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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
"SCOTTY" LIFTS THE LID
 AND IS OUT AGAIN
fFrom Thursdays DaiIy.)

George Welsh, a mining man of Goldfield, Nevada, who is in Pres cott. brings information that Death Valley Scotty," has reappeared on the horizon, and is getting ready to make another dash on the gold screen in a sensational explosion with the real yellow goods.
 Mir Welsh states he met Scotty at mining camp near Goldfield two weeks ago, and that the 'nymph of the sanddunes" had crawled out of his hole and was nearly ready for another plunge at notoriety. Said Mir Welch: ''I saw quite lot of the stuff in Scotty's satchel, and he said there's more a coming to wake 'em up again
 Scotty's seclusion has been prac- ticed diligently for over five years during this layoff. and his abode is somewhere" on the fringes of Death valley. He is farming a small tract. has few head of cattle and a band of burros With him is a Mexican and his wife, that is the Mexican's wife. Scotty also stated he has small mill that can be carried by two burros and set mp in a few minutes. it being in two sections. Mir. Welch saw the high grade free milling ore. but where 1t came from was answer ed by the owner as "overthere" as
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
NORMAN FRENCH IS
 "GASSED" OVER THERE
(From Saturdays Daiiy)

Corporal Norman French, of the 353th Infantry, has been gassed lover .here," but is able to write from base hospital to his mother, Mrs. C. A. French. of Prescott. His letter is quite interesting and he gives a tip about using gas stove. He says:
 France, October IA, 1918. Dearest Mother: =.
 "My thoughts seem to drift home ,oday. try as I will to direct them elsewhere So I will just imagine in this letter that am going home, and let Ter go at that Gee, don't that sound crazy. We'll, such stuff takes up space and helps to make letter. But, really, I do feel lonesome today, in the hospital, but am getting all right.
 Uncle Sam does not take any chances with gas patients, so in a short time expect to be transferred to a rest hospital and later go back to my company to give 'em h| again, if the Kaiser does not yell he has had plenty. The peace talk again has appeared, and while we will stay to the finish to wind up this job, all the boys, however, are anxious to trek back home.
 Say, mother, it surely does feel good to sleep in a fine bed once more, and between nice clean sheets also. And best of all the Red Cross nurses are certainly jewels i9 their kind treatment to all of us boys who are in their charge.
 "This IS a "gas" hospital. and there are four big buildings for this pur- poses. all being full The U. s. has ust leased this place from the French government. and Lord. if the old hos oital could talk. it would tell some.
 Tell the little kiddo hello for me, md for him not to let his mother do much cooking on the gas stove No wonder she is complaining about be- ng gassed. Ha ha, some kid.
 ''Your ever loving son.
 Corp. Norman French"
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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
HARD BATTLE IS LOST BY ROY
 BELONG
POPULAR YOUN NC MAN IS DEAD FROM EFFECTS OF PNEUMONIA AFTER COMPARATIVELY BRIEF ILLNESS.
(From Fridays Daily)

Roy Belding. who during the past 4S hours had been battling desperate ly for his life against a combined at tack of influenza and pneumonia, passed away at his home in this city shortly before 12 o'clock last night The young man had been i'll for the past week or so, and during the last two days had been in such a fearful condition that two men nurses had to be in constant attendance to pre- vent him from leaving his bed. The woman who had been nursing him left for her home last night several hours before he passed away, having been completely exhausted by her long vigil. Bedding was being cared for by his male nurses at the time Of his death.
 Deceased is survived by a young wife and three small children, the youngest one having come into the world only yesterday morning. He was about 90 years of age and had been employed by the Arizona Mine Supply Company as a timer for a 'Ong time. He was a member of the I. O. O.. F. lodge
 Mir Fielding is the second member If the Mine Supply CO. staff to die from pneumonia within a period of one week, o w. Pemberton of the came firm having passed away on Monday last
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
RECEIVER NAMED FOR
 UNITED CHINO OIL CO.,
(From Thursdays Daily. ]

The somewhat tangled financial af- fairs of the United Chino Oil & Re lining Company were yesterday plac- ed in the hands of a receiver by Su- perior Judge Sweeney, attorneys rep resenting the Jerome News Company having appeared in court and asked that such action be taken. E. C. Suman of Prescott was appointed re- ceiver, and will be under a bond of S ,0O0 during the time he is acting in that capacity. It was brought out in court during the hearing on the petition that the holdings of the com pany in this county are valued at about Sl2OO0. while the claims against the organization will amount to nearly S4O00.
 The financial troubles of the Unit ed Chino have apparently come about as the result of poor management The company was well financed dur ing the early months of the year, but after the drilling plant in the Chino Valley had been in operation for sev eral months, the project was aban- doned, and most of the promoters of the organization have left the State. The company got into court by req son of the fact that the Verde Cop per News of Jerome took that method in an effort to collect bill of several hundred dollars which it alleged was due for advertising. job work, etc. Later, number of the workmen who had charges against the company for wages, etc, assign ed their claims to T. c. Gordon of Prescott, Mir. Gordon himself having a similar account against the United Chino. The claims have been secur- ed by a lien against the company's equipment in the Chino Valley, and will in all probability be paid dollar for dollar. The Copper News on Monday filed a petition in the Su- perior court asking for the receiver ship, but the motion was denied at that time by Judge Sweeney. How ever it was brought Tout yesterday that the company had apparently been grossly mismanaged. and that a court representative in the shape of a receiver would be necessary to out the financial kinks.
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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06

he pointed backward with grin on his face "Scotty," said Mir. Welch. lis getting old, and the agile young man l, first met fifteen years ago when he first appeared as the agent of Fl Dorado, with plenty of the stuff aboard. has vanished. Still he is young in body and his keen intel lect is retained. He is an enigma and his mysterious cache today is as obscure as in the long ago"
 Scotty has never disclosed the mysterious spot in the desert from whence comes his glittering gold. MT. Welch looks for Scotty to ap- pear before the footlights in some coast city before spring dawns He says also: q now believe, for the first time there is something genuine to this pilgrim of the desert"
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
CHARGES SPOUSE WITH
 FAILURE TO PROVIDE
(From Fridays Dariy)

Mrs. Belle Horne has filed suit for divorce against Altiinore Horne, al- leging that the husband has for a long period failed to. contribute any thing toward her support. They were married in 1898.
 Domenico Zechella, administrator of the estate of Romeo Zuchella, de- ceased, has filed his final accounting and petition for distribution. The petition sets forth the fact that the sole asset of the estate consisted in q claim against the United Verde Ex- tension Co.,, for S4,000. Costs amount ing to Sl040 have been charged against this amount.
 Mrs. Manuela Rodriguez de Garcia, administrative of the estate of the late Juan Garcia, yesterday filed a petition showing that the estate had been closed up, the holdings dis tributed. and asking that she be re- lieved from further responsibility in connection with the matter
 The action of s. F. Dennison. ad- of the estate of George w. Hull, deceased, against the Gran ite Reef Gold Mining Company, has been discontinued until November 7th. The suit was filed for the pur- pose of dissolving the mining com pany. the Hull estate being in con trol of the majority of the stock. The corporation has outlived its useful ness. the Detition rccites
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
CROSS COUNTRY
 HIGHWAY NOW STARTED
(From Fridays Daiiy.0


 Construction of the cutoff highway between Prescott and Jerome is now in full swing, was the report given yesterday by F. R. Goodman, State Division Engineer, and J. D. Lee superintendent, both being in tho city. The main camp has been es- tablished in Yeager canyon, and work IS under headway toward the P. & F. railroad to the south, which link is selected on account of winter approaching.
 The route north through the Black Hills into Jerome is. heavy in rock formation. and before 1t is reached to drive drills will be necessary. All state equipment has been transferred and centralized for this big job. 40 teams being on the ground, but the labor problem is handicapping operations. Mir. Good man stated yesterday men are want cd at S3.50 per day, but only Ameri- cans need apply, and 100 can easily be cared for. Camp conditions he says are good. and open work is not or hard The grade to be built will have width of 20 feet n the clear, and will not exceed six per cent at any point
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
THREE YAVAPAI
 SOLDIERS ARE KILLED
(From Fridays Daily.)

Yesterday afternon a brief tele- gram from the war department at Washington brought the sad news that William King, of Prescott, Will liam Kinsman, of Humboldt and another soldier from Yavapai named Garrett, had been killed in action in France, while serving with the 15Sth Infantry. The given name of Gar rett was omitted, but he is suppos- ed to be from the Ash Fork country, where he followed the sheep busi- ness. Another locality with which he is associated is Mayer, where near relatives reside.
 The above fatalities are the heav- jest yet to be received in single report of casualties among the above regiment, and all the young men are well known in this section. Billy" King as he was familiarly known is a nephew of Birch Brothers. and when drafted was working as a boiler maker of the s. F. F. & F. in this city. He was the last to leave Pres colt to join his regiment, owing to illness. The loss of this young man is source of deep sorrow to all ir this community, he being a young man of exemplary conduct and com mendable habits.
 Billy" Kinsman made his home for many years at Humboldt, and is a son of R. A. Kinsman, now at Nitro, w. Va. He had been raised from boyhood in this county. and was also popularly known in all min ing fields adjacent to Prescott.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06

ment at all, for nobody would read it. It would, however enable the group of Washington publicity men
 10 visualize their copy in print, and
 to realize how a newspaper would look if this copy should be used as
 written.
 As matters stand, while there is ob- vious need that every department and bureau of the government should interpret its activities to the people, and keep in touch with them. the present policy makes it impossible to do so Editors contend that about 90 per cent of the publicity copy sent out reaches the waste basket--inevi tably.
 If results are to be obtained there must he T central clearing house through which this matter shall be distributed The government must coordinate the work of its publicity men. There must be in charge of the work men capable of editing copy with sense of its immediate urgency and news value. The city editor of newspaper does not permit the members of his staff to work without direction. News writers do not turn in long stories on trivial happenings. They are told how much to write. Relative news values are always con- sidered. Under any other policy it would be utterly impossible to pub fish a newspaper.
 The publicity men at Washington are engaged in what should be public service of real value. Yet they are accomplishing little This is not due to coldncss on the part of editors to- ward government publicity. It IS due to the policy under which the work is done at Washington. A govern mcnt news bureau affiliated with the committee on Public Information could solve the problem. Publicity men attached to the various bureaus should work under the direction of this central organization. No copy should go to the newspapers except this bureau, and copy should be subject to the sarle value-tests ap- piled by the press associations in handling the news of the world for their patrons.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
NO GREAT THING IS
 THIS PRESS AGENT STUFF
(From Wednesdays Dailvl

If the editor of the Journal-Miner should decide 10 use, in one special issue. all the publicity matter sent to him in one day by the scores of press agents serving the departments, bu- reaus, administration boards. commit tees, etc, at Washington, he would be responsible for the most striking example of freak newspaper ever pub lshed. He would have to omit the news of the war, and all other news and feature matter-and even then he might have to issue an enlarged pa per It would not be a newspaper at all, in the accepted sense. It would be far les interesting than the Con- gressional Record at its dullest. It would be of no service to the govern
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
FAMOUS OCTAVE SOON
 TO BEGIN PRODUCING
(FIon, Th@rsday's Daily.O

Arrivals from Congress Junction state that the Octave Mining Com pany has commenced construction of what will be one of the biggest and most complete gold reduction plants in Arizona, of the stamp type. It is to have a capacity of at least 250 tons per day, and this movement follows after a system of practical mining continuously conducted for over three years.
 The ore tonnage blocked out in sures steady milling on the above basis of treatment for years to come, in fact. it is stated, the resources of this property are inexhaustible. Since the Octave was acquired by the pres ent owners, of Boston, new explora- ton given to a depth of over 300 feet and drifting at different levels for fully 1.500 feet have opened up ore bodies estimated at over S3,OOO, 0C0. The Octave in its early life had a production record of about s, 500, GOO, but it is stated the present man. agcment has accomplished more dur ing its ownership than the original operators. It is also stated by min CTS that the high grade characteris- tic of the old Octave has been prov en by the present operators, and some sensational values may be ex- pected in certain zones. The Octave during its active life in the beginning is said to have carried pockets of free ore that ranged to as high as S5,000 to the ton. Its affairs became en- grossed in wild manipulating of its stock. and it suspended, finally going through bankruptcy proceedings when it was acquired by Mir. Gibbs and as sociates.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
CALLED OFF FOR THIS YEAR IS
 STATE FAIR
PHOENIX WILL BE WITH OUT ITS ANNUAL SHOW BECAUSE OF CONTINU- ANCE. OF EPIDEMIC OF SPANISH INFLUENZA.

PHOENIX, Oct. 3l.-Positive an- nounccment of the cancellation .of ,he state fair for this year was made yesterday by Cecil D. Royce, secre- tary of the fair commission.
 In reaching the decision to call off the 1918 fair, the commission was guided largely by the advice of Dr. o. II. Brown. state health officer, who believed that the holding of the big show this year would be in advisable, owing to the prevalence of influenza throughout the state. In a letter to Secretary Boyce, Dr. Brown set forth his views as follows:
 Deemed Inadvisable. t, My dear Mir. Boyce: Your ques- jon about the advisability of post ,ponement or cancellation of the fair is at hand.
 While it seems that we are get ting better and better control of the influenza situation in most localities in the state, it is, in my opinion, in advisable to make definite plans at this time for an enterprise which would be likely to draw large crowds together. For this reason I unhesi- tatingly recommend that the fair be not held this year. Yours respect fully,
 "Orville Harry Brown"
 Some time ago the fair commission acting upon the advice of the health authorities, postponed the date of the fair from November to December, hoping that the influenza epidemic would have run its course by that time. Later, however, it became ap- parent that the disease still held large part of the state in its grasp, and after thoroughly considering the situation, it was decided to cancel the fair for this year in the interest of public good.
 Suggest Victory Fair.
 That the state of Arizona hold a Victory fair at the state fair grounds in Phoenix in February or March, it peace is declared by that time, was the suggestion made to the fair com missioners yesterday when definite was received that the an nual fair was postponed.
 The suggestion received instant re- sponse from all who heard of 1t, and will be considered seriously by the commissioners. They approve of a fair in the spring, which will be an in Phoenix.
 War Exhibit on Coast.
 The great war exhibit which was obtained for the 1918 state fair is now III Los Angeles, where it was shipped preparatory to be shown at the Liberty fair. This fair was post poncd from October 12 until Octo- Der 20 and later was entirely cancel ed
 Effort may be made after the in iluenza epidemic has subsided to bring this war exhibit to Phoenix. The Arizona state fair commission lad guaranteed the war exhibit a arge amount of money to pay for he transportation of the exhibit to his part of the country. Whether hey will be asked to pay his money lnder the circumstances is not
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
MRS. THORBECK
 CALLED BY REAPER
(Prom Thursdays Daily.)

NIIUII nun oIAS L"II5'J
 Among the sad deaths occurring from influenza that of Mrs. Hugo Thorbeck, at Jerome on Tuesday night at 900 o'clock will occasion widespread sorrow in this commun- ity As Katie Fitzgerald she was also well and favorably known. being a native born of this county. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. P. ! Fitzgerald, who resides in Prescott, her sisters, Mrs. w. P Mahoney. of Kingman, wife of State Senator Ma honey, Alice Fitzgerald of Phoenix. Mary and Gertie Fitzgerald of Pres colt. Her brothers are Constable John. James and Gerald of this city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06

the time her labors in this line came 10 an end. She had also acted as one of the volunteer nurses in the emer- gency hospital which was opened in Prescott last week Pending the arri- val of the parents no funeral arrange ments have yet been made.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-11
PVT. CLARENCE J. BRYANT
WRITES FROM OVERSEAS

Mrs. A. Bryant, 917 T. Cedar ST.,
received the following letter from
her son. pvt. Clarence ]. Bryant,
who is a member of the f15th infan-
try. American eXpeditionary forces.
Dear Mother:
Well how are YOU feeling today
I am feeling line and am getting
along o. H. / received my first bunch
OF mail the other day which num-
bered "A letters and ] certainly was
glad 10 get il. I was thinking that
people had forgotten me, but now
know that they haven't after getting
an of that mail.
How is every one in old South
Bend 7 guess that there are NOT
many young fellows left by this
time. as most of them are in the
army. The way may not last much
longer. but then it Is hard To tell.
IL is uc, So bad over here as some
ttI il is We are busy as ever. al
ways something new, and that keeps
our minds busy. 80 l haven't had
time 10 gget homesiek. We don't have
TO drill as hard as we did in the
states. bll we have something new
every day. and that is something.
haven't seen any of the boys
from south Bend vet. I have heard
there are quite a few over her and
Q hope To meet them sometime
Wei the boys are singing and as
soon as ] duisl this letter I think
win join i'm. We have lots of fun
ir the trenches. SO much fun that
I ann getting funny myself oh. I
forgot to tell YOU that ] received the
boN brother George sent me. I sure
o. was glad to get the Bun Durham.
as We don't get much of that bat
we DO have good things 70 eat
Now mother if YOU don't hear
from me so often don't worry. as Z
viii be all right. Well. this is all. 50
VIII close for tonight. Give my re-
CARDS 10 everyone.
our loving son.
Pvt. Clarence J. Bryant.
115th Infantry. \ r. r.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-11
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-11
EX- NOTRE DAME
ATHLETE At FRONT
Capt. Jeremiah Derry Muir
ply is Seeing Hot AC-
ton in France.

Jerry Murphy. substitute tackle
on the varsity football squad and
guard on the basketball quintet
last year at Notre Dame. now Capt
Jeremiah T.. Murphy. was i'm the
front line OF the American attack
shat FIRST turned back the boche Of
fensive and escaped unhurt. al
though 90 per cent OF his com
mand was killed or wounded. &C
cordina To word received at the uni
Versity Tuesday. Accordins TO
earlier reports. the former ~ H.
athlete was severely wounded but
the report was proved false BY a
letter To- his sister part Of which
follows
We'll yoa have no doubt read by
th.s time OF the work OF the L. $
troops in the big offensive pulled
or the latter part of last week. and
although YOU probably don't know
TO- our battalion led the bis doings.
We had 80 per cent casualties tina
Is wounded and dead. mostly
wounded j came through without
"a scratch
The work done bl our troops
was wonderful They Knocked the
Germans off their feet When they
advanced they were singing and
yelling Co beat the band. They Went
forward with smiles ON AN their
faces. The whole thing wos 81 COM
plete surprise. The army of the
crown prince WIS totally defeated
boy the work Of the American and
French troops and driven back from
five 10 eight miles along the front
We captured more Germans than
we had wounded. Half OF them
tried 10 hide i'm dUgouts but cams
oct when jumped by our troops
Cen Pershing mentioned The work
Of our battalion. which was the first
of our regiment TO go over the top.
ct led my company over and we
were in the front line all the way.
The men behaved wonderfully.
The rest OF The letter is more per
sona1 Capt Murphy has "A broth
en- also captain. They are sons Of
Col r. J Murphy, Bridgeport
Conn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-11
WOMEN SELLING FLAGS
FOR "PATRI0TIC" CAUSE
STOPPED BY THE POLICE

Following complaint lodged
with officials. police authorities sue
ceeded i'm stopping what appeared
TO be rather clever means Of
deecirS the spectators at the Inter
state fair grounds Tuesday Se1-
eral rather attractive women We're
noticed selling small American
FLAGS 20 fair patrons and upon be
ing questioned as To what cause
would be 5ensftted through the
sales. various answers were given.
some OF which were that the Rel
Cross and the soldiers and sailors
patriotic funds would receive part
of the proceeds.
Police authoritles We're notified
and discovered that the entire pro-
ceeds Went 20 one Of the concession
managers and none OF IL TO patri-
Otto purposes. The concession man
ager was notified that the sale
m-st ae stopped ard the women
V-r. ordered 10 discontinue sales
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-11
Visitors to the Fair

Thursday will undoubtedly ne the bigges.
daJ-a combination day of shopping and
visiting the Fair