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.VOL. IX.. No. lilll.
FAMOUS MINE
BIG PRODUCER
III WET GOODS
THE "lll.ACK h'l:" IX NKVAOA
lEHKKVK ITS NAMK BY VWU
DICING "KICKS"
Ma Who luibilxxl Too Heavily Gave
Away hTt und th "Color" Ird
to Kith lHwmvwy
, Ely, Nevada, July 9 Ths roiuauce
surrounding ths life of the miner
and prospector hu frequently teen
responsible for stories of mine
which folded fortune In the pre
cious metal nd which suddenly
stopped production because of loss of
the Indite or vain carrying the value.
The "Black Mule" mine In Spring
Valley, about 12 nillos from hero. Ii
one of theen mine iwhloh gave up
fortune 'after "having been aban
doned. The fortune, however, w not In
-gold and ellvor. or other precious
metal, but In liquor-red liquor
which now command price that 1
fast approaching that figure er
ton rate that "nig grade" used to
command In Nevada' early mining
Amp history.
The "Black iMIne" wss a producer
of rich ore In the early day of Whit
fine county mining activities. Every
rich stone and drift wa worked out.
however, aJid the shaft ha 'been
boarded up for year. A man Raid
to 'be a resident of Wly recently Im
bibed too much and aa a iveult talk
ed too mm, liike the rumor of
mining strike, Che talk spread and
with It the "valuea" that were ru
mored. Tlien oajne rumor of the
location of the new "strike."
Thee t u more reached the ear of
Sheriff W. S. Endow, and with sev
eral dopittles ha started on a "pro
porting" trip. The old working of
the ''Mack Mule" were explored and
from drift, atopea, tunnols. Incline
and level from which the rich ore
had been exhausted iwere taken
something like 400 caeca of whin
key. Further exploration resulted
In the location of 5.OOO pint bottle
of iwhUkey hidden around the graa
Tocrta In tho itmmeilhte vicinity.
The "strike" 1 nthe mine la ald to
have netted Romcthlng like $10,000
"bootleg" value, but It ha not
caused a Btumpmlo, a uoh a find
would have done a tew year a'go.
Men who have tramped over the
same, ground iwlthout finding even a
"enflor" have not even approached
the scene of the new strike. They
seem to not desire to show any fa
miliarity with the section.
Report lhave It. that It was not a
genuine "strike", but only the ex
ploitation of a "salted" mine.
death penalty ix missoi iti
Jefferson Olty, Mo., July 9. Gov
ernor )F. D. Carder has signed the
capital punishment la'w passed yes
terday by the senate of the Missouri
legislature.
PACIHC FLEET WILL
SAIL WEST JULY 19
Washington, July 9. The newly
organised Pacrtflo fleet -will sail from
Hampton .Roads for the -west coast
on July 19. Secretary of the iNavy
Daniels and 'Admiral Hugh Rodman,
commander of the fleet, completed
arrangement for the fleet yesterday.
The floet iwlll ibe at San Diego be
tween August 5th and 10th, then go
to Jxm Angeles, San Francisco and
Puget Sound,
Washington, July 9. iFavorable
weather for the return of the R-34
within the next 24 hours Is predicted.
S40.Q0Q IN BOOZE IS TAKEN
E ALL
fl LEAGUE
Mumticl (tofiipcnt Would Ixmer the
liar and Have Oue Jllg Happy
Family Ioague Endorsed
New York. July S. 'A demand
that all nations of the world be made
eligible to Che league of nations was
expressed In a resolution by Samuel
Oompers, prosldenl of the American
Federation of Labor. m4 unani
mously adopted at tho first annual
congress of the Tan-American Fed
eration of l.1or, by delegates from
tun cotintrle, Including the United
Stall's.
The league of nation wa , In
dorsed. moi tiikkn oregon ih left
oi't ok loliti(ml feast
Portland. Ore., July 9. Construc
tion of the three new fish hatcheries
for which appropriation of 15,000
er.i was provided by the laat leg
Idlmure will begin within the next
30 day, according to Matiter Klsh
Warden It. E. Clanton. who. with
members of tho state flnh and game
commlsln, ha already selected
one site. This I to bo In Salmon
creek at Oakridge 45 miles from Eu
gene. Nest Sunday another location
will be chosen on the Sanltlam and
within a short time the third, In
1'nlon county, will lie announced.
GERMANS RATIFY
THE "PEACE TREATY
Weimar, Germany, July 9.
A resolution ratifying the peace
treaty was adopted by the Cer-
4 man national aeembly today by 4
H vote of 209 to 115.
Weimar, Germany, July 9. The
German national amenably was the
flint elective body In any country
which signed Hie troaty to adopt the
ratifying resolution.
Ratification by Germany will
cause the allies to raise the block
ade ad Hot commercial censorship
on communications with Germany.
Washington, July 9. The signing
of the peace treaty tvn caused the
department of Justice to decide that
moat German and Austrian enemy
alien now on parole may be releas
ed from aill obligation.
F
'Last night at about 10:40 o'clock
the cltlsen were aroused 'by the
frantic blowing of a locomotive
whistle at the Southern Pacific
roundhouse, end a moment later by
the ringing of the fire bell. The
olty, eo quiet and peaceful, catae In
stantly to life and great crowd,
sonve fully dressed, some half dressed
and others not nearly so well at
tired, rushed to the Mate.
The fire ihappened to be confined
to an old rfhack on (Foundary street,
but the all arm 'was not turned In Im
mediately aift-er the fblaze started,
and the roof (had fallen and the
iplace was a mass of flames when the
fire trucks reached the scene. The
firemen quickly quenched the 'burn
ing embers and kept the fire from
spreading.
1,000,000 POUNDS OF St'O.VR
Wll.ti BR SOIiT BY ARMY
Washington, July 9. Sale of 21,
000,000 .pounds of surplus siiflar now
hold by the war department has "been
nuthorlxed, dt was announced today,
at d minimum price to foe fixed by
the United States sugar equalization
board to cover the cost to thi gov
ernment. , t .: . i
WOULD
NATIONS I
ORAKX8 PASS, JOSICrHlWK OOCNTT, OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
STRIKES I
BUSINESS UP
IN TWO CITIES
TIKHHAMtft OUT AT I'KOUIA, AK-
TKH TWO AltK KILLED A.N'U
SOOKKH WfH NIKI
IT E
Denver Compaay .Mnkca .Vine At-
lmtii to Stan street far Service.
ewa Turned Back
I'eorla. 111., July 9. The major
ity of 1200 employes or the Corn
Products Tteflnlng Company at Pekin
struck today when the officials fail
ed to grant a closed shop at Argo,
a' plant of the company, where two
persona were killed and a score
woundod In a fight between the
guard and strikers late yesterday.
Two thousand were out on strike.
San Francisco, July 9. U. C.
Orasser. international rice nreeldent
of the (Brotherhood of Electrical
Worker, today was waiting for word
from union officials In Washington
and Springfield. Illinois, (hat some
agreement for ending the telephone
strike on the Pacific coast had been
reached.
Denver. Colo., July 9. Nine at
tempts made today by the company
to operate the street cars failed.
Crowds of strikers forced the eraws
to turn 'back, tnit there was so vio
lence.
L
JR.
BEATEN BY THUGS
Portland, July 9. .Phil MeUchan
Jr., proprietor of a leading hotel
here, was beaten and robbed by two
thugs shortly (before midnight 'Mon
day. The men leaped on the running
board of hla automobile near the
waterfront a he waa driving to his
home from the hotel
While one of the (holdups neld a
revolver to his head the other com
manded Metachan to drive south on
Water street where it was dark, so
that they could search their victim
without causing euapiclon.
Motsrihan drove a short distance
and then put up a tight against the
two robbers. He iwaa struck wer the
head and In the mouth wkih the 'butt
end of one otThelr .pistols before lie
gave up the battle. One of bn teeth
was knocked out and (he suffered a
severe gash to, Ihia lower Hp, -which
was sewed up at the emergence hos
pital. While one of the robbers was beat
ing Metschan, the other kept snap
ping (his pistol at nlm In an effort to
frtghten Ihlm, lie said. They then
placed both revolvers to bis back and
told lilm to drive on, remarking that
It was useless (for him to fight.
(He drove a abort distance from
Belmont street where the robbers
went tbrouglh his pockets, taking
some papers and all bis money, but
leaving ihls watch. Milch they evi
dently overlooked.
HOLMES BRINGS' SUIT
TO RESTRAIN OLCOTT
Salem, Ore., July 9. H. A.
Holmes, retired business man,
brought eult todajr to restrain Gov
ernor Olcott from issuing a warrant
paying for the ipiheasant farm for the
fish and game commission In bane
county. Wolmes alleges the pur
chase was Illegal, a the legislature
did not make an appropriation.
PRESIDENT'S
DESK COVERED
WITH BUSINESS
WILL REQUIRE WEEKS TO
CLEAR AWAY ACCUMULATION
OP POUR MONTHS
TO MEET FLEET ON TRIP WEST
Perfectly Willing to Go Before For
eign Relations Committee to Ex
plain Peace Treaty and League
Washington, July 9. (President
Wilson returned to bis desk today af
ter an absence of four months to
find such a mass of official business
on hand that It will probably be two
weeks in-fore he can start on 'his
speaking tour. He will probably so
time til schedule so as to reach the
Pacific coast at the time the Pa
cific fleet arrives.
The president is represented as
being ready to place himself at the
disposal of the senate foreign rela
tions eommlttee to answer questions
concerning tho treaty and the league
of nations. Hear Admiral Grayson,
the president's physician, said that
Mr. Wilson's was In splendid health.
Washington. July 9. Secretary of
States lAnsing is to sail for home
Friday. (Mr. Polk as sot yet decid
ed whether to go to Paris to replace
htm.
BUTTE UNION STRONG
FOR RUSSIAN SOVIET
Butte, IMont., July 9. ''The one
big v union" convention bavmg tta
final session (here yesterday chose
Great Tails as the place for the next
convention, iwhloh will be held be
fore October 1 on a date to be select
ed by the pubHoity committee. 'At
that time It is planned to effect .per
manent organization and delegates
from all parts of the country are ex
pected to ibe In attendance.
A resolution demanding that the
United States government immedi
ately withdraw troops from Russia
and recognize the soviet government
of (Russia was carried by acclamation
amid gTeat enthusiasm.
C. IW. Hustln, an official of the
United Mine Workers of ;jnerlca,
addressed the convention just prior
to Hs adjournment and predicted
completed failure ifor the "one big
union" movement, stating that the
Idea was not new and that Ms failure
was already a matter of history in
the archives of organized labor. "He
was several times, interrupted iby
open expressions of disapproval and
ridicule.
SALEM MAV ON CAUALTY LIST
Washington, July 9. The army
casualty list today reports Private
John Janxen, of Salem. Ore., son of
Mrs. TJva Habin kUled in action.
T SALE
OF
IS LAUNCHED
Pittsburg, Pa.."'lJuly 9. The gov
ernment's drive against the sale of
beer ontalniing two and three-quar
ters per cent alcohol was launched
here today when United (States At-
Itorney Crawford filed suit against
one or tine olty's dantest breweries.
charging violation of the wat-tlme
prohibition law. Twelve officials of
ths company were arrested.
JULY 9, 1019.
TRIAL
UNNERVES "BILL"
New of Illg Poor's IXrWon Stops
His Wood Sawing Temporarily,
He Regains Self-Control
T 0
Amerongen, July 9. The former
German emperor displayed marked
irritation after reading the clause of
the peace treaty in Which the allies
announced chair Intention of putting
htm on trial on charges of violation
of international morality and of the
sanctity of treaties. For several
hours sifter (he had read tho clanse
no ess at ths castls of Amerongen
had the courage to approach nlm. He
sat In a ehalr before the main en
trance to the castle entirely alone
and apparently in deep thought while
the former empress. Augusts Vic
toria, and ths members of bis suite
walked In (he grounds occasionally
glancing in bis direction.
Next day be seemed to be in a
stats of nervous agitation, for be
frequently ceased his sawing and
walked away leaving those who as
sisted him to continue the work
alone. Later, however, be resumed
with. Increased energy, so much so
that one of bis assitsants iwaa forced
to taie to bis bed for some day In
order to recover from a chill caught
while perspiring at the other end of
ths saw.
Subsequently the dull life at the
castle resumed Its ordinary dullness
and sines the first display of annoy
ance Count Hohenzollera has shown
few signs of being much affected by
ths conditions of ths peafce treaty.
The former emperor has sawn his
6,000th log and it is asserted by
some of bis retainers that hs In
(ends to bring the number no to
10.000. The logs iwhich now form a
large heap are placed in piles to dry
in preparation for use as fuel In the
castle next winter.
PORTLAND STEEDS 10O MORE
OOPS SAYS CHIEF JOHVSON'
Portfland, Ore., July 9. The police
bureau needs 100 additional men
and much new equipment to enable
J to handle its work properlv. ac
cording to a letter Chief of Police
Johnson has written to Mayor Baker
and the city council. The chief says
that the shortest beat in the city is
IS blocks In size, iwhile many are
greatly larger.
COMMISSIONER WELLS
Salem, Ore., July 9. a van Martin
assemblyman from oration county. Is
reported to be a candidate for ths
appointment of stats Insurance com
mlssioner, succeeding (Harvey Wells
who tendered his resignation late
yesterday. Mr. Wells will engage in
the Insurance business In Portland
Governor Olcott Is not yet ready to
announce (Mr. Wells' successor.
TO COAST
IN TEST
'
San Francisco. July 9. The Oen
tral Western region, comprising the
territory from Chicago to the coast
and south of Ashland, Ore., iwon over
all the other regions In the country
in the recent "No Accident Week
conducted by the United States rail
road administration.
Federal Manager W.. R. Scott of
the Southern iPadfla and Western
Pacific lines, the Tidewater South
ern and Deep Creek railroads has re
ceived telegrams of congratulation
from (Regional (Director IHale Molden
and H. A. Adams, regional supervisor
or safety, testifying (to the fact that
tho western roads have again showed
their supremacy In Vhe realm safetv.
r orty-eiht out of 60 roads showed
a ciear record and ths others in
duced mishaps 79 per cent over the
IMPENDING
WHOLE NUMBER S71S.
100 CRIMINAL
COMPLAINTS IN
ARIZONA COURT
ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS I3f FA
MOUS BISBEB CASE OP 1917
TO BE PLACED ON TRIAL
1186 MINERS DRIVEN OUT
I. W. W. Sympathizers Who Precis.
Mated Strike Placed in Boil Pea;
Two Men Killed '
Douglas, Ariz., July 10. Over 100
criminal complaints alleging kidnap
ping in the Blsbee deportation of
July, 1917, are (being taken In Bisbea
(by Justice of the Peace Jacks, who
will issus .warrants for the arrest Jt
many prominent Arizonians.
Bisbee. Ariz., July 9. .Ever since
ths morning of July 21, 1917, when
1186 mine workers and their alleged
sympathizers were forcibly driven
from Blsbee, the deportations hava
been a source of discussion in this
states and throughout ths West.
Ths United States grand iurv in
dicted 25 of the most prominent men
in Arizona, copper company officials,
county officers and private citizens,
following the deportations on
charges of conspiracy to deprive pri
vate citizens-of their constitutional
rights. On December 3. last. Judge
William IW. Morrow, of San Fran
cisco, sitting In the .United States '
district court at Tuscon, quashed ths
indictments when the trial was call-
ed. The United States government
Immediately appealed from Judze
(Morrow's decision and today the case'
is pending la the supreme court of .
the nation. '
The deportations crew out ot ths
strike of copper miners called In the
Warren copper mining district on
June 26, 1917. The strike was call
ed by the Industrial Worker of the
World, and was not sanctioned by
the International Union of Mine, Mill
and Smeltermen. The demands of
the atriknni Inolnoit inn..i
. . . umcu yaj .
six dollars a day for underground
work and five dollars and a half for
surface workers, a six-hour day and
improved working conditions.
The strike continued in force nnHi
July 12, when the deportations
place. Unknown to any of ths strik
ers, preparations had been maHa v '
Sheriff Wheeler and his associates.
The first streaks of daylight had
scarcely begun to show in Blsbee
when the blast of a whistle waa
heard. Running through the streets
in the semi-darkness, aimed with re
volvers, ths deputies Sheriff (Wheeler
had sworn is as officers of ths law,
assembled and began their tasks. All
persons who could not glvs a satis
factory account ot themselves and
wno would not promise to return to
work in the mines were seized and
matched to the Blsbee baseball .park,
where they were confined in a stock
ade until the round-up was comnleU
ed at noon.
During the deportations two Tier-
son" were killed, a member of the
committee of citizens being shot In
attempting to compel the-deportatlon
of one workman and the workman in
turn being killed by the eommlttee.
Tokio, July 9. That all aspects of '
military rule should be oomDletelv
banished from Korea is the opinion
of representative Japanese. Thus
only, they say, can Japan hops to re
establish peace and order among ths
Korean ipeople.
It la generally admitted hers that '
the disaffection is not removed, but
merely quiescent, ready to burnt
forth anew once fhs existing military
same week in 1918.
pressure is removed .