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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01

water that seepcd in however and the cave-in of the casing that immediately followed prevented any gauge being obtained as to the possibilities of the well, beyond the determination that it was an oil of parafine grade.
 Following up the valley the lime stone surface showing gives place to the sandstone and at a distance of six to seven miles there are surface showings of oil shalc, apparently forced to the surface by the pressure beneath. These shale showings were identical with the shale samples taken from the Chino well 50 feet below the surface. Upon being fractured they gave forth a strong odor of oil The entire range from well south Of the well to a point more than ten miles north was clean, showing no fault or break of any kind. The formation is almost identical with that in many other fields of recent development and Mir. Kane expressed himself as convinced that it would take little development to demonstrate the value of the entire valley as producing oil field. At the center Of the field where the shalc comes to the surface on a series of domcs the drilling Of the wells to a depth of l,50O to l,60G feet should encounter the same oil sands that were penetrated by the Ch.ro Valley company at 2,00O feet.
 It is only within the last six weeks that New York oil interests learned that oil experts were taking Chino valley seriously. and at the re- quest of his associate, C. F. Seidell, editor of the oil department of the Morning Telegraph. Mir Kane made his inspection of the district
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
WAR SUFFERERS ARE
 HELPED
RED CROSS MISSION IS SENT TO BALKANS; THIS IS THIRD OF ITS KIND TO BE IN EUROPEAN SERVICE.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

As a further step in its progress for passing American relief work abroad on accurate surveys of condi- tions, the Red Cross war council, of which Henry P. Davidson is chair man, announces the dispatch of a Red Cross commission to Rumania. This is the third Red Cross commis- sion to be sent to Europe since the organization of the War Council, to make first hand investigations in bel ligercnt countries. One commission, headed by Major Grayson NJ. P. Murphy, is already at work in France; second, under the leadership of Dr. Frank Billings, will arrive in few days in Russia.
 The commission in Rumania, which is headed by Henry Watkins Ander- son, a prominent lawyer of Richmond, Va, will undertake at once, in addi- ton to its investigation of sanitary and health conditions, actual relief work among the Rumanian refugees To do this work, Red Cross medi- cal unit of l2 doctors and l2 nurses, accompanies the commission. Quan- titles of medical supplies, scrums, vac cines and foodstuffs, urgently needed in Rumania, are being sent with the commission by the war council. A special emergency appropriation of S200.0OO has been voted for Rumanian relief
 For the commission to Rumania, as for those sent to France and Rus sia, the Red Cross war council has been unusually fortunate in obtaining the service of some of the leading health and sanitary authorities of the country" said MT. Davidson. Tt is one of the finest tributes to the pat riotism of the men-doctors, lawyers, engineers and business men, who have been called upon to undertake, at very great personal inconvenience, and often with an inconsiderable risk, these Red Cross missions into dis tant countries, that they have respond ed without hesitation. No finer rec ord will be written in this war than of these men who have gone forth under the Red Cross to carry aid and encouragement to these countries which for three years have been feel ing the heavy brunt of war.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
NEW SHELTER ID BE READY BY
 NOVEMBER 1
OUTPUT OF THE CONSOLE DATED WILL BE CON- SIDERABLY INCREASED WHEN THE ENLARGED PLANT IS IN ACTION.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

The Consolidated Arizona Smelling Company is gradually enlarging its smelter at Humboldt, and that work will be completed by November 1st. Because certain parts of the smelter are to be remodeled, it is not known to just what capacity it will be pos sible to enlarge the plant, but it is understood that the additions that are being made will permit a substan tial increase in the present output.
 At the present time the capacity of the Consolidated Arizona smelter is approximately 1o,SOO,OOO pounds ycarly-on the basis of May produc- ton of l,65O,OOO pounds-of which between 5,000,000 and 6,00O,00C pounds come from the Consolidated Arizona's own Blue Bell and De Soto mines, while the balance is custom ore, chiefly Arizona-Binghamton and United Verde Extension.
 The enlargement of the smelling capacity should mean a substantial increase in the earnings of the Con- solidated Arizona Company, and, while it has not been announced, it is believed that arrangements have al- ready been made to increase the pres ent quantity of custom business.
 It will be remembered that the re- port of the first three months of this year showed profit of $263,715 on a smelter production of 4,7S0,000 pounds of copper. 1,75S ounces of gold and 4S,25l ounces of silver This show ing is considerably greater than that made in 19l6, and it is figured that the last quarter of this year, with in creased shelter capacity, should show a considerable increase over present earnings.
 The recent declaration of ? per cent dividends-1 per cent payable August 18th, and l per cent payable November l5th-has made the in vesting public feel confident of the outcome in the future, and every ef- fort to enlarge the earning capacity of the property is being watched with increasing interest.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
(From Saturdays Daily)

There is practically no county, township or municipal office the ten ure of which exempts a man from the draft, under a strict interpretation of the draft regulations. Answering a number of questions put to the Jour nal-Mincr by prospective offers of the Hun, is a passage in the draft rules, found on page 30, which says:
 "(a) County and Municipal Officers: Any county or municipal officer, in cluding therein officers of counties, townships, cities, boroughs, parishes, towns and villages, who. have been elected to office by popular vote, and whose office may not be filled by ap- pointment for an unexpired term, upon presentation to such local board at any time within ten days after the filing of claim for discharge by or in respect of such person, of an affi- davit made by the county clerk or like officer of the county, etc, Of which such person is an officer, stat ing the office held by such person and the date of his election, when his term of office expires, and that the unexpired term of such office may not be filled by appointment; and upon presentation by afidavits of such other evidence as may be required, in the opinion of the local board to sub stantiate the claim"
 County officers, locally, under the law, consist of the board of supervis- ors. sheriff, clerk of the court, county attorney, recorder, tax collector and treasurer, school superintendent and assessor.
 These, it will be noted, are all cleo tive officers Appointive officers, such as deputy sheriffs, clerks, recorders, treasurers. assessors, clerks of the board of supervisors, etc, are not re- garded as county officers insofar as the draft is concerned
 Even the elective officers may not be exempt, for, they can all be re- placed by appointment. For instance, the board of supervisors can name a county attorney, sheriff, clerk of the court, recorder-in fact all elective officers, providing the office becomes vacant Transfer by the draft to the military service of the United States would automatically vacate county or municipal office.
 It was learned yesterday from Col onel Breen, State disbursing officer, that entry into a reserve officers
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
Exemption Boards Organized.

PHOENIX, July 30.-At an organ ization meeting of the Arizona ex- emption board for District No. 1, held in the court house today, J. L. B. Alexander, of Phoenix, was named chairman of the board and L. s. Gates of Ray, was chosen as secretary.
 Other members of the board arc: Bert A. Davis Phoenix, Lin B. Orme Phoenix, and Dr. R. x. Looney, Pres cott
 The board for District No. ?, com prising Cochise, Gila, Graham, Green lee, Pima and Santa Cruz counties. met at Tucson this morning. w. w. Whitmore of Tucson was named to replace John E. Bacon as member of this board Dr. Bason has been called to the colors and is now on duty at Douglas and was therefore unable to serve.
 These boards will be in direct charge of all industrial exemptions throughout the State The local or county exemption boards have no power to act on industrial exemptions The boards also serve in the capacity of appeal boards and their action is final
 Colonel Fred s. Breen has no juris- diction in any appeal matters, it was stated today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
EXAMINATION OF MEN ID BEGIN
 NEXT WEEK
(Continued From Page One)

(Continued From Page One) the farthest corners of the county In addition to the posting, however, the government provides for mailing to each man, at the residence address he gave on his registration card, form al notification of the day he IS to ap- pear for examination. Failure to re- ceive this notice does not excuse fail ure to show up, however.
 The boards copy of the master list is expected to arrive from State Dis bursting Officer Breen's office today. Ii 1t does, the clerks will immediately set about numbering the cards with their liability order numbers, and at the same time, drawing up new list similar to that which was published in the Journal Miner on July Fist, 22nd and 18th (Weekly) but lacking topographic and telegraphic errors. It is this latter list that will be posted.
 H. w. Heap, a member of the board, stated yesterday that he be- lieved they could examine 100 regis trants day, and that the first list would be called up for examination about August Eth. This need not en- courage any residents of Jerome to beat 1t to Prescott, however. A num- bcr of Jerome boys have come over this week, already, believing some thing they saw in a Jerome paper about being called for July 30 and 3l.
 Dr. ]. w. Finn, the physician mem Der of the exemption board, will be assisted by one medico from Jerome, one from Humboldt and probably three from Prescott, making medi- cal board of six members. They es- innate that they can thoroughly ex- anime 25 men a day each, and yet not stint the care with which they win scrutinize each individual.
 In addition to the physicians, the board will have number of clerks Ito help. Two of these named yester- day are Chad Hinderer and Billy Glenn
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
I-.QUIRY INTO COPPER
Federal Trade Commission Is to Get
 Busy Right Away.

The Federal trade commission has telegraphed representative of the various copper producers that in a sew days government representatives will have arrived at mine hcadquar- ters to examine all records and ac- counts 10 determine the cost of pro- ducing copper.
 There is one factor which will not show up in the ordinary accounts of the companies, but should be impress ed upon the government, producers say.
 This is the value of ore in the ground, which is steadily being dissi- pated. This is represented concrete ly by the tremendous sums expended in development and equipment, with out value, of course, if the ore is ex- hausted.
 It also is said in behalf of the op- orators that 10 secure the maximum output they are not making mill re- covcrics that slower and more care full and, incidentally, more costly op- eration would effect
 The tremendous amount mines arc now cxpcnding, and which has been and always will be necessary to ex- pend in improvements and extensions for maintenance of operations up to continually changing standards, also is cmDhaSizcd
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
HEAT DESTROYS CROPS

FARGO, July 2S.-A record-brcak- ing drought throughout North Da- kota is burning up whatever chances remained for a fair crop, according to reports sent to Thomas Cooper at the experiment station. Prairie fires arc raging in some sections Hot weather records were shattered in many places today It was 109.8 today al Fargo.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
DRAFT RULESSTRICT
 AS TO EXEMPTIONS
Question About County 0fficeExemptions Opens Subject; There Is Way To
 Get Even Elective Officers.

training camp does not necessarily confer exemption. It was learned that successful passage of the exam ination for admission would enable the camp commander to recommend exemption for one of his applicants who had been drafted.
 The draft regulations are to be in terpreted very strictly. The closest scrutiny will be given to every claim for exemption, as to each ones physi- cal qualifications.
 Men in the United States mail ser vice, employees in arsenals, important war industries, copper mines and oth- CT industrial pursuits, heretofore re- garded as exempt, must be shown to be such that they cannot be readily replaced, before they will be given discharges This is, in brief, the sub stance of several pages of rules in the book. In other words, the gov ernment will not exehpt miner, just because he is a miner. It will eX- empt man whose job in a mine is such that he cannot be replaced more or less easily, by someone from the rank and file Regarding postal em- ploycs, it specifically states that to be exempt, a man must have affidavits from his postmaster, to show that such employe is in his opinion, nec- essary to the effective and adequate transmission of the mails and cannot be replaced by another person with out substantial loss of efficiency in the effective and adequate transmits sion of the mails
 No claims for exemption on the grounds that the claimant is more use ful in his home duties than he could be in the army, will be decided by the local exemption boards. All such ap- peals must be pressed before the dis trict board, of which there arc two in Arizona Yavapai county falls in the district having its headquarters at Phoenix.
 There has been a belief lately that aliens, even alien enemies may be drafted. This is not true. All sub jects of Germany, and declarants (men who have taken out their first papers) arc exempted on filing in ten days after putting in an exemption claim, of affidavits showing their place of birth, date of immigration to the United States and other informa- ton, calculated to give the war de- partmcnt an accurate line on said person.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
Items Of Interest
 From Smelter City

HUMBOLDT, July 30.-Mrs. Dr. Vivian leaves for the coast August l, accompanied by baby Bill.
 Mrs. Colvocoresses and children leave for Santa Monica this coming week, to remain for the Summer months.
 Bert Colburn has purchased Ford runabout and is having quite an en- joyable time running it.
 Mir. Cliff is completing his new resi- dencc, by the addition of screened porchcS.
 Mrs Lillian Riley has moved into her new residence, and will renew her music class about August 18th.
 Friends of Mrs. Duval Denman are pleased to hear that she is recovering from her recent illness.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Robin and son will leave for California August 5th, to be gone several months.
 Mir. and Mrs Ralph Watson are entertaining Mrs. Moss and Miss Jane Watson, of Illinois. They are respectively, the grandmother and sister of Mrs. Watson.
 Mrs. Jack Fair has returned from pleasant visit to Clarkdale. She was accompanied home by her hostess, Mrs. Joe Gillick. who will spend a couple of weeks among old friends and acquaintanccs in Humboldt.
 Mrs. E. J. Michaels entertained very pleasantly at cards one evening this past week.
 A1r and Mrs. F. C. Buckley are re- cent arrivals in Humboldt. MT. Buckley accepts responsible posi- ton with the Consolidated Arizona Smelling Co. They will occupy the Riley cottage on Main street.
 Miss Lorne Kelsey and Miss Jose phine Covel, from Los Angeles, the charming nicces of Mrs. Worth Ky bon, are visiting Mrs Rybon for a few days.
 Alex Robinson, who has been asso- ciated with the Consolidated Arizona Smelling Company during the past year, has resigned, and with his fam fly expects to leave shortly for Mil waukce where the beer is cold and the steins large.
 Humboldt Building News.
 Mrs. Kate Hamilton is building a i fne freproof rooming house of Co., lonial style on the knoll, in Wells | Addition. commanding a beautiful view of the surrounding country. The | building will contain II rooms, each equipped with the latest modern con veniences, and the lobby with its big open fireplace and unique electrical fixtures. promises to be the favorite gathering place for many pleasant card parties this Winter. It IS under stood that every room has been leased to permanent roomers.
 Joe Ebero is completing fine new l.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
PLENTY OF SHIPS

WASHINGTON, July 2S. = The shipping board will leave the determination of its building policy largely to Admiral Capps. The board will specialize on operation. Capps is understood to favor the con struction of the greatest possible num- Der of ships, without question as to whether they are steel or wooden.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
MINT VALLEY NOW
 FARMING PARADISE
(From Sundays Daily.)

! Sam Pemberton, who visited the city yesterday from Mint valley, stat cd that not in the past quarter of century at any time has that region presented such a refreshing sight as is now in evidence, through heavy rains taking place daily for the past two weeks. The farming country will have large production. while the range likewise has been similarly af- iccted in the finest grazing ever known. Pemberton says that cutting hay outside of enclosed lands will be in order soon, as prevailed in early days.
 four-room bungalow on Prescott road, and when completed according to plans, it will be quite an attractive addition to this part of the town.
 A. c. Muller, the grocer, has moved into his fine new brick store building on Prescott street Mir. Muller has opened up and certainly Is doing q record business.
 The Humboldt Investment Co. owns the lots adjoining Mir Muller's building and so attractive is the loca- ton, that they have leased the three stores now under construction on the same before the foundation was in. They are rushing the buildings to completion, the cost of which is esti- mated to be in the neighborhood of S4,500.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-01
CONGRESS POSTPONED

PETROGRAD, July 2S-The na- tional congress at Moscow was post poncd until definite reconstruction of the cabinet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
NIGHT SCHOOL TO OPEN
Enrolment Mt Dinford Equals Other
Two Junior High Schools
Combined.

Tho night session Of tho Binford
Junior High School begins Tomorrow
night. The registration so Ear shows
that there will be a largo increase
over last years attendance. Principal
]. II. Saunders announced that 23s
pupils have enrolled. OF these ninety
eight are in the grammar grades, 100
in the commercial department and
forty-one In the household arts depart
'ment.
Subjects taugh> In tho night school
are tho regular grammar grade sub
tects. bookkeeping. typewriting, short
hand, business. English, business arlth-
metic. penmanship. Spanish, cooking
millinery, sewing, crocheting and knit
ting. and mechanical drawing and shop
work.
The Blnford School Is rapidly becom-
Ing social center. During the sum
mcr three companies Of the home guard
used the Binford gymnasium. In the
auditorium on last Thursday night a
large and enthusiastic gathering of
tho homo guard was addressed by
Major Werner. Chief Of Police. on Tho
Duties and Responsibilities of Po-
liceman."
In the day session Of tho Binford
High School tho total enrolment has
reached 1900, which is moro than the
combined totals OF tho Bellevue ana
cambridge Junior High Schools, dem
onstratins the very rapid growth of the
West End of the city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
BRADLEY CASE CONTINUED
Charged With Attempting to Destroy
Concrete Dam In james
River.

The trial Of A. J. Bradley, president
OF tho James River and Kanawha
Power Company. charged with attempt
Ing to destroy the concrete dam of tho
Old Dominion Iron and Nall Works
across tho James River, was continued
yesterday by Justice CrutchfleId In the
Police Court until Saturday. The hear
Ing OF the two negroes said to have
been employed by Bradley to drill holes
In the dam will be held at the Same
time.
Denial that he had instructed tho ne
groes to drill the holes in tho dam
upon the advice OF his counsel. was
made yesterday by Bradley. in tho
following statement:
I'm your reports yesterday in regard
to the dam claimed by the Old Do
minion Iron and Nail Works, I am
represented as stating that everything
done was under the advice OF counsel.
did not mean that 1t should BIO I'M
derstood that my action in having holes
drilled in the dam was taken under tho
advice OF counsel. for 1t was not. either
with his advice or consent. only
took such advice In regard to tho title
and property rights Of the owner of
real estate, and my counsel Is in no
way responsible for my operations on
the dam. Please give this as promi-
ncnt place as you gave your report"
Major Werner yesterday refused to
assign police officers to guard the dam.
saying that IL watchmen Of tho Old
Dominion Iron and Nail Works found
that they would be arrested. but that
he did not have sufficient mon in tho
department to detail them to guard
duty,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
STATE GAINS UNDER
NEW TAX SYSTEM
tContinued From First PageD

Continued From First PaSeO
77l.3s to s443,sIl.47, making net
loss of 34os.459.s6. This loss resulted
from several factors. chief OF which
was tho placing In operation Of the
segregation system Of taxation. by
which practically the entire tax on
real estate-a subject which brought
into the State in the year preceding
s1.2S0.000 In taxes-was released TO
localities for taxation.
During the year which ended yes
terday this loss of $408.459.S6 was
absorbed. and there remained an in
creased book balance Of s114.708.62.
making total increase during the
year Of s523,l6S.4s. This increase re-
suited largely from several special
taxes. and from general increases. In
cluded In the special taxes. railway
franchises increased $4,000, automo-
bile taxes s221.oo0 and income taxes
100000. Tho balance Of the increase
was made up Of general increases on
other subjects.
Loss IN REVENUE FROM
LIQUOR LICENSES
1t was also pointed out last night
that during tho year there was q de-
crease of $4,000 in the revenues from
criminal charges and of $4,000 in the
fines collected This loss Of 100000 Is
caused primarily by the operation Of
prohibition. and is In addition to the
loss OF taxes formerly collected by the
State in licenses for the sale of liauo,.
While no figures were available yes
terday as to tho cost Of operating the
State Pcnitentiary since prihobition
became effective, it is known that the
number Of inmates has decreased abou1
so per cent since November 1. last
year.
or the $4,000 Increase In disburse
ments during the year. approximately
100000 was to the school account, and
large part of tho remainder wont to
tho improvement Of public roads. Ap
proximately $4,000 of tho increase was
caused by unforeseen military opera
lions after tho United States entered
tho war. while the Game and Fish Do
partment, In becoming organized, also
absorbed part OF the funds.
Tho figures for tho year Demon
strate tho great success of tho seere-
cation system" said Mr. Sale, who 70,
number Of years has been annually
compiling the departments statement.
and who Is probably in closer touch
with the situation than any other
state official. Great credit should be
given Governor Stuart. Auditor Moore
and former State Auditor Donohoe and
onose members OF the General Assem-
bly, who fought for the measure for
their foresight
. In addition to increasing the States
revenue. the new system has reduced
the tax rate. and from every section
Of Virginia the people are better