of the|
I oiled States were made more than i
usually notable and Interesting to1
the public today by the handing down
of several Highly important decisions
In which there has been widespread
interest, and by opening of the Stand
ard Oil case. Among these was rul
ing on the North Dakota coal rate
law of 1907. The court held the law
to be constitutional for the present
despite the claim of the railroads
that the law requires the transpor
tation of coal below the cost of the
hauling service.
The court declined to vacate the
writ of error issued by Justice Bur
ton in the case of Charles R. Heike,
of New York, who was denied free
dom by the lower court from prose
cution on an indictment of conspir
acy to defraud the government.
By divided bench, 4 to 4, the court
afTrmed the decision of the Federal
court holding that the separate ship
ment is the proper unit for assessing
penalties under the 28-hour law, and
not the train. The decision Is one of
great importance to the railroads and !
stockmen, affecting every shipment!
that may be carried beyond the 28 |
hour limit without the attention pre
scribed by law.
Found by the lower Federal court
to be a combination in restraint of
trade and a monopoly of a branch
of interstate commerce. Standard
Oil appeared at the bar of the Su
preme court of the Cnlted States to
make final argument against Its dis
solution under the Sherman anti
trust law’. The government was
present to insist on a decree of en
forcement of the order of dissolution.
This proceeding before the high
est trubunal of the country Is the
outgrowth of years of investigation
of Standard OH on the part of the
government. The defense had In
court today a corps of the brightest
legal minds to be obtained. On the
government's side there were Attor
ney General Wlckersham and Frank
B. Kellogg, who has fought the case
fc-om the nrst.
KLKCTIUK'l TKI> FOli .MFRDKR.
Second of Burglars Convicted of More
Serious Crime I‘ays Penalty.
OSSINING, N. Y.. March 14.
Prank Schlelnian, the second of the
two men convicted of the murder of
Mrs. Sophia Staber in Brooklyn last
July, was electrocuted in Sing Sing
prison todiiy. Carto Guido, Schlel
nian's companion in the burglary of
Staber's home, which resulted in the
fatal shooting, was put to death here
a few weeks ago.
CINCINNATI, March 14.—Indus
trial peace or a nation wide coal
strike will be the outcome of con
ferences and committee meetings
proceeding and during the Interna
tional convention of the United
Mine Workers of North America
here this week.
Recognizing the importance of the
gathering, workmen and mine own
ers on arriving here today, sought
out members of the sub-scale com
mittee of the central competltve
field, plying them with arguments as
to why the Increased wages should
or should not be granted.
The sub-scale committee had its
first session during the day. In this
its likely attitude did not develop.
From what can be gathered, how
ever, It looks as if the committee
will make recommmendation of an
l advanced scale.
FAC t
MUST BRING IN BOOKS
TRKXTOX, X. J., MARCH 14.—
Jl’DGE SWAYZK, OF THE XEW
JERSEY SUPREME COURT, AN
NOUNCED TODAY THAT HE
WOULD SIGN AN ORDER COM
PELLING THE NATIONAL COM
PANY AND OTHER RIG MEAT
CONCERNS TO PRODUCE THEIR
ROOKS BEFORE THE HUDSON
COUNTY GRAND JURY'.
NEW PRIVATE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT IN WHITE HUi/SE ANNEX
The new offices nt the White House being completed, President Taft now
occupies the most spacious quarters ever provided for the nation’s chief
magistrate. The president’s room is almost In the middle of the new build
ing which occupies tlie ground on which Mr. Roosevelt's tennis court stood.
The furnishings of the room are of mahogany upholstered with leather of a
greenish tinge. On the wall is a picture of Alfonso Taft, the president's
father, which was recently found In the White House, where it had lain for
years. The new offices were all ready for occupancy when Mr. Taft returned
from his trip to the Pacific coast.
NEW BUSINESS BLOCKS TO
BE ERECTED IN EAST ELY;
Authorization Given by W. B.
Thompson For Fine Structure**
Others Follow*'Expects Much Pro*
gress in The District During Year
Conclusive demonstration of his
faith in the district and in East Ely
as a large residence and business
center was the action of W. B.
Thompson yesterday when he sanc
tioned plans for a new business
block in East Ely and authorized im
mediate construction. In addition,
Mr. Thompson sanctioned the prog
ress made with the installment plan
of the Ely Securities Co. for the
benefit of those in the district who
may desire to become home owners
and authorized its continuance.
The new business clock will be
erected upon the foundation next to
the Steptoe hotel and will have sev- j
en fine large store rooms on the j
first floor. The basement will also i
be made into business quarters. The
.structure will follow plans drawn j
some time ago and with other busi
ness buildings which are to be erect-!
ed this spring will fill the one need)
that East Ely has experienced, that |
of quarters for business houses1
which have desired to come here and |
avail themselves of the trade of the J
railroad men. smelter, mill and mine f
men who reside in East Ely and
whose number grows with each1
week.
When It became known yesterday
that Mr. Thompson had quickly en-;
dorsed the plans presented for build
ing the business block and that home
building on the installment plan
would continue, there was an imme
diate stir in East Ely and announce
ment came without delay of plans
for the erection of two more business
blocks by individual interests. One
of these will be built by Col. W. E.
Bowen on his lots next to tbe East
Ely grocery building and the other
will be erected by Fulmer & Ives.
This latter building will fill In the
space between the present Fulmer &
Ives concrete building and the Ely
Townsite v,o. building.
Mr. Thompson spent most of yes
terday in the office of the Ely Town
site Co., where he went thoroughly
into matters pertaining to his Inter
ests in the district. He said at the
conclusion of the day that he was
very well pleased with the state of
affairs he had found and that his real
estate Interests looked bette% than
ever to him, both In Ely and East
Ely. Ho expects that both towns will
make fine progress this year. East
Ely has demonstrated its merit and
scored advance to such extent that
there Is no longer question as to its
growth in population and industry,
which the developments In the diB-j
trict as time passes will aid in a big
way.
Since last summer there has been
constant demand for business quar
ters in East Ely and with buildings
erected to meet this demand there Is
no question but that East Ely will
forge ahead with greajer vigor and
rapidity than at any time in its past
history. The payroll of the Nevada
Northern in East Ely last month to
taled near $35,000 and Is growing
each month.
I
—
KARTUM, March 14.—Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and party ar
rived here at 5 o’clock this after
noon. The former president receiv
ed a most flattering reception.
A steam launch filled with news
paper correspondents who had been
sent here from all ports of the world
accompanied the steamer Dal, which
carried the Roosevelt party Into the
interior and up to the pier.
Upon the pier Colonel Roosevelt
was pressed ny an enormous crowd,
all anxious for the nearest possible
view, but his escort saved him from
any possible discomfort. He was es
corted to fhe palace of the Sirdar, by
Major General Francis Wingate. At
the steps of the palace he was receiv
ed by the high officials.
Col. Roosevelt was dressed in a
Khaki hunting suit and wore
a white helmet. Within the palace
tea was served and Colonel Roose
velt received all of the higher offi
cials of the government. The for
mer president then hurried away to
the station, where he was on hand to
meet Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Kthel
Roosevelt upon their arrival at 6
o’clock. This evening no one was
permitted to disturb the privacy of
the Roosevelts. Tomorrow a round
of entertainments and sight-seeing
l will begin.
I I
W. B. Thompson Thinks
Outlook Never More
Promising in District
W. B. Thompson, accompanied by
Ills wife and daughter, Miss Mar
garet, and George E. Gunn, arrived
in East Ely Sunday evening from
Mason Valley. They have since been
at the Step toe. Today they will visit
the mines. Returning this afternoon,
they will go direct to Cobre and
thence to Salt Lake, trom where
after a brief stop, Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson will continue to New
York..
"We have been absent from the
east a month,” said Mr. Thompson,
In an interview last evening, “dur
ing which time we have visited the
El Reyo mine in Mexico, the Inspira
tion at Globe and the Mason Valley
properties. We stopped two weeks
in California. Throughout the trip
we have found conditions very satis
factory in all ways.
"At El Reyo the production is ex
cellent. the mine is in fine form,
with sufficient ore reserves to war
rant the belief that for the next few
years double the dividends of re
cent months will be earned and paid.
“Inspiration is in splendid shape.
Several million tons of better than
2 per cent ore are blocked out
through shafts, drifts, crosscuts ana
upraises, and many million tons
more highly indicated by churn drill
operations. Development Is crowd
ing right along and the property re
sponding with steady increase In ore
reserves.
“The situation at Mason Valley
mine is very pleasing. Our richest
' ore there has been developed
through No. 4 tunnel, which is our
lowest level. A 500 to 800-ton
smelter will be erected and put In
commission as soon as possible.
Everything points to a greater mine
below the present depth than we
have above. The annual meeting of
the company Is held today and we
will know the result tomorrow. The
action anticipated at this meeting
will cause multiplication by five of
the price at which the stock was
quoted today; in other words, the
par value of the stock 1$ Increased
five times. The million dollar bond
issue convertible to the new stock
at $10 per share will be immediately
underwritten and offered pro rata
to the stockholders. Thus the money
with which to go ahead is as good as
in hand for the carrying out of all
plans that have been made for rain
ing and reduction work at the prop
erty.
“Concerning the Ely district, from
what I have seen and gathered since
here, it seems in tine form. I can
say more about this after the visit
to the mines tomorrow. Regarding
the acquiring of a large Interest In
Nevada Consolidated by the Utah
Copper, this district need Teel no
worry. It is not likely there will
be any change In the manner of
operation nor any halt In the policy
of development and expansion at
mines and reduction works which
has been followed to date. Nor is
it likely theer will be any change In
the operating start. The coming of
Mr. Jackling to the Nevada Con. di
rectorate will simply mean the ad
vantage of the valuable counsel
which he will be able to give from
time to time.
“I do not believe the outlook was
ever more promising for the district
than it is at present. Confidence
abroad concerning it is of the very
highest, and finds strong backing in
the excellent mining and aneltlng
results being obtained. Development
work being carried on, fro« all re
ports, is meeting with a wanner of
success that is very gratlftlng. par
ticularly to those of us wlo have al
ways held enthusiastic views con
cerning the district. Deep mining of
rich ores Is among the things in the
future of the camp and will unques
tionably add very largely to the
prosperity of the district and to its
output of metal.”
COLUMBUS, O., Varch 14.—J. W.
Jones, of Qlouster, aged 73 yearn,
certified to the Supreme court today
that ho had this ditf begun the study
of law preparatoiy to admission to
the bar. Three years’ study are re
quired, so that b> be 76 when
admitted to praftice, even with the
bent success In Ms work.