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Newspaper
Wallace Miner
Location
Wallace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
2
Wallace Miner notes its mailing at the Wallace Idaho post office as second class mail matter. Published each Thursday by Wallace Printing Company from the Elks Temple Building at 506 Bank Street in Wallace Idaho with A. J. Dunn as editor.
Mercher Hamilton, after two days of Senate mining inquiries in the Coeur d'Alene area, praised the district as the best he found. He cited lead as a stable base metal, high costs elsewhere, and potential for new development while warning of water contamination prompting calls for water purification.
Addison Smith of Twin Falls met with President Coolidge to discuss Idaho issues likely to shape coming congressional action, notably extending government reclamation project terms to cover payments. The president showed little willingness to extend the deadline without a fact finding commission’s report and proposed remedies.
Chicago Tribune editorial argues that society rewards the strong and shrewd while mocks the weak, praising self interest and questioning pity for the vulnerable. It cites brokers, Follies, and historic donors, noting dynastic names who still haul stones and pay for luxuries.
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel warns that a Democratic push on League of Nations could yield another Republican landslide. Omaha Star lauds Coolidge for thoughtful remarks. Marlon Star asks voters to consider a Supreme Court chosen by La Follette. Little Rock Gazette notes world agriculture coverage. Columbia Record hints at rising child labor but discounts it at home.
A summary of liberal hopes that the soldiers' bonus bill will pass Congress and reach the White House yet face a likely veto by President Coolidge. The piece argues the veto would rest on the principle of the measure, not merely on revenue concerns. It emphasizes resistance from the executive branch and the belief in favorable public sentiment for veterans.
The Wallace people have long prided their pure water drawn from mountain snows and deep canyons, free from germs. A sudden shift threatens this trust as contamination concerns rise, urging scrutiny of sources and safeguards for public health.
A late war surgical achievement grafted a dog's vagus nerve onto a human, enabling sensation after 148 days and movement after 340 days, highlighting remarkable progress in nerve reconstruction.
Mr. Maurer reports four feet of nearly solid galena at the Alice mine assays 63.2 percent lead with about 30 ounces of silver. The vein appears to widen lower, prompting rapid development aided by Bunker Hill & Sullivan. Plans include deepening the tunnel to 300 feet and crossing the vein, then unwatering old workings and crossing from shaft levels. The shaft is 600 feet deep with stations every 200 feet. machinery mostly removed, but headframe solid. The story also recounts Maurer’s romance and marriage, jokingly calling the couple’s honeymoon at the Alice a romantic mining tale and nicknaming him Lucky Jack.
Fred Engstrom of Mullan reports a new ledge on Marble Creek about 2.5 miles from the mouth showing a hematite-like dike with quartz and feldspar. Seattle assays yielded 12 percent cobalt while a nearby sample ran 2 percent cobalt and 0.8 percent nickel, prompting plans for winter development and inviting investors.
Chas A Wing, a Coeur d Alene pioneer now near Deborgia, headlines efforts to restart the Oro Monarch claim on Deer Creek. The old plant includes a 30 stamp mill and supporting buildings. Wing says restoration costs are modest and the ore body, though low grade, can be profitably mined and transported to the mill for years of production.
X rays have been employed for diverse tasks such as preserving furs from moths, assessing machine made chocolate, and destroying a microscopic insect that attacks cigars.
Soldiers in trenches pause the bombardment and sing Annie Laurie to recall loved ones from Severn Clyde Shannon banks as Crimea glows red amid shellfire. The poem honors brave soldiers whose love songs soften grim memories and endure through war’s siege.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports one eighth of national income taxed, and one in twelve adults on public payroll. Government payroll now spans federal state and local levels, absorbing half the wage bill. Critics warn of rising debt from the soldiers bonus and inflation from high taxes, urging public cooperation to curb expenditures.
A November Scribner's issue reviews The Franco German War Zone by Lothrop Stoddard with notes on Rhineland occupation and the Paris settlement talks. It highlights old fashioned education critiqued by Mitchell Bronk, a portrait of an old time American headmaster, and fiction by Robert S. Lemmon, McCready Huston, and Fred C. Smale. A large Alaskan whale skull finds recent discovery.
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