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Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-23
NELSON SHOWING HAS
 BONANZA EARMARKS
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

1t would be impossible to give an accurate idea of what has been ac- complisned on the Nelson or to exag- gerate ore conditions in evidence, from valuation standpoint, based on tonnage available for production" said ]. E. Shearer of Crown King. yesterday, who is interested in Brad shaw mines. He stated further this property has been thoroughly explor- cd at half a dozen points, from the shaft on the hill to the lower tunnel 800 feet below, and all openings arc strongly reflected in well defined ifs sure veins varying from three to six feet in width. He said further: "It makes no difference where cross-cut- ting begins or ends; it's the same story. ore everywhere and in unknown parallel veins being encountered"
 The Nelson. he says, IS 10 verify its good reputation and begins shipping to Humboldt and the Randolph-G Gem mell works this week. Shearer also says the boom is travelling toward the Bradshaws and this Summer will gee it anchored soiiily. Deals are pend ing and mines are shaping up for ac- tive doings.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-23
STEER MARKET RE-
 COVERS FROM ITS SLUMP
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
 KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS, Feb. l4.-The steer market was un- satisfactory last week, but there is a recovery today, sales strong to 10 higher. Buyers wanted some good to choice cattle today. but top was SS.5O, being held down by lack of finish in the offerings. Some plain cattle of good weights sold at $40 to S775 to- day, this class getting least advance. Some of the shippers here last week sent their cattle to other markets in the hope of getting more money, bu, every lot forwarded lost money by the operation, losses ranging from $50 to Sl50 car Butcher cattle held up firm last week, and are strong to day. Cattleme1 observe with satis. faction the trend of COW prices, both killers and breeders, for after all, the COW is the basis of the cattle trade. Receipts today are 12,O00 head. anl trade was active from the start, the market called strong to 10 higher in all departments. Some rough West crn pulp fed steers weighing 1890 pounds sold to killers at S7z5, and pulp fed bulls brought $ to S5.5O. A string of Colorado yearlings and twos sold at S7 to S7.60, five or six loads al the top. showing some strength ir stock cattle Most of the feeders bring $675 to $.25. Some medium to common quarantine steers sold a, S6.40 to S665, and some plain Okla homa cattle from Chickasna in the native division, brought S6.70 to S7.15, 9SO to 1,l5O pounds. Present prices are materially higher than year agt at this time.
 Hogs arrived to the number O, 12,O00 head, and sales were largely steady. Packers tried to buy them cheaper during the first half of the session. but finally paid strong prices up to SS05, bulk of sales S76O to SS Receipts at most of the markets overran estimates, hence the attempt to buy cheaper, but good order buy ing demand, with probability of light CT supplies later i1 the week overcams the attempt to depress prices, and bolstered the late market. Pigs have been in strong demand during the past week. selling at S675 to S750 Hogs are pretty high now. in view oi the large receipts, but prophets pre- dict big advance between now and Summer.
 Sheep and lambs sold Is to 20 high CT today. lambs going to S11.10. and ewes to S7.60, bulk of the good lamb. S11. Feeding lambs sold Friday al S1030 and today at Sl050. Receipts were 11,000 today, and total supply i, running moderate. Prices are at g point where packer buyers are held tt strict accountability for poor dressing purchases, hence they watch closely for finish and quality.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-23
SUGGESTION OF HART
 ADOPTED BY CHAMBER
(From Fridays Daily.)


 Professor F. W. Hart's proposal that a committee on public schools of both the city and county be appoint ed was heartily accepted by the Chamber of Commerce at its meeting held last night and the chairman and members for the newly created part of the chamber soon will be selected by President C. F. Yount.
 The purpose of the new committee will be to cooperate with the school boards and superintendents in an ef- fort to give publicity and gain the ap- proval of the general public for new and modern methods being intro duced in the schools which are fire. quently marked as frills to educa- tion
 Professor Hart speaking before the chamber stated that the schools as we'll as business must keep up with modern methods and to accomplish this the approval of the business men and the community at large must be given for new movements that have. successfully been adopted in the edu- cational institutions of other cities and States.
 Commenting on the proposal of Hart that the committee be appoint ed F. C. Whisman stated that re- gently he had read lengthy article on the introduction of military train ing i1 the High schools of Wyoming. The plan was at first looked upon as foolish and as absolutely unnecessary n school work and is now considered one of the most valuable courses in inc State. Many other States are adopting the same course and Whis- man stated that it might be consider ed in Arizona i1 conjunction with the preparedness wave that is sweeping the entire nation.
 NJ. B. Hazeltine of the Prescott school board. stated that he approved of the creation of a committee to work with the school heads in further ing their work and assisting in bring ing the business men in toucn with the public schools.
 F. L. Haworth will be arena direct or for the 19l6 Frontier Days cele- bration according to Chairman of the Executive Committee Ed. Kastner. The third member of the committee will be F. c. Brown. Kastner stated that meetings will be held in short time and the work of lining up the l9l6 event will be started and pro- grams arranged. Kastner IS conf dent that this years show will be the biggest and greatest ever held and he expects a crowd that will surpass all attendance records of previous years.
 Believing that the work of the chamber is valuable to the county at large as well as the city of Prescott, the body is planning campaign for inducing men from all parts of the county to join the organization and assist in the boosting work.
 To arrange for final plans for the Good Roads Day run around the outer loop to be held on Washing tons birthday, February 22nd, com- mittees from the chamber and the Prescott Auto Club will meet this af- ternoon. The result of the confer ence will be given at the smoker to be held at the Yavapai Club tonight.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-23
ALLIES NOT TO BLAME

PLAlNFIELD, \. J., Feb. 19. - The plant of the Middlesex Analine Chemical Company, said to be Ger man-owned, was destroyed today by an explosion and fire. Two were in Jured and the entire town of Lincoln was shaken. The fire is said to have been caused by acids running to- gether in the mixing vats. The dam age is estimated at S5O,OOO.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-23
CYANIDE KILLED HER

CHICAGO, Feb. l9 - Cyanide of potassium killed Marian Frances Lambert, the high school girl of Lake Forest, according to a report made today to the coroner by Dr. Ralph C.. Webster oi the Chicago laboratory.
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was thrown from his hora. while on autv
at Fort sam Houston Tex He was taken
TO the army hospital and remained a patient
until May Of the following year. II was
found that he was disabled for further army
service and received an honorable dis
charge
''on leaving the hospital he came East
the doctor giving him a quantity of medi-
cine. small. white pills and told him 10 use
the pills whenever he had any pain but
not 10 use more than three or four a day.
lie stopped In Pittsburgh where he re-
mained for some time During hls stay IN
that city the supply OF medicine furnl shed
him by the army doctor became exhausted
and he suffered great pain. from which he
seemed unable 10 get any relief young
doctor rooming IN the same house told him
what the trouble was-that he had been
using morphine. A. he had some money az
that time he continued the use of morphine
lie has since learned the profession OF
trained nurse. and during the last six years
has been employed at an institute for feeble
minded. During the last few years he has
been growing constantly more miserable
Added TO the physical torture has been the
worry over the increased price Of drugs
Aimee the enforcement OF the Harrison act.
Until recently he obtained his supplv of
drug by mail from n druggist In the vicinity
Of Dayton. He claims he recently paid ss2
for one ounce OF morphine. and that the
same NNNuNNl toutd nave been pnftnaNtO.
previous 20 the enforcement OF the Federal
law, for So
"A boy. eighteen years oid who has
always lived In South Philadelphia, left
school at fourteen and went 20 work IN a
textile min. within two months ot the time
he went to work he had formed the heroin
habit An old worker at the same mill In
,roduced him 20 Its pleasures. The habit
was soon formed and its practice main
talned. Hts appetite was affected, his gem
eral health Impaired he was most Irregular
| In hts habits OF sleep: became careless OF
his personal appearance. llfeess and duh.
and finally lost his job In the mill. He has
had employment since but cannot keep u {;
partly because OF the direct effect OF the
drug In making him careless and incom-
petent about his duties: partly because all
sense OF self-respect and responsibility have
disappeared. His clothes are frayed and
soiled. his shoes patched and broken. and
he does not care. He is rough and ili-man-
nered and iuconslderate. All this his mother
says " entirely unlike his former self What
he ought 10 produce is being lost To the
community. when there Ia need for workers
on every hand The slb week or more
| which he should be earning Is lost to him
and the expense OF his support, as well as
| that OF the drug he Is using. must be borne.
| He has taken reduction treatment from at
| least four doctors and In yet using all the
drug he can get.
Another young fellow came to the habit
through dissipation lie went into the Ten
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derioln for diversion. and one Of the diver
sions was hop" smoking The women he
met taught him to use opium. That was
fourteen years ago Now he Is thlrty-one
years Of age. He has since learned TO use
morphine. heroin and cocaine. lie married
a dope neud As a boy he went TO work
IN the ofiice Of n well-known lawyer. who
would have educated him. Now he Is
hopeless dope hend. a pickpocket. a thief
and every kind OF crook lie has frequently
been arrested and has served time In the
House OF Correction"
In dealing with the reouctlon treatment
employed by INSCRIPTIONS physicians TO
bleed" dope hends. the report states;
Users say that frequently these doctors
do not make any physcian's examination
whatever. but merely ask the user what
quantity he wants the prescription written
for Frequently the doctor nils the pre-
scription himself and keeps II. In this way
u never passes into TIE hands OF the
users"
The report tells OF the case of woman
drug addict who pays n peddler $3.50 per
dram for heroin. In this regard the report
reads; she says that all the users In
the Tenderloln know where they can get
n supply IL they have the money, but that
most OF them. like herself are afraid OF
being arrested. so they employ carrier.
The carrier is n person. usually an alco-
hollc, who is not drug user. A drug user
Is never selected as carrier because he
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would Be recognised by the vice squad
and he could not be trusted with the stun.
AZ the carrier assumes the risk. he wants
TO be well paid. This woman says that the
DRUG PARTIES
In reference TO drug parties the report
says BY two or more persons pooling
their funds $50 or 500 Erains OF cocaine
are sometimes bought. These users then
repair 60 the room OF one OF the party
and continue 70 use cocaine until the sup
ply II exhausted The same practice r.
common among heroin and morphine
users"
The committee found II dlfncuit to obtain
dennlte facts Ia regard 20 the extent and
the number Of addicts In Pennsylvania. An
attempt was made 20 got information on
this point by sending letters 10 institutions
through the State. These included state,
private and county care hospitals Tor the
insane forty-nve IN all. Fifty-six per cent
replied. They reported ga drug users
treated since the enforcement OF the Har-
rison act as against thirty-three Of the
preceding year Forty-seyen ditreren,
towns. located IN twenty-eight different
counties, were represented by the 2ai per-
sons treated at these institutions Allegheny
County Hospital for the Insane treated a
large number of the drug users.
About one-half ot the hospitals In Phila.
delphia answered the request for informa-
tlon ~ regard 20 the number OF drug users
treated by them II was shown that the
number OF different patients reported as
being residents OF Philadelphia were as fol-
lows Hospitals. $40; penal institutions
lit; Huntington Reformatory. Z arrested
for violation OF the Harrison act. Si2; In
state institutions for the insane. II. per
sonal Interviews. 10; other sources. ih to-
tai, ii26: less duplicates. 100; net total.
1929. In explanation OF the foregoing the
report states;
These figures are for the year follow
ing the enforcement Of the Harrison act
with one exception, wheiN tho figures In
clude the preceding ycat. They probably
represent only a fraction OF tho actual num-
Der OF addcts In Philadelphia. We have
no way OF knowing how many persons OF
means are being treated for this habit In
sanatoriums. nor do we have any way OF
knowing the number OF this class OF people
| who continue 10 use drugs. Not all drug
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users live IN the rcnd<rio'n o. fsco.4< "
Every other section % this city u rrp<1-
nented ~ well That part Of rhiladcfp1I&
west OF Broad and north OF Market street
South Philadelphia. east and west or Broad
street West Philadelphia. north and south
of Market street. KeusinFton and German
town are reprerenttd"
In dealing with treatment Of drur sddicts
the report says;
Tho only provision made By the stats
% Pennsylvania for the treatment Of drug
users n commitment under the habit cot
TO the State hospitals for the insane.
These institutions are not prepared 70
take care Of the drug user apart from IN
sane patients. and II does not seem right
10 throw victims OF the drug habit among
the insane except IN few cases where
the drug user n also insane. Under this
act persons may be committed BY the Court
Of Quarter Sessions but ~ " IL Required
10 furnish a private bond and pay Nthrcc
months board In advance AZ the rate Of 81
per week, not many INDECENT patients apply.
'1n the various communities IN this stats
drug users have also been cared for In ex-
listing hospitals. and IN AZ least two In
stances they are being cared for In the
county almshousc. Although some good
has doubtless been done by the hospitals IN
the various parts OF the United States. many
Of these patients have returned 10 the habit
after leaving the hospital
-rhc Legislature OF Pennsylvania by an
act approved April ~, 1915. provided for
the commitment OF habtuhi users OF mar
cotic drugs 20 tho state institution for in
ehriates but this act II Intellectual until pro-
vision IL made for the building Of this in
stitutlon.
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LUMBER MEN PLAN CAMPAIGN
~'operative Selling win Help Meet
Competition in Europe

"AsHiNGroN. oct. is.-Formation OF
nfst organization for cooperative sell.
uve an American Industry an ad-
,'.'.se -se over foreign competitors In foreign
has been announced by the Blu
vt Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
~kanization consists OF an export
<--t company, representing eighty per
--s 2, me Douglas hr cut In this country.
ne bureau considers II will give
~ lumber a decided advantage IN
~ '~ae struggle that win follow the
49, ne american campaign 10 capture for
~. -noer markets has resulted In the
~ z<uon Of an export sales company
I .-,,srn lumber manufacturers" said
ia nsnt issued by the bureau This
Z ||---.4< represents eighty per cent OF me
ur.>.-. " cul in this country ana its
/" 70 exploit Douglas mr. and West.
80 .'eek "a the worlds lumber mar
- expected, without violating the
~ antitrust law. 20 give American n
urers some Of the advantares
a ~ noped for from the Webb bill.
e '%s' Congress failed 70 pass
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impression that the number Of drug users Is
large.
"A group Of elehty-srx persons addicted
10 the use OF one or more narcotic drugs
accurate Information. OF this group sixty
per cent were horn In and have always
lived In Philadelphia. OF this number
nfty-eight were found 10 have formed the
habit through association that r.. not only
ny frequentlnG the company OF diseolute
tenderloin characters but by association
with fellow workmen and men met In pool
rooms and saloons Users frequently stated
that seeing others use the drug they were
seized with the curiosity TO experience the
sensation Two persons attributed the for
nation of the habit TO sickness following
operations. SIX claimed that the habit was
incuicated through physicians prescriptions
In times OF illness. one began the use hop
ing TO ward on tuberculosis which was
common In his family and OF which he had
much fear.
The users In this group attributed a
large variety OF ailments 60 the continued
use OF drugs, Dccayed teeth. loss OF appe-
tite, INDIGESTION. constipation often OF sew
eral days duration. loss of weight. Impaired
sight and hearing. weak heart extreme ner.
vousness. night sweats tendency to tuber-
culosia general health Impaired. loss OF will
power. loss OF seif-respect--a tolerance OF
living conditions which otherwise would be
intolerable. Aud u they are deprived OF
II
sessed with one idea aione--how TO get
, more Of a.
In this group of eighty-sx. the larEes,
percentage sixty-four. contracted the habit
between the ages OF eighteen aud thirty
In other words. they were In the grip Of the
habit during the very period OF their lives
/ when they most needed their strength and
| vitality
'The loss Of time from work caused by
the drug habit varied from SIX months to
two years In thirty.nine cases
STORIES OF DRUG USERS
"A young man OF twenty.four. living IN
| Philadelphia. II a machinist and has worked
| steadily at his trade since he was about
! eighteen. turning his money over to his
mother. a widow. with whom he lives One
evening two years ago some young fellows
| urged MIN 10 try the new sensation they
had discovered. They dwelt upon the de-
lights OF happy dust the thrill of ex-
| hilaration, how strong II made them: fur
ther, they assured him II could do him no
! harm. And so he began the use Of heroin
| II made him sick that FIRST night but he
got little at increasingly frequent Intervals
! until ut the end Of two months he discovered
| he could not quit using H. lie lost his
| Job. has now not worked for q year. is
irregular in his habits. eats only in the
evenings. suffers from impaired digestion
| and constipation. aud has lost thirty.five
drug before he can eat. he cannot go to
sleep without Il, and he cannot get up until
he has some of H. He curses II. hut cannot
do without IT, He has taken the reduction
treatment three times, but he Is still using
sixteen TO thirty grains daily.
DRUG TO STOP PAIN
Another young fellow was raised In
Sharon. Pa. He entered the United States
army. and in october Of the same year he
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1--WE years prison sentence and
Il $1,000 fine, or both. recommended
by Philadelphia narcotic drug com
mittee for persons convicted OF IL
licit sales in narcotic drugs.
Immediate construction Of the
Pennsylvania Institution for lnebri-
ates, the site Of which has already
been selected and approved. Urged
that this institution have provision
for care and treatment Of drug
fiends.
Legislature Of Pennsylvania urged
to enact law which win make possi-
BILE more strict control Of the manu-
facture. sale and use Of opium. coca
leaves and their derivatives, and 10
cover those features Of the misuse
Of drugs not covered by the Federal
law.
Report Of the committee corrob-
crates facts disclosed in recent Sc
ries Of drug articles published by
EVENING LEDGER.
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>- "a, n c. Stone ofvsciated last night
|1.ur-. ,nsn 100 new members OF the
- ~ F.ne~FhiD received the nrst
Jamess Protestant Episcopal
~ ~, en'y second and walnut streets
1<.,... Iseelfed the second degree In
~. <,<1' Episcopal Church Of the Ad-
''''''n Mr. Stone of,1ciated there
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USE IN BETTER GLASSES

That the use of narcotics is widespread
among the underworld admits OF no ques-
ton. How extensive is the habit among
the better classes can only be a matter of
conjecture. But this committee hold the
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Wilmington Councilman Arrested

WILMINGTON. Del. oct. is.---Joseph r.
McDermott. member OF Council from the
Eleventh Ward has been arrested on
charges OF forgery and obtaining goods By
false pretensee
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DRUG no sToP PAIN

Another young fellow was raised In
Sharon. Pa. He entered the United States
army and in october OF the same year he
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-11-04
REAL ESTATE
For Sale
BY
M. w. FISHER.

A large new Bungalow On Trelly line, 4
miles ffem the Court House, cont ain
Ing acres Of ground. House II med
err In every particular with sanitary
fixtures. Price o4e00 90. $1,000 must b.
cash and blancs ssit able TO purchaser
The 70 arpsnt farm Of Edwsrd Leblanc
situated sbsst miles west Of New
Iberia 20, acres from Ne besutiful
Spanish LsAe, a miles from Negurs
Kensssy. Ia Acres from Public 0chooo
Hesse, fer sale 1T . bargsio. Large
story and half house On property. II
good eenditicp, 3tennant houses, ! crib.
large barn 44a 81 feet, builling fsrmes.
~ used ~ blacksmith shop. one buegy
and store hosss. 100 Orange trsso.
some soaring fruit. pecan trees. 70 ~
trees, poum asd pear trees. oak trees.
and several esthouses. 3 single plows.
/ sultivatOss, 2 double plows. Fifteen
acres Of this land hes besn In pasture
for 10yesrs. Price u, 800; a, 900 eaeh,
balance segptisble notes.
1or sale or rent house end lot situate1
II Ne. i2s Prairie Avenue, Known -
the Daniels property, the lot measures
sbsut 1i2 BY 209 feet. Price ol1OO, ssa
be rented o. o. per mopth.
4 track Of land with improvements %
Fassss Pointe On west eide Of Tschs.
known ~ the Moore Farm, eonteinjna
1913 ssres. Price $4,000 co. Will DO
seld Tor part cssh, balance on 1esg
time II desired.
A new Bungsisw, sitsatsl On Mario -.
and Duperier Avepue, eontainiHg bed
resms, dining room, Kitchen, baeh
e0om ana 0uthn0non RS2no n120D oDe