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Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03

One of the greatest and gravest problems of the whole city school curriculum is the problem of the ever
 ruthless epidemic with its woe and
 terror and its solution is a school
 nurse, preferably, Red Cross. for
 then the training must, indisputably, be thorough and adequate
 Somewhere, I've read a poem about a dangerous road; SO many fell over the precipice from this road, that the people in the valley below, felt it most necessary and humane to buy an ambulance, for the special purpose of picking up the poor u1fortunatcs. Someone suggested putting a fence around the road! Wise parsonage. There are many fences needed to guard precarious passes in life, and an epi demic fence seems to me far wiser than cures, many and marvellous.
 The six years previous to the com ing Of nurse to Jerome, there was but one year that the schools were not closed o1 account of an epidemic Of either diptheria or scarlet fever, O. both. School was closed eighteen weeks and three days, making an aver age of three weeks per year. There were also many epidcmics of measles and humps, for which the schools were not closed.
 Figuring from a financial basis. salaries of all the teachers were lost for eighteen weeks. It is impossible to compute the loss of time and ex- penditure of money necessitated by retardation of pupils as a direct re- suit of physical defects from these diseases. An estimate of value of the lives sacrificed, could of course, not be made. For a more convincing argument, ask the mothers, who have been thus bereaved, whether they prefer the ambulance in the valley" or the fence around the road" to pro- tect their remaining children.
 SinSe having routine inspection in our schools, there has been absolutely no epidemic. The average daily at tendance has wonderfully increased Many physical defects have been dis covered and corrected.
 There has been wonderful clean ng up among the foreign children. the cleaner bodies seem to produce clearer brains. Cleaner homes Ire also a direct resultant. Obvious y. epidemics are mucn less apt to be prevalent. Germs breed and thrive ill lirt. If. then we ''chase dirt" we are chasing germs" much the worse fo= hem and the company they keep
 You arc acquainted with this hor- ible monster, epidemic Why longer permit him to "rave about, seeking whom he may devour" to satiate his 'lood-thirsty craving? Just cali title Red Cross nurse, who will mite him with her magic dagger, and ct us all Tive happily ever after!'
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
BIG OUTLAY FOR GOLD
 BLOSSOM DECIDED ON
(From Sundays Daily)

Geo. NJ. Spicer, president of tho Gold Blossom Mining Co.,. A. C. Scan Ian and B. II. Paul. of the board oi directors. after trip of inspection tc their holdings on Indian creek. have decided that development in the past six months has shown such an attract i've proposition that a plan of larger operations will be put in effect at once Mr. Spicer said:
 The Gold Blossom is close asso- citation of investors of Long Beach, Cal. and we concluded to enter this held on representations made by w. $. Wilhelm. of the Ruth. wno stated the possibilities of developing a good
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
NO IDLE MINERS
CFrom Saturdays Daiiy)

Ed. Block returned yesterday from nis Fairview camp near Crown King, and reported conditions as satisfac- tory, development going ahead active ly. He stated that there is not an idle miner throughout the Bradshaws and more mines arc operating than known for over 20 years.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
CATTLE MARKET
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
 KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS.
 April 24-Except for a little weak
 ness on heavy beef steers after Tues
 day. the cattle market held steady last
 week. Today the supply all around
 IS few thousand below expectations.
 enough to give sellers the edge. and
 the market is quoted steady to 1G
 higher, receipts here 5000 head. There
 was good action, and owners as a
 rule got little more than they were
 figuring on. Nothing very high class
 was included, Nebraska steers bring
 ing So.35, other pretty good natives
 So.25, about 60 cars of Colorado pulp
 fed steers at SS95 to So.2O, and plain
 natives down to SS25. The outlet was
 ample, and the market today showed a capacity that indicates strong prices
 ahead. Six loads of Montana steers
 brought SS.75, and three loads of
 Utahs SS.55, the latter a plain lot, and
 the Montanas well bred but not very
 fat Butcher grades of cattle con tinue firm, best heavy COWS $S.25,
 fancy baby heifers up to Sl0. bulk of cows and heifers S6.25 to SS25, good bulls S6.50 to S.50, veal calves So to Sl0.50. Stockers and feeders are find ing good outlet, sales shade higher today. and the supply not as great as usual on Monday. Stock steers sch at SIPS to S9 for good kinds, with big jump to fancy bred kinds, some Panhandle yearli1gs selling today at So. Feeders bring S7.75 to SS40, with near finished steers anywhere up to So.
 Hog receipts were l2,OOO head. mar kct 10 to l5 higher. top $9SO, bulk of sales So.50 to So75. Demand was good from all sources, and as in the cattle supply, receipts around the market circle were deficient An ex tra good demand for pork makes it difficult for killers to keep up with orders, and forces keen competition for live hogs, hence leaves little chance for filibustering against the hog market. Every day last week prices closed at about the best point of the day, although opening lower on several days. The top today is right at the highest point reached this year. and is only 10 cents under top in both St. Louis and Chicago.
 Sheep sold steady today, receipts l2,GG0 head. including about 7,000 goats. Lambs sold up to Sll.35, qual- ity being lacking, choice lambs with Sll.50. and shorn lambs up to S9.75. fat ewes scarce, and worth $S to SS.S5, yearlings S975 to SlO75. Good Tex as wethers would bring S75, and be- cause of scarcity of wethers, packers buy fat goats pretty strong, some al S5.65 and S5.70 today, second grade. | choice ones worth SC. Brushers have a wide range in quality, and likewise in price, best Angoras this morning S5.25. common slick haired Mexicans down 10 S425. Receipts Of desirable ! killing sheep and lambs are bound to run snort here, and such will find a strong demand.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
FRENCH STATEMENT

PARIS. April 9.-Aiter a violent bombardment of French positions near Avoncourt on hill No. 504 on the Verdun front west of the Mouse. German troops were massed for aI assault The German official report this afternoon says this attack was prevented by French artillery, which dispersed the German troops.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
NEW MEXICAN MONEY

MEAICO CITY, April 9-A de- cree issued by Carranza announces that MeXico's new issue of paper money will be worth 20 cents. MexI- can gold dollar. or worth equal to ten cents. American The present paper dollar Is valued at less than three cents, American.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
URGE ONE CHURCH

WASHINGTON. April % The unity of the church. long fought by religious leaders. can be brought to pass sooner by encouraging the work of missions than in any other way, speakers said today at the Mems Ma tional Missionary congress.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
MINING BOOM ON IN EARNEST IN
 YAVAPA|
INCREASING DEMAND FOR METALS RESULTS IN A RECRUDESCENCE OF MAIN INDUSTRY.
(By William P. De Wolf)

Mining for gold, silver, copper tungsten, zinc and lead is being pro secuted in Yavapai county with the most gratifying results and on an un- precedented scale. Properties which had for some time been imperative are again being worked under the i1- centive of the increasing demand for metals in the raw at enhancing prices, and the same spur of increased de- mand and price is melting the own CTS of acreages that hare heretofore been developed in desultory fashion to work their holdings in a miner-like way.
 The recrudescence of the local min ing industry is general and is being furthered by the investment of out side capital in large amounts. These sums arc increasing in number and size now that the outlying areas are again accessible by the lifting of Win ter's embargo on the more remote roads and trails. Prescott, Jerome and the smaller towns and camps of the county report large increase in the volume of general trade-partic- ularly in the outfitting of prospectors and miners. In fact, there has never been a period in the history of Yava- pal county when general business was better, and the mining business mSre DrosDerous
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
ONE PROBLEM OF CITY SCHOOLS
 IS SOLVED
EPIDEMICS AVOIDED AND EFFICIENCY INCREASED BY THE HIRING OF A RED CROSS NURSE.

(From Saturdays Daily.)
 Essay on which prize was awarded to Miss Edith Curtis, Jerome public schools for best paper on "A City School Problem and Its Solution."O
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
Big Copper Merger.

James NJ. Layman Is closing at Je rome the details of copper merger of magnitude and will leave for Pitts burg in few days to confer with the capitalists of that city who are fl nancing the project. The merger em- braces approximately 1000 acres oi choice experiencing ground in the vicinity of the United Verde and United Verde Extension properties.
 Plans arc shaping for the resump- ton Of work on the property of the Boston & Jerome Company. whose holdings adjoin holdings of the Unit cd Verde Company. Arrangements are also well advanced for the listing of Boston & Jerome shares on the San Francisco Stock Exchange, and on the Boston and New York curbs. The acreage is viewed with favor by the mining men of Jerome and ap- pears to have an assured future Such at least, is the opinion of persons who have knowledge of its ore-yielding possibilities.
 The Mescal group is another prop erty in the Verde district that is tc undergo development il the immedi- ate future. Little Rock, Ark. capital. represented on the grodnd by Col onel l.. w. Cherry. of that city, is back of the enterprise. Since his ar rival, at Jerome, Colonel Cherry has received a number of offers from To- cal mining men to purchase the group but it is understood each was turned down as the owners have faith in the acreage and arc financially capable of working it themselves.
 Copper Basin Plans.
 The fore part Of May will witness largely increased mining operations in the Copper Basin district, and more particularly on acrcages that are contiguous to the Commercial mine. Prominent among the properties which are to undergo extensive de- Velopment are the Loma Pricta and Schuber. Both have been taken over by strong financial interests and have chalcopyrite ore bodies oi demon strated value. Local people view the loma Prieta with especial favor as n mining proposition and predict the property will in due course output a large tonnage oi high and medium grade orc.
 Under the supervision of men who
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-03
Copper Popular.

flying results. The United Verde is outputting an average of 5000 tons oi copper ore daily; the Commercial a1 average Of 100 tons daily, and the lesser properties from one to four car loads of copper ore each week. In addition the United Verde Exten- sion, known locally as the Little Daisy" has reached the stage Of de velopment where its future is as as sured as is that of the great United Verde mine, itself. The ore condi- tions in the Verde Extension arc so satisfactory there has been a general speeding up of work on number oi properties in the Verde copper belt. There have also of late been a number of important sales Of mining acreage in that section, and the Copper Basin district.
 Notably among the latter is the passing of the old Haynes property in the Verde district to the Jerome Victor Extension Copper Company, recently organized and financed by prominent copper mining and bank ing interests of Calumet, Mich. The property end lines the United Verde Development plans have not as yet been completed, but they will be ex- tensive, and will be il charge of men who are thoroughly conversant with the orc occurrencies of the Verde district.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
This offer good only 80 day.
gret the day we were born?

greet the day we were born?
If we are what we should be,
if we have said some kind word,
if we have done some kind act.
if we have told the truth and
paid our just debts, and have
done something to help the COM
munity generally, if we have
gone TO the poll, if we have lived
the religion our heart dictates
that we should live, if we have
dried the tear from the eye Of a
widow and have cared for the
orphan, if we have done some
thing to help the fallen women,
if we have pulled some poor
drunk out of the mud. if we have
gone to the home where lies the
cold and clamy piece of clay. that
was once our fellow man, said
some little word to the weeping
wife, and put our hands on the
heads. of the little ones that are
left alone, if we have proven our
| selves worthy of the confidence
of mankind, then we have not
been a failure in the world. ex-
cept for one class of people.
They are that class who have q
religion that says to them TO keep
out of politics. We doubt not
any mans religion. The man
who prays to an image the man
who believes he must make sac.
rifces, the man who believes in
self-torture. and even the Hindoo
mother who believes that it il
right for her to sacrifice her own
offspring to her religion, are en-.
titled to their own belief. But
the man who is 80 over jealous
to his personal friend, even the
he is not qualified to hold an Office.
is the one person to blame.
Men should 60 to the polls and
cast their vote. The only way
to clean out the house Of c0rrup-
ton. the way to do . kiAdnsss q
yourself and to your neiGhbog, ID
to 20 TO the polls and vote Sos
the man who ID rlnajae toe "a
! ofuce whe b QusNoo 70
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
The Running for County
Office.
(Should have been published last
week.

(Should have been published last
week.
In last weeks we spoke of the
fellows who were in the running
for the various County offices and
we said then that the half had
not been told" Since then we
have thought otsome others who
are seeking to. and, possibly will,
muddy the water.
For County Judge we find that
in addition to those mentioned
last week are John M. Tinsley,
who has served as a member Of
the Legislature. and who has a
wide acquaintance and who has
made good in the financial world.
Then there is Uncle Charley
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
The H. c. OIL.

Women in New Yor City. 70
the number SO. 900 are pl&nnins
a parade to the city HAHN New
York to demand that TIE mayer
take steps to relieve them from
the high cost of living. Three
years ago, when the DemocIHels
tariff law had thrown milious Of
men out of employment ,theSs
were similar demons ~ in
the effort to get n xjfA
which to buy food at @x piics.
Now there is plenty ~ G6tloy.
ment due chiefly to tho tsvval of
business incident to the war IA
Europe. but coincidsa} fhessWtth
there has been suclt w In
prices that the situa6 w, rot
much lees serious tel tIiaa
msss o! eonsumegA MgXNsV.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
A Pertinent Protest.

Shortly before election, Henri.
Ford made public announcement
that as a result Of a conference
with President Wilson, ana thru
Wilson'S influence, he had decid-
ed to place his women employees
on an equality with men in the
matter of wages. This won sew
eral hundred thousand votes for
Wilson in the equal suffrage
states. and, possibly, turned the
election. But now it develops
that President Wilson has not
been practising in the govern
ment service under his control
the principles he prea ched in the
campaign. The National Wo-
men Suffrage Association has
adopted resolutions addressed to
me President and protesting
against discrimination. They
point out that women are exclud.
ed from the competitive exami,
nation soon TO be held in 400 cities
for stenographers and typewrit,
ers. and that in the departments
women employees do not receive
equal pay for equal work. as
compared with men. stYhere is
much interest in the actisn Pres
ident Wilson will tahaaeH the
protest. NJ E,kas
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01

Chasing the elusive electoral
vote through the mazes Of be-
lated returns is no kind of sport
for a patriot with a weak heart.
If the Teutons have not sue
ceeded in furnishing" Roumania
apprecIably. they have at least
scared the life out ofGreece again.
When the German Chancellor
starts talking about humanity
keep a sharp lookout for SUBJ
marines and zeppelins.
Although free trade is no long,
er an issue the British blockade
is doing its best to make it one.
The most cheerful war prophet
does not find it possible at any
time to mention any date for
peace less than a year in the fu-
ture.
Women. who were once jocose-
ly referred to as laxative" now
find themselves classified, to a
large degree, with the silent vote.
AT er the war Europe will be
expected to settle down and set
tie up.
Fears are now entertained
that Villa will undertake to re-
verse the program and get
Carranza..
Did a candidates personal
vanity ever survive The sight of
his own portrate on a campaign
banner?
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
AS Business Men Viewed
ii.

1t was rather significant that
when a rumor became current in
New York that an error had been
found in the California count
which might put Hughes in the
White House, there was Q vi8Or.
GUS effort on the part Of Efforts"
to anticipate an upward move
ment of values. 1t was very ev-
ident that if Hughes had been
elected there would have been
much more confidence in the ~.
ture. and values would hAye nd.
vanced very materially. 49,
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01

Bays.who it is said thinks he can
win this race az easily as he did
the race for Representative last
year.
In the matter of who will b
Sheriff of the County there ID
James l.. Westerfield. of Warren,
son of w. r. (Tip) Westsrfeld,
who says he will collect the tax.
es, summon the jurors, and per-
form the other duties pertaining
to that Office. Then there is yet
another who says he will have
all the duties of the Sheriff Of
Knox County to perform. He In
Richard c. Partin, of Artemus.
Some we did not mention for
Jailor last week are good mater.
ial for that Office. There is E. I.
Wyrick, brother of John w.
Wyrick Ex-Mayor of Corbin, and
an uncle of p. j. Wyrick, Of
Girdler. Mr.. Wyrick once lived
in the Richland community q
well as having been a resident Of
Corbin. He now lives in this
city. John Allen, of Wilton, Q
minister of the gospel, also wants
to perform the duties of JailotfOr
the next four years. B. F. Burch
is also a candidate for this Office.
The race for Assessor has many
more than was mentioned last
week and maybe many more
than we will mention this week.
There is James II. Warren, who
lives near Flat Lick and is relat-
ed to many of the voters of that
community. He has been Q
teacher in the county schools for
many years. Newton Jackson.
of Cannon, is a candidate for
that Office. In his infancy, a.
most, he lost one of his legs and
has, by hard work, qualhiefhim.
self to fill this place. -
For Superintendent we have
some who have not been men.
toned. Mrs. John w. Hughes,
a teacher with years of expert
ence, will make the race. Saw.
yer Mills and Woodson Smith are
both spoken of as possible candi
dates.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
We Hope So.

An Atlantic coast fisherman
predicts that there viii be an
open winter. basing his predic-
ton on the fact that there has
been a large catch " shad. usual
ly found in the hudson river
only in the spring 1t is to be
hoped that his ,ediction will
prove accurate. An open winter
will go far to alleviate the suffer
ing due to the scarcity and high
cost of coal, clothing aud food.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01

The Progressive party has dis
appeared !. most States as q
definite political entity because
of its failure this year to poll the
requisite number Of votes TO pre-
serve it as 4 recognized organi.
zation. The number of progress
sives, however, is larger than
ever. These men are affiliated.
for the most part, with the Re
publican party; and that party,
as events will prove even more
strongly than heretofore, is now
the real progressive party OF the
country.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01

The Presidents Thanksgiving
Day proclamation gives credit to
Almighty God for the blessings
of peace and unbroken prosperi-
ty" which this country enjoys.
Democratic orators and Iewsna-
pars have hitherto attributed all
this to Woodrow Wilson and the
policies of the Democratic admin
iStratiOn.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01

With every swing of the pen:
dulum. at every tick 81 theclock
We are brought nearer andnearer
10 The grave; 1t is not long until
~ shall have the Angel Of death
70 kiss our eyelids down TO be
still forever. and then when we
|eoGRe y The end. will we look
|bo(t QyVg . uisapsat lie end 70.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01

Great Britain has practically
decided to go to a protective tar
i'll basis. The United States
seems to Ice still in doubt.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
What would the hatters do
without elections?

The next that we expect to
hear from Greece Is that the al.
lies have sent King Constantine's
crown to the Junk yard.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-12-01
Electric Sparks.

SuspeHce, is tneTe!
California would have made up
its mercurial mind more quickly
If either of the contestants had
been n native son. t.
Mr.. Hughes may derive some
comfort from having thought for
a number of hours that he wac
the next president" ?.
Tammany need expect n o
favors of the White House. hav-
ing failed to deliver the goods.
German soldiers now wear he'll
NETS without spikes. but this ia
not necessarily a sign of increas.
ing pacitism.
Now is the time for all good
men to come to the aid Of the
cook by providing suitable,
Thanksgiving bird. u =
Americas stand has been for
peace, complicated with an ex-
'ensive manufacture O. arms and
ammunition.
Michigan did not vote for Viii.
son, but it did vote for prohibi-
ton, so Henry Ford may regard
is as drawn battle.
Critics have decided that there
is an American language. There
is, but it is to be spoken, not
written.
Electing a president is com-
paratively easy, but counting the
ballots is an awful job.
No matter who plays, in most
of the football games the ticket
scalpers are winners.
Prohibition elects no president.
but it goes marching on victor
iously from state to state.
One of the joys of a close
election is the labor it affords ex-
perts in Analysing the returns.
Is it the result of CALIFORNIA;
remarkable climate that made
the count so slow.
Why not a tag day for defeat
ed candidates? 1t would be
enormously popular with the can
didates.
One can have little sympathy
with the poor sports who gave
up and forfeited their election
bets before all the returns were
in
William J. Bryan may claim to
have come back in Nebraska if
he counts the prohibition victory
as a personal vindication.
Strictly modern elections begin
to resemble continued stories,
which leave the reader in sus-
pense until the next installment.
Gotten itself is so high that the
conscientious sheep resists the
temptation to adulterate its pro-
duct with the vegetable staple.
Yes, let the eagle scream!
United States election news
crowded the war news entirely
off the front pages.
Builders of our battleships may
work only eight hours day, but
hur enemies when we have them,
may be counted on to work the
full twenty-four. "a"
Chicago aldermen went east
yesterday to inspect things there.
but no war is likely to break out
as on the occasion of their at
tempted tour in Europe.
After the war is over. the city
of New York might secure the
Kaiser's services as a rapid tran.
sit expert. His lightning chang