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Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
MYSTERY SOLVED; EN-
MA ECKEL FOUND
(From Saturdays Daily


where are you going, little girl,
and what are you doing out on the
road at this time of the night: =
was asked little Emma Eokel. the
girl only twelve years of age who
LETT her home at Fair Oaks on We'd
nesday forenoon. and who was seen
wandering down Skull valley late
that night by a man on horseback.
Thus was the mystery solved OF
the whereabouts OF this adventurous
girl OF tender age, over whose alb
sencc the country was aroused. On
leaving school so suddenly. she took
the road from Fair Oaks to Skull
valley. ostcnsibly to get aboard OF
the afternoon train at about $50
O'Clock and thence was going to
Tempe, where she would be with a
sister. who is attending the normal
school. Thithcr went the scarchcrS
but the young miss was just as
alert on foot as they were on horse
back She trckcd the highways and
byways, with the cunning OF a
sleuth. and took the trouble to give
the riders the right-oi-way on the
well beaten road. Zig tagging here
and there she crossed and rccrosscd
the road, and it is said had the
satisfaction OF seeing her pursuers
pass within fifty feet OF where she
was sheltered behind q clump OF
uudcrbrush.
She had Travelled nearly twenty
miles. and when she got in touch
with Indications the jig was up. She
was still as fresh as a daisy and
was somewhat bclligercnt WHEN tax
en- to a farmers home for the night.
Yesterday forenoon she took the
back track home, and promised to
be a good girl" in the future.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
THREE YEAR-OLD
CHILD TAKES POISON
(From Saturdays Daily

II ACAAA N'e@~s-A ~
Last night about six-thirty o'clock
the three-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Davis, who have apart
ments at the Congress hotel, ate a
bi-chloridc of mercury tablet. and
late last night, while the child was
resting easy, the outcome of the
case was considered doubtful.
Little Howard was playing about
the house and strayed into a room
adjoining the sitting room away
from the presence of his mother.
There he lifted the lid of a trunk
and found a small box containing
two tablets OF the deadly poison,
and evidently thinking he had found
some candy, ate one OF them. 1t
burned his mouth so severely that
he ran to the kitchen and drank
a quantity OF water. washing the
last fragment OF the tablet into
his stomach. Mrs. Davis realizing
what the babe had done ran to the
phone for a doctor. DR.. Yount, who
lives near by was called, and ran
from his residence, grabbed the
child in his arms and soon had him
in his home office administering
dose after dose of fresh milk, pump
ing the same in turn from the stom-
ach. The child's mouth was badly
burned. and he soon became very
sick. although it is the hope Of the
physician that. owing to quick work
he will soon be over the effects.
Mr.. Davis, father of the child, i:
linotype operator at the Journal
Miner office.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
FORM
A CREDIT AGENCY
CFrom Saturdays DaiiyJ

CFrom Saturday Daily)
With the view OF further mini
MIXING their losses for bad accounts,
a number OF the business men OF
Prescott have organized what is
known as the Prescott Mercantile
Agency. with \. II. Powers as sec
rotary. Under the rules OF the
agency all members cooperate with
one another 10 such an extent that
when a person is discovered to be
bad pay. in the doubtful class or
slow in meeting his obligations they
all know it and govern themselves
accordingly. In other words. It is
an organization Tor the purpose OF
protecting its membership from
dcadbeats. The members will keep
register OF customers and report
their standing to one another and
thereby all will know the standing
OF. most every person in Prescott
or surrounding country with refer
cncc to paying debts.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
DEPRESSION DUE TO
FRAUDULENT PROMOTION

PHOENIX, Nov 21.-That fraud
ulent mining promotion has done
more to bring about the present de-
preston in the mining industry than
any other single factor, is fact
that no one can deny.
The American Mining Congress,
which will hold its annual conven-
ton at Phoenix. Arizona, the first
week in December, early recognized
the danger to which the whole min
ing industry would be subjected If
such practice was not speedily
stamped out.
At the convention OF 1907, res
olution was adopted outlining a
law which would make it felony
to misrepresent a mining property
either by prospectus or otherwise,
when a sale OF stock was being
solicited. -Aftcr some changes it
was finally drafted in the form OF a
law and introduced in the Legislature
OF every mining state.
In fourteen states this bill became
law. The effect was Immediately
seen in tie fact that many fraud
ulent promotes ceased to do bust
ness, while others were convicted
and forced to quit.
More stringent laws have since
been passed iby many states, which
together with the close surveillance
of the post office department, has
so discouraged the wildcatter, that
mining investors today are prob
ably better protected than any Other
class.
The question naturally arising. is
Ii this is a fact then why is it SC
difficult to induce investors to ell,
ter the mining field? The answer
is. lack of education. For year:
the press OF the country preached
the one sermon that mining was ;
gamble with the cards stacked
against the investor. The congress
has sent out thousands OF pieces o
literature refuting these statements
and proving by figures that mining
intelligently carried on is one of TIL
safest businesses a man can inves
in. Some good has been accom-
plishcd. Eventually. confidence viii
| be restored. but this work must b,
kept going constantly.
At the forthcoming convention /
is expected that this subject will re
ccive much attention.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
MANY CASES ARE
DISPOSED Of
IN COURT
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

The following cases in the su-
pcrior court were disposed OF yes
tcrday:
There was no appearance in the
case OF the Commercial Trust &
Savings Bank vs.. Thomas /. Hugh
Is. and on motion OF Attorney
Taschcr default was entered.
In the case Of the estate OF Lii
liam G. Nelson. Fred II. Eckcrt, ad-
ministrator. was authorized to dis
tribute the property among the
heirs, which means that the hus
band, Onslow Nelson VIII be given
what there is of the estate as his
property
The motion to make the complaint
more definite in the case OF the
Kay Copper Company vs. Foster
ct al was granted after argument
by Judge ]. J. Hawkinss. and the
plaintiff was allowed five days III
which to file an amended complaint
J. Z. Russell argued the demur-
rcrs in the case OF Lou Pearson vs.
John Pearson. a divorce case, r
?. Talbot arguing the other sidC
OF the case The special demurrer
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
COUNTY DIVISION TO
BOB UP IN LEGISLATURE

PHOENIX, Nov. 20.-Once more
the merry little county divisionist is
among us. Rumors OF valiant at
tempts that are to be made in the
regular session OF the second state
legislature next spring to divide the
counties of Cochise, Coconino and
Maricopa, are floating into the cap
ital
Orange county is to be heard
from again. This is the county that
the people OF Mesa and vicinity
failed to have carved out of the
east and south ends of Maricopa in
the spring of 1913, when the first
state legislature was doing its final
legislating. If such a county is
ever created it will have Mesa for
its capital and will include all the
main line OF the Southern Pacific
now in Maricopa. Maricopa will be
one of the small counties, both in
size and taxable wealth.
But Maricopa county has two
senators and six representatives;
only one senator and one represen-
tative can be counted on to favor
the creation of Orange county. They
are Senator o. s. Stapley and Rep
resentative A. G. Austin. Repre-
sentative James Goodwin is from
Tempe. which Mesa hopes to in
c1ude in Orange, but Tempe is mid
way between Mesa and Phoenix and
has always opposed county division
bitterly Senator Sam Webb and
the other four representatives arc
from the north side" and naturally
will oppose any Orange county bill.
Years ago the people OF Williams
and surrounding country set their
hearts on having a new county
carved off the west side of Coco
nino. In 1918 bill creating such a
county. to be called Hunt, was pass
cd by the house but killed in the
senate. Hunt county is sure to be
heard from next year, although both
of Coconino's legislators live in
Flagstaff and are opposed to the
division of the county
Rumors from Cochise are that
the ancient county seat controversy
is still causing trouble Bisbcc and
/ Douglas agree that Tombstone has
no right to the county seat but
this is as far as the agreement
extends. Bisbec thinks that BisbeC
ought to be the county seat and
Douglas holds a Numerically op-
posed view. More than once tins
rivalry has assisted Tombstone ma
terially in holding that which she
has. The legislature in 1913 pass
cd a county seat removal bill bu
A. II. Gardner OF Tombstone causeC
referendum to be invoked anC
the measure was not sustained a
the recent election.
Now it is said that an attemp
NAV be made to divide Cochise in
o three counties, with Tombstone
Douglas and Bisbce as the three
capitals. Bisbee county, if this prop
osition goes through, will be lit
tie smaller than Santa Cruz, now
the smallest in the state.
The bill to divide ella county wa:
overwhelmingly defeated at the cleo
ton so the legislature probably
will not be asked TO consider tina
question
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
QUARANTINE LIFTED

WASHINGTON. Nov. zO.-Thc
quarantine against cattle shipments
from Canada to the United States
which was imposed because OF foot
and mouth disease was lifted today
by the department Of agriculture.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
CLARK CASES IN
THE LIMELIGHT
AGAIN
MOTION TO DISMISS ON
TECHNICALLY TAKEN
UNDER AMUSEMENT BY
JUDGE COOPER


The d. NJ. Clark cases, which arc
a matter OF statewide interest, as
well as OF great Importance in this
county. were up in the superior
court yesterday in a new light.
This statement refers to the GRIM
inal cases. seven in number, upon
which.thc attorneys for the defend
ant made a motion to dismiss on the
ground that they had not been
brought to trial within sixty days
after the informations had been fiji
ed. il being alleged that the statu-
ties particularly specified that such
cases must be brought to trial with
ing sixty days after they had been
commenced.
Attorney Leroy Anderson argued
the point before Judge Cooper, OF
Pima county, who was presiding in
the cases on account of Judge
Smith having been disqualified. The
Judge ovcrruled the motion with
reference 10 the one case which was
tried and in which the jury failed
to find a verdict, but took the mat
ter under Amusement with reference
to the other six cases, all OF which
were set for trial, December 9Th
despite the pending decision. II
the court should be compelled &c
dismiss the cases on account OF The
alleged tcchuicality pointed out by
the attorneys for the defense, i
would not mean that Clark would
/ escape prosecution on the cases. Il
would simply mean more expense
Tor the county, for the county at
torney would file new complaints
against Clark and have him re
arraigncd. The only possible effec
the success of the motion OF th'
/ defendant could haze in the cases i
that OF delay
The Civil Suit.
Judge Cooper was presiding whei
the civil suit against d. NJ. Carl
came up. in which the county attor
ney seeks to collect the money al
legged to have been fraudulentll
taken from the county on bogus roa,
certificates, and he overruled tn,
attempt OF the attorneys for tn
defendant to have the case dis
missed on the grounds that tn
county attorney had not authority
to bring the same. This mean
that this particular case will be trie'
on its merits.
These cases were all that cam
under the jurisdiction OF Judg
Cooper. and he went home on tn
afternoon train. During the da,,
the court made arrangements TO
the allowance OF his expenses. Judg
( Cooper will be here December 8 Il
sit in the further hearing OF til
/. Clark cases.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
STAMP ACT IN
EFFECT On
DEC 1ST
COUNTY RECORDER WILL
COLLECT FEES FOR U. S.
ON INSTRUMENTS AT
TER THAT DATE
(From Tuesdays Daily

Commencing December lst, all
deeds. mortgages, sales agreements,
memoranda of sales, bonds, GER
tihcates OF any description, powers
OF attorney, and many other kinds
of legal papers which must be
placed on record by county re
cciders all over the United States.
will be subject to taxation, in the
form OF stamp tax similar to that
which Was placed in operation dur
ing the Spanish-American war.
Coun Recorder L. s. Colwell has
received his instructions and a copy
Ct the internal revenue law which
governs him in his transactions
with reference to all papers listed
after the cate named, and is pre-
pared to properly stamp all such
documents at the expense OF those
owing hem placed on record.
On all sales, agreements to sell,
memoranda OF sales, or certificates
of stock OF any association or cor
porltion, a tax of two cents VIII
be required on each one hundred
dollars cf face value.
On fonds, except those required
in lc.a. proceedings, tax OF Atty
cents IS required.
,r,err1pra nd =
OF sales OF goods, merchandise
stocks, bonds, exchange, notes o,
aand. real estate or property 81
any kind issued by brokers, etc,
a tax OF ten cents is levied.
Fifty cents is required on every
deed. instrument OF writing con
vcyiny lands, tenements or Other
realty. and twenty-five cents oil
every one hundred dollars repre-
scented to the value of one hundred
dollars and not exceeding hvt
hundred dollars, and an additional
fifty cents for every five hundred
dollars or fraction thereof over thu
first five hundred.
Entry OF goods, wares or mer
chandisc in customs houses, no
exceeding one hundred dollars il
value, twenty-five cents; eXceedin:
five hundred in value, one dollar.
Entry for withdrawal OF good
or merchandise from bonded Gus
toms warehouses, fifty cents.
Power OF attorney or proxy 10
voting at an election of officers o
any corporation, company or as
sociation. except religious, CHART
able, literary societies, or publ
cemeteries. ten cents.
Power OF attorney to sell or con
vey real estate or to rent or
lease the same, to collect or re
ceive rent, to sell or transfer stock
bonds. etc, twenty-five cents.
The law is exhaustive and cover
dozens of instruments such as ar
scarcely ever handled by recorder
in counties like Yavapai, the instru
mcnts named above being all tina
will ever be recorded here.
Heavy penalties are provided 70
the violation OF the law, and ais
Tor the failure OF any rccordin
officer to strictly enforce the law.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
WATCHFUL WAITING.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.-There
has been no further report to the
government today on the firing of
the Turkish forts at Smyrna on the
launch OF the American cruiser Ten
ucsscc.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
SENSIBLE MAN.

CLEVELAND. Nov. zO.-J. J.
Sullivan. progressive national COM
mittceman for Ohio. announced his
resignation from the committee and
his return to the republican party.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
RANGE DEAL.
CFrom Saturdays Daily)

(fTOm Saturday DdIIy.J
W. p. Ellison OF Sclisman has
sold to Reid. Evans & Co., a dam
site and corral, situated near the
Ciencga ranch. for a nominal sum.
the deed being recorded yesterday.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-11-25
RAILWAY SALE OFF.

NEW YORK. Nov. l9-Thc Rock
Island and Pacific railway will not
be sold at public auction on Nov,
p. the circuit court OF appeals hav-
ing today reversed the order OF the
federal district court
OF the defendant was sustained and
the plaintiff allowed to amend com
plant by inserting certain words.
The demurrer as TO no cause for
complaint was ovcrrulcd. Trial on
the merits OF the case was set for
December ;.
The calendar will be called to-
morrow and cases not dated IS to
trial will be set at that time
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-05
COUNCIL AND CLUB
HOLD CONFERENCE

At the call OF Mayor w. w. Harris.
the city council held an informal con-
ference with the municipal affairs
committee Of the Commercial Club in
the club rooms at p. m. yesterday
afternoon.
Mayor Harris presided, with Coun-
cilmen DAILY. Wick, Haswell and Levy.
together with Engineer Adams, repre-.
senting the city government.
The Commercial Club was repre-
sented by President A. w. Wilkerson,
together with John NJ. Lawrence, l..
l.. McInnis, II. A. Burger and Ed Hall.
Mayor Harris called the conference
to order and expressed his personal
satisfaction and pleasure In having
the privilege of comforting with the
Comemrcial Club. He assured the
representatives OF the club that he
voiced the unanimous sentiment OF the
entire council in thus expressing his
own views in the matter
Alderman DAILY supported all the
mayor said, and added that he felt
sure the council would at ali times
appreciate helpful suggestions from
the Commercial Club.
Ed Hall spoke along the same lines,
and pointed out the advantages to be
derived from cooperation between the
two bodies.
The question OF the International &
Great Northern Railroad living up to
the terms of the franchise granting 1t
the use of certain streets in the city
came up for a lengthy discussion.
Alderman Haswell reported the sub
stance OF proposition which General
Manager Wilmington had made while
here on a visit Of inspection Wednes.
day. This proposition is that the In
ternational & Great Northern will haul
for the city 500 cars Of gravel to be
used on the streets as the council may
direct, II the city will pay for the
gravel, load and unload the cars, and
in return for this service the city is
to release the railroad from any obli-
cation to keep up the streets over
which its tracks are laid.
After quite good deal OF discussion
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-05
WRITE STORIES FOR
MOVING PICTURES
New Spare-Tlme Profession for Mer
and Women-one Man Makes
$500 In Six Months.

Owing to the large number OF new mo-
ton picture theatres which are being
opened throughout the country, there Is
offered TO the men and women OF today
n new profession, namely, that OF writing
moving picture plays. Producers are pay
ing from SIS 10 $3.50 for each scenario
accepted upon which they can build o
$500 In Six Months.
As II only requires a few hours time
to construct complete play, you can
readily see the Immense possibilities In
this work. One man, who gave the
idea a try-out, writes that he earned
$500 in six months. II Is possible for
an intelligent person to meet with equal
success.
one feature OF the business which
should appeal TO every one. Is that the
work may be done at home In spare time
No literary ability Is required, and womeu
have as great an opportunity as men
Ideas for plots are constantly turning up
and may be put In scenario form and
sold for n good price.
Particulars Sent FREE.
Complete particulars OF this most In
teresting and profitable profession may
be had FREE OF CHARGE by sending
a post card to
PHOTO PLAY ASSOCIATION
Box 1853. Wilkes Barre. pa.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-05

OF such terms OF settlement, Ed Hall
moved that the conference appoint a
committee OF five. consisting OF John
NJ. Lawrence. Engineer Adams, Alder
man Haswell. together with the mayor,
TO consider the whole question OF an
adjustment OF the city's claim on the
railroad. This motion. seconded by
alderman DAILY, was passed unani.
mously.
Later the motion was amended by
asking Alderman Haswell to bring be-
fore another meeting OF the confer.
ence statement showing the funds
available for street work.
Major l.. l.. McInnls then spoke at
length on the deplorable condition OF
our streets and pointed out the need
OF a better form OF city government.
He explained that the plight OF the
city was not due to incompetence or
mls.nanagement on the part OF the
present city government. but was due
wholly and entirely TO the antIquated
charter under which the city is operat
Ing. This charter. he pointed out. has
been In effect for forty years. II was
designed to meet the needs OF VII.
lage OF a few hundred inhabitants.
The city has long since outgrown the
fundamental law under which II is be.
ing governed. He pointed out clearly
that the present and future needs OF
Bryan can be met only by removing
the shackles that now make practical.
ly impossible any substantial growth.
This opinion was seemingly shared
by everyone present.
On motion. Major Mclnnis was re.
quested to prepare a special address
on the subject OF new charter. and
to deliver this address before another
meeting of the conference to be held
In the club room at 4 p. m, Thursday.
June IL.
The coming together for free con.
ference OF representatives OF these
two bodies is one OF the most hopeful
signs Of the oity's progress. The best
OF good will prevailed.
Adjournment was had until June II,
at p. m.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-05
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