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Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
COPPER BASIS
 IF WEALTH OF
 NEWEST STATE

Copper is the basis of Arizona's 8 wealth. It is largely dut to this metal that Arizona is what it is today-a state and very rich state. Copper contributes almost two-thirds of the taxes of Arizona.
 Thirty-seyen per cent of the total valuation of Arizona is represented by direct taxation paid by the mining in dustry. But when it is considered that SO per cent of the freight hauled by the railroads is contributed by the mines, and the railroads contribute 22 per cent of the taxes; that the entire city taxes of such communities as Globe, Miami, Bisbee and Clifton are entirely made possible by the mines, it is no exaggeration to say that two thirds of the taxes are made possible by the mining industry. Ninety Live per cent of the mining done in Arizona is copper.
 This is the copper age for Arizona. Copper is the great asset, the produc- ton of this metad running very much over $200.O00.000 a year. Copper is such an important metal that it is used in almost all branches of indus iry. Copper is now worth around thirty cents a pound to the mines not under contract at. copper around 26 cents made several months ago.
 Copper has, become so valuable that it recalls the days of old, some ten centuries ago, when it was used as a hac of YI, was especially true in India for a long period. Large trades were made and loans contracted on the basis of so many pieces of copper. It is not be- lieved, however, that even in those early days copper was actually worth any more than it is at present.
 Copper is used now chiefly for car fridge cases of rifles and rapid firing guns. for telephone and telegraph wires and in the making of brass which is used in a thousand or more different items of manufacture.
 Youngest, Biggest State
 Arizona is the youngest yet the big gest mining state in America. It is younger than all the rest in both it's age as state and it's period of de- velopment. It produces the greatest values. As yet Arizona is barely scratched, still it has surpassed the other mining states within a few years. It took Arizona. only three years to double it's production of cop per, and the production is increasing rapidly every month. Almost thirty per cent of the returns from Arizona copper is paid out in dividends, to be distributed here and elsewhere.
 The state will produce this year
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
DEVELOPMENT IN
 VARIOUS DISTRICTS

Interest in the Colorado river country about Blythe, in the Wenden and the Salome districts and in other northern Yuma county territory as having inn portant copper possibilities, has wit messed marked gain recently. In the north, Jerome is going ahead v.gor- ously with a great deal of legitimate development work in areas yet D be brought into the proven zone.
 Comparatively quiet attends pending the bringing in of another mine. Whether Jerome Verde will do the turn is still in the unanswered column. At Chloride there is continuance of good results in connection with the consid- erable amount of prospecting and de- velopment that is going on and in con- nection with the laboratory division to do more with the difficult combinations of the district.
 In the Warren. Superior, Ray, Ajo and Globe districts new development is going on steadily but without the attendance of marked features.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
Vamadiiulna For Airplalnes

The Mining and Scientific Press says:
 Vanadium has been in great demand since the outbreak c; the war for the steel parts of aeroplanes, submarines, and in armor plate for Warships and armored motor-trucks. Light ma chine guns and aerial artillery are all most wholly constructed of vanadium steel In all cases where it is essen tian to reduce weight without sacrifice of strength, andespecially where great resistance to shock is required. this all Joy is employed. The growth of the vanadium industry has been phenom- enal.
 In 1905 only 1000 tons of vanadium for high-spee tool-steel. The present consumption of ferro vanadium which is used in the manufacture of the steel alloy, is nearly 1000 tons per month, representing about 5000 tons of steel. The objections offered to the use of vanadium were essentially the same as those that now operate against molly bdemum; it occurred in deposits that were not dependable. No assured sup ply was available, sufficient to sustain a growing market.
 The discovery of the famous vana- dium sulphide (patronite) deposits in Peru in 1905 was the basis on which the industry grew. The mines are at an altitude of 16,3OO feet. at Nina Ragna, 32 miles from Cerro de Pasco. The ore yields 19 per cent vanadium, and an enormous tonnage has been developed. Its reduction is accom- plished by an electric process, the de- tails of which are not made public.
 Pafipir1p dopa bU other r,1oapS blit
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

about 700,000,000 pounds of copper, which at 30 cents a pound is quite an item in a states welfare, something like S21O.OOO. 900.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

At Miami there is being brought to final proof some highly important cn deavor which will result in general benefits in association with treatment of ores of peculiar character but con- mon occurrence, and which will make one per cent grade available as a profitable commodity.
 Of this one per cent there are large quantities awaiting treatment in not only that district but in others. Miami Copper and International Shelter homogeneous are both engaged on problems somewhat akin in this re- spect. At Ajo the problems which New Cornelia has solved and will shortly give proof of in the output of copper from it's new plants will have wide reaching influence and benefit.
 At Chloride there have been import ant gains in the handling of zinc. It is to be added that acids are playing a bigger part than ever in the recovery of values from Arizona ores and are destined to come into far greater prominence. At Douglas the c. x A. has carried it's sulphuric acid plant construction and operation to highly successful issue, opening a new line of conservation in the state, while in both the C. & A. and Copper Queen smelting plants at Douglas there has been much accomplished !n improved practice, with further .mportant steps underway. Jerome melting practices have likewise received much benefit from the application by United Verde management of exceilently drs cted endeavors.
 Wondrous Five Years
 All of which eliminates in simply this: Plans which five years ago were considered the highest inattainable eff producing industry in Arizona, would today be mere junk heaps in point of efficiency of operation except for the fact that stride has been kept pace with in all manners of improvement. and gone one better in the discovery of possible improvements. In the min ing of ore there has been like step kept with improved methods and their development, both in the employment of machinery and the use of caving slicing, steam shovel and other sys- tems of ore extraction. And it is all keeping ol, with constantly increasing returns for every body in new wealth and new employment.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

History making points of interest in Tombstone, recalling grewsome TO- mantle and exciting incidents.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

Douglas has the finest hotel of any town it's size west of the Mississippi river.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

Tombstone has the only Chinese cemetery in Cochise county.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

The Salt River valley has 24000( acres of irrigated land.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

Continued on Page Three)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
INVESTIGATE PRICES
Food Administrator Will Conduct a
Probe at Salina.

Salina, Kan. Dec. 2S.-State Food
Director w. p. Innes of Wichita has
sent word to this city that he will ap-
point a local committee of women
from the Women's Defense league to
investigate the grocery stores, the
meat markets and other places where
foods are kept for sale to see that
prices are kept below the profiteering
schedules, and make reports direct to
the department at Wichita.
Up to this time the market prices
of food products have not been exorbi-
tant compared with prices in other
cities and the wholesale prices. Miss
Marian Steck. the chairman of the Sa-
line County Defense league, is in Chi
cago this week and other members
of the league have received no infor-
nation as to the personnel of the COM
mittee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
TOPEKAN is KILLED
Arthur Green Falls from Motor Truck
North of City

Arthur Green, 15-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Green, living on
North Van Buren street, fell from a
moving motor truck north of Topeka
today. The fall resulted in his death.
The young man was riding on the
running board In some manner he
lost his hold and fell to the ground.
1t is said his neck was broken. An
older brother, also riding on the truck,
saw the lad fall and shouted to the
driver to stop. The boy was dead
when they reached his side.
The accident occurred five miles
north of Topeka. Arthur and his
brother George, aged 10 years, had
been visiting friends on the Warning
farm, five and one-half miles north of
the city. Victor Peterson a farmer
who drives a milk truck into the city
daily, passed and they asked him for a
ride. They had ridden no more than
half a mile when Arthur lost his grip
on the sides of the truck
George Green. the father, lives at
1910 North Van Buren street. He is a
meat cutter at the Fritton store in
Oakland. The mother, one son,
George, and a sister. Esther survive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
in CANYON WILDS
Los Angeles Officials Locate
Mysterious Woman "H."
German Spy Nest Uncovered in
San Gabriel MtS.

Los Angeles Dec. 28.-John Knox
arrested yesterday in connection with
the killing of Hermann JakopaIch, in
a remote part of San Gabriel Canyon,
today Identified, according to the
sheriff's office, the mysterious III, -
to have directed the activities Of
Franz Schulenberg, held at San Fran
cisco as a spy.
This woman, according to a state
ment attributed to Knox by deputy
sheriffs, is a German woman whose
husband lives at a mountain camp.
He gave her name and officers set
out in search of her Knox was ar
rested in a wild part of the canyon
fifty miles northeast of here, where
there are three cabins-KnoX's Jako-
palch's and one owned by a man
known as Schulenberg and whom the
deputy sheriffs said many corroborat-
ing details caused them to believe was
the alleged German master spy held
at San Francisco
Dynamite in Cabin
In Schulenberg's cabin were found
fifty pounds of high percentage dyna-
mite, fuses and decorating caps the
officers reported.
H the woman in teh case, ac-
cording to the alleged statement to
the deputies, frequently visited Jako-
palch and Schulenberg in the canyon
cabins and it was over her that Jako-
palch and Knox quarreled Christmas
night Wednesday, Jakopalch was
found dead.
Many persons, some of them wait
ers in Los Angeles, were said to have
visited Schulenberg, according to per-
sons living along the canyon trail.
the deputy sheriffs correlated details
of the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28

The wind blew steadily from the
north all day at the rate of IL miles
an hour The temperatures for the
day averaged rs degrees below normal
for the date
Topeka people needed no notice to-
day that the cold wave was here and
with a full force of the imps of ice at
its heels. At 9 o'clock this morning
the temperature was down to zero but
the small boys out on their Christmas
vacation seemed not to mind-in fact
they rather enjoyed the cold for it
gave. them an immediate opportunity
to try out those Christmas skates that
father so thoughtfully provided in
fond belief that if skates were in the
house the ice would most assurediy
stay from off the ponds and creeks.
There was a prospect of a slight rise
in temperature to about 10 degrees by
this afternoon, but such a slight
warming will have no visible effect
on the CLASSY quality of ideal skating
ice The cold was general all over
Kansas today and nearly every stream
in the state was ice bound this morn
ing. In Prince Albert. Canada. a tenn
perature of 46 below was reported this
morning. and Duluth. Mimi, followed
CONTINUED on Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
KILLS AMERICANS
Shell Drops on Trench Party,
Staying an Engineer.
Two Privates Victims of Hun
Flyers Night Attack.

With the American Army in France,
Dec. 2S.-(By the Associated Press y
A corporal of American engineers was
killed and one private was wounded
Christmas eve, when a German shell
dropped near party of American
engineers working in a trench on a
section of the French front. The en-
gineers for several weeks had been
working along the front with veteran
French engineers for purposes of in
struction.
With the American Army in France,
Dec. 2S.-(By the Associated Press.)-
During a recent moonlight night Ger
man aviators dropped bombs near a
certain town and two American pri-
Yates who were in a camp in a wood
were killed. The German airmen
flew low and dropped their bombs ac-
curatelY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
TO GET GAS SOON?
Hope for Heat Given TapcI<ans by
Kansas Natural Co. Today.

A telegram warning the public that
enough gas to take care of the sudden
break in temperature cannot be fur
nished was received today by the State
Journal from the Kansas Natural Gas
company at Kansas City.
Good progress" says the telegram
'iS being made toward completion of
pipeline extensions and when this
work is done supplies will be increased
materially
L. G. Treleaven, receiver for the To-
cal gas company, asserted today that
''at no time has the supply been
enough this winter"
Sometimes he said there is
enough to turn some into the storage
tank at the old artificial plant and
partially fill it. When sudden drops
come we turn it on, generally at meal
time when it will do the consumers
the most good.
The storage supply, however, is
only good for couple of hours at a
time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
IS REAL PATRIOT
Farmer Offers All His Crops to
the Government.
All He Asks Is Enough To
Support Aged Parents.

Clarence Ellis of Cleveland, King
man county, has offered the entire
output of his farm to the government
during the period of the war if he is
exempted from arm' service. Ellis
who is operating a 320-acre Kingman
county farm and supporting his aged
and infirm parents, has told the sec
ond district appeal board he is willing
to give his services to the government,
but believes he can be more effective
on a farm than in the trenches.
Ellis isn't imbued with the plan of
many farmers who wanted to serve
their country on the farm. The com
mon custom was to be patriotic by
raising crops which could be sold at
above normal prices. But Ellis is just
as patriotic as anyone. He feels his
responsibility to the government in the
war crisis. He wants to go to the
front. But he also wants to care for
his aged parents. This week he sent
word to the appeal board that he had
solved the problem. If the govern
ment will permit him TO stay at home
and care for his parents, he will give
his crops and the products of his farm
to the government.
Asks Only a Living.
Young Ellis ask the government to
allow him only enough of the products
of the farm to provide a living and
meet operating expenses. The mat
ter has been presented to Governor
Capper and he has been asked to aid
young Ellis in his efforts to secure
exemption. Mrs. Ellis, the mother,
declares the elder Ellis is i'll and can
not engage in active farm work. The
son, she says, is the sole support and
is in charge of the farm activities.
The farm is well stocked. If Ellis
is compelled to go to the front il will
be necessary to sell the home, it was
Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
President Wilson's war aims for
America Henderson declared:

President Wilson's war aims for
America. Henderson declared:
THE American people are fighting
for a league of nations more than any
thing else. And yet this moment has
been selected by Sir Edward Carson
to treat that proposal with scorn and
contempt"
Henderson outlined Carsons recent
speech at Portsmouth in which he de-
clared that mot speaking lightly, we
know Austria and Turkey did not
want to continue" "
Get Turks Into Separate Peace.
Aren't we justified" Henderson
continued, lin concluding that Austria
and Turkey are ready for a settle
ment, provided the government is pre-
pared to deal with them as Germany
IS dealing with Russia Why WASH I
a similar course pursued, especially
with regard to Turkey, by u.s. Did we
prefer to take Jerusalem forcibly? Is
it surprising that neutrals, Russia.
even America. can suspect US of an
No Crcdence in Offer.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Germany is
striving to talk to the United States
and the allies thru Russia.
That is the meaning of the latest
Teuton maneuvers at the Brest-
Litovsk Russian peace pGrleys as seen
by international experts here today.
lC GSI man peace lilONC Is
on in full force. with Russia, as Ger
many's mouthpiece, designed to pass
along the German proposals for a
general peace to the allies.
Tie Teutonic talk brought scarcely
any response in responsible quarters
here today Officials passed it off,
with the comment that Hohenzollern-
i'm must be eliminated before any
peace is acceptable.
Absolutely no change in this gov
ernment's attitude toward peace has
developed, it is officially declared. The
government views with suspicion the
new German move, even as it places
little faith in anything coming from
the house of Hohenzollern It sees
nothing new in the Teuton offer which
gives hope for consideration at this
tine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
Soldiers Take Possession of All
Private Banks in City.
Manager of American Bank Re-
fused To Give Up Keys.
HE WAS THROWN into JAIL
PhOney Charge of Sabotage"
Made Against Directors Held.
Stop Phone Service for an Hour
During Raid on Banks.

Petrograd, Dec. 27. (Thursday).-
Soldiers, acting under the orders of
Finance Commissioner Menshinsky to-
day surrounded and seized all private
banks in Petrograd including the
branch of the National City Bank of
New York. The manager, B. r. Stew
ems, was arrested and detained for a
short time.
Many bank directors were arrested.
Several surrendered the keys to their
bank vaults, but Stevens refused j.
B. Wright, counsellor of the Ameri-
can mbassy, called upon Mr.. Stevens
during the afternoon.
At the time for the opening of the
banks detachments of the Red Guard
gathered in the streets and barred the
entrance. Later the banks were en-
tered. under the leadership of M. Men
shinsky. Orders were given that work
cease and that the banks surrender
their papers and the keys to their
vaults In most instances no resist
ance was offered. Mr.. Stevens de-
clared his bank had no vaults but only
small safes. After his arrest he was
permitted to return to the bank. which
was placed under guard. The bank
directors who were arrested were ac-
cused of Sabotage" Telephone serv-
ice thruout the city was stopped for
an hour.
City Finances Short Is Cause.
In explaining the seizure Of the
bank. M. Menshinsky said:
We let it be known long ago that
private banks should send reports
weekly to the state bank. This was
done but the reports were incorrect
1t was then decided to occupy the
banks, revise their activity and then
see that they resumed business The
keys are in the hands of Commissioners
Coblensky of the state bank as are
the books and documents which have
been seized"
1t is reported that a special com
mittee will investigate the closed
banks, spending a week in the process
a--d the institutions will not be per-
mitted to resume business in the
meantime. The city is facing a serious
financial shortage, especially in cur
rency of small denominations which
has been unavailable for several days.
First Foreign Bank in PetrOgrad.
The National City bank of New
York was granted a license last Janu-
ary to commence business in Russia
with tparticular reference to the
financing of railroad construction.
The license given it was the frs
granted to a foreign bank to do bust
ness in Russia since 1879.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
F4rst Foreign Bank in PetroCrad.
HIS TITLE AT STAKE
Willard Willing Benefit Fight Shall
Be for World Championship.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Jess Willard,
who some time ago in announcing his
terms for a proposed boxing contest
for the benefit of the Red Cross is said
to have stipulated that the bout should
be not more than ten rounds and that
his title should not be at stake, today
declared his only requirement now is
that the contest shall be for the
worlds championship. Willard de-
MED that he had ever stipulated that
the contest should not be a champion
ship affair. He also said the Red
Cross had never refused to accept
money from him and that he thought
reports that the national headquarters
had declined to let the organization be
the beneficiary of such a contest were
unfOunded-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
Assistant Freight Traffic Manager
Santa Fe Pneumonia Victim.

Word of the death of j. s. Bartle.
assistant freight traf, ,ic manager for
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way at Chicago, has been received here
by J. r. Koontz- general freight agent
Bartle died Wednesday afternoon
Pneumonia was the cause.
Bartle was a New York man. Prior
to his becoming assistant freight traf-
fic manager he was general eastern
agent with headquarters in that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
SELL MEAT TOO CHEAP!
Brand New Charge Against Packers
Made by Retailers.

Boston, Dec. A2S.-John Glennie,
witness at the federal trade commits
sion hearing of the packing business,
charged today that packers were es-
tablishing big meat stores in various
cities for the purpose of driving re-
tailers out of business.
The Mohican Co., which operate a
chain of stores in New England, was
one of the concerns, he said. The
packers, he stated, set retail prices at
these stores so low that independent
stores could not compete and many
went out of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
Mexican Bandit Executed.

Washington, Dec. 2S-One of four
Mexican cattle thieves who murdered
Lee Sharpe and Clarence Sellers
Americans. near Piedras Negras. has
been executed by Mexican troops a nd
the others have been rounded up. ac-
cording to state department advices
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
U. S. TAKES OVER JUICE
RequisitOns Niagara and Buffalo Pow
er for War Work.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-To assure the
adequate supply of electric power for
{ adjustments engaged in war work
at Niagara Falls and Buffalo. the gov
ernment today requisitioned the cleo
trio power produced imported and
distributed by the Niagara Falls Power
company, the Hydraulic Power com
pany of Niagara Falls and the Cliff
Electric Distributing company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-28
U. S. CONSULATE BURNS
Destructive Blaze Sweeps Block at
San Jose, Costa Rica.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Destruction
f the American consulate at San
Jose, Costa Rica. by fire today is n
nounced in state department dis
patches. The fire swept an entire
block.