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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
(From Fridays Daily.)

Pioneer Visitor.
 George Whitaker, a pioneer resi- dent and mine owner of Big Bug dis trict, is in the city on a business trip. Mining Man III.
 Robert Burns was an arrival yester- day from the Emmet mining camp, where he is operating, to secure med ical attention.
 Passing Through.
 Miss Ella Cowell, of Raton, N. NJ, is in the city for a brief visit with her cousin, Mrs. B. ]. Stokes. She is en route to Glendale for the Winter. Business Trip.
 (. J. Murdock of the Blue Bell, was an arrival yesterday from Mayer, hay ing mining business to transact. He is identified with property on the Blue Bell belt
 Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. C. NJ. Boss, of Duluth, Minn., was an arrival during the week to visit with her son, A. NJ. Boss, in charge of the manual training depart
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
Continues Lively.
(From Saturdays Daily) Visiting Friends.

 Visiting Friends.
 Mrs. Essie Douglas, of Mayer, is in the city for few days visiting with friends.
 From the Mines.
 E. (. Koepke, in charge of opera lions at the New Year mines, Chapar- ral, is in the city on a brief business trip.
 To Phoenix.
 pr. C. w. Pardee left yesterday for Phoenix, to arrange for running races during February. in which he will en- ter two horses. Verde Visitor.
 Ed. Mahurin, well known resident of Upper Verde valley, was an arrival yesterday on business trip, to re- main for several days. Marriage License.
 A marriage license was issued yes- terday to Malcolm Cuthbertson of Humboldt and Grace NJ. Jones of this city, formerly of Chaparral. Receives Sad News.
 John Stroeher, business man near this city, left yesterday for St. Louis, having received news of the death of his father. He expects to return in about two weeks. Valley Visitor.
 William Ritter, of Kirkland valley, was a visitor yesterday, and reported the cattle situation as excellent, no losses taking place this Winter, and the grazing outlook being gratifying. Country Visitor.
 John O. Eckel, farming at Fair Oaks, a business visitor. reports favorable outlook, since heavy snow has fallen, insuring soil conditions to be in better shape than known for many years. Leave For Tucson.
 Mir and Mrs. C. A. Weidler left yes terday for Tucson, to be away indef- initely, the former on accounting busi- ness for the Aubrey Investment Co.,, which has large road building con- tract in Pima county. Former Resident.
 Charles Burkes, formerly a resident and cattle grower of this locality, ar rived yesterday from Melrose, N. NJ, to remain for brief visit with friends. He brings his racer, Queen of Hearts,
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

[ Jerome Visitor. Nick Radokovich, a well known bus mess man of Jerome, was visitor yesterday, reporting the copper me. tropolis as still booming.
 Mining Business. ]. A. Forbes was an arrival yester- day from his Independence camp al Jersey Lily, having been marooned for the past month on account ot deep snow.
 Mine Active. Walter Wilhelm, who is in the city from the Gold Blossom camp, reports that sinking IS going ahead and con ditions are satisfactory to Superin- tendent Johnson.
 Returns Home.
 Miss Elsie Murphy, daughter of Mrs. Mary Murphy, has returned from Phoenix where she had been visiting for some time with her sister, Mrs. Charlebois.
 Business Trip.
 T. Akard, former we'll known resi- dent of this county, retaining mining and other interests was a visitor Sun day on business, returning Monday to Monrovia, Cal, his home. Pioneer Recovering.
 B. A. Hussey, one of the well known Hassayampers of the 60 era, is recov- ering from pneumonia after being seriously i'll, and was on the street yesterday.
 Goes to Coast.
 Harry Pozner. popular as a clerk of Hotel Head in this city, left yesterday for Santa Barbara, Cal, where he will assume the responsible duty of mail clerk of the Potter.
 Closing Option.
 $. P. Wrenn, mining man recently of Nevada, arrived Sunday from Tip top district, and is preparing to close an option deal for silver-tungsten property on Humbug creek. He is investigating the title. Taking Dispositions.
 Herndon ]. Norris, the junior mem Der of the law firm of Norris & Nor ris, IS in Albuquerque taking deposi- tions 10 be used in a land case to be tried in Socorro, New Mexico, some time in the near future. Coast Visitors.
 T. NJ. Minter and Paddock Stephens the former wholesale grain dealer of Bakersfield. Cal, and the latter an oil man of Tulare, Cal, are in the city to make observations of business, re- maining in this section for the next week
 Mayer Road Opened.
 After a suspension of stage traffic of over ten days between Prescott and Mayer, traffic was resumed yesterday, snow disappearing and muddy roads drying up. Bullwhacker hill still re- mains a difficult strip to pass over, otherwise fair conditions prevail. Range Visitor.
 Ed. Koontz, foreman of the Ray Hill range at Camp Wood, who is in the city to accompany the owner home, reports l3 inches of snow still remaining in that locality. While live stock have experienced Winter hard ships, no losses have occurred. Goes to Convention.
 J. NJ. Hoover, manager of Ruffner's garage, left yesterday for Los An geles, to attend the Firestone tire con vention, as the representative of the local house which is handling this line
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
ANOTHER WRECK

MEMPHIS, Jan. N.-It is reported that four were killed and several in jured in a rear-end collision between St. Louis Southwestern and Rock 1s- land trains at Mounds, Ark A relief train was sent
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31

Mrs. M. A Roberts, who had been visiting in Los Angeles with relatives for the past month, has returned home.
 Mining Business.
 Mrs. May Brow was an arrival Fri day night from Phoenix, on business pertaining to her group of coppers in Copper Basin which are under opera ton by Denver syndicate
 From the Mines.
 Ed. Wicks, a mining man of tho Senator section, who is in the city, reports that the snow blockade is still on, and large ore tonnage is ac- cumulating since freighting to this city has been abandoned.
 From Walker.
 ]. ]. Brown, who has placer mining interests in the Walker region, is in the city from his camp, and reports that this Spring will be lively in that industry, since water will be abund- ant from deep snows in that shed. Returns From Canada.
 Henry F. Adams, son of Mrs. A. D. Adams, who is we'll known in this city, his birthplace, after an absence of over year as consulting engineer of mining company operating near Copper Cliff, Canada, returned during the week, and has concluded to re- main in Arizona.
 Muddy Roads.
 Mir and Mrs. s. w. Holder, of Kirkland valley, who returned yester- day in auto from Verde valley, where they had been visiting with relatives, report very disagreeable trip, owing to muddy roads and deep snow. They advise motorists to defer travelling for the present, over that route. Going to the Verde.
 s. s. Stewart, a mining man who had been looking over the Mayer country for the past ten days, has re- turned to the city, and leaves today l for the Lower Verde country to con tinue observations of that mineral re- zion. The visitor who is from Utah, | has formed favorable impression of the country he has inspected. Later | he will be joined by an associate.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
ment Of the Prescott public schools. Chaparral Visitors.

ment of the Prescott public schools
 Chaparral Visitors.
 i Mir and Mrs. Jack" Jones, whose
 marriage took place recently in this
 city, have returned from the Little
 Jessie mining camp in Chaparral,
 where the former is in charge. to visit
 with friends in the city for few days.
 From Yeager.
 . U. A. Fritschi, superintendent of
 the Yeager Canyon Copper O., which
 is being revived, was an arrival from the camp yesterday on business trip, reporting initial operations as
 under headway, by the new owners,
 the Shannon Copper Go.
 Eastern Visitor.
 F. F. Anderson of Circleville, Ohio, was an arrival yesterday for a brief visit with his brother, Attorney Le- Roy Anderson, while en route to the coast on business trip. He is a con- tractor and builder in the above city, and is enjoying for the first time journey to the West.
 From the Desert.
 T. V. Williams, who has mining in terests east of Mayer, returned dur ing the week from the Salome field, leaving yesterday for Mayer He states desert gold and copper mines are assuming very much attention this Winter from the large number of coast operators arriving to make ex- aminations. Salome, he says, is des- tined to be the mining center of activ- ity in Western Arizona.
 Travel By Team.
 N. C. Goode and J. L. Moore, min ing men of Nevada, who had been in the Mayer country on an examination trip, returned yesterday by team, the country being too wet for auto travel. They are very much pleased with the field generally, and may take an op- ton later. Former Resident Here.
 Walter C. Brandon, who will be re- membered as cashier of the Prescott National Bank many years ago, is a 1 brief visitor to renew pleasant associ- | ations of the long ago, being en route | 10 Phoenix on a business trip. He | comes from Detroit, where he is fol- | owing the mortgage banking busi- ness. This is his first visit since eaving l2 years ago.
 From Mine Camp.
 F. w. Hatch was an arrival yester- lay from his copper camp near Hum- ooldt, where he is finishing up annual tile work, and preparing to develop on permanent basis. He states the pig boom is heading toward Big Bug district, and as soon as weather con- iitions arc favorable there will be a 'ush into the new copper region cast 'f Humboldt to secure locations. Continues Lively.
 w. s. Jones, the hotel man of Hum- 'oldt, is in the city on business, and eports not the slightest abatement in rood times, all lines of business being hrifty, and copper bullion continues o flow at the maximum capacity of he big plant. Mining adjacent is also ttracting comment, since the Ari- ona and the Silver Belt are lining Up { s big white metal producers for the ear future.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
Brief Visit.

Mrs. Allwin Burgess, wife of min ing operator of Anaconda, Montana. who is now in the Constellation field on an examination trip, arrived dur ing the week from the Grand Canyon, to remain for a brief visit. She ac- companied daughter on her honey moon. which is being spent at the above wonderful creation. Mir. and Mrs. Burgess will spend the Winter at Pasadena, Cal. It is quite probable the former will become interested in mines in this section.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31

which Is entered in track event to take place at Phoenix early in Febru- ary
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
Travel By Team.

x. c. Goode and J. L. Moore, min ing men of Nevada, who had been in the Mayer country on an examination trip, returned yesterday by team, the country being too wet for auto travel. They are very much pleased with the field generally, and may take an op- ton later.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
To Phoenix.

pr. C. w. Pardee left yesterday 10 Phoenix, to arrange for running race during February, in which he will en ter two horses.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31
(From Sundays Daily.) Back From Coast.

Mrs. M. A. Roberts, who had been visiting in Los Angeles with relatives for the past month, has returned home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
STEEL ship PLANT
NEARLY COMPLETED

Washington. Dec, l0.-Virtual compile
ton Of ore of the governments three
great fabricating steel merchant ship
plants within 76 days time was reported
today to the shipping board. The yard,
erected a Newark By the Submarine Boa
Corporation. will lay the keels of three
ships before the first of the year Chair
man Hurley of the board accepted an in
vitation today to drive the first rivet Dec.
l. in the first ship laid down
The rapidity Of construction Gas aston
ished shipping board officials The yard
is 20 per cent, completed. has put down
five ways and is ready to lay i've more
Ships are expected to come from the yard
in June and it is planned to complete
more than 50 before the end Of 1918 The
concern has contracts for $50 of a total
tonnage of 1904 900
The plant has 5000 men at work and ex-
poets 20 have five times that number on
construction soon after the first of the
year. Housing facilities already have
been provided. The plant Will draw steel
from ~ fabricatng concerns and looks
for deliveries as fast as material can b.
used.
The shipping board was notified TODAY
that kees had been laid at Seattle for two
ships for which contracts were let -
days ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

her husband discovered what had &C.
CURED out West, the miner whom she
had befriended came to her aid in a
most remarkable manner. Needless to
say this production is replete with
thrills and exciting incidents. 1t has
been staged on an elaborate scale and
the outdoor scenes are particularly in
teresting.
"A Bedroom Blunder" is title
which Mack Sennett has hung all the
new business" which his laugh de-
signer" could originate. A new gag
is rarity in "slapstick comedy now
adays, but you find most of them first
in Mack Sennett comedies. Charles
Murray, Wayland Trask and Mary
Thurman are the principals in this
whacking two-reel comedy.
The Pathe News with it's picturiza :
ton Of world events complete the pro-
gram of the second day of the Colo
malls feature week.
Don't forget that the show starts
at $50 and SIS in the evening and 2.30
in the afternoon giving three complete
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
IT PAYS TO READ
Advertisements

Prices" always an item Of i'm
portence In connection with adver-
tised goods, have In these times
greater interest than usual. For
they change over highland every
change ic Of purse-interest to
readers Of ads.
Not many homes fail" If the
financial management is success
full. Not many homes are well
managed, as to the buying prob
lens. unless the housewife is a
student-and an INTERESTED
ONE of the store ads.
The position of buyer" for the
home comes to the wife ny inheri-
lance" 1t is hers through pre-
cedent and through necessity. She
will fail in the work IF 1T DOES
NOT INTEREST HER. She will
make u success Of it-and OF her
home management--if her INTER-
EST in the task never lapses. OF
course she studies the ads.
So much Of the income Of each
home is spent in the stores that
they play big part in home maxi
ing. Some stores serve so we'll
that all stores must try to keep
pace. Some stores advertise SO
informingly and helpfully that all
stores aim to reach the same mark.
Tho woman who sfI1dies fbs du
would find nothing but amusement
in a palpably exaggerated state
ment-it would not influence her to
buy-and If an advertiser should
fall into the HABIT Of exagger-
alton she would lose all interest in
that store.
To Know the stores" PAYS. To
study the ads Is essential II q
woman would properly appraiss
the service offered to her by tho
competing stores.
Even small shopping errand
may justify little preliminary
study of the ads To secure the
right thing instead Of the wrong
one-even in small matters--is
worth while.
The most attractive VALUES
offered in the stores today are AID.
VERT1SED in this newspaper.
That Is why these ads are IMPOR-
TANT TO YOU.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
camp DEVENS SOLDIERS
MAY VOTE IN CAMP
.IF CITIES ARRANGE

Aver, Mass, Dec. 1o.-Orders received
from Washington refusing to grant
leaves Of obsence to soldiers of the Ma
tional Army at Camp Devens TO vote at
city and town elections were announced
today. Maj. G. NJ Peek. divisional intel
ligence officer. said however, that no OBJ
jections would be made TO soldiers voting
here in camp if the various municipalities
could arrange it. Hundreds Of Boston
and Worcester voters are affected by the
order.
Women friends of soldiers were barred
from the barracks of the cantonment on
Sundays by an order issued from division
al headquarters today. Soldiers have
complained that visitors took up their
only day of rest.
Zero temperature hindered training at
the camp today. 1t was three below at
reveille and at noon the mercury had
risen to only five above the Zero mark
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
THINK LOST VESSEL.
NOT The MUNDALE

An Atlantic Port. Dec. 10.-Captain
j. v Ingalls, of the American oil steam
err Canfleld reported here today that
while off Hatteras in a storm last Sat-
urday. he picked up wireless calls for
help, supposedly from the American
steamer Mundale, of the Munson Line,
which sailed from Philadelphia The
message indicated that the Mundale
was sinking about 30 miles southeas st
of iiatteras. The tanker proceeded
Immediately toward Bath point, but
found no trace of the Mundale.
officers of the Munson line in New
York and the Terminal Shipping Co,
Baltimore agents, had no information
concerning the Mundale tonight. The
opinion was voiced that the lost YES
sci was not the Mundale, but a ship
with a similar name.
The Mundale carries a crew Of sc
men and is commanded by Capt. John
Merch of Baltimore. well known in the
New England coastwise trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
A|RPlANES TO DELIVER
mail after WAR over

Washington, Dec. 1o.-Mail and freight
carrying, the location of vessels in dis
tress at sea, the destroying u derelicts
menac cling navigation, and the mapping Of
the United States. are some of the duties
to which the government proposes to put
airplanes after the war.
DR. w F. Durand, chairman of the ma
tional advisory committee for aeronautics,
said tonight:
THE first and more obvious use Of air
planes in the future lies in tht delivery
of mails. Already Congress has appro-
priated 100000 for the initial step in aerial
mail delivery.
In addition, extensive plans are al
ready underway for coast guarding by
airplanes and mapping the whole UniteI
States from the air Vessels in distress
at sea can be located and derelicts de-
stroyed more easily through the air than
through heavy surf. Ten coastguard
air stations recently authorized by Con
gress will undoubtedly spring into being
as soon as men and planes are available
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
COAL OPERATOR ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER

Ebensburg. Pa, Dec. 10.-George c.
Tompkins, Philadelphia coal operator
was placed on trial here today, charged
with murder in connection with the
deaths near here on July 10 Of Ed
nund HUMPHREYS. his business partner
Mrs HUMPHREYS and Edmund Humph
ries, Jr. The HUMPHREYS family were
members of an automobile party with
Tompkins and the three were shot to
death on a country road
Tompkins in summoning assistance
after the tragedy, said the party was
held up and shot by bandits. After his
arrest in connection with the crime it
is said. he confessed to the three muir
ders. Later he is said to have repudi-
ated the confession.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

Do not send your money afar-if
the thing you want is to be had In
your home city
II the automobile thought" In
making any place for itself in your
mind, read tho ads They will In
short time, educate YOU as TO
characteristics and prices of cars.
You'll know one from another
and that's the beginning of auto.
mobile wisdom.
Store news is home news. Some.
thing advertised today finds itself
In your home tomorrow-and the
"ad" brings about the transaction
One Of today's ads may change
some one OF your buying plans-to
your profit
In your buying for the home It
Is quite as profitable to KNOW
VALUES AND OPPORTUNITIES
as 1t is, in ether things, to KNOW
Instead Of LAUNDERING through"
The bargain hunter" has
evolved into the Intelligent buyer
for the hone-the woman who ex-
ercises as much ability in expend-
Ing money as 1t required in earn.
ing It.
The woman who studies the ads
KNOWS that she is paying the
smallest possible price for her pur.
chase. She doesn't just HOPE so,
The merchant who can protect
you on both quality and price In a
time when both are apt to fluctuate
unaccountably is rendering you
real service.
Buy at your home city stores as
a matter of self -protection-and OF
those home Lefty merchants WHO
ADVERTISE.
Tho dollar you spend in your
home-city store stays In your
homc-city and SERVES. The dol
lar you send away ceases TO serve
anybody in the city where you
make your home.
The merchant. who IS using
I larger space in which to give to
you the news OF his store deserves
Your interested attention. He has
a rcason"-and YOUR INTER
ESTS are invested in that reason.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
Modern Woodmen Election

Al tie regular meeting Of Augusta
Camp No 7400. NJ. W. A, Monday
night the following officers We're elect
ed for the ensuing year: Consul, F. S.
II. Callaghan: adviser, j. H. Shirley;
banker, c. +. Stewart; clerk. B. L..
Nicholas; past consul. A. E. Hall: es-
cort, II. w. Haskell; Waterman, E. H.
Baker: sentry. @. f. Fairfield: physi-
clans. DR.. W-ashburn and DR.. Mckay;
trustee, NJ. +. Sawtelle. There We're
a. members present. Refreshments and
cigars We're served after the meeting.
Music was furnished by the Baker
brothers. The Augusta camp at the
present time has q membership of 49,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

SHAH We Forgive Her." is the title
If the new World-Picture Brady
Made which Will be shown at the
Colonial theatre today with June Ell
>idsc and Arthur Ashley as the stars.
The drama is a film version of the ia
nous stage play which was such a ire
mcndous success in New York and
other cities. 1t tells of the terrible ex-
pcrience of a contiding young girl who
trusted to the tood faith of a Young
:,"undrcl who played her false Be
cause she loved him SHE left her home
AID went West to meet him and when
size got there he did not marry her as
size mad expected, but through a
scheme forced her to stay with him
Later She saved the life of a prospec-
tor who had struck it rich in the gold
fields and in return he promised her
that whenever she needed a friend she
lad but to call on him. Still later
Wien the girl had escaped from the
man who had betrayed her she went
East and there met a decent young
chap who married her. But she did
not tell him Of the secret of the past.
Then when it seemed as though she
was going to lose her happiness when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
jAROSCH TESTIFIES
AS TO BOMB PLOTS

Detroit, Dec 10.-Wiliam NJ. Jarosch.
one of the II persons originally identi-
fed with Albert C. kaltschmdt on a
dynamiting conspiracy charge, was
placed on the stand as a government
witness at the resumption OF the t.ial
of kaltschmidt and five other here to-
day.
Jarosch testified that prior to COM
ing to the United States he SERVED in
the German army. He said kali
schmidt engaged him to go to Canada
to blow up factories and other proper
~. The bomb plots. he said. were dis
Cussed in the German consulate at Chi
caCo. He implicated in this discussion
c. A. Jacobson, former German con :
sui. August Hermann and Max
Schultz. Last week. he said, he direct
ed department of justice agents to a
spot outside this city where 20 sticks
Of dynamite were dug up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
War Bread at New York

New York. Dec. l0.-Bakeries in this
city today started the baking of war
bread, but SO far as coull be learned
there was no appreciate reduction in
price to consumers.
The federal food Administered ton an
nounced recently that it hoped con
sumers would he able to buy the war
bread at seven cents for a one-pound
loaf. but outside of a few small shops
eight cents was the lowest figure at
which consumers bought bread today.