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The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

Don't you know there's a. lot of luck
in mining?" remarked the boss timber
man of the King Solomon mine.. one
night in the bunk house.
That's right" exclaimed 'Swede'
Murphy. 'Luck's the word. I have
knowed lot OF fellows who had plenty
Of savey, but they never could seem to
hit it. Then, there's others that don't
know nothin' that go out and strike it
the first day."
That's So" remarked the miner
from Arizona. "It makes me think of
the old Silver King, over in Pinal
county"
"And how was that?" inquired MUIR
ply.
"There was four men at Florence"
explained the Arizona man. There
was Regan, Copeland, Mason and Long.
They had a pretty good copper claim
40 miles back of Florence in the noun
tains. They called 1t the Globe mine.
Pinal county had just been formed
and 1t was the day Of the first county
election, and Florence was the county
seat. All hands was celebrating pretty
free. These four men were making ar
rangements to go down with a pack
train over to their copper prospect,
and bring down some ore to have it
worked in the new smelter that had
just been finished at Tucson. They
had a parting jolt at one of the bars
Of the town and invited soldier stand
ing near to join them. They had more
drinks. and this soldier got quite
friendly. He said he knew where they
could find rich mine If they cared
to look for it. They didn't take much
stock in the soldier, but he was a
chummy cuss, so they let him tell his
yarn. He said he had partner named
Sullivan who had died, but that before
he died he had told him about this
rich place. He himself knew nothing
of mining, so had never looked for it,
but If they wanted it they could have
1t. Now says this soldier. my pard
tells me like this. You will go up the
Stoneman grade and you will pass
some tanks; then you'll pass old Pick
EFT Post; about five miles beyond you
will come to little basin like, all sur
rounded by hills. and near the head of
this valley you will see a lot of big
boulders that have rolled down from
the cliffs. They lie by the side Of the
road; just bit beyond you will see a
little brown hill all alone by itself.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

ply, "pure, ull-headed luck"
Suppose they had not taken look
at it, even," ventured one Of the miners
present.
THAT" responded the Arizona miner
would have been damned bad luck for
all Of them"
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19
EDITORIAL

as would assure their employees of en-
ployment when the term of their serv-
ice is at an end, and made provision for
the families Of the married members Of
the guard. With such spirit backing
our boys on the border, or wherever
they may go, we have no apprehension
regarding the Arizona volunteers. En-
camped along the border, or sent into
the heart of Mexico's bandit-infested
mountains, they will do their full duty
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

that it was not in the gravel, but in the
veins Of upper Castle creek that big
money lay in copper and silver. This
satisfied these guys. and they went to
work again as cheerful as chipmunks,
diggin' open n-cuts, sinkin' little shafts,
and runnin' tunnels some of them in
over 100 #. This work was done wher-
ever they could find stain of copper,
which was in quite a good many places.
The rocks there Is slate, an Quartzite,
an this bright shinin' silver-lookin'
rock the biologists call phyllite-a
good name, I expect, though l don't
know why. For all their work they
only got a few stringers of poor cop
per ore an no silver at aH-didn't
amount to nothin', so they give UP an
went on the run for Madame once
more.
"This time she near died in one of
her spells, but she got back alive after
a while, an then she told them about
mine OF very r1cn gol0 ore ABOUT TWO
miles from Deadwood. The old lady
had got this tip straight from the
ghost Of old Father DeSmet. himself.
who knew the Hills better than any
body. She said the old Indian chief
had been givin' her the double cross,
and she would have nothin' more to do
with the likes O. him. The ground
pointed out by the Madame was bought
I'm thinkin' she must have got q
pretty good commission on all of these
deals. So they went at it once more
The Madame wasn't only a minin' ex-
pert, she put up a bluff at bein' a
chemist too, as well as an assayer. an
she got some fine gold buttons from
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 1S.-The SUI
perintendent of company may bring
suit for personal injuries against the
company employing him and recover
damages. according to decision of
the supreme court, which hasS re-
versed the decision of the superior
court of Pima county in the case of
Deyo VS.. the Arizona Grading and
Construction company. Deyo brought
suit against the company for dam
ages from a blast. but the lower
court instructed the jury that Deyo
was not eligible to recover damages
under the employing liability act,
under which the action was brought
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

The Initiative Petition Circulating
Company of Phoenix wants agents
in every town In the state Men and
women can make big money circulat-
ing initiative and referendum and
nominating petitions. Write for in
formation. Address e. J. Bess. Man
ager, P. o. Box 1855. Phoenix, Ari-
IONA.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

ply, "pure, bull-headed luck"
Suppose they had not taken a look
at it, even," ventured one Of the miners
present
THAT" responded the Arizona miner,
would have been damned bad luck for
all Of them"
II.
do you believe in ghosts?" asked
the timber-man of the Arizona miner.
Some people do, you know"
mo. don't" was the reply. But
have known some people who do-at
any rate they go to fortune tellers and
spiritualists, and that kind of people
to get information and advice on
mines. / don't go anything on them
myself. though
Il knew an outfit once, up in the
Black Hills" said "Swede" Murphy,
"an' it was a dandy. They was strong
for ghosts. They called it the Golden
Gravel Mining company, or some such
name. They was none Of them miners,
but they had quite a cat Of money, an
instead of hirin' somebody that knew
somethin' about minin', these fellows
paid fine salary to Madame some
body. who was spiritualist, to steer
'em in the minin' game. Her first
break is to advise 'em to buy a big
bank of gravel on Castle creek because
this gravel was rich in gold, which was
news to the people who lived in that
part of the country, but the Madame
had straight tip on 1t from the ghost
of an old Sioux Indian chief. She
went into a trance, an this chief tells
her the gravel is rich in gold, an as
the Indians had lived in the Black
Hills for years before the white men
came they ought to know better than
anybody. The gravel lay up so to so
#. higher than the creek. an the only
way it could be worked was by
draulic. To do this the company had
to dig ditch five miles long. This
was done, but while they was diggin'
it looked as if they might want more
water than one ditch could bring in, so
they dug second one on the opposite
side of the canyon. / expect you can
see them old bitches yet, about or 6
miles above the place where the South
Fork comes into the main stream.
When the bitches had been dug, pipe
lines laid, sluices built, and everything
ready, they turned in the water and
, run the hydraulic night an day for
about week and then they shut off
the water to make kind Of clean up
to see how the thing was going. They
found plenty of nice smooth iron-rock
and other heavy stuff, but only about
four bits worth of gold. This gold was
so fine you could almost blow 1t away
1t took about a million colors to make
cent. The company shut down and
ran for Madame. But she did another
fit, and when she came to again she
said the old Indian had not been quite
clear in what he said the first time;
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19
DA YBREAK
By Reginald Wright Kaufman


Will you be there when the bugles call
And the cry goes out for million men?
When the Country says, II may need you alp
Will you be ready and willing then?
When the land-your land-has borne at last
The last that righteous land may bear
And summons her sons to the struggle vast,
Will you be there, boy-will you be there?
It's easy to talk of our pride and peace,
Of the money we have and the money to gain,
But there comes time when the braggarts cease,
And only our naked deeds remain;
And it's easy to point to our long-sheathed sword
And speak of the triumphs of unarmed law,
But there comes a time Of high accord
When the voice Of the Mother bids us: 'sDraw!''
Our dead lie stark the oceans floor,
Our ships are shelled in the midmost sea;
Yet the weakngs mur1nur, 'sThere is no war;
We must smile and swallow the things that be;
We must keep our fortunes and earn our rent;
We must mine our coal and must sell wool
We must chase the dollar and the cent:
He laughs at honor whose purse is fu!''
And the rest of us Cushioned in human guiseD
See them and listen and seem to heed
Their pompous piffle and lament lies
And thinks of his own need;
So we toll and sweat at the desk or mill
For meat and bed, or for wealth and fame,
And read an Extra and yaWn until
It's time to go to baseball game.
But the end is near-and when it comes
Will you cast the little things away?
Will you heed the call of the rolling drums
Will you heed the word that the bugles say?
Will you be there with the eager hand
To venture all that is safe and dear?
When the young mems voices shake the land,
Will yours be one that will answer, Here?
Already the dead reply; their tones
Brand the liar and bring the light
Lawrence, Fa1ragut, John Paul Jones:
''Why we have just begun to fght!''
What, will you tell them they lived in vain?
These are the men whose troops you'll be:
Israel Putnam, Anthony Wayne,
Washington Lincoln and Grant and Lee
Will you be there, will your heart prove true
10 our futures promise, our stOrled past
When the spotless old Red W hite-and- Blue,
Rides again the battle-blast?
For yet once more to the Cause we love
Her stars will beckon the upward way,
And we shall climb to the heights above
And gain the SUBMITS of endless day.
s4dM~i~s !&t~ ~e - =
Hats off to the Flag-for the flag draws near
The flag that has never called in vain,
That has never known the touch of fear
And never suffered single stain;
Will you stop to trade, will you pause to brag
When the Stars and Stripes are in the air?
Not you'll The Mother calls: 'The Flag!''-
We will all be there We will all be there!
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19
MARKETING

"And what can I do for madam this,
niorning?"
4 think answered Mrs, Flubdub.
'Tll have some of them sinecured
hams."-Kansas City Journal.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

Editors Note: For patriotic appeal there are few
poems that have the ring of the following which appeared
first in the Metropolitan Magazine for September 1915
With boys the border and the call for men to
fill the ranks, is particularly appropriate at this time
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-05-19

This building of submarines must
be very expensive business" Eyes.
but l suppose they pay for them with
sinking fund;-Baltimore Ameri-
can
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL UNION
IN HtCkl|NG CAMPAIGN
SufFrages Principal liability WIN
Demonstrate Itself Under Miss
Vernon's Tutetage.

Washington, Dec. 2s-Militant SUI
fragists will "heckle" President Will
son and Congress as the feature Of
the terrific drive they have launched
to secure the passage Of the Federal
amendment enfranchising women.
The campaign OF miiitancy to be be-
gun Immediately will be kept up in
earnest until the day the President
Is inaugurated and will culminate In
a monster mass meeting of suffra glsts
from all parts of the United States
and parade. with spectacular ac-
compartments. through Pennsylvania
Avenue. The campaign. which will
be directed by Miss Mabel Vernon
OF Wilmington, Del. who came to
Washington tonight. was outlined in
statement. issued by NE Congress
sional Union for Woman Suffrage.
saying:
I'm the time between now and inau-
guration. demonstrations to keep be-
fore President Wilson. Congress and the
country the fact that the women of
the United States are looking for tho
adoption of Federal woman suffrage
amendment at this session will be ar
ranged by Miss Vernon. She was in
Washington for a day or two at the
time of the opening of Congress. being
one of those in the front row Of the
gallery who dropped the suffrage ban
ner while President Wilson was read
ing his message"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
TWO BOYS NARROWLY
ESCAPE BEING KILLED
Wild Auto, Without Lights, Takes
Possession of Streets, While
Traffic Is Endangered.

George Anderson. fifteen years old.
who lives at 720 North Twenty-sixth
Street, and Joe Davis. twelve years
old, of 406 North Twenty-sixth Street,
were both seriously injured about s
o'clock last night when struck by q
wild automobile. driven by an un-
known white man whose identity has
not been determined. Young Ander-
son was taken TO the Virginia Hos
pital, where 1t was said late last
night that his condition Is serious.
ceiving first aid treatment. was taken
to his home
The car. thought to be a fve-pas-
senger Ford, was going east down
Marshall Street, and was running at
terrific rate. according to several
witnesses. The boys were playing in
the street. when the car struck them
The machine was running without
lights. and Policeman Dubuque, who
was nearby when the accident oc-
CURED, was unable to distinguish the
license number. After striking the
boys. and narrowly missing several
other persons on the way, the car
continued east, and was not seen
again.
DR.. J. II. Hinchman. OF 415 North
'"VH'S -ii1ii Stieet, WAS crossing the
street near the scene OF the accident.
when the car, after knocking down
the two boys. rushed past him, graz
ins his coat He was able to lump
to safety on the sidewalk, however.
woman, who was on the street at
the same time. narrowly escaped be-
ing knocked down by the car, 1t is
said. and all traffic was forced to give
way before the reckless machine.
Patrolman ]. II. Dubuque attempted
to follow the car In another machine.
but the pursuit was begun too late.
Up to late hour a thorough search
had failed to givs clue as to the
identity of the driver or the where
abouts OF the car. 1t was thought
that the car had been wrecked some
where farther on it's route and Will
be found In the morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
LIQUOR LAWS BEFORE
CALIFORNIA S0l0NS

Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 3o--Battle
between the wet and dry interests of
the State is liable to be the main
event of the 1917 California Legisla-
ture, opening January 2.
1t became known here today that the
prohibitionists and partial prohibition
lists will endeavor to bring about the
creation of an effective commission for
the curbing of so-called liquor evils
In this commission would be invested
the decisive right to revoke licenses
Stronger restrictive and punitive
measures in regard to tho open sa-
loon and cafes are also planned.
1t 10 rumored that there will be an
anti-administration attempt to Grip
pie the workingmen's compensation
law. Anu-alien legislation. so far
as immigration and land tenures are
concerned, 10 not expected. big
program for tax Improvement will
prabably occupy much time. There
may be an attempt to pass real
estate blue sky law in this connection
will come the bill of the State Farm
Credits Board to establish a State ex-
perimental colony Of 10000 acres. This
colony would determine all Just values
for land and such values would be
strictly imposed
1t Is understood that there will be
a departmental bill calling for a State
boxing commission. which would have
power over the present four-round
boxing shows and concern itself with
the administration of the present box
ing bill. 1t is expected that this bill
will be introduced by the San Fran
cisco delegation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
HARRY HOUSTON
tNTHUSES GATHERING
Fathers Movement For State and
Federal Cooperation in Build
ing Two Highways.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian }
Norfolk, Va, Dec. 29.-Steps to
have the State Legislature cooperate
with the Federal government in the
construction of two improved high
ways from the Hampton Roads sec
ton to Richmond--one via Suffolk
and the other via Williamsburg-asa
part of the national defense plan,
were taken tonight at the annual
membership dinner of the Tidewater
Automobile Association. Harry Hous-
ton. Speaker of the Virginia House OF
Delegates, launched the plan success.
fully in speech that enthused the
membership. His resolution was the
climax OF the evening and caused a
wild demonstration. State Highway
Commissioner Coleman. one of the
speakers of the evening, pledged his
support to the plan. He believes 1t
will meet the approval of Richmond.
The meeting was harmonious through
out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
INTOXICATED OFFICER
DRAWS Gun ON SALESMAN

~ Danville. Va. Dec. 2s.-Police ON
Ger w. G. Hail has been suspended
until some action is taken by the po-
lice commissioners as a result OF mis-
behavior on Main Street last night.
4. in a state OF intoMcation he was
found in the corridor of a suite of
Offices with his revolver drawn on II.
II. Evans. local automobile sales
man.
Five police officers. aided by the
chief of police, knowing I.ali was
drinking, fastened to the passageNay
on Main Street and closed with him.
~ A desperate struggle ensued in the
dark and Halls revolver wen. off, the
bullet. however. striking no one.
M Pacified. Hall was taken % hotel.
where police detectives watched him
all night long. No warrant has ht en-
sworn out against him. He Is at lib
krty today.
e Domestic troubles appear TO be at
the bottom OF the affair. Previous to
the scene referred to, Hall followed
Evans down Main Street. abusing him
loudly and creating "a scene amona
The movie crowds
@ The cflicer was of duty at the time
md did not have on his uniform.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
NAVAL PATROL COVERS
WHOLE OCEAN LANE
No Word Yet From SIX Ships Re-
ported to BE Long
Overdue.

New York. Dec, 29.-Because of
the reports of the activities of Ger
man raider in mid-Atlantic. the Brit
ish admiralty has caused a patroll-
ing feet to guard the entire length
of the steamship lanes This means
that allied cruisers are drawn out in
a long line from Halifax to Liver
pool, with auxiliary fleets guarding
the entrances to important American
harbors. Not since the outbreak of
the war has there been such a large
fleet of cruisers on patrol duty. 1t
consists for large part Of merchant
men that have been secretly convert
ed into auxiliary cruisers. France
and Belgium have contributed to this
fleet, and many names of ships for
merly in the merchant service will
be missing for the period in which
the war continues
With the arrival of the tanker
Silver Shell. an American oil carry
ing vessels, today word came OF hold
Ing up ships in mid-Atlantic The
Silver Shell was stopped by con-
verted merchantmen and the board
ing party told the captain Of the tank
err that they had mistaken his ship
for the mysterious raider. now be-
lieved to be the voltaire.
The tank steamer was three days
out of Bordeaux when she was halted
at point about 400 miles from the
Azores. This indicates that the pa
troll is little to the south OF the
regular steamship lanes. In this con-
nection It will be remembered that
the Adrtatic was following a south
erly course when 1t was reported a
week ago that she had been chased
by q raider.
The diverting Of all merchant ships
to southerly course indicates how
closely tho patrol will follow the line
of heaviest traff1c.
The commerce protectors. as the
auxiliary cruisers have come to be
called. are merchantmen. transports,
light cruisers and submarines. They
are all disguised and refuse to reply
to any wireless questions.
There was no word today from any
Of the six missing ships that were
reported over due.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
WANT MfTROOISTs II
ACT INDEPENDENTLY
Commissioners Meeting in Balsinnoeo
Believe That This VIII Serve %
Make Union More Simple,
WORK BEHIND CLOSED Dooaa
Representatives OF Two Mc4hOd1st
Bodies Arc Facing Each Otl,ee Il
Spirit Of Compromise Rather ThAn
With Idea to Force Concession

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.1
Baltimore. Nd. Dec. 2s.-0ivs ana
take is the spirit Of the commissioa.l
ers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Southern Methodise3
Church now engaged at First Church
in an effort to work out . plan ~
uniting the two bodies that will COM
mand the support OF the two Goan
eral conferences, the hundreds o. ms
nual conferences and the indivi0ua3l
| members and churches. The sessionnl
of the Joint body are behind closed
doors Il
The vote Of the commission to have
closed doors came as disappointes
ment to the official editors OF tn
church organs. These men have con54
here from distant points, and planne1
to give detailed reports of tho argu.
ments and debates.
1t is admitted, however. that wtdo
open debate might greatly embArrAan
the commissioners who are facing
each other in the spirit of compro-
mise rather than with the idea of
forcing concessions.
There are advocates of union who
wish to have distinct comprOmioo
upon every law passed by one church
that conflicts with the law on The
| same subject passed by the othet.
This in itself Is a tremendous taak
and will not be taken up In detail
II a definite plan can be evolved that
will cover all disputed points.
Some of the commissioners fANog
a loose form of union that VIII tn.s
volve the least possible compromise.
Later this union may be MADE
stronger.
All suggestions agree in the preoee-
walton OF the annual conferences,
which now follow geographical nnon
and thus have little overlapping e31
cept in border sections like Mary
land. Some Of the plans for union
involve provinces to include groupo
of annual conferences. such ~ tn
East. tho South. the Middle West, til
Pacific States and foreign missionary
fields.
One effort the commissioners win
mako is to have tho two church1q
take steps Independently that ~
make union more simple. In helje4
and forms OF worship the two church
es are In accord. for each has tr1ed
to carry out the Ideas Of Wesley. ana
this idea has not admitted Of much
variation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-30
STEALING
MONEY FROM COMPANY
Charles I'll. Grub IL Arrested on
Charge OF Taking sf.6s5 From
Norfolk Concern.
BURNS MONEY IN HIS ROOM
Young Man Tells Police That He
Stole Money With idea of Having
Suspicion Fall ON II. A. Godsoc,
Manager w. #. Grant Co, Inc.

Especial TO The Richmond Nirginian.)
Norfolk. Va, Dec. 29.-Declarins
that he stole s1,6S5 from the safe
Of the w. T. Grant Company. Inc,
on December Is. with n view OF hav-
ing suspicion fail on the manager.
r. A. Godsoe, Charles II. Grubb.
twenty-seven years old. first assist
ant manager of the local 25-cent
store, made full confession OF the
crime to Major c. G. Kizer. super
intendent OF police. in the presence
of several Witnesses tonight.
Grub said that he burned the
currency. in the CRATE in mis- room
at 200 West F'reemason Street. He
Is charged with grand larceny.
The safe OF the local Grant store
was robbed on December Is, and the
robbery was not discovered until the
following Monday morning. when it
was Immediately reported to the po-
lice. All the circumstances pointed
to an inside job"
Only the manager, the cashier and
the first assistant manager knew the
com bination to the safe. The rob
berry was too we'll planned, however.
and a paddock left hanging open on
the inside OF the back door furnished
the clue that eventually led to Grubb' $
arrest Investigation showed that the
lock was not ordinarily used on the
door and that Grubb was the only
one who had key to 1t,