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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
CIVIL WAR OFFICER
 IN FIGHTING MOOD
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 Arriving Monday from the camp of the Montezuma Mining Co. near Crown King. Colonel J. P. Waldron informed friends yesterday that the moment he was advised of war being declared with Germany, he had for warded to Washington request to De entered for duty.
 His record as a colonel of the l3Sth Illinois regiment, was referred to-, during the Civil war, and his physical makeup was represented as fit for in stant service. "I cant hike any long distance" said this valiant soldier, but the fighting blood remains, and the assembly call will find me hcady." Colonel Waldron retains his dis charge certificate, and it bears an eX- ccllcnt record. It is probable. from the adviccs he has received, that his services will be requested, and he win obey orders immediately. so saying yesterday. He was one of the young est colonels in the Union army.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
LAST CHAPTER
 NOTED COLONY

LAS CRUCES, NM, May l2-The final chapter of the once noted Sha- lem colony, in the Rio Grande valley near here, was written when Andrew w. Rowland, one of the founders of this unique colonization scheme, died in Fl Paso, Texas, recently.
 On a level tract of fertile river bottom land in an elbow of the Rio Grande, Rowland and Dr. I. B. New brough laid out a model colony of l,500 acres and undertook to estab- fish a sect to be known as the Shal- emites with a bible" church service and symbols. The sect was to be founded by means of educating chil- dren collected in the founding homes of New Orleans, La, and other large cities, who would be taught the new faith from infancy.
 Thirty-four of these were taken to the Shalcm colony where school, a church, a model nursery and dairy farm had been built by the founders. The experiment attactcd much atten- ton when it.was founded in 1904 and many visitors drove to the colony to visit and assist the founders. Legal difficulties later developed and the ex- pertinent was abandoned The dairy barns were allowed to tumble down, and the land was finally sold and cut up into irrigated farms.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
EIGHT ENLIST IN
 THE ARIZONA INFANTRY
(Erom Fridays Daily.)

Disappointed in their ,attcmpt to join the officers reserve corps and go to the training camp at the Prcsidio at San Francisco, three Of those who were accepted by Major Clcary but for whom the call did not come, will leave Prescott carly this morning for Naco, having enlisted yesterday under Captain Nelson, recruiting officer, for service in the first Arizona infantry. The trio consists Of NJ. II. Dclhold, II. L. Richards, and II. J. Dclhcld, and will use the auto of the last nam cd for the trip. With them will be Jack Sparkcs and F. r. Eldridgc. Cap tain Nelson also passed favorably yes tcrday on the applications for enlist mcnt of (. A. Long, F.. F. Harvey and X. Paulsen, who will leave today by train for Naco.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
MINER IS KILLED IN THE UNITED
 VERDE MINE

AIcager advices of the death of Michael Shea, in lower level of the United Verde mine on Sunday alter noon were received in this city yes terday. The deceased was struck by an electric motor car, and death was instantaneous. He had been resi- dent of the country for many years, and leaves a widow and four children. He was aged about 50 years. County Treasurer and Mrs. P. J. Kcohane left yesterday for Jerome to attend the funeral today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
TECHNICAL MEN OF NATION BEING
 MOB|L|zED

WASHINGTON, May IA great patriotic response is being made by the chemists, mctallurgists and min ing engineers to the plan of the bu- rcau of mines, department of the in terior, for their mobilization in de- fensc of the country. Already more than 10000 blanks, properly filled in, stating the qualifications of these technical men and their preferences as to the part they are willing to play in the war, have been received by tho bureau and are being tabulated for the use of the Council of National Defense and for the army and navy.
 Several thousand chemists, skilled in the making of explosives, have al ready registered: also many men cX- pert in the making of iron and steel. Ii is likely that these two clasSihca- tions will be needed first and will be called upon to assist in creating big supply of explosives and pig guns.
 The bureau, in addition, is rccciv- ing applications from many men skilled along different lines offering, as one stated it, my knowledge, cH- pcricncc and time to the Federal gov ernmcnt."
 An unexpected feature of this effort
  to mobilize the technical men of the country has been the additional offer of the men to turn over their ccm- plete laboratories, together with the working staffs, to the government for
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
SHEEP ARE SOARING;
 RECORD PRICE PAID
(From Thursdays Daily.)

The prevailing high cost of every thing under the sun" keeps up the strong pace, as was proven yesterday in certain transaction closed in Pres colt, when Richard Culver of Dewey took over from Joe Mlontoya, of Flag staff, all of the latter's sheep at the unprecedented price of Sl9 per head. Included in the deal was small ranch and range rights. The number oi sheep involved will run to over 2,OOO head, it is reported. Less than two years ago d good price for sheep would have beer $9 per head, and Montoya stated yesterday he would have sold at that time for less.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
STRONG ARRAY OF TALENT IN
 NEW FIRM
LAW BUSINESS OF LEROY ANDERSON GROWS SO RAPIDLY HE IS CON- FILLED TO TAKE IN NEW PARTNERS.
(From Sundays Daily)

Anderson, Coleman & Nilsson is the name of new law partnership announced yesterday, and to become effective June lst. The members arc LcRoy Anderson, who has been one of the best known attorneys of this section of Arizona for many years; James L. Coleman of the Santa Fe staff of attorneys at Chicago, and George w. Nilsson, a newcomer in the field, who has been associated with Mir. Anderson for two years.
 For the accommodation of the new member of the firm, the offices of MT. Anderson in the Prescott State Bank building will be remodeled. An inter- phone system is one of the improve mcnts to be installed. The revision of the quarters will enable the firm to accomplish much. Business in this office has proven so heavy that it was found necessary to expend and take in the new man.
 Mir. Coleman is 5 years of age. He has just resigned a very respon- siblc position as one of the general attorneys for the Santa Fe Railway Company at Chicago. He had been connected with the Santa Fe system for II years, the greater part of this time as trial attorney. He is a man of wide experience in corporation, railroad and public service work, and is considered one of the cleverest trial men ill the Middle West.
 Mrs. Coleman accompanies her hus- band ard they will make Prescott their home. She visited here several weeks ago and was very favorably impressed with the city.
 LcRoy Anderson came to Prescott long before the law business was as large a par. of community life as it is today. He started at the very bot tom, and in his long association with the people of this community, has won for himself not only an cnviable position as an attorney but a place in the esteem of his fellow Arizonans.
 Mir. Nilsson is one of the most promising of the many younger attor- ncys who have located in Prescott. He was graduated from the Northwestern University law school in 1915, and in September of that year joined the staff of Mir Anderson.
 The new firm will be, as Mir An dcrson has been, general counsel for the United Verde Copper Company, and the other railroad and mining in tcrests of Senator w. 4. Clark; the Consolidated Arizona Smelling Co.,; the Arizona Power Company; the Prescott Gas & Electric Company. the Arizona Binghamton Copper Company and many other corpora tions.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
BACHELORS IN MAJORITY IN
 THIS REGION
PRECINCTS MUSINGS, ARMY ROSTER SHOWS TOTAL OF 6330 MEN IN YAVAPAI; JEROME HAS MOST BACHELORS.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

This is addressed to the girl cligi- bles. wherever they may be. It is to say that Yavapai county has lot of bachelors, many of whom might be worked over into perfectly good hus- bands, in the hands of an energetic and determined young woman.
 The glaring difference in the amount of matrimonial material on hand and the amount that has been seized upon is revealed in figures got together by the county assessor in making up the military lists. Three precincts miss ing-Humboldt with about 600 names; Cottonwood and Constellation - the figures show that in this county there arc 3,454 single men between the ages of Is and 45 and 2,7Sl who are we'd ded.
 Jerome is the prize town of the county for bachelors. There, are found almost as many unmarried men as would supply the Chicago marriage license bureau on real busy day. The big mining commun- ity has l,2S5 single and l,033 married men. There are l,l55 of foreign birth there, who have not applied for citi- zenship papers.
 Walnut Grove, Wagoner and Childs are the prize American communities. not a single foreigner (nor a married one, for that matter) being recorded at these places. Groom Creek has but one foreigner.
 The total for the county, of single, married, exempt and foreign born, is 6,330, not counting the 600 or more at Humboldt and those at Constellation and Cottonwood. Of these, but o5 are listed as exempt.
 The Mexican republic contributed by far the greatest number of aliens to Yavapai county, l,36o Of them be- ing on the list so far There arc Il Austrians, s Germans, l60 Italians, 13 Japanese, 5l Chinese, ll2 English. Irish, Scotch and Welsh, together with Canadians, 3 Russians, II Nor wegians, ? Swcdcs, 9 Swiss. 2S Ser bians and g Greeks. Of the races encountered but not listed, arc Ar menians, Turks, Croatians, South Africans, plenty of former inhabitants of the Balkan peninsula, and some of the races seldom known outside the cthnological books.
 Deputy Assessor Chad Hindcrci, who is in charge or the work of en- rolling the war material. believes he should have the figures from his men at the three missing precincts today, so that the complete list may be made up and forwarded to Governor Camp bell by the end of the week.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16

ing the lines. It was found, how ever, that the Southeast quarter was contributing over half the members of the guard, so that precinct was again divided by a line running down the middle of Pleasant street.
 It is desired that every man who signed the original roll and took the oath as a member of the guard be oui to drill this afternoon, as an announce ment of great importance is to be made.
 Drill was by squads last evening. Some of the movements which have been bothering the members were practiced, as we'll as the manual oi arms.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
THE LID IS ON

W. W. Ross is in receipt of d pos tai card from his son, Ensign Ross, of the U. $. Navy. who recently grad uatcd from Annapolis and was as signed to the dreadnaught Pennsyl- vania. Where this young naval officer is or where his ship is lurking on the briny deep. is not permitted 10 be given. and the only cheerful informa- ton impartcd to the parent of this city, is that he is in good health. There is nothing in the message to give the slightest idea of what is go- ing on or what plan of sea action is being outlined.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
SENSATIONAL IS CHARGE OF SMITH
 IN DIVORCE SUIT
(From Saturdays Daily)

Sensational charges are brought against Mrs. Maud Smith by C. s. Smith in an action for divorce, filed in the Superior court yesterday. The plaintiff alleges that although he pro- vidcd all the neccssaries of life and treated his wife properly, she deserted him in San Bernardino, Cal. in 1914. and took up loose sort of life, at one time being arrested for vagrancy in rooming house with man named Cramer The Smiths were married in Yuma in 1902. O'Sullivan & Morgan bring the suit in behalf of Smith.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16

tain communities to the serious urg- ency of the food situation.
 Many of the farmers of the Rio Grande valley in the vicinity of AL buquerque, having finished their Spring planting. are going onto the forest lands in the Manzano noun tains to put in crops of beans and potatoes. According to crop experts, the later growing season in the noun tains makes this a profitable enter prise in many parts of the Southwest.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
GOATS BRINGING RECORD PRICE
 THIS YEAR
(From Tuesdays DailY.)

s. w. Holder. large goat raiser of Kirkland valley, was a visitor yester. day and reported that K. NJ. Muse had made a shipment of this class of live stock, receiving S per head net. This price is the highest ever paid. East crn buyers here were dcsirous of closing other big deals. but were re- fused. Mohair has reached to 70 cents a pound. hence the grower is holding on to his mutton for the fleece crop in the future.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
TELEPHONE TELLS
 GOOD TIMES STORY
(From Saturdays Daiiy.) )

During the past week the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Com pany has completed the installation of d second line of communication to Phoenix from Prescott, giving two direct circuits between the two cities. with no other stations to interfere with the service.
 Beginning in few days two addi- tional circuits go in to Jerome, and if k also probable that from the com geSted business south. third line will be laid in a few months to Phoenix.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
M|NEPROMOT|ONS TO BE R|G|OLY
 SCRUTIN|zED
BOOKS TO BE EXAMINED TO ASCERTAIN IF MON- FEY IS BEING LEGITI- MATELY SPENT FOR REAL DEVELOPMENT.

PHOENIX, May 14.-A suggestion recently made by George L. Walker, editor of the Boston Commercial, to the Arizona Chapter of the American Mining Congress that its activities could be applied to excellent purpose at this time to checking the opera tions of the promoters of prospects who are claiming the possession of valuable mines and near-mines in ex- travagant Eastern advertising cam paigns, has met with much interest and approval in the office of Governor Campbell. It has become known from that quarter that it is desired to op- crate in any way that may be possible to the end of protecting the public both at home and abroad in a wider measure than has heretofore been att tempted.
 Among suggestions that have been advanced along this line is one which proposes the appointment of a mem- Der of the corporation commission who shall exercise the functions of an examiner in similar manner to that employed by bank examiners. In other words, this examiner should have the ability to enter the offices and the properties of developing com- panics and determine whether their finances are being handled honestly and their development work being conducted both competently and hon. cstly In the event of finding that shareholders were not being treated fairly, the examiner, under this pro posal, would so report to the commis- sion and the latter would take the same course that the comptroller of the currency would exercise in clos ing bank following like report from an examiner. It is argued that this manner of regulation would quickly put the wildcattcrs out of business. The proposal is meeting with much favor among legitimate operators over the State.
 It is recognized that wildcatters are at this time inclined to more boldness in their operations than ever before, because of the nearer possibility of the end of the sunshine period for new mining ventures. At the same time the increasing metal production in Arizona, attended by enormous ex- penditures of money by established producers to the end of increased ef- icicncy and facilities, affords the wildcatter an alluring quality of bait for small investors who are inclined to the ficr habit: and fail of looking before lcaping. It is not questioned that there are many legitimate devel- opmcnt enterprises being conducted in the State, for the determination of commercial bodies of various metals, but it is also certain that there are concerns which arc acquiring money from the public without reasonable grounds existing for the belief that they will make adequate returns. The investor needs to examine very thor oughly the business standing and min ing ability records of those with whom he is asked to invest. In most in- stances the conclusion is likely to be reached that the money the investor has available might great deal better be placed in a smaller number of the shares of an established producer on an efficiency basis and with fair dividend rate in effect.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
EDITOR HAS A MESSAGE FOR
 PRESCOTT
FLETCHER BRINGS TWO SPLENDID LECTURES TO. CHAUTAUQUA; GUAR TET AND ADA ROACH BIG FEATURES.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Prescott had chance to hear last night another newspaperman who speaks as we'll as writes his editorials. But he put far more punch in the spoken than could have been put in the written word, did Brooks Fletch- CT, journalist and lecturer, who was the second speaker on the Chautau- qua program yesterday and last night.
 To an audience largely composed of youngsters, Mir. Fletcher carried a message of progress and prepared ness for life at the afternoon enter tainment. In the evening. he got down to brass tacks with the elders.
 "Wc must quit thinking SO much of prosperity, and think little about posterity" That was the theme on which he spoke Another outstand- ing epigram from his excellent lec- ture was, Somewhere, sometime, somehow, somebody's got to pay for misdirected thoughts that are trans lated into misdirected acts"
 His was a plea to look after the little habit forming things that are fed by desire until they grow into fixed tendencies, and envelop the soul of the individual He called the young human mind the greatest of this coun- try's great natural resources, and made stirring appeal for its conser- vation.
 Quite up to the Rcdpath standard was the entertainment given by the Metropolitan Men Singers and Ada Roach, the inimitable. The men singers must be jolly of the stage as they arc on, for they have not lost any flesh, nor come to look like Cas- sius. Ada is the kind of an enter taincr that you just feel like calling by her first name By the way, she must have an awful time with her self. Half of last evening, she was just as Irish as one of those historic things they used to boil and fry and mash before they broke into the radium class. The balance of the evening she was just as Dutch as sauer-kraut (notice the Teutonic spclling).
 Yer r.lcasing on their program was the series of songs of yesterday by the quartet. Their college close har- mony bit was also feature. But the ensemble, with Ada Roach directing the little Cherman band was perfectly killing, and after the elaborate good night bows. and the applause, Man agcr Shelly had to crawl out on the stage and tell the folks that it was over.
 A suggestion of real merit was made by the manager. when he spoke of the need of getting moro young people 10 attend. He believed that 1t would be fine for 100 business men to chip in with him and pay the way oi as many poor children as could be found. to the afternoon series. The applause that followed the suggestion indicated that something of the sort might be done today.
 The program this afternoon and tonight will consist of a lecture by William Rainey Bennett, who comes well recommended as a speaker who | will stand out even from among such | talent as this Chautsuqua brings to Prescott, and the Ellis Hawaiian Singers. who are sure to please dur ing this furorc for the music and lore of the islands.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
BABY GIRL BORN
CFrom Thursdays DaiIy.)

C. F. NcNelley will not attend to his accustomed duties today with the Bashford- -Burmister O., as he has other important matters to look after. a beautiful little girl arriving last night Miss McNclly tipped the beam at an even 7I pounds, and she is preparing" to be a playmate of her little brother.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
BIG FRUIT CROP
(l:rom Thnrsday's Dailvl

L. l.. Dickcrson, of the Fair Oaks Orchard Co. was d visitor yesterday, and reported his firm Is in line with a huge fruit crop for the men on the line. We will be prepared with the preserves, and the government will have the first call on our product" he informed friends.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-16
CITY IS DIVIDED TO
 RECRUIT THE GUARD
(From Saturdays Dsilv.)

The division of the city into five districts for recruiting the Prescott Home Guard was effected yesterday, and today will come an announce mcut of methods of bringing the slackers into line
 The first division was in four parts, with Gurley and Cortez streets form
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02

the Villa faction, or vice versa, before
any appreciable progress could be made
against the. United States. Ii Mexico
herself should be invaded the hostile fac
tions might for the time being join in a
common effort to repel the invader; but
they never would remain joined for very
long in n campaign on foreign soil.
Therefore, Mexico's ability to strike a
serious blow against the United States
would be negligible on land as well as
.on the sea. The so.called German plot
was therein most crude.
As for Japan's proposed participation
in war against the United States, the
plot is even more inept because it sug
gests nothing for Japan and does not
give sufficient weight to the close rela-
lions of Great Britain and Japan outside
of the present alliance of the entente
powers. 1t has been said, and probably
with large element OF truth, that Jap
an would think twice before going con-
trary to the wishes of Great Britain;
and, of course, it would be attempting
to defeat Great Britain's fondest aspira
tion were Japan to do anything that
would jeopardize Great Britains pros
poets of subduing Prussianism. More
over, the German proposal gives no cred
it to the national honor of Japan, ma
ton which is party to a solemn obliga
ton in the present great conflict. Much
as Japan would like to humble the Unit |
ed States she nevertheless would prob |
ably demand some different pretext for
withdrawing from her present allies and
for making war on the United States.
So, taken all in all, the Zimmerman /
instructions assume more and more the
aspects of Wild immaturely considered /
plan OF deliverance, seized upon much as
a drowning man grasps at straw. At
the same time one cannot fail to take
cognzance of the purpose that must lie
back of even such wild proposal. I
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02

ach. When pressed for further particu-
lar instances of abuse, the witness at
first hesitated and then refused to an
swer, very evidently from fear. She was
assured that she might testify freely,
but did not do so. The woman denied
that anyone from the retreat had talked
with her regarding her testimony.
Charles Il. Ray of Brandon was a pa
tient at the retreat from March !, 1906,
until July, 1910, and remained there four
years more as an office employee. He told
of seeing an attendant named Ernest
Omara knock patient down and jump
on his chest. He had also seen patients
knocked down and kicked around. The
witness said that the food was very
poor He also testified that he had seen
the night Waterman, Hills, intoxicated
several times
Frank ID. Bowker of st. Johnsbury,
who for month in 1915 was voluntary
patient at the retreat, said that he had
broken all the rules of the institution
and could always fix things so that he
could get in at night whatever hour he
wished. He was there simply for re-