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Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
CONCEAL OPIUM IN
CHOP SUEY BOWLS

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Thc lat
est method of distributing opium
to the drug fiends of New York
was exposed several days ago by de
tective who raided one of China
Towns chop suey restaurants.
The detectives watched the sus-
pected place for several weeks. They
observed that many of the patrons
were not OF the chop suey eating
class. Finally the detectives OBJ
served young man enter the res
taurant and converse in a low tone
with one of the Chinese. The GUS
toner was led into an adjoining
room and a few minutes afterward
emerged with a tin can. The de
tectives followed him and it so hap
pened that he tripped and fell. The
can rolled along the sidewalk, spill
ing rice and with it quantity Of
opium. Later well-dressed wom-
an emerged from taxi-cab, entered
the restaurant and then took a
seat at one of the tables. She or
dered a cup of tea and then said
she wanted some chop suey to take
home The waiter departed to fill
her order and returning, told her to
step into a small room where her
chop suey would be given her.
According to the detectives who
broke into the room, they saw the
proprietor take a roll of bills from
the woman. In her hand was d
bowl which the detectives seized
and found it contained, besides a
portion OF chop suey, 80 small
packages of opium. \ search OF the
room revealed many more packages,
which were estimated by the police
to be worth more than $1,000. These
packages were inclosed neatly in the
shells of Chinese nuts, cut in half.
Each half contained fifty cents
worth of the powder. i piece of
cardboard was placed over the half
shells, and then they were wrapped
IN wax paper. In the proprietor's
inner room were found scales on
which he weighed opium, his money
box which was well filled and two
cans filled with the drug.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To FRED r. LITTLE, his heirs,
executors. administrators and as
signs: You are hereby notified that
have expended during tne ycaz.
1913 Three Hundred Dollars in Ia
Dor and Improvements upon the fol-
lowing mining claims situated in the
Big Bug mining district, Yavapai
county, Arizona: Exchcquer, notice
OF location OF which is OF record ii
Book SO of Mines, page 53S; North
Exchequer, notice of location where
Of is of record in Book 40 OF
Mines at page 235; and South Ex-
chequcr, notice OF location whereof
is OF record in Book AZ OF Mines,
page 233, records OF Yavapai coun-
". Arizona, in order to hold SAID
claims under the provisions 'of Sec
ton 1924 Of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, and the amend
ment thereto approved January 2,
1880, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quircd to hold said claims for the
period ending the 3lst day of De-
cembcr, 1918 And if. within ninety
days from the personal service OF
this notice. or within ninety days
from the publication thereof, you fail
or refuse to contribute your proper
tioH OF such expenditure As a CO
owner, which amounts to $50, your
interest in the ,.aim will become
the subscriber, your co-owner, who
the property OF the subscriber, your
co-owncr, who has made the re-
quircd expenditure, by the terms OF
said section.
Dated at Prescott, Arizona, this
lst day OF January, 1914.
ALVIN L. LITTLE.
First pub. Jan. J, l9lAl4 t.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
ADMITS PASSING OF
THREE BOGUS CHECKS
(From Saturdays Daily.)


Repentant and in a hurry to start
serving his prospective sentence,
John Albert Connors yesterday be-
fore Judge Frank O. Smith in the
superior court pleaded guilty to the
charge of passing bogus checks.
Connors was arraigned with a string
of alias titles procured as a result
of his recent check-writing antics
at the expense of local and Hum
boldt residents.
For short time after his capture.
Connors maintained his innocence,
but later when araigned before JUS
tice of the Peace Charles II. Nc
Lane, broke down and confessed
to his crimes, declaring that drink
had caused his ruin. For over a
month | have been upon a steady
jag and | don't know what l have
DONE" he said.
Connors pleaded guilty to ali three
counts filed against him as the re-
suit OF three checks which reached
the county attorneys office after
they had been declared no good.
He will be sentenced this morning.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
DEEPLY MOURN
GIRL 8 DEATH
SWEET DISP SITIO N
DREW TO UNFORTUN-
ATE GIRL A HOST OF
FRIENDS
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Many eyes in the vicinity of 329
South Alarcon street were tear.
strained yesterday morning when
word was passed around telling OF
the death of Pauline Elvin, twenty
two years old, at the home of hei
parents. The case OF the unfortunate
girl was considered one OF the
most remarkable in medical history.
Suffering every hour OF the day, the
girl, however, showed remarkable
fortitude. She never uttered a cross
word and evinced a heavenly love
for her faithful parents, sister and
brother, who had travelled here so
as to be with her every minute OF
the time during her valiant fight
for health against overwhelming and
hopeless odds.
The disposition Of the patient
drew to her side scores OF friends
from the neighborhood and every
one wept when the news finally be-
came current topic
The Elvins came here last July
SO that the sick daughter might
get the benefit OF Prescott climate.
They will now return, together with
the remains, to their former home in
Dennison, Ohio.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
TO TEACH THEM
TO KEEP HOUSE

NEW YORK, Feb. PA school
for prospective brides will be started
shortly in New York. Each pupil
will receive six months training
in the art of being a genuine Ger
man housewife, the instructor being
German.
After taking the course the
"brides-to-be' will be qualified to
cater for the family should the cook
walk out, locate leak in the water
pipes, mend broken doorknob or
put up a shelf. scrub, wash. iron,
market, give first aid to any injured
member of the family. darn stock
ings, lay a table in the most ap-
proved fashion and, best OF all, aid
their husbands by preventing what
the instructor calls that frightful
waste in the American households,
which you never see in German
homes"
1t will be no easy job, taking a
course at this school. The rising
hour will be 6:3O, and then some OF
the girls will get breakfast, with
the German housekeeper to show
them how. while others do sweep
ing and busting and others start
operations III thc laundry. Dish
washing, going to market. keeping
accounts. bread making. scrubbing
and various other jobs will fill the
morning, and then there will be
lunch to get Afternoons and even
ings there will be some homework
mixed in with visits to museums.
lectures on housekeeping and music.
Thus the days will be taken up
until the course is completed, at
which time the girls will 80 forth
learned in real homcspun housekeep.
ing.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
NEW SOURCE OF
REVENUE FOR WATERS

NEW YORK, Feb. H.-That
campagne corks may be made an
actual source of riches is the novel
discovery just made by New Hork's
walters. As result the walters
pursuit OF literature is booming, for
the corks are actually being con-
verted into books to be used in the
rooms OF their association, and many
standard sets have already been
purchased with the income from
this novel source.
The plan of collecting champagne
corks has been in operation for
about four months, during which
time thousands OF corks have been
gathered in. The corks are OBJ
tanned by the walters from the wine
which is ordered in the various cafes
and restaurants along Broadway and
are brought to the association head
quarters whey they are stored in
barrels until such time as there
are enough to net the association
a fair price. The first batch, 1900
corks. brought 65 cents a gross, net
ting the thrifty walters something
like $50. Then another cork dealer
heard what the walters were doing
and offered a better price. The as
ISOLATION set the two dealers to bid
ding, and finally one agreed to take
all their collection at IS cents. a
gross.
The largest collection for any one
day was after the night before
New Years, at which time more
than two thousand corks found their
way into the barrels. The present
accumulation, if placed in pile
would make mound three feet il
/ heighth and six feet in diameter. Il
IS estimated that there ar" at lcast
ten thousand in the batch. Reckon
ing 5000 as pint corks, each rep
rcscnting about $3.50; 1000 from
quarts at $3.50 TO IS, and Thousand
from wine costing from SO to $40
the heap Of corks represents an cx
pcnditure in the ncighborhood o
$4,000. The association has ncttc,
So far $50 from the sale OF corkS
which means that something lik'
$l4U0OO was spent by the public
Only the finest grade OF cork i
used for champagne bottles. The
secondhand corks are placed i'll ma
chimes and cut into waters the siz'
of 25-ccnt piece and are used in
side the metal caps on mineral anC
beer bottles.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
CARRY $4,000 BOND
ISSUE AT MAYER
(From Saturdays Daily.)


Carried By a vote of more than
two to one, the election at Mayer
held Thursday to determine the
sentiment OF the taxpaying voters
on a $4,000 bond issue for new
schoolhouse resulted in an over
whelming victory for the pros. There
were % in favor and II against.
While the opponents of the meas
ure realized that they were outnum-
bered from the start they put up a
stubborn fight and consoled them
selves with the fact that it was not
a walk-over, anyway. SO spirited
was the contest that all but seven
of those eligible to vote cast their
ballots. Seven female voters also
exercised the right of suffrage.
The $4,000 bond issue will con-
sist of ten bonds of $1,000 denomi-
nation. These will run for the
term OF ten years but the school
board of trustees reserves the right
to redeem the first of these bonds
at the end of ten years from date
of sale and one additional bond
each ensuing year.
The voting of the issue means the
of the present one-room
frame structure by handsome up
to-date and thoroughly equipped
brick-constructed building. The
school board of trustees will within
a few days report to the board OF
supervisors, after which the sale of
the bonds will be advertised for.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
REGISTRAR is AFTER
SCALP OF A DEPUTY
(From Saturdays DaiIy0

~ AOlll ShAAiA hog Aoily
Because he failed to exercise the
duties of his office in keeping with
the instructions of his superior Of
fcer, DR.. Colt I. Hughes of Camp
Verde IS to be hailed before the bar
of justice.
The charges OF neglect of duty
are preferred through the office of
County Attorney p w. O'Sullivan
by Dr.. John w Finn, official coun-
ty registrar, of vital statistics. DR..
Hughes was appointed registrar for
Camp Verde by DR.. Finn several
years ago.
In line with his local duties, DR..
Hughes was required to submit at
the end Of each month report OF
the vital statistics for that territory.
This DR. Hughes has neglected TO
do for several months past, &C
cording to the complainant DR..
Finn is determined to call his dep
uty to task in a legal way inasmuch
as he has constantly disregarded re-
peated communications and demands.
Four complaints have been filed, COW
ering the alleged misdemeanors for
failure to deliver the reports for Oc-
tober, November, December and
January. The case will be heard
before Justice of the Peace Charles
II. McLane
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate OF Hugh L. Sweeney. de
ceased. Notice is hereby given by
the undersigned. executor OF the cs-
tate of Hugh l.. Sweeney, deceased,
to the creditors OF and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers. within four
months after the first publication
of this notice to the said executor
at the Bank OF Arizona, Prescott,
Arizona. the same being the place
for the transaction OF the business
of said estate. in said County OF
Iavapai.
{. \. PETER,
Executor OF Estate of Said Deceased.
Dated Prescott. Arizona. this 10Th
day Of February. 1914.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To J. {. TOVREA, his heirs. exc
cutors, administrators and assigns:
You are hereby notified that | have
expended during the year 1918 Five
Hundred Dollars in labor and inn
provcmcnts upon the following min
ing claims situated in tine Blue
Tank mining district. Ndvapai coun-
ty, Arizona: Little Annie. Golden
Treasure. North Star. Copper Bot
tom. notice OF location OF which IS
Of record in Book 50 of Mines. Al
page $50, records OF Yavapai coun,y.
Arizona, in order To hold sa'd
claims under the provisions of Sec
ton 232A- OF the Revised Statutes
Of the Unired States, aud the amend-
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
= !. - !. = =

(From Thursdays Daily)
Visitor Here.
a. H. Otis of Tucson was an ar
rival yesterday, coming here at the
behest Of the Monday Club to de
liver an address.
Mining Business.
Emmett Fitzgerald, mining on
Lower Lynx creek, is in the city
from his camp, after being ma
rooncd on account Of high water
for the past ten days.
Marriage License.
Court Clerk Patrick Farley yes
tcrday issued license for the mar
rage of Aurclio Morales and Ben
isia Ballestcrio. both Of Jerome, at
the request OF Justice OF the Peace
S. Z. Dcnison, who will tic the
knot
Back From Coast.
W. J. Mulvcnon returned ycster-
day from Los Angeles. via Phoc
nix. and was accompanied as far
a. the latter city by his wife, who
is to remain there for the presen;
Her health has materially improved,
which her many friends will be
pleased to learn.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
RECEIPTS LIGHT AND
PRICES ADVANCE

KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS,
Feb. 23.-Cattle receipts were light
after Tuesday last week and prices
advanced 10 to 20 cents from the
low time OF the week. Nearly one
half the supply was stock and feed
ing grades, and except for fair
run of meal fed quarantine cattle,
beef-making animals were scarce.
The big storm Sunday and today
has interfercd with railroad service
and receipts amount to only 5000
head, light for Monday. The mar
ket is sharply higher, steer sales
strong to Is cents higher; COWS 10
to Is cents, up, with exceptions
more. Stockers and feeders are
around steady, as demand for them
is not urgent in the teeth OF d
snowstorm. The storm will likely
dislodgc certain cattle from sections
where feed is scarce, or where they
depend on grazing, or from owners
otherwise unfavorably situated. Kill
ers plainly show that they need beef.
and trade recently indicates that
medium and low grades have re-
ceived enough punishment. a few
DAYS of sunshine will restore the
stocker and feeder market to its
stride, which means that present
prices are somewhere near the low
spot for this season. Native steers
brought SS.75 today, similar to $3.50
cattle last week; prime steers would
reach $925, and bulk of the native
steers sell at $3.50 to $40. Sugar
mill steers are worth $3.50 to $40,
/ Colorado and western hay-ied steers
$7.25 TO So, quarantine meal-fed
steers S6.75 to SIS, native cows up
to $3.50. bulls same, vcals $l0.5O,
stockers and feeders $6.25 to $50.
A good Eastern demand keeps
hog prices ascending, although pack
ers are able 10 check the rise ocCa-
sionally. Their efforts are usually
by way of heroic method OF stay
ing out OF the market, system that
does not accumulate many hogs
hence declines are short lived. Re
ceipts are insufficient for the de
mand, only $500 here today, market
10 cents higher. top SS.75, bulk
SS.45 to $50. Order buyers tool
20 per cent of the supply here las
week.
Sheep and lambs are selling frm
about a quarter above a week ago
although packers continue to bea
the market. Receipts are running
light, as Colorado shippers are goo'
at holding out, and prices are creep
+ ing upward. Run is 1900 today
sheep about 10 cents higher, lamb
strong, top lambs $775, ycarling
$3.50, wcathcrs $5.S5, ewes $5.65
| Iowa and Minnesota are sending
! large supplies to Chicago, othcrwis
, buyers would have scant support i
; their fight on prices.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
NEW SCHOOLS IN SIX
PARTS OF COUNTY
(From SATURDAYS Daily.)

AIIOlu Cdlul udS Ddliy.
Signs Of progress are evidenced
from the fact that new school
structures will shortly be springing
up in at least six paris of the coun-
try. The movement tending toward
new and up-to-date school structures
has gripped practically everyone in
the county and as 4 result the ma
son and carpenter will soon be fur
nished with sufficient work
Prescott has voted $4,000 for a
new high school and manual train
ing structure, Mayer has voted SlO,-
coo for a new school house; Jerome
has voted $4,000 for a new central
school; Ash Fork is about to vote
for a new $1,000 schoolhouse; Oak
Creek will shortly vote for a ST.
800 schoolhouse, and Clarkdale will,
before the close of the year enter
the ranks of the municipalities de-
string up-to-date schoolhouses.
Prescott Schools.
Ground for the new $4,000 high
school to replace the present anti
quated structure will shortly be bro
ken. The architects in Los Angeles
are completing the plans and bids
for the building contract will be
advertised for within a few days.
The structure will adjoin the present
building and will face on Gurley
street, a side entrance also being
available from Alarcon street.
After this building is completed
and occupied, the erection of joint
manual training ard domestic science
building to cost about $4,000 will
be started.
Jerome School.
The $4,000 worth OF school bonds
recently voted in Jerome will be
disposed of to the highest bidder at
a joint session of the board of Sill
pervisorS and the school board of
trustees of that district. The bids
will be opened Tuesday.
At Mayer.
Mayer on Thursday voted $l0,-
600 bond issue. Optimism over the
future is prevalent in the thrifty lit
tie burg where general period OF
prosperity is predicted with the loca-
ton of a new 100000 reduction
plant.
Ash Fork.
Ash Fork recently voted 4 5000
bond issue and a change i'll the
school site, but several flaws were
uncarthed in the election, making
necessary another start.
Oak Greek.
An election to determine the adj
visibility of issuing $1,000 in bonds
for new schoolhouse is called for
Oak Creek.
Clarkdale.
With the completion of the model
city OF Clarkdaie will be necessary
new schoolhouse. The men be-
hind the project propose an insti-
tuition which will be a credit to
the new city, It's ideals and general
aDDcarancc
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
FAMOUS BASSO DEAD.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Putnam
Griswold, the famous American
basso and member of the Metro
politan Opera Company, died here
today. He was operated on for APP
pendicitis on February 10, bit sub
sequent complications developed.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
STOCKMAN DEAD.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-An-
nounccmcnt was made today of the
death in East Bourne, England, on
Wednesday, Of Thomas SturgiS, for
mcrly a prominent stock raiser III
Wyoming. He was o. years old.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
RANDOLPH BEHIND
BIG POWER PROJECT

TUCSON, Feb. 27.-AIan has
dared not only conceive. but to
propose the building OF a dam higher
than Niagara Falls. 1t is the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado river in
Northern Arizona which it is pro
posed TO dam. The dam will be
200 feet or higher.
1t may be made 800 feet high, II
desired, because the canyon Is a
mile deep at the site, near the 81
Tovar hotel and there is incentive,
since the higher the dam the greater
the amount OF power that can be
generated.
Because OF the tremendous posi-
bilities for the generation OF power,
the proposal is interesting. from an
industrial standpoint to the entire
State OF Arizona. 1t means that
electrical energy will be transmitted
by power lines to every part OF the
State and the current sold at i price
that will permit OF the irrigation OF
desert lands at not to exceed SZ.9O
Der acre i year. This will increase
desert lands in value from 81 per
acre to SlOO per acre.
While irrigation projects already
have brought thousands of acres
around Tucson under cultivation.
power from the Grand Canyon will
multiply the acreage that may profit
ably be cultivated.
That the dam is practicable from
an engineering standpoint was de-
cided last fall by Colonel Epes Ran
dolph, president of the Southern
Pacific of Mexico and Arizona East
ern railroads. That it is CONNER
cially feasible he is now also certain
His conclusions have been checked
up by other engineers OF national
reputation and found to be correct
Colonel Randolph and his asso-
ciatcs are looking into their legal
rights and should no serious obJec-
tons by government or State dc
vclop. they will proceed to finance
the project. To do so will require
from SAOOO,OOO to $50O00,000. Iii.
associates are Ralph II. Cameron
formly representative from Arizona
then 4 territory, in the house OF rep
rcscntativcs, and Eugene 5. Ives
one of the most distinguished law
vers OF the Southwest. Cameron
lives in Phoenix. the State capital
Randolph and Ives live III Tucson
Colonel Randolph will be recalled
az the engineer and railroad prcsl
dent who went to the assistance o
the Imperial valley of California
when its inundation was threatened
NV the Colorado river in 100. NJ
that country i below sea level, Ih'
river broke through It's banks an'
created the Salton sea. Randolph
turned it back into ITS proper chdh
mel. which carries the waters to tn
Gulf of California.
Cameron has owned Homestead
ON the rim of the Grand Canyol
since he was boy. 1t is AT thi
point that the dam will be built.
II will be OF concrete a. AMOS
dams are now built. 1t will be
, rock-lillcd dam and the material vii
come from the walls OF the canyon
, 1t is proposed TO detach great bouI
ders by means OF dynamite, hurlm
them into the stream below.