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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-07

state or NeW IOrK, COuHCy UT 1NeW IVIN' so
 Be it remembered, that on this goth day of June. 1918, A. D., personally appearel before me, the subscriber, a Notary PublicI for the State of New York, William M. Barrett. George c. Taylor, and Burns D. Caldwell parties to the foregoing Certificate of In corporation, known to personally to be such and severally acknowledged the said Ger. tificate of Incorporation to be their act and deed, and that the facts therein stated are truly set forth.
 Given un6er my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-09-07
MINE WARNING NOTICE. TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN:

First Publication July17-tf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
TEACHER EXAMS
ARE POSTPONED
WiII BE Held Dec. j-6 Instead Vi
Nov. as rs Originally Was
Planned.

Examinations for county school
teachers originally scheduled for
Nov. Z and 8, have been postponed
at the request OF the state depart
ment until Dec. and s, according
to announcement this morning Dg
Lou NJ. HarFis, county superintenlH
emf of schools.
Miss Harris stated that between
35 and so teachers are expected for
the tests. this being the usual nun
Der. Although some difficulty war
experienced in filling the quota OF
county school teachers peeded this
fall the situation has been met ana
all positions are filled, Il was stated
Nothing more definite has been
accomplished regarding annual
teachers institute. Ii had been
planned to hold a meeting to deter
mine When institute should open
but on account OF the quarantine In
effect here the conference was de-
layed
1t has been decided to hold this
years institute, not as a week 's-ses-
sion as IN the past, but on one day
of each week during a fixed period
of time. This plan was adopted be
cause of the impossibility of secur-
ing speakers for a week at a time.
On the other hand it Is possible to
bring them here for one or two
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30

Beck, Milton Howard and Hiram
skunk
Mr.. Thompson's fellow workers
tell story of how, by his rare
presence of mind, he saved his own
life during a time Of extreme peril.
II was while Mr.. Thompson was
foreman of the foundry and the
men were pouring castings for the
old government bridge, under
course of construction then. The
melted iron, weighing almost a ton.
was poured into a rusty core barrel,
causing an explosion. At least 800
pounds of the melted iron was
thrown to all parts of the building,
a large amount striking Mr. Thomp-
son. burning him severely about
the face and body. Although he
was a mass Of flames, and his face
burned, he retained his faculties
and jumped into sand pit nearby
The sand smothered the flames, but
left him in a horrible condition
The sand had been forced into the
open wounds of the face and body
For over five months Mr. Thompson
was unable to work, and he still
bears some scars from that exper-
fence, SO years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
TELLS OF BARLEY
USES AFTER BEER
MAKING IS ENDED

With the closing of the breweries
only little more than month
away some concern has been ex-
pressed as to the dislocatiOn of the
barley market, barley being one of
the chief ingredients of beer.
However. the United States food
administration announces that there
is no occasion for producers or
dealers in barley to worry because
barley is an excellent food for both
livestock and poultry, and it also
will be used to a larger extent than
before in making -four.
New methods of milling this
Grain yield an excellent -four for
which the demand is growing.
The country will easily absorb
the entire barley crop according to
food administration calculations,
and the barley formerly used for
brewing will. it is expected, result
III increased amounts of milk,
meats, flour, poultry products and
other important foods.
Farmers know that when barley
is to be fed to livestock the grain
should be crushed. When it is fed
to the chickens the fowls should be
provided with plenty of grits and
they will do their own crushing.
According to the food administra-
ton the feeding of barley is both
profitable and patriotic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
MISSING SON Is
IN NAVY ABOARD
IT. S. DESTROYER

That a son. long missing. has
been serving his country aboard a
United States destroyer since war
was declared. is the welcome news
received by Mr. and Mrs. William
j. H. Kerr, 1043 Fifteenth street.
For several years the parents
we're in ignorance of the where
abouts of the son, Henry William,
now "a years of age.
Gripped with the wanderlust the
young man, becoming of age, left
home to satisfy his desire to see the
world. His travels took him into
far corners and the correspondence
which he had kept up with his par
entS for some time following his de-
parture suddenly ceased. This was
about two years ago.
Meanwhile he married and with
his wife took up residence in Peoria
q few weeks before enlisting in the
navy. Word regarding his where
abouts was brought Mr.. and Mrs.
Kerr by the wife.
In a recent letter he states that
he has cruised around the world,
seeing service on many seas. His
destroyer has four subs officially
credited to it and two more which it
is thought were put hors du COM
bat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30

UNTIL TONIGHT
circumstances Prevent Conference
Last Evening by the Health
Authorities.
LIFTING OF BAN is ISSUE
Epidemic On the Wane But Pneu-
menia Increases and There
Are Five Deaths.

A postponed meeting of health
commissioners of Rock Island, Mo-
line, East Moline and 5ilvis and
Major c. II. Clark of the Rock Is
land arsenal will be held tonight
Tor the purpose of discussing d
date for modifying the closing or
der of two weeks ago. This state
ment was given out this morning
by DR.. c. r. Foster, Rock Island
city health commissioner. Circum-
stances arose yesterday preventing
the holding of the meeting last
night as scheduled.
Regarding the epidemic situa-
ton in this community, DR.. Foster
believes the disease to be well in
hand, but refuses to commit himself
en- a probable date of resembling
the closing order until ne has con-
ferred with other authorities.
But "a new cases of Spanish in
fluenza were reported Cor yesterday
as against At for Monday and So
Sunday. However. there were sew
ell new cases Of pneumonia report
ed yesterday as against one Mon
day. There were also five deaths re-
ported yesterday from pneumonia,
Pneumonia often follows Spanish
influenza. and additional cases of
pneumonia may he expected, it is
stated. The bright side of the sit
uation, however, is the marked de-
crease of the new cases of infiu-
enza Total number of influenza
cases in Rock Island since the be
ginning of the epidemic number
1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
WORKERS NEEDED
EVERY DAY THIS
WEEK, IS APPEAL.

Surgical dressings workers are
wanted every day this week at
Ped eros headquarters. Yesterday
he rooms were crowded with
women who responded to the first
al and splendid headway was
made on the quota Of 5-yard rolls;
but nine-tenths of the quota still
remains 10 be turned out and this
means that every surgical dresser
must stick with the task until the
faII allotment is completed.
Volunteers are especially urged
70 shoulder a share of the work.
The Rock Island chapter has been
asked to ship the quota at the
earliest possible date so that the
Efforts of all available workers are
needed at this time
The entire supply Of sweater
yarn for distribution at Red Cross
headquarters has already been
gwen OUT. Hundreds OF eager knit
ters applied and no small number
we're turned away disappointed.
The branches have also been as
signed their share. All sweaters
are 10 be returned within three
weeks.
Work in the hospital garment de-
partment is practically at a stand
still since no quotas are on hand
as soon as a new assignment has
been received workers viii be mott
fed through the press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30

miles. On the hard surfaced roau
it made 10 miles on each gallon OF
gasoline. The same car was sent
over dirt roads, roads that were in
fair condition. On the earth road
il made 10 miles to a gallon of gas,
oline. Between the hard surfaced
and the earth roads there was
difference of 25 per cent on the
cost of gasoline alone. The average
number of miles the average auto
mobile will travel on a gallon OF
gasoline can be estimated TO be
somewhere in the neighborhood of
Is miles. In that case with gaso-
line at IS cents a gallon car trav-
cling $4,000 miles, the average traY-
ell in one year would cost the auto
mobile owner about SS3.25 for his
gasoline in one year. If you can
save 25 per cent of it by having the
roads hard surfaced you are over
$50 to the good in the cost or gaso-
line alone. to say nothing about
oiling the engine and wear and tear
on your car and the expense OF re-
pairing it for breakage and the
actual wear over rough and muddy
roads. Now figure. the average cost
of automobile licenses wifi be .S12
and that the average saving to the
automobile owner will be $50 in
cost of gasoline alone. The auto
mobile owner can pay his entire
license fee and be SIS ahead each
year if he has these better roads.
This is just a sample OF the
benefits that will be derived when
this system of hard surfaced roads
who travels the road throughout
the year"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
PRODUCES 1000
PATTERNS WHILE
IN U. S. FOUNDRY

n -
y I. IHoih psohr veteran lIspeC-
% OF patterns Tor the foundry, mas
ssta-oilshed one OF the most singular
-Vcoras IoF industrial service ever
--a1e ny an employe at ROCK Island
a 2Sl-4l
DLi4ug the last seven years III
i, - ne las Deeh an inspector >
u. thompson has turned out over
81 patterns IN the aLflc OF shop
Y where he is employed. Previous
oeius named inspector VI :
=. ~ pSoh neid the fOremanship OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
EXPLAINS ROAD
BOND TAX FUND
President of Moline Commercial
Club Tells How Auto License
Fee WIN Be Levied. ~

Nj. A. Peterson, president of the
Moline Commercial club, who is
standing staunchly behind this
$50 100000 bond issue, brings forth
some interesting information and
points out that inaSmuch as the
automobile owner, garage and deal
er has to foot the bill, he should
know something about the method
or taxation as provided already by
Legislative enactment.
The legislature has already en-
acted laws which provide the mon
ey to pay off these bonds that we
are talking about It is provided
that this tax shall be levied upon
the automobilist first by a so per
cent increase for the years 1918
and 1919 and then at the beginning
of 1920 and thereafter it is raised
to about one hundred per cent from
the present rate. This license fee
is levied on all automobiles accord
ing to their horse power. I take
it that the average amount of IL
cense fee for an automobile will
amount to about S12 per year under
the 100 per cent increased fee in
Illinois-a tax that will be levied
from 1920 on. This tax hast be
paid whether we issue bonds or
not. We are going to build these
roads with that money and with
that money alone, and if we. are
going to build them with that mon
ey the automobile dealer may well
ask himself the question: Will it
pay NE to have my automobile tax
increased in order that these roads
may be built?' I think he will an
swer that question himself in the
affirmative, if he will test the mat
ter out"
"a heavy Marmon car, model Al,
was sent over distance of 165
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
MODIFY NARCOTIC
DRUG REGULATION
WHILE FLU RACES

Because Of the Spanish influenza
epidemic and the shortage OF ply
sicians, the internal revenue de-
partment Of the United States treas
ury has issued a statement to ]. H.
Hanson, deputy collector OF internal
revenue of this city, to the effect
that regulations prohibiting the re-
filling of narcotic prescriptions
have been modified. allowing the
druggist to dispense the drugs. more
than once on the same orders.
The communication received by
Mr.. Hanson from Daniel c. Roper,
commissioner of internal revenue,
is in part appended
Prescriptions calling for NOR
phine, codeine, or heroin, which are
written by registered practitioners
for patients suffering from Spanish
influenza and any pulmonary or
bronchial affections, may, until fur
ther notice. be refilled, provided at
the time of issuance by physicians
instructions are noted in the body
of the prescription, repeat if nee
essary,' and the druggist filling and
refilling the same shall note there
in each and every date on which
such prescription is refilled."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
FLU HALTS PLAN
OF FOOD CHIEFS

Because of the epidemic of Span
ish influenza, the United States
food administration has postponed
the distribution of it's new home
card until Dec. l. The original plan
contemplated the opening of this
campaign this week.
Preparatory to the issuance of
10000 ,0C0 home cards on Dec /,
the food administration will have
perfected, through the cooperation
of the federal food administrators
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
labor OFFICIAL
DENIES REPORT
g.uart That WOrkmen WOHld Have
"a PAY Taxes ii Road Bonds Are
issued Disputed by Cohen.
rpGFS ALI TO VOTE FOR THEM
s..ta Labor Officials Visit Rock Is
lsnd for BAY 70 Help Put Prop
oSirion Before Men.

stateue7.T are being circulated
!. +be tri-essies and the state TO the
--s- --rantzed labor sbould
s4ee' -t,, 1900, -.
vote a=a-47 ''is - Ni0aeu eo0u
Dads bona ISSUE on edhesday De
snsa the vurhIHgmen Will have 10
IL taxes ~ meet the cost of con-
Emotion.
Barney Cohen. director OF labor
& the sta'.. "-9 was III ieocA IS
snd TO-DAY WAR" " ( - 'ilSili' : u
e-iH, enae5'l g- .ie 1lt.i,ols - s.
B2io5 men. e.,'csS '-lI " : ilou. M
state denied tA.s' saS ,u7 'nat me
sb9TlHe man wi NO " 60 lIo'
Fili any ts-5' man te d ~ 20 pr
rii9 money o'AeI imam eLose ." y
hg aut1mco!-as. w no VIII pay only
ne regular Incense lee as 'heN nave
done this year ana before
-teis e5e., Is ',sIils maui ny NJ
JoHel ana -''' ~ -i-'.-i ~ 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
TEACHERS, ATTENTION.

Examination for county teachers
Originally set for Nov. rs has been
postponed until Dec. So.
LOU NJ. HARRIS,
County Superintendent of Schools.
-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30
CAPTAIN OSTR0M
OVERSEAS; WORD
RECEIVED TO-DAY

Captain Louis Ostrom, former
Rock Island physician, has arrived
safe overseas, according to word re-
ceived by Mrs. Ostrom, 1887 Tween
ty-first street, today.
He was ordered to Camp Green
leaf. Ga, while stationed in this
country and left Rock Island Aug
IS. Captain OstrOm was commits
stoned by the war department and
is a member of the medical officers
reserve corps. He is in charge of
the eye and ear work in his unit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-30

throughout the country, plan OF
distribution which it is anticipated
will result ia the placing OF cards
bearing the> latest suggestions OF
the food administration in the
hands of every American housewife
simultaneously.
The new home card will contain
no regulations regarding either
'wheatless" or "meafless" days, but
will urge as a whole the most. care
full saving OF all edibles. particular
ly In the conservation OF wheat,
meat, fats and sugar
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02

German educational propaganda in
our schools has for generations bred
spiritual spawn for the Beast of
Berlin.-Robert McNutt McElroy.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02

markets, and the firm, composed Of
himself and Charles Lux, started in
l847, operated chain Of slaughter
houses, banks. stores and hotels. in
addition to the ranges. The M
brand was known throughout the
West. The managers and clerks
We're numbered by hundreds, and cow
boys in equal numbers. Traction
engines were brought by the dozen,
and barbed wire and steel by the
carload. They reckoned in miles,
not acres.
AS bow he had visions of wealth.
He bought when land was cheap,
fenced great tracts to which his
title was, at best, doubtful, held it
by force, boarded his. wealth and
lived his dream. He was born in
Germany. At 20 he came to Amer
lea and joined the gold rush to
California. Mining had no attrac-
tons for him. He seldom specu-
lated.
For forty years he lived the life
of the toughest cowboy. He had
frequent alterations with his men.
several resulting in fights, was said
to be heartless in his treatment of
both man and beast, and more than
once an attempt was made on his
life. Parsimony was his leading
characteristic. and when he encoun-
tered what seemed to him waste, the
guilty man had to suffer for it..
For years papers of the Southwest,
particularly those of Nevada and
California, published stories con-
corning him from which the public
could not but obtain the impression
that he was everything but an ad-
mirable character. Some of them
were doubtless libelous, but he never
made denial or showed resentment
He cared nothing for what people
thought or what they said so long as
he made money. In his later years
he lived in seclusion in San Fran
cisco.
Encroachment of settlers on the
domains where he had once ruled
as king angered him, and the law
had frequently to be enforced to
open roads through land he owned
to great tracts which he did not
own, but which he had surrounded.
Settlement of the estate so that
the government can obtain its tax
money will challenge he ingenuity of
lawyers and the wisdom of the courts
A daughter was his heir.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02
MEADOWMOORE ICE CREAM
is always the best
MEADOWMOOR DAIRY
1918 Hewitt Ave. Main 81

and in some cases so per cent to the
rents of living places.
Not only the mechanic and wage
worker is feeling the burden. The
salaried man whose wage has not
been increased to keep pace with the
rising cost of living, is being pinched
by the landlord.
In the harbor district of Los An
geles house owners are mulcting big
profits from men and families who,
on account of the shipyards, find it
convenient to live in that section.
In cities along the water front,
landlords have taken advantage of
the fact that shipbuilders want to
live near their work and have raised
rents from SO to $25 month.
In many cases shacks that stood
vacant most of the time are bringing
big returns. The land under them
has suddenly increased in value.
Single tax will put these big land
values into the public treasury and
leave the Ground Hogs nothing to
rent but the actual value of their
buildings.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02
RENT HOGS PREY ON
WARTIME WORKERS

Shipbuilders in Los Angeles HarbOr
District Are Forced to Pay Prices
Doubled and Trebled by Landlords;
Complaints from All Parts of the
Country Reach Government Offices.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02

empted class" This is our first call
to active service with the colors.
1t is urged that you make use of
all available channels for spreading
this information. Summer Sessions
OF colleges and normal schools,
Lodge or Church Assemblies, picnlcs
or other gatherings. Conventions
held in your vicinity where women
are present. If you are delegate
10 any such convention before Aug.
18th, ask the privilege of making
this announcement.
Red Cross Groups, the Red Cross
is one of the Interested parties ana
will give every assistance; confer
with them.
If Chautauqua is in session in your
community ask permission to deliver
this message for the Government.
Church services and young peoples
societies, official organs of Church,
Lodge or Club, to which you may
have access. Meetings Of Y. w. G.
A., Patriotic Leagues, Camp Fire
Girls, etc. Ask your librarians to
help you; they will find some way.
Do not omit personal presentation
to the young women in your imme-
date circle.
The Woman's Committee of the
Council of Defense is making this
campaign test of your efficiency.
This is only one of the reasons why
we wish to succeed.
The Recruiting Station will be at
Red Cross Headquarters.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02

A condition full of menace to the
successful driving forward of the ma
TONS war-job is rapidly maturing.
1t is Rent Profteering.
The government is face to face
with the "Ground Hog" The ground
hog is reaching out to interpose his
greedy snout between the people and
their war work.
Unless sharp, drastic, and rapid
action is taken by the national gov
eminent the few people who own the
places where the many people must
live will sabotage the job of winning
the war.
Information in the hands of the
emergency fleet corporation, the war
housing bureau, the war department,
and other government offices shows
that men and women doing war work
soldier, munition worker, shipbuild-
err, executive official, Liberty Bond
buyer, and Red Cross subscriber
everybody who must pay rent for a
place to live, are being forced to pay
landlords more than they can stand.
In the big industrial towns where
large numbers of people live in apart
rnent or tenement houses, and yearly
leases run from Oct. /, landlords are
preparing to add from 10 to 33 1-3
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02
MISER MILLER'S
ESTATE SEIZED

Because the heirs of Henry Miller,
the last of the cattle barons of the
country, failed to pay income taxes
amounting to about six million dol
lars, the government has seized the
estate.
In his lifetime Miller did nothing
for charity, little for himself or his
family, and the estate of his partner
he handled in such manner that the
widow and children were at times in
actual want. He never paid any
taxes unless he was compelled to.
His sole ambition seemed to be to
hoard money. When he died he left
but a few small requests, and his
vast estate, valued at twenty million
dollars or more, has remained prac-
tically intact. Defiance of the in
come tax law by the executors has
been too long continued and sum
mary proceedings to compel settle
ment have been commenced by the
collector of internal revenue.
Owned I4,539, 200 Acres of Land.
Miller, once butcher boy in San
Francisco, owned an empire twice
the size of Belgium, extending
through Southern Oregon, Nevada
and California and into Mexico. Elk
perts have estimated he controlled
22,717 sqpare miles of land, or H.
$50 200 acres. At one time he had
over 10000 head of cattle and 100,-
600 sheep grazing on his pastures.
He was the biggest shipper of cat
tie 10 the Chicago and Kansas City
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-02
ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS ON
SUGAR BUYING

SPOKANE, July 31.-"The sugar
situation compels additional reduc-
Jion in consumption" said Charles
Hebberd, food administrator for
Washington. in further restrictive
regulation issued to retail sugar deal
2rs throughout the state.
Those who have not yet purchased
25 pounds of sugar for canning pur-
poses may purchase that amount, bu.
only on a permit from the county
food administrator or his deputy.
Such sugar can be used for canning
purposes only, and none can be sold
for use in jams, jellies or preserves.
No second purchase permits will
hereafter be issued by the county
food administration.
Retail dealers, according to the
new sugar regulations, are to keep
duplicate lists of two pound sales to
city consumers and five-pound sales
to country consumers. Such sales
cover sugar for domestic consumers
only. Lists will be forwarded by
dealers to county food administrators
weekly for checking purposes. Deal
ers are expected to see that no Gus
toner purchases more than the maxi
mum of three pounds per person per
month.
"The food administration is relying
on dealers to help police sugar con
SUMPTION" said Mr.. Hebberd. THE
necessity for further conservation of
sugar may be summed up in the fol
lowing: We need the ships which
bring sugar from a distance to this
country for other purposes. Some of
the countries closest to us from which
we might import sugar have a small
yield this year. Our own domestic
sugar crop is smaller than we ex-
pected and submarines have sunk
ships transporting sugar to this
country"