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Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 2 1916
MERRILL |s BUYER
 0F MIDNIGHT TEST

PRESCOTT, Aug, 2S.-Reports that negotiations are under way a few weeks ago for taking over the Mid night Test gold group of Groom Creek district, were substantiated yesterday by the formal closing of a pig deal in which R. M Merril, of San Francisco, figures as the pur- chaser. He was an arrival on Thurs day, accompanied by his assistants, Earl Black and Francis H. Clark, and possession of the property was inn mediately given them.
 Messrs. Black and Clark are to take charge of operations, going to the camp yesterday afternoon. while MT. Merrill is to make Prescott his home, leasing quarters at the Con- gress hotel for the next year The seller is Colonel Chase. of Fairba ut, Minn., who has retired from active business owning to i'll health.
 The deal is quite noteworthy from the deserved prominence which the property enjoyed when active over ten years ago. It's free milling ores were chased as high as grade, and development given to a depth of over 100 feet showed an attractive prop ositiOn. Before retiring from the min ing business. Colonel Chase installed a new Nissen mill, and made ex- tensive surface improvements. Tho
 Midnight Test in early days was sue ceSsfully operted by leasers and it. product treated at the old Clark X Adams stamp mill nearby, as well a. l by other plants in that section. is situated at the head of the creek
 on Assure reported as indicatin. | the mother lode of that belt. Nil
 Merrill made the trip from San Fran
 cisco to Prescott by auto. accompan i jed by his wife
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LOS ANGELES MARKET

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 2S-Prices quoted are for livestock weighed and delivered off the cars without food and water.
 CATTLE: con foot andy cross weight.) No 1 steers weighing 900 to 1900 pounds, $7.50m7.90; seconds, s7.00M 7.25; common thin s4.00m4.50
 COWS AND KEEPERS: No. 1, s6.00G6.25; seconds. $5.50@5.75; thin, s4.50m5.0O.
 BULLS AND STAGS-Good, $500; medium $400@4.50. CALVES: Light weight, s9.00; me- dium heavy, $8.00mS.50. SHEEP: (Per head desirable wool) Wethers, S6.50M7.00 ewes. s6.50@ CTS: sucking lambs, S6.G0@6.25. 1 HOGS: (Hard grain fed.) 150 to 25o pounds. $S.25@S.75; 25O to $50 pounds, l S775mS00; 30 pounds up S575 m6.50. POULTRY: Bnolers, 1Sc; flyers, 1 16c; roasters, 16c; old cocks, Sc; light hens, 12c; heavy hens. 19c; light i turkeys, 22m24c; old ducks, 12c; young ducks. 13M14c; young geese l 19c: squabs. $2.00 dozen.
 BUTTER: Receipts. 124,20O pounds; Extras. 29c: firsts. PIC.
 EGGS: Receipts, 347 cases. selected 36c; case count, 32c; candled. 34c. ALFALFA HAY: s12.00m14.00. I SONORA WHEAT: $1.95 bid; s2.25 asked.
 BARLEY: Bright feed, s1.70 bid; s1.75 asked. Dark feed, $1.42h bid; s1.4712 asked.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
Plaza.

There will be a complete change of program at the Plaza today, when the
 good old General program will reopen
 with six reels, headed by the three-reel Broadway Star Vitagraph production, The West Wind" a stirring tale of the old west when the Indians that his tory tells about roamed as they pleased and clashed with the U. S. army at every opportunity. Three other excep- tional reels will be run. None of these pictures have ever been seen in Phoe- nix before. Manager Caveness assured himself of that when he contracted
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Happy Jack, making over to her his mine and all his belongings, leaves in haste, the boys having told him an old hag has sent the picture.
 How the quitter" and the girl meet in spite of all handicaps how his for tunes, completely depleted, are restored in surprising fashion by Glad, is told in story which for atmosphere and swiftness of movement has seldom been matched.
 The Quitter' has a smile and tear for all
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29

Last nights performance of "The Clancy Twins" proved itself to be one of the best musical comedy hits of the season, and both comedy and musical numbers were highly encored time af ter time, and the bill as whole was highly appreciated by the Coliseum patrons, which is the usual case. There is not a shadow of doubt but what the Merrymakers have become huge favorites with the Phoenix public This bill will hold the boards until Wednes- day evening and if you want to have a hearty laugh you can't afford to miss it.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
COPPER. ETC.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Copper, firm; electrolytic, $2ZOOG2S.0O.
 Iron, steady: No. northern, $20.50@ 21.OO; No. ?, $20OO62O.5O; No 1, south ern. $19.5O@2O.OO; No. ?, $19.OO@2O.5O
 Metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot $39.00@40.00.
 At London: Spot copper G111; futures, e1O9; electrolytic, e129; spot tin, e172, 15s; futures. G173, 12s, Sd.
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FINANCES AND MARKETS
Continued from Page Three)

Continued from Page Three) $5.O0m100; stockers and feeders, $5.0O@ 725; calves, SS.00@ 10.50.
 Hog receipts 1000; market steady. Top $1O70; bulk, $10.e0d10.40.
 Sheep receipts 10000; market, steady Lambs, $9.50@10O0; ewes, $650@ 6.75.
 At Kansas City.
 KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2S.-Hog re- ceipts 9.0O0 to 15 cents higher; bulk, S1025m1O.75; heavy, $10.00m10.50; light $10.25m10.80; pigs, $S.50n10.00.
 Cattle receipts 17,000; strong to 25 cents higher, western steers $6.5O@ $500: cows $4.5007.25; heifers, $6.00M 1925; stockers, $5.75mS.25; bulls $4.25@ 100; calves, $6.50@11.00.
 Sheep receipts 5000; steady; lambs S975m1O50; yearlings $7.250 8.25; ;
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO Aug. 28.-Butter, steady; creamery, 26c to 31c.
 Eggs, steady; receipts, 1889 cases; firsts, 25G251kc; ordinary firsts 23Q 231zc; at mark cases included 1S@ 24c.
 Potatoes, higher; receipts, 45 cars; Jersey, cobblers, $1.3OG1.35; Jersey giants, s1.20@125; Minnesota Ohios $115m1.1S.
 Poultry, alive, higher; fowls, 14@17c; springs, 21c.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2S.-Butter creamery, 2Sc; firsts, 26c; seconds, 25c; packing, 24Hc.
 Eggs. firsts. 26hc.
 Poultry, hens, 15c; roosters. He; broilers, 19bc.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S-Cotton futures closed steady; October $15.44; December, S15.63; January, S15.6S; March, $15.S3; May, S15.94. Cotton spots, quiet; middling uplands, $15.6O. Sales 3500 bales.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
wethers, $7.OO@7.5O.
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Mercantile paper 312@S%.
 Bar silver, 661a. Mexican dollasr 51 A .. Government bonds, strong; railroad bonds, easier.
 Time loans, easier; 50 days 2& @3; 90 days, 2% %@3A.
 Call money, steady; high, 2h; low, ?; ruling rate, 2A.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
METAL EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S-The metal ex- change quotes lead $6.60@6.75.
 Spelter, quiet; spot, east St. Louis delivery, 91s, asked.
 At London: e3O 15s; spoilers. z 5S.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. Aug. 2S.-Cotton spot strong; good middling, 5000; middlng $9.S4 low middling, $9.6S. Sales 5000
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CnIiseum Iheater

for the service on his recent trip to the coast.
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tion of Ralph Ince. The Selig Athletic Pictures will also be on the program tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1916-08-29
COPPERS

Compiled for The Republican by R. Allyn Lewis, E. E. Hutton & Co.'s leased wire, Hotel Adams building, 1o7 North Central Ave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30
SEE FINE CATTLE AND HOGS.

/ Orangeburg, Sept. 27.-A special
feature of the live stock conference.
TO be held at Orangeburg on October
II and IL, will be an exhibit of pure
bred cattle and hogs from among the
best breeders in the State. AS the
principal object of this meeting is
to stimulate interest in the raising
of live stock and diversified farming,
1T Is believed that such an exhibit
will serve the very valuable pur-
pose Of demonstrating how success.
fully pure bred stock can be raised
in South Carolina and the pecuniary
benefits to be derived thcrfrom. L.
!. Guion of Lugoff has agreed to send
IL head of Herefords to this exhibit.
and l.. w. Boykin of Camden will
send nine head of Shorthorns. The
other breeds will be represented also
and the different kinds of hogs.
A number of chambers Of com
merce have advertised that they viii
work up automobile parties to come
to the conference in their machines
From the responses received and the
inquiries made large attendance il.
assured. This meeting viii be a
statewide affair. 1t will undoubtedly
result in bringing the people of the
state to realization Of the fact tha,
right at home may be found the best
section of the country where cattle
and hogs may be raised more cheap
iy than elsewhere. This meeting will
be held under the joint auspices OF
the Orangeburg Chamber of Com
merce and the Southern Settlement
and Development organization Of
Baltimore, Md.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

He told mis-. 12-year-old son to
milk the cows. feed the horses, siop
the pigs. hunt up the eggs, feed the
caves, catch tho colt and put him
In the stable. cut some wood, split
the kindling. stir the cream. pump
fresh water In the creamery after
supper. and be sure to study his les
sons before he went to bed. Then
ne went To farmers club to dis
cuss the question. "IIow to keen the
boys on the farm."--Ex.
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ST. MARKS CHURCH.

The people Of Pinewood are yery
much interested In an address on ST.
Marks Episcopal church. which will
he delivered in that edifce on Sunday,
OCT. 9Th. at 11.30 o'clock, by Prof. j.
Nelson Frierson of the University of
south Carolina. This church Is To-
Gated In the sand hills about four
miles west Of PirewOod. This lecture
on the founding and growth of that
parish famous I'm it's section of the
State. will be very interesting, and its
friends about Pinewood extend q
hearty invitation to the public to be
there at that time.
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WILSON GAINING.
Hughes is Losing Strcngth--Presi.
dent Will Carry New York.

Shadow Lawn, Sept. 27.-Samuel
Seabury, Democratic nominee for
governor, after comforting with Pres
ident Wilson said, "the tide is turn
ing away from Hughes. President
Wilson will carry New York."
Mr. Seabury said the president will
speak twice i'm New York during the
campaign. Vance Mccormick also
saw the president today. President
Wilson showed much interest i'm the
Jersey primary returns, but made no
comment
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WOULD ELIMINATE "DAMN."
Ep'sccpai Commission Would substi.
tutc "COndcmp."


New York. Sept. 25.--Enmination
OF the word damn" from the Epis-
copai prayer book and the substitu-
ton OF the word "condema' is recon-
mended by tho commission on revis.
ION OF the prayer book. In a report to
DC submitted to the trienaial conven-
uon OF. the protestant Episcopal
church at 81. Louis next month. It.
Us proposed to change ths disapprov-
ed word In parts Of tho Scripture
whcn II is quoted In the lisurgical SER
wees The committee argues that
condemn" is n more correct trans.
'"t'on OF the Greek word. The com.
n'Ss'oners susgest that damn" t.
harsh. interferes with tho beauty of
'ne service and that Its use IN church
"as bad influence on the young.
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TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND OUT.
imbOr Leaders Claim Success for
Sympatht tic Strike.

New York, Sept. 2S.-The labor
union leaders claim that nearly two
hundred thousand sympathetic strik-
ers are out. The police deny their
claims. The Jewish holiday contin-
ued today. With one hundred and
twenty thousand Hebrew trades work.
ers out 1t Is impossible to tell how
many remain out after the holiday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET.
ING.


The County Democratic Executive
Committee met today i'm tho Court
House for the purpose of tabulating
the returns and declaring the result
or the third primary election held i'm
the sixth Magisterial district to nomi-
nate candidate for Magistrate. The
vote as tabulated was as follows:
Borden: Burkett, 4: Moore. O.
Dalzell: Burkett. 50; Moore, SO.
DuBose: Burkett, 5; Moore. "a.
Total, Burkett, 81; Moore, 90.
All protests were withdrawn and
the committee declared NJ l.. Moore
to be the nominee for MAGISTRATE I'm
the Sixth District.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

Washington, Sept. 27.-Gen. Per-
shing's first official report on the
American -CarIanza soldiers clash at
El Vale has been received. He said
one American soldier was killed and
another slightly wounded. Previous
reports said the missing American
was held prisoner by the Carranzistas.
board Of officers is investigating the
hghting. The row occurred in a sa-
loon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

Boston. sert. 27.-Fredsrick Mans.
Held. with the organized labor sun.
port ard opposed by the Democratic
machine. won the Democratic suber.
Material nomination over Charles Cole.
mansfield will be opposed by Samuel
mccall. Republican. the present gov
ernor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-30

hvstish Have Tukcn Hearty -Four
1hoasand Prisoners During Last
Two Days

London. Sept. 27.--Bstween three
and four thousand German prisoners
have reached the British collecting
stations on the somme front during
the last forty-eieht hours Prisoners
were taken IN lighting at Thiepvai,
Guedecourt and Combles.
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WCcvil Near Carolina Limo

augusta, Ca. Sept. 23.--The boil
weevil has been discovered in Burke
county. 1t was thought the woevil
would not reach the district for two
years moro,
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NEW PEANUT RATES.

railways operating i'm South Caro-
INA nave issued an order putting into
effect October the reduced ratos on
peanuts for grinding purposes. A re-
auction I'm rates was recently ordered
ny the commission after seevral hear
ings.
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h&es " tl,e lg1lish. Around tha
fer,nst plac( many hard battles have
besP tousht since the inception OF
ne Ngrsat sntents ofssnsive on July
4. Gen. SIR Douglas Hais's men,
after capturing rhiepvAl. drove on
eastward ana took the zollsrn re-
dpubt. y strongly fortified position
which Hos bstween Thie;,vai ana the
hmd In the British line at Cource-
sstts. N
The French. hkewise, advanced be-
yono Fregicourt and captured the
wood between THAT village and Nor
val and the greater part Of the Ger
man fortified positions hing between
sliis wood eastward across the
Bethuns roild to the western portion
OF the st. vsast nipping on another
portion Of the German line of com.
munication to the south from
Bspaume.
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London. Sept. 2S.-German subma-
rlnes destroyed the British ship
static. and the Swedish ship Ber-
guela. The Swedish crew was saved.
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REcT0R'S FAMILY HURT.
REV. w. III. X. PENDLETON'S AU.
TOMOBILE TURNS OVER.
Son May Not RecOvcr-Other Occu-
I. pants Injured When Cur Turns
( Turtle Between CampObcllO and
Inman.

Spartanburg, Sept. 27.-As the re-
suit Of an automobile accident which
occurred early today on Windmill hill
between Inman and Campobello in
this county when the car in which the
Rev. w. H. K. Pendleton, rector of
the Episcopal church of this city and
lsix members Of his family were rid
ling turned over, Carey Pendleton, Mr..
Pendleton's IL year old son, suffered
q fracture at the base of the brain
from which physicians think he will
not recover, Mrs. Pendlcton has q
fractured hip and Miss Uta Saito, a
Japanese girl, who lives with Mr.
3Pendleton,. has suffered internal in
Ijuries
All are patients in the Pendleton
residence in this city. where they were
brought after the accident.
At an early hour today Mr.. Pen
dleton and his family started to Hen
Jacksonville, N. c., to spend the day
AZ they were going down Windmill
knill near Campobello Mr.. Pendleton
Esuddenly applied his brake and the
car turned turtle. pinning the mem
bers Of the party under it.
Or. Stephens CT Campobello and
Dr. w. j. Chapman Of Inmarl were
eummoned and were the first to gel
~ the scene Of the accident Auto,
mobile parties were made up at In
man and Campobello which hastened
80 the rescue Of the injured people
md the family vas rushed back to
he home in this city. Here, in addi.
ten TO the physicians already in at.
endance, DR.. Steediey, DR.. thinner.
ans DR.. Jeffries ard DR.. Edward.
ere called. and all members of the
4tty were examined ard medical ait
ndered. The doctors say that there
VERY little hope that Carey Pen
ston' wfll recover. ,f
Those In the party who did not re-
yY sever injuries were Mr.. Pen,
Ql hln * + Vkast I. Bsndlston
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London, Sept. 27.-The 26 mile bat
tle-arc running from the Ancre river
to the Somme is rapidly being trans
formed by the great offensive Of the
entente allies into an irregular train
gular wedge In the German line with
the base, respectively, in front of
Thiepval and west of Peronne and
the point projecting across the Be-
thune road and into the st. Pierre
Vast wood.
On the British end of the line. in
the region Of Thiopval and eastward
to the north of Flers. the British in
Wednesdays fighting gained further
successes over the Germans and
likewise the French east and south
east of Rancourt drove their troops
forward and entered the st. Pierre
vaast wood.
To the south Of this region from
Bouchavesnes to the southern edge
Of the Bois Liable farm. tho French
were compelled to face violent at.
tack by the Germans, which was
beaten of. the Germans being thrown
back In disorder, according to Paris.
The British gains included German
trenches on a front Of 1000 yards
north Of Flers and strong redoubt
on a hill 1000 yards northeast OF
Thiepval. no the northwest. across
the Ancre. successful raids were car
ried out by the British opposite Beau
mont \Hamel 2
Ten thousand prisoners have fallen
into tho hards of the British in the
last fortnight's fighting on the somme
front, according to London.
There Is atill little news coming
from the Russian and Austro- @ erman
war Offices concerning the fighting
on the Eastern front. Pctrograd as
sorts that inside from, skirmishes al
various points there Is nothing to re-
port Berlin, however. records the
|Sssse|1 Sfs y M "a I I! q;4!as's
Ontths Ro0fninian front battles arc
taking place at various points near
the Transylvanian border. Berlin re-
ports progress for the Teutonic allies
near, Hermannstadt. while Bucharest
chronicles the defeat Of the Austro-
Germans In the Jiu valley and their
hasty retreat north and northwest.
Quiet prevails in the Dobrudja re-
gion.
According to the Bulgarian war Of
fice. the Bulsarians have forced back
the troops of the entente allies over
the whole front In Macedonia. Paris.
however. says three violent Bulgarian
attacks on Kaimakcalan height were
repulsed with heavy LOSSES.
Artillery duels continue along most
OF the Austro-Italian front.
In the fighting in Asiatic Turkey
Pctrograd claims successes for the
Russians along the Black sea coast,
In Armenia near Guimichan and on
the Persian front in the vicinity of
Hamadan.
J.
What Is to be the final attitude OF
Greece In the war is still uncertain.
The latest unofficial report from
Athens. however. Is that the Greek
government In agreement with King
Constantine has decided on military
cooperation with the entente powers.
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3lts isnnltgra tion ahd land no lding Are
not only derosatory to her dignity.
but are unjust under international
law. Removal o.. these restrictions
1t is explained, are regarded as Japan's
third and final step in her rise to
statehood, the first two being the
abolition Of extra territoriality and the
negotiation Of commercial equality
treaties.
The embassy believes the renewal
will be most fundamental in char
acter. officials declaring good rela.
tions with the country are looked upon
as combining with Japan's vital in
terests in China and the alliance with
England to form the three cardinal
points Of Japanese foreign policy
Japans present strained relations with
China regarding the Cheng Chato
clash the embassy expects to be set
tied shortly in way satisfactory to
both Sides
Japan's policy towards the pro-
posed trade war after the war will
tie outlined here Friday with the visit
of Baron Sakatani, who is just back
from the recent allied economic con-
ference at Paris. The baron will be
entertained at lunch by James Brown
Scott, secretary of the Carnegie peace
endowment, and at dinner by Tokyo.
Chi Tanka, the Japanese charge.
Japan's complication in the proposed
trade war counted on to remove seri-
Gus competition in China, her vital
trade field.
The Pacific islands north of the
equator including: the Caroline and
Marshall groups which were seized
from Germany early in the war. will
be awarded to Japan, according to
the embassy view, at the peace confer
ence. Already as cable dispa tches
have shown Japanese schools, banks
and steamship Lines have been es-
tablished there and every effort made
to make them part Of the island en-
pire.
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sassd four years, and Miss Elixabeth
Pendleton. aged 16 years. The auto.
mobile in which Mr.. Pendleton and
his family We're riding. was a recent
gift of the members Of the Church of
the Advent Of which Mr.. Pendleton is
pastor. st.