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The Parker post., 1917-12-15
PROGRESS OP MINERAL IN
DUSTRIES.

Probably no year in the history of
the United States showed greater
progress in the mineral industries
than 1915, says the Year Book of the
Bureau of Mines. Although this
progress was undoubtedly stimulated
by the war in Europe, which caused
extremely high prices for some OF
the metals, yet the fact remains that
mining is being regarded more as a
business and less as a speculation,
and the benefits of business methods
are becoming evident Practices
that were almost universal a few
years ago have been largely abolish
ed, the mining public has been
brought to recognize the folly of
wasteful and dangerous methods,
and there is gratifying unanimity
of opinion in regard to the conserva-
tion of life and health, as we'll as of
our mineral resources. The people
of the United States realize more
fully than ever before the extent
and value of the country's mineral
resources and the possibilities that
await intelligent and well-directed
efforts at utilization.
In the past, economic reasons
caused deposits of valuable metals
and industrial materials to lie idle;
commercial reasons, many of them
not truly economic, led to the waste
of valuable constituents in many
ores; the recovery of minerals from
the ground was too often incomplete
and accompanied by incalculable
loss; and the treatment Of cres il.
mills and smcleers saved altogether
too low proportion of the metals
sought.
Now better methods are being
tried on every hand, and the unpar-
alleled record OF the year is largely
due to the success of these efforts.
According to the preliminary esti-
mates of the United States Geological
Survey the output of metals and min
erals in this country in the calendar
year 1916 had total gross value of
slightly more than $4,000, 600, 900.
For many minerals and metals the
figures broke all previous record.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
EXCHANGING LIBERTY BONDS.

The holders of k per cent Liberty
bonds have six months from Novem-
ber 5 in which to convert them into
the second issue of 4 per cent bonds
ii they wish to make such a change.
Some of the banks have received
their full number of bonds of the
first issue and very few of those who
have taken them appear to have ask
ed to have them exchanged for the
second issue.
The first issue is considered a bet
ter investment for the moneyed men
than the second, as they are exempt
from taxation imposed upon the sec
ond issue. They are selling at a
premium now, and it is expected that
they will sell at still greater ad-
vance in years to come. Another
feature with them is that they may
be converted for any issue in the
future, while the second issue is con-
vertible only into the issue immedi-
ately following.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
FEED HENS ON GRASS,

PHOENIX, Dec. AT the State
Council of Defense rooms a visitor
from Cochise county told an interest
ing story of an Industrious individual
who has little ranch near Blsbee
and who in seven months made $4,000
from 100 hens that have been given
little other feed than the clippings
from the lawns of the residence dis
trict of Warren. When winter
struck him, he had to feed them some
thing else, but his saving was notable
as long as the grass lasted. A Phoe-
nix city official suggests that some
thing of the same sort might be
done in other communities of the
state.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
HUGE MOUNTAIN LION,

The biggest mountain lion ever
killed in th'- county was exhibited in
Prescott Tuesday, and attracted
very much attention for it's massive
size. It was caught in a steel trap
at Cedar Glade during the week by
A. G. Phillips,and later shot to death
after which it was weighed at that
railroad station, tipping the scales at
25S pounds. 1t measured from tip to
tip 9 feet, inches, and across it's
forehead it spanned II inches. It's
age was computed at over 80 years,
and the loss of livestock by it's mar
auding runs into the thousands of
dollars.-Prescott Journal Miner.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
LEDGE Of GOLD
At CAMP CARSON
KIT CARSON ENTERTAINS Wis.
ITORS AT HIS TURTLE NOUN
TAIN CAMP, AND SHOWS THEM
RICH LEDGES.
(Needles Nugget.

The big Thanksgiving dinner at
Camp Carson,in the Turtle mountains
was postponed from the great day of
Thanksgiving until Sunday, Decem-
ber 2, and the guests of honor were
Superior Judge H. T. Dewhirst, Of
San Bernardino and Attorney Ben
Harrison of Needles.
An elaborate dinner was prepared
for the distinguished guests and for
the Turtle Mountain family" Two
turkeys graced the festal board, ac-
companied by all the accessories, and
all were prepared in the finest style
by Mrs. Kit Carson, who has many
times before demonstrated her ability
as culinary artist to the inner de-
light of Turtle mountain visitors.
The Nugget man was invited to he
present at the big spread, but owing
to the press of business during Fes-
tival week, had to decline, with re-
grets, the invitation. But he got
"his'n' just the same, for when the
visitors returned to Needles they car
ried large box, in which the ami
able hostess had carefully packed q
''lion's share" of dinner, which need
less to say, was duly "HooYerlzed .
Judge Dewhirst, who had been
connected with the famous Kit Car
son cut tody case, in W h1ch he sought
and won legal possession of three
children of Mrs Carson's dead sister,
had a longing to see the home and
the environments in which the chill
drnen had been raised, and where
they pleaded with the judge, they
wanted to stay, with "Aunt Lou'' and
Uncle Kit"
What the superior judge saw and
heard at Camp Carson, must have I'm
pressed him, as it has impressed
other visitors before him. For at
the end Of road which for 35 miles
had zigZagged over some of the most
perfectly rotten country God ever
ASAI 0hSAfAAAAOO, LuOIC
looms a group of tent houses-their
exterior and interior almost border
ing on immaculateness- Camp Car
son they call it, in honor of Kit
Carson III, famous frontiersman. and
"chip off the old block
Here Judge Dewhirst was escorted
over dozens of claims, was shown
paintings which brought strings of
color" that would make many a
prospector shake his head in doubt.
He was shown low grade ore and
picture rock" And many a DESC
late desert grave, unmarked and now
unknown, could tell the tale of futile
attempts of prospectors who tried to
find the old Peg-leg mine, which was
reputed to carry fabulous values in
gold. For this is said to be the orig
inal Peg-leg Smith property.
Judge Dewhirst and Attorney Har-
rison spent Saturday and Sunday at
Camp Carson, the former leaving that
night for the county seat.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE ON
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AF-
TER TEN MILLION NEW MEM
BERS IN ONE WEEK-ARE YOU
A MEMBER?

Ten million new members in a
week!
That is the goal the American Red
Cross has set for itself in it's Christ.
mas membership campaign that is to
be launched December 16. Through
out the United States Red Cross chap
ters are preparing for enrolment of
the new army which is to stand as
the organized support of the boys in
the trenches
No man is more deeply concerned
in the war than President Wilson
who is president of the Red Cross
and this is the proclamation:
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES:
Ten million Americans are invited
to join the American Red Cross dur
ing the week ending with Christmas
eve. The times require that every
branch of our great national effort
shall be loyalty upheld, and it is
peculiarly fitting that at the Christ
mas season the Red Cross should be
the branch through which your will
lingness to help is expressed.
, You should join the American Red
Cross, because it alone can carry the
pledges of Christmas good will to
those who are bearing for us the real
burdens of the world war, both in our
own army and navy and in the ma
tiOns upon whose territory the issues
of the worldwar are being fought
out. Your evidence of faith in this
work is necessary for their hearten-
ing and cheer.
You should join the Red Cross be-
cause this arm of the national SER
vice is steadily and efficiently main
tanning it's overseas relief in every
suffering land, administering our
millions wisely and well and awak-
ening the gratitude of every people.
Our consciences will not let us
enjoy our Christmas season if this
pledge Of support to our cause and
the worlds veal is left unfulfilled.
RedCross membership is the Christ
mas spirit in terms of action
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON,
President of the American Red Cross.
The Red Cross has now approxi-
mately 100000 members, 4,5O0,-
600 Of whom have enrolled since
state of war was declared by the
United States against Germany. The
success of the Christmas membership
campaign, therefore, means a Red
Cross active list of 100000 len,
women and children Each of the
thirteen territorial Red Cross divi-
sions within the continental Unitei
States has had it's proportion of the
desired 100000 recruits allotted
in advance of the campaign. Each
OF the division managers will ap-
point division Christmas member
ship drive committee to take charge
OF the campaign under the general
direction of the national committee.
Carrying out the systematic plan of
action from national committee to
local community, each Red Cross
chapter also will appoint local
drive committee under the immediate
supervision Of the division commit
tee. More than 5000 Red Cross
chapters will be engaged in recruit
ing service.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Famous Author Here.

Harold Bell Wright, author of
Barbara Worth" when Mans a
Man." etc., spent several hours in
Parker last week. Mr. Wright was
IN route from the coast to the in
Ipiration mountains by auto, but suf-
iered an injury to his hand which
decided him to lay up in Parker for
/ few days rest. While here he was
under the care of DIR. Nettle, at
whose home he stayed. Mr.. Wright
was very much interested in the work
Of the local Indians, and just before
leaving he witnessed a cremation.
The famous author will spend the
winter in the Inspiration mountains,
where he will devote much of his
time in completing a new novel
which he has under way.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Headline writer's would be helples

Headline writer's would be helpless
in the handling of stories of Amer
ica's immense crop production were
it not for that handy little word,
bumper" 1t is rather ironica1 that
while bumper originally meant a
wine glass filled to the brim, none of
the bumper grain crops will be used
in the manufacture of intoxicating
liquors.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15

A Camp Funston soldier in hospi-
tai complains that he is nursed by
man instead of a Red Cross nurse,
and he raises on his elbow to inquire
if "the girls is slackers." It's the
principle of the thing" evidently,
that he's interested in.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Mammon in Big Ore Body

The ore body recently opened at
the Mammon is assuming larger pro-
portions and the crosscut has now
penetrated the ore, at slight angle
:, distance of over 35 teet. The vein
was encountered N the lower tunnel,
500 feet below its apex at the sur
face. The company will sink on the
ere body and il addition to carrying
on this work Il churn drill will prob
ably be installed after the first of the
year to develop other ore deposits on
the property.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15

Girl students of the University of
California have signed a pledge to
deprive themselves of sweets, except
chewing gum, for the period of the
war. 'How sweet of them!'
The Parker post., 1917-12-15

The city officials of an Ohio town
who confscated coal on a freight
train to meet the pressing needs of
the people of that community have
been indicted for impeding interstate
commerce.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Building Camp at Argus.
The Argus G.id & COppe

The Argus Gid & Copper company
is constructing model camr on it's
property, which is located near the
old Planet mine. w. III. 1harpe,
who recently succeeded in financing
this company, was in Parker last
Saturday, anl stated that force of
ten men was employed at the present
time, and as S"on as the necessary
camp buildings are completed a
work
The Parker post., 1917-12-15

previously
Nelson was bound over to appear
before the superior court with bonds
fixed at $500.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
SHORT STORIES
ABOUT PARKER
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.

Deputy Sheriff Here.
William c. Despair, deputy sheriff
of Yuma county, is in town this
week from Bouse.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Mike Horn Back.

Mike Horn, the well-known min
ing man, returned to Parker this
week. Mike came in disguise, hav-
ing been shorn of his luxuriant
growth of whiskers which he has
worn for the past few years.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Red Cross Work.

The chapter of the American Red
Cross is planning campaign for the
purpose of arousing more interest
in the work of helping Uncle Sam
win the war. Funds are badly need
ed to assist this worthy cause, and
the people here should contribute
more literally than they have done
in the past. President A. F. Duclos
will probably call meeting of the
local chapter sometime next week, at
which time membership drive will
be started.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Carload of Fords.

The Parker Auto company will re-
ceive another carload of Ford cars
within the next day or two. The
shipment left Kansas City on Nov.
%, and is being eagerly awaited by
a number of prospective owners of
new cars.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
To Drill Standard.


1t has been definitely decided by
the officers of the Standard Copper
company that an extensive campaign
of development work shall be started
at once by the installation of churn
drill, which is expected to be in op-
Grafton within the next couple of
weeks. T. j. Carrigan, Col. Tim
Spellacy, Mr.. Williams and several
other prominent operators who are
interested in the Standard Copper
company will arrive in Parker within
the next couple of days for the pur-
pose of getting things under way
at this property. The company has
already purchased drilling rig with
all necessary equipment, and the ar
rival is expected most any day. The
news the Standard has decided to
drill it's ground will be received with
pleasure by every mining man in
the. district.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
New Arrivals. /.

NEW AfTIVaISs = =
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Smith arrived
from Phoenix last Saturday in their
new Dodge roadster. Mr.. Smith Is
manager of the Parker station of the
Standard Oil company. E. w. Dor
rough, the assistant manager of the
local station, accompanied by his
wife, also arrived here last Saturday
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
GnftinQ Station

The Swansea Lease is cutting a
station at the 515-foot level of it's
new shaft, and as soon as this work
is completed the shaft will be con-
tinued downward. The ore ship
ments have materially lessened at
the Swansea, but every effort is be-
ing made by the management to
place the property in position to pro-
duce on big scale within the next
few months.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Pie Social a Success.

Z IL OUCId1 q NUCGESS,
The children of the Indian school
last Saturday held a pie social for
the purpose of raising funds for the
Red Cross. The pies were auctioned
off by superintendent Duclos, and
$41.10 were the net profits realized
for the benefit of our soldier boys
The adult Indians of the reservation
will hold similar social at the
school building today Saturday. ),
and larger sum is expected to be
realized.
The Parker post., 1917-12-15
Holiday Vacation.

Holiday Vacation.
A. R. Hazelton, superintendent of
the California Copper company, de-
parted Tuesday night for Los An
geles, where he will spend the holi-
days with his family. After the
first of the year the California Cop
per company will probably install a
churn drill in order to ascertain the
extent of the ore bodies on it's prop
erty. A crew is now working build
ing good road to the camp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Auto Mon to Build Air.hip..

Owners of automobiles, particularly
those who have been accustomed to
discard their cars solely because newer
models have been placed upon the mar
ket, will do well to give the highest de-
gree Of care to the cars they own now.
Brig. Gen. George w. Squier has
talked with manufacturers Of automo-
biles in regard to obtaining their CO.
operation in the manufacture of aero
planes.
There are fen, &c c:c::e:: &: 4. ere
States that manufacture aeroplanes.
and each of these factories makes a
different type Of craft. Their aggregate
capacity is wholly inadequate to meet
the demands Of the program Of the air
craft production board, and 1t is there
fore Inevitable that manufacturers of
machinery which can be used AZ now
made. or whose plants can be adapted
most readily to making parts for aero
planes, will be requested to give pre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Dutch Are Heavl..t smoker..

How many OF us win make the In
creased duty on tobacco a Jumping
Off place for total abstinence? Prob
ably more In Great Britain than would
be the case, say. in Holland. where
the average smoker consumes four
times as much tobacco as does the
Englishman.
An ingenious German few years
ago, worked out the rank of countries
in smoking. After Holland, which
takes easily the first place, como
Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Bel
gium and Germany. Modest places are
taken by France Sweden and Spain.
with Britain almost at the foot next
to Italy and Russia. The United States
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION CLUBS
VOTE TO DIVIDE PLAYING
SCHEDULE.
ANsoNs HOLD TITLE
FOR FIRST SEASON
Proposed New Schedule Is Voted Down
And Original Draft Will Be Follow
Observation-Disclosures to Open Second
Season Sunday at Mason City With
Double Header.

BY a vote Of seven to one the clubs
OF the Central Baseball Association to-
day decided to split the playing season.
the first half ending with Saturdays
games, and the second half opening
with Sundays games. Six of the clubs
voted to continue with the original
playing schedule for the second half
of the year, the proposed new schedule
providing for the closing of the playing
season on Aug. rs, being defeated.
Marshalltown Wins Title.
Marshalltown is winner of the cham
pionship of the first half of the season.
and if defeated for first place in the
second half, still will have a chance to
win the 1917 pennant in the post sea-
son series, to be played by the win
ners of the two seasons.
Beginning Sunday the clubs will
start on an even footing and the short
season will be race in itself. The
season will close on Labor day, Sept. g.,
and the post-season series will open
Immediately thereafter, the number Of
games to be arranged between the
contenders. Should Marshalltown win
the second season title, there will be
no need of post-season series to set
tie the championship of the league.
Postponed Games to Stand.
President Ford said today that games
postponed in the first half of the sea-
son would be played off in the second
half, and suggested that double headers
be played on Sundays, insofar as pos
sible.
Marshalltown's first games in the
new season will be played at Mason
City Sunday. where double header
is scheduled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Saving Health a. Wall.

The regulation that is intended to
prevent the return Of unsold bread by
the retailer to the baker Is as much a
move for better health as for the saw
ing Of food. Fresh bread Is a delicacy,
but 1t lacks some Of the qualities OF
bread that has been aged" at least
twenty-four hours.
English and Swiss governments long
ago forbade the sale Of bread less than
twenty-four hours old. At university
training tables only stale bread is
served and when the doctor puts you
on a diet the first thing he excludes is
fresh bread.
The hygienic reasons are simple. In
the older bread the chemical reaction
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
ON A SUBMARINE.
Prisoner on One Gives His Experiences
and Impressions

Prisoner on One Gives His Experiences
and Impressions.
A short report has been written by
| a man who does not give his name in
| print, but who is vouched for by the
New York Times, detailing some ex-
periences while a prisoner aboard a
German submarine. This man was a
captain of merchant ship summoned
to report to the U-boat which, on ac-
count of an approaching destroyer,
had to dive before there was time to
put the captain off into the yawl from
his ship.
Contrary to the common impression,
life on a submarine is not burden
to the members Of the crew. They are
usually all young fellows, full Of en-
thusiasm, eager for activity and the
hazards Of the U-boat crew are no
greater than those risked by men in
other kinds of naval service.
The periscope2 which is seven inches
in diameter may be elevated to a
height Of seventeen feet which gives
a horizon OF observation Of about three
miles while at the same time the sub
marine is so low in the water as to
make it almost invisible to a ship at
that distance.
The submarines spend no more time
submerged than may be necessary to
avoid danger. Arrangements for VEN
tilation are good and no bad effects Of
bad air are felt for twenty-four hours
and only slight Inconvenience is felt
during the next six hours of submer-
sion. The submarines prefer deep
water rather than shallow for their
work as there is less danger of acct
come near shore at night, he says, is
all wrong.
This prisoner on the U-boat came
to the conclusion as a result Of his
incidental conversation with the crew
that aeroplanes' are the things they
fear more than anything else. The
submarine has no defense against
bombs from aeroplanes save deep
diving One Of the interesting conclu-
sions Of the article refers to the use
of torpedoes:
1T appears that 50 per cent. or
more than half, Of the torpedoes fired
miss their mark, and with this aver
age they seem satisfied. Once they
let go at ship two torpedoes at 1000
yards range. and both missed the
range being too long; but they did not
care to come any nearer as they be-
lieved the ship to be well armed.
They prefer to fire at 500 to 700
yards, which means that at this range
the track or wake" of the projectile
could be discernible for, say twenty
five or thirty seconds-not much time
indeed, for any ship to get out Of the
way At 100 yards range or less they
do not care to fire unless compelled
to, as the torpedo Is nearly always
discharged when the submarine Is
lying ahead of the object, /. e., to hit
the ship coming up to It; it follows
that gun forward Is more useful than
one aft, the gun aft being Of real SER
vice when submarine starts Smelling,
which she will do for choice from aft
the ship rather than from forward Of
her, where she would be in danger Of
being run over and rammed.
Owing to the big expense Of wasted
tqrpedoes it has been planned to build
special larger U-boats, two-deckers
carrying larger guns for Smelling pur-
poses-hence the sooner all merchant
men are well armed the better for
them"
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incident 70 baking Is complete. excess
moisture has been expelled and the
nutritive properties Of the food have
been developed.
Extra efforts at mastication are an
aid to perfect digestion; many wise
doctors insist that fresh bread Is a
great contributor to appendicitis and
other ailments of the alimentary tract.
Also the elimination OF one OF the
greatest sources OF food waste is thus
reached.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13

cedence TO the manufacture Of parts
suitable for aircraft.
1t Is believed that one of the most
important conferences which General
SQuier had In Detroit was with the
head Of company whose factory has
the greatest output in the automobile
industry. 1t is believed this factory
will be one Of the first to be called up
on to use its facilities in expediting the
program of the aircraft production
board