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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26
PROGRESS IF WORK AT THE MINES
 OF JEROME
Work Resumed on The Verde Copper--0ther
 Activities
The Jerome Copper Belt

The Jerome Copper Belt
 The new diamond drill is now in
 place at the A. & A. and two shifts are
 working. Messrs. B. J. Mccarthy and
 E. G. Trumbo, experienced drill men,
 are are charge of the work. By anoth-
 CT week the work will begin to show
 up in an encouraging way and the re-
 suits will be watched with interest.
 No limit will be put on the depth to
 be attained by this company in ascer-
 taining the values that lie hidden un- derneath. From expert reports it is
 expected that large and valuable ore
 bodies will be encountered. The ex- pert drillers in charge of this work have had much experience in this line, and the fact that they were sent and recommended by the Sullivan D. D. Co. is sufficient guarantee of their ability. Watch the diamond drill work at the A. & A. Copper company.
 At the Jerome Verde Copper, work which has again been resumed after a shutdown of about six months, is progressing nicely and today the smoke is issuing from the smoke stack. The machinery, which has had thorough overhauling, runs as smoothly as possi- ble and sinking in the shaft has begun and will be continued necessarily un- til the desired depth is attained. The water, which has caused much delay and trouble, is now being handled sue cessfully.
 Superintendent Movies still eOntin- ues to sink at the Verde Copper, for merly the North Verde. Three shifts are now working and good progress is being made.
 Work on the Butte & Verde proper ty is now progressing most satisfae- torily. The work on the 300-fOot drift recently started is showing up some fine indications and, if surface indiea- tions can be relied upon, an ore body of value will be opened up long before the contracted tunnel of 300 feet IS 
 Superintendent Mulcaire is in charge of the work, thus insuring thorough and scientific exploration of the earth in this distance.
 The Great Verde Copper is situated .bout ten miles below Camp Verde md has been known as the Rainbow yroup. A company of good, reliable mining men have taken over the prop .rty and an organized company formed O be known as the Great Verde Cop 'er company.
 Mir. T. w. Nassauer, superintendent I f the Lloyd Consolidated Copper com ( any, was in Jerome this week. He re- f orts the mining outlook in his district s most encouraging. Work has been discontinued and many ne essary repairs are being made and Op- a rations will again be resumed in the a ear future at this property. s The property of Messrs. Reed and s arter, known as the Extension of the a lloyd Consolidated, is giving most en- u results. Work has just be- s nn and some fine surface ores are al h ,ady in evidence. T, Work progresses at this property and II most encouraging showing is now in -idence. Superintendent Fisher IS W ow here, and reports the most flat ring indications. Il
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26
Railroad Men Busy.

W. A. Drake, vice president ana general manager, J. A. Jaeger, chief engineer, George c. Dest, auditor, and E. DeSilva, master mechanic of the S. F., P. & P and leased lines, visited Poland yesterday on railroad business.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26
(From Tuesdays Daily)

| (From tuesdays iialIy)
 Walker Visitor.
 John Burris of Walker is visiting II the city. Walker Visitor.
 Mrs. NJ. E. Chapman of Walker i. visiting in the city. Skull Valley Visitor.
 A. J. Laswell of Skull valley is wis iting in the city. Walker Visitor.
 c. C. Stukey of Walker is here on a short business visit. Visited Here Sunday.
 E. L. Patterson, the Ash Fork stock. man, visited here Sunday. Copper City Visitors.
 MT. and Mrs. W. M. Seaman of Jer- ome are visiting in the city. Verde Stoclman Here.
 Granville Fain, the Verde stoekman and farmer, is here on business. . Left for Ranch.
 T. E. Reynolds left Sunday for his ranch in the Agua Fria district. Left for Phoenix.
 Mrs. E. s. Bullion left Sunday morn ing for a short visit with relatives in Phoenix In from His Mines.
 J. T. Dowdy is in the city from his mines in the Weaver district, on a short visit. Stockmen Visit.
 J. R. Caldwell and w. E. Allen, Williamson valley stoekmeu, are here on business. Back from Bouse.
 F. R. Goodman arrived home yester- day morning from a visit to Bouse on mining business. Reported Improving.
 John H. Robinson, who recently sub mitted to an operation in Phoenix, is improving. Here from Washington.
 E. c. Thomson, who has mining in- terests in this county, is a recent ar rival from Washington, D. C. Left for Salome.
 Attorney T. C. Job was an outgoing passenger yesterday morning for Sa- Ome on professional business. Here from Humboldt.
 T. L. Guttry and Robert Sehwan- peck arrived here yesterday afternoon rom Humboldt on a short visit Jhaparral Visitors.
 John s. Jones, and his daughters, Miss Jessie and Miss Oracle, are in rom Chaparral on a brief visit Mine Manager Visits.
 Harrington Blauvelt, general man.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26
Mine Manager Visits.


 Captain W. c. Greenway, who has charge of operations on the properties of the Speck Mining company on Lynx creek, is here on business of his com pany.
 Left for Wickenburg.
 Mrs. Allen Love left yesterday morn ing for Wickenburg to join her hus- band, who has been changed from the s. F., P. & P. to a run on the A. ( C.. railroad.
 Back from Nevada. w. c. Havice, a former resident of this county and a well known engin- ger and machinist, returned here yes terday from Nevada, after an absence of three years.
 Home from Trip.
 MT. and Mrs. A. J. Pickrell of Sen ator arrived here yesterday from an extended trip embracing visits in Fl Paso, Texas, Bisbee, Douglas, and Oth-
 
 Will Visit Ill Brother.
 Arthur Robinson was an outgoing passenger last night for Phoenix on a visit to his brother, John H. Robinson, who recently submitted to an opera ton for appendicitis in that city. Passed Through.
 Former Secretary of the Territory Isaac Taft Stoddard passed through here yesterday, on his way to the Bing- hamton mine in the Copper Mountain district, from his home in Phoenix. Mine Superintendent Visits.
 Eli Perkins, superintendent of the Golden Ridge Mining and Milling com pany, arrived here yesterday from the Weaver mountains, where he is direct ing the development operations of his 
 His Homestead.
 John O. Eckel yesterday sent a load of lumber and other material for the new barn which he is building on his homstead at Fair Oaks, located at the head of Williamson valley. His new house is nearing completion. Left for Home.
 Mrs. O. G. Pearson, son Alexander, and daughter, Miss Teddy Pearson, eft yesterday for their home in Hart ford, Kansas, after an eight months visit here and in Wiekenburg with Ter brothers, the Mulvenon brothers. Tea. The members of the Woman's Aux liary of the Episcopal church will have | missionary tea on Thursday after l loon at the residence of Mrs. w. w. Ross on s. Mt. Vernon street for the l adies of the church. i Men Busy. w. A. Drake, vice president ana ] -eneral manager, J. A. Jaeger, chief ngineer, George c. Dest, auditor, and i ;. DeSilva, master mechanic of the s. l ', P. & F. and leased lines, visited 'oIand yesterday on railroad business. [
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26

Real, up-to-date, live mining news in the Journal Miner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
IS INDICTED on
LARCENY CHARGE

The grand jury last night re-
turned an indictment against M.
j. Murfich, charging him with lar
ceny by embezzlement. Murfich
is under arrest at Point Rich
mond, California, and will be
brought to Tacoma at once.
The complaint against Murficn
was brought by A. M. Williams, OF
the Western Health & Accident
company. Murfich. 1t is claimed
worked for the company as agent
and suddenly disappeared with
$50 of the company's money in
his possession.
Patrolman Jurisch, on the re-
stricted district beat during the
recent "open town" movement,
was the only witness before the
grand jury this morning. His tes-
timony, It is understood, was rela-
tive to conditions existing in the
district. The Jury is at present
discussing matters which are be-
ing kept from publicity, owing to
possible arrests to follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
FIVE
TIMES BY
THUGS
Frisco r1an Mortally
Hurt When Bold Day
light Robbery Is
Attempted
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SAN FRANCISCO, April IT,
Shot down in his own office to-
day by thugs with whom he
fought desperate revolver duel,
James N. Thompson, vice presi-
dent of the Thompson Bridge COM
pany Of this city, lies mortally
wounded at the Harbor hospital.
One of his assailants, Francis
German, an ex-convict, was cap
lures after running fight with
a posse of citizens and police.
His companion escaped and now
is being sought by the authorities.
The attack upon Thompson was
a pre-arranged attempt to rob
him of a sack containing $4,000,
which he had drawn from the
bank and was carrying into his
Office. The affair occurred at
1880 this morning.
Shot Five Times.
The crime is one of the boldest
ever perpetrated in San Fran
cisco.
Thompson, returning from the
bank, was fired upon without
warning the moment he stepped
across the threshold. One bullet
struck him in the breast and
passed through his right lung;
one lodged in his right forearm
and three passed through his
coat.
AS the wounded man staggered
back against the door the thugs
grabbed the bag of money from
his hand and ran into the street.
Barely able to keep his feet,
Thompson drew his revolver and
fred at the fleeing men, using his
left hand, his disabled right arm
hanging Imply at his side. None
of his bullets took effect. His
gun emptied, Thompson sank in
a faint on the sidewalk.
German ran to a buggy which
he had in waiting, sprang into the
vehicle and whipped up the hors Q.
His companion endeavored to fol-
low but was grappled with by w.
Reiderbold, business manager of
the Pressmen's union. N the
struggle which ensued Reiderbold
was bested.
The robber, dropping his revcl-
yer, darted into a nearby saloon,
ran through the building to the
rear and escaped.
Reiderbold picked up the wsap-
on and, with several citizens,
started in pursuit of German, who
after a hard chase, was captur, i.
The stolen money was recovered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
PRESIDENT
HERE: IN
AUG.
Taft to Tour the Coast
During Latter Part of
Summer - To Go
to Alaska

(By United Press Leased Wire }
WASHINGTON, d. c., April II.
President Taft will visit Alaska
when he goes to the. Pacific coast
this summer, according to an an
nouncement made today at the
White House.
The president will leave Wash
ington soon after August and
tour the coast from Alaska to
Lower California, returning east
via Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
and Louisiana. Before making
his trip he will go to his "sum.
mer capitol" at Beverly, Mass.
where he will spend June and
July.
railroad officials were today
requested to estimate the cost oi
the presidents western trip. II
was stated this morning that from
rough estimates the first trfr
would probably cost about $17,-
900. The etxent of Taft's west.
Iern trip is contingent upon a con.
gressional appropriation of $685..
900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
SUIT AGAINST
MARKET mPANY

Suit was filed with the county
clerk today by Caroline NaeruI
against the Tacoma Public Market
company, F. l.. Heidrich, Ernest
Rottner and William Kerapfer,
charging them with defraudine
and illegal actions. Mrs. Naerur
is a stock holder in the company
and claims that devious methods
have been attempted to get the
control into the hands Of certain
parties who should not be en-
trusted with 1t.
She asks the court that the
company be restrained and that
permanent Injunction be made
against it's doing business. Mrs.
Naerup is the wife of T. Naerupl
former proprietor Of the Public
Market House.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
MAY PUT new
SULTAN I'M
POWER

CONSTANTINOPLE, via Philo-
POLLS, April 1.-THE dissolution
of parliament, the first step N
the sultans plan to regain his
despotic powers, is believed to bo
imminent today. It. Is learned
that the sultan has been urged
not to attempt this move until
conditions are more settl9d<
Whether he will heed this advice
is a matter of conjecture. The.
only thing that can prevent the
dissolution OF parliament now -
the success of the Young Turks,
The sultan's brother, Mohemed
Rechad, win be proclaimed sultan
il the Young Turks succeed ~
overthrowing the present regime
VIENNA, April 1.-THE Young
Turks forces, principally the sec-
ond army corps, are reported to-
day to be converging at Tchat~
aldje, Is miles north Of Conetanti<
nople. 1t Is rumored that the
Bulgarian troops have slrcady'
crossed the frontier in readines4
to seize Macedonia. Ahmed RjAo0
former president of tho Turn
parliament, has established hin1>
self at Ealonica as absolutely ~
has the sultan at Constntfnopl@<
He is the guiding genius OF the
Young turk campaign.
-III
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17

(By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, April it,
Search Is being made in the ruins
OF the st. George tenement today
for the bodies of John Burrell and
Jerome O'Hara the only two IN
mates of the place who have not
been accounted for since the fire
early yesterday. Six bodies have
been recovered from the ruins and
ii is believed that the total death
list will be but eight.
Three OF the bodies taken from
the debris have not been identi-
ned. The others are those OF G.
|C. Cartwright, of Salem, Ore, who
died after being taken to the hos
|pital; w. H. Johnson. an Arizona
miner, and Thomas O'Brien, q To-
|cal expressman.
AS q result OF the disaster q
crusade has been started against
buildings Of dangerous construc-
Ition. which were erected hastily
after the great nre three years
UX0s XII I RI. II S.. -. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
WILSON DECLARES THAT
WHEAT rs NOT SCARCE

WASHINGTON, d. c., April IT.
Secretary Wilson today in a
statement replying to the wheat
men who contradicted the evsra-
city of his report on the wheat
situation, saidi
Reports of this department In
dicate that there were 143,000,-
900 bushels of wheat on hand
March 1. Reliable statisticians
estimated the supply at from
to 170,000,000
bushels. Last years report es-
timated the supply at about A.
100000 bushels less. There
we're $1,000, 900 bushels more OF
wheat produced in the past year
than previously, SO it is evident
that the scarcity of wheat is not
the cause of the present abnormal
prices"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
AN. TO @, BRING 9!.l
NEbRASKANS
HERE

The Nebraska society of Ia
.oma Is arranging to conduct an
aggressive advertising campaign
n Nebraska this summer.
Headquarters have been estab-
.ished at the Park hotel on A aud
Eighth streets, and 160 members
have already agreed to write 10
the newspapers in their home
towns In Nebraska informing Ne
zraskans that accommodation can
be obtained cheaper in Tacoma
than in Seattle for the A.-Y.-P.
fair with good boat service in
cluded In the budget.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
Physicians Use Mans Finger
to Make Him a New Nose

SAN FRANCISCO. April 17-George M Kelly of this city
has a today It made from the middle finger
Kelly his nasal prouberance in an ac-
cdent months and the assurance OF the
surgeons University California hospital n this city
they provide him with another he submitted to
peculiar operation.
to the hospital where, after
operation the bone of the middle finger of the
grated where the should have
been be lay hand bound to his face
decided that the bones had been
opportunity knit and the finger amputated
patient from this
tion finger shape of the
tional organ physicians he will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
$500 CHRISTIANS.
MASSACRED
MURDEROUS TURKS
EXACT BIG TOLL
OF DEATH IN
ASIA MINOR
Men, Women and Child
rem Slain Without
Mercy and Homes
Burned.
CONSTANTINOPLE.

CONSTANTINOPLE,
April II. = Twenty-Five
hundred Christians have
been slain in the Moslem
massacre at Adana and
Mersina, according to the
latest reports received
here today. The massa-
cres are spreading to 9TH
er towns and are likSsy to
sweep over all of Asia
Minor. A large part OF
Adana has been burned
and the fanatics are APP
plying the torch every
where.
Scenes of horror are de-
scribed at both Adana and
Mersina. The fanaticaL
Moslems slew men, wom-
en- and children among the
Armenians without mercy
and burned their bodies n
fires of their own hines.
Victims were struck down
in the streets and homes
|raided by the bloodthirsty
assassins. Women were
dragged by the hair from
hiding places and babes
bodies split in two with
huge knives.
1t is reported that sew
eral English and German
residents are among the
killed and wounded, but
these dispatches have not
been confirmed. The
names of the two Ameri-
can missionaries reported
slain at Adana have not
been learned and the re-
port of their death cannot
be confirmed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
Bread May Become

Luxury in England
LIVERPOOL, April 1.-THE
worlds wheat margin or the visi-
BILE supply over the amount which
can be actually commanded, has
practically disappeared, accord
ing to a statement issued today
by. the big interests in this city,
the greatest European market.
It Is reported that conditions
show that the acreage of Europe
has been greatly reduced on ac-
count of adverse weather and 10
cal market men predict that en-
ormous prices will prevail in
wheat. They declare they expect
to see bread become almost a lux
ury in England and on the con-
tinent.
James A. Patten, the Chicago
plunger, who is credited with hav-
ing cornered wheat, fs credited
with boosting the price to a cer-
tain extent but without him, grain
men believe, the price would have
gone nearly as high as it is now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
MYSTERIOUS MAN
ATTACKS WOMEN

an aerial flirt of his skirts. and
siezed Mrs. Schmidt by the arm.
The frightened woman screamed
and almost instantly the man
dropped her arm and sped down
the sidewalk. Mrs. Schmidt claims
that he pinched her arm severely.
Although the women were badly
frightened they managed to run
to their home, two blocks away,
and once there, sank to the floor
from exhaustion. Both women
say they could identity the man,
and police officers have been de-
tailed to the case In the hope that
they may catch him.
Mias HchmIdt is employed as
|bookkseper cot the l. y. Honeon
company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
Y.M.C.A. BUILDING
SOLD FOR $42,25O

posed of, Calvin Phillips and John
s. Baker being the active competi-
tors, with Mr.. Jones for the deal.
The sale was made subject to
the mortgages which amount with
interest to $40, ESQ. The associa-
tion will get just $32, 900, accord
ing to Secretary Nevius, which
will be applied on the new build
ing now being erected on South Z
street. The mortgages and paw
ing assessments will take the 9th
er $10,250.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
SEVEN RIOTERS
PAY DEATH
PENALTY

TORREON, Mex. April IT.
Mexican trops executed seven con-
demned rioters at sunrise this
morning at velardena, according
to dispatch received here to-
day. The men who were execut-
ed were convicted by court mar
tial of participating In riot over
religion. So far % rioters have
been shot by the military authori-
ties.
Other rioters have fed to the
mountains and are known to be
armed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
MAY RAISE
PRICE: Of
BREAD
Local Bakers Plan to Re
duce Size Of Loaves
Owing to Increase
in Flour

Owing to the phenomenal i'd
vance in flour prices, Tacoma bak-
ers will probably raise the price
of bread within the next few days.
Several prominent bakers were in
terviewed by the Times today,
and stated that they would be
forced to raise the price OF bread
by cutting the loaves down one or
two ounces apiece, If the flour
quotations continue to advance.
1t is probable that the raise
will be made, therefore, as East
ern millers predict that, owing to
a short wheat crop throughout the
world, flour will become almost a
luxury before the sumer is over.
No organized efforts will be
made to boost bread prices, but
the bakers will make individual
advances. They say that at the
present rate their business is not
profitable.
Bakers in North Yakima and
San Francisco, Portland and sew
eral other coast cities have reduc-
ed the size of loaves already.
Good Crop Here.
Despite conditions which may
prevail in other parts of the coun-
try, bumper wheat crop is pre-
dicted for Washington this year.
Reports from the different wheat
districts of Washington to the
state grain inspectors office here
indicate the chances are excellent
for a big crop of wheat this sea-
son. Winter wheat never looked
better and a very large acreage
of spring wheat Is being sown by
the farmers. i
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
TWO TACOMA AVENUE RESI-
DENTS ASSAULTED ON THE
STREET BY MAN IN wOM-
ANS ATTIRE.

while walking home Thursday
evening, Mrs. Bertha Schmidt
and Miss Laura Schmidt, her
daughter, 900 Tacoma avenue,
were asbauited by q man dressed
In woman's clothes near the cor
ner OF South Seventh and q
streets. The women were unat-
tented, and thought nothing Of
oeaz1G woman approaching them
from the opposite direction.
when the Dorson was close q
shem. he sprAng forward giving
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-17
MINER CREMATED;
MURDER SUSPECTED

SHERIDAN, Mont. April
17.-Detectives left this city
today to investigate the death
Of John Langfors, a recluse
killed and then cremated in
his cabin near here. Campers
in the vicinity last night mis-
took the burning of the cabin
for q bonfire, and did not go
near it. EARLY today 1t was
discovered that all that re-
mains OF the miner are q
small heap of bones and some
white ashes. The police au-
thoritics say there ds no
doubt that Langfors was
murdered. 1t is known that
recently he received q large
sum Of gold for An ore ship