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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
DETECTIVE HIRE BILL IS GIVEN
 SYDNEY STARE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REFUSES TO PAY S2,500 FOR SERVICES SAID TO HAVE BEEN RENDERED BY COAST SLEUTHS.

Quite a row has developed between the members of the board of super visors of Yavapai county and the Thiel Detective Agency of Los An geles, and as result of the misun- derstarding, the board has refused the payment of bills aggregating more than $500 which were recently presented to the county for services rendered in this city by operators employed by the coast sleuthing firm.
 While it is understood that the members of the board do not ques- ton the legitimacy of the bill, they are demanding to know by whose orders the investigators were sent to this county, whether the gum-shoe artists came here at the request of the sheriff's office or at the sugges- tion of the county attorney. Either one of these officials, the board says. has the power to call in thc detectives provided they first obtain the consent of the supervisors, and it seems that in the cases referred to. po such con sent was granted. Both the sheriff and the county attorney who served during 1917 have denied that they were responsible for calling in the detectives, and as long as neither will stand sponsor for the activities of the Los Angeles men, the board refused to pay the bill.
 There is said to be quite an antip- athy on the part of at least one mcm- Der of the board against hiring men to collect evidence in this so-called underhand way, and those who are in a position to know, state that in all probability the orders for the intro duction of the sleuths came verbally from one of the members of the board who is strongly in favor of this procedure, and that lacking the full sanction of the board, the county official who brought the men here now hcsitatcs to take the responsi- bility for their operations.
 The supervisors do not contradict the statement that the operators were here. but they do feel that the results obtained by the men were not com mensuratc with the size of the bill, and payment has been refused. It is stated that the Thiel people re- gently sent one of their managers here to sec about the matter, the representative intimating that suit would be brought against the board if the money was not forthcoming muy pronto.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
RA|[ROADERSARE BADLY WANTED
 IN FRANCE
LOCAL BOARD GETS CALL FOR TRAINED TRANS FORMATION MEN FOR I'M MEDIATE SEE RVICE IN ARMY OVER THERE"

The local exemption board yester- day received a call from Thomas ]. Croaff, federal director of labor for this State, asking for number of competent men in various branches of railroading, it being the desire of the war department 10 induct into service a big company of competent , traffic men for immediate transporta- ton to France. The board was asked to submit to Mir. Croaff the names of all registrants who had stated that they had had railroad eN- perience of the kind wanted.
 Applicants for these positions must be between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Track supervisors who can qualify, will be enlisted in the rank of sergeant Gearmen, car inspec- tors, motive power clerks, yard blacksmiths and coopers with shop experience are especially desired.
 Trained men are also called for to serve in the engineering corps of the railway service in France, this class of men to be principally skilled of- fee help. Railway bill clerks who have had at least one years cxper- fence will be given immediate trans portation to France and will have the status of an enlisted private in the United States army. Railway statls- tical clerks, report clerks, file clerks a1.d yard clerks are also called for, II being suggested that all applicants have at least one years experience. Ticket agents arc also in big demand, men in this line who have had their training in selling transportation in mainline offices being preferred. Sienographcrs and practically every otiIer sort of clerical workers who are accustomed to the detail work in the railroad offices are invited to offer their services.
 The fact that the United States IS rapidly taking over and expanding the French railroad systems and also the inter-communication roads be- tween the battle front and the supply bases is in all probability responsible for the big demand for the trained railroad workers, and any young fel- low who is qualified for any such work will be assured of a speedy trip to the lover there" country, and will not be compelled to go through. the intensive course of training to which the regular trooper is subjected.
 Additional particulars regarding this part of the service can be had by applying at the offices of the local exemDtion board
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
CLASSIFICATION WORK
 IS DONE IN A HURRY

PHOENIX, March S.-Arizona has reported to Provost Marshal Gem eral Crowder that the classification of registrants in this State IS com plete, thus making what IS expected to be a record.
 That Arizona is the first of all the states to complete the classification and will be so announced m a few days, is the prediction at the office ot the adjutant general. Only three or four days ago, Colonel Harris re- ceived notice from Washington that no state had completed the classlii- cation. and the statement carried the inference that the work was far from being completed.
 With the classification of every registrant in. the country m classes one to five, with the various sub divisions, the government thus IS enabled to call men into the various branches of service for which their former training best suits them.
 A classification index card is made of every man and sent to Washing ton, this work being done all over the United States by the voluntary ser vice of the school teachers.
 After the files are complete Tn Washington, the government, when it desires men for any special branch, issues calls on the states, these cards on file in Washington giving them the definite information as to the number of skilled men in any branch registered in any state or county.
 The idea of the classifying IS that men skilled in special branches will not be inducted into the common branches, but that the government will be given the benefit of their spec ial training. These men will be as signed to such duties that their ser vices may be best utilized in the sue ccssful carving on of the war.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
COMMENDABLE ACT
 OF MINE OWNER
(From Sundays Daily.)

Believing that he will sooner or later be drafted into military service, \. N. Thompson, one of the four owners of the Argenta silver mines, Turkey creek district, proposes to act immediately on his own initiative, and leaves tomorrow for Camp Meade, Maryland, to enlist in the mining engineer corps, receiving an acceptance of his application few days ago. Mir. Thompson has been superintendent of the property, and during his absence Charles Coombs, co-owncr and his brothcr-in-law will be in charge. Thompson says: There is no use in sparring for time, and the sooner 1 get in line the sooner will 1t be over."
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
CONSTELLATION FIELD
 HAS FINE OUTLOOK (From Sundays DailYl

R. T. Barton, visiting mine owner of Constellation, stated yesterday the furry of excitement had passed and the country was settling down to the practical and legitimate in we'll di- rected mining effort. More compan- ics are now steadily and earnestly operating than ever known, and in some instances determinations have been unusual. All the minerals abound in that belt and such fine outlook for mining stability has never been known.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
SLAYER OF DAAG
 PASSES AWAY IN FRISCO

JEROME, March S.-Patrick kicr- nan, of Jerome, known to practically everyone in the district as Paddy, died under the surgeons knife week ago at San Francisco.
 Kic man left Jerome about seven weeks ago and went to San Francisco in the hope of obtaining relief from stomach trouble He suffered either from cancer or an ulccratcd stomach and believed that a certain physician of his acquaintance in the Golden Gate city could cure him.
 Before coming to Jerome. nearly three years ago, Kiernan worker ir the Bisbce mines. He was wei
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
known in practically all Arizona

known in practically all Arizona camps.
 On the twelfth day of last August Kernan shot and killed A. O. Daag at the corner of First street and Hull avenue, Jerome. Daag had accused Kiernan of having improper relations with his wife. Kiernan was tried al Prescott on a charge of murder and acquitted. Self defense was his plea
 After his release Kiernan resumed his old position at the United Verde mine. but his stomach trouble made it impossible for him to work, and he grew steadily worse.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
POPULAR MAN IS
 PNEUMONIA VICTIM
(From Fridays Daily)

r. IL. Knight, head sampler of the Consolidated al Humboldt. better known as Dad Knight. passed away Wednesday night at II o'clock from pneumonia, after an illness of about a week. The remains arc now in Prescott. and funeral services will be held at Ruffncr's chapel today at 12:50 o'clock. after which they will be shipped to New Hampshire for burial. The deceased was mem- Der of the Odd Fellows and Masonic lodges of Massachusetts, and aged about 4S years. He enjoyed an eX- ccllcnt name tor his ospablllty and for his inc fellow ship, and had many friends.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
ARIZONA DEL RIO
 IS MOVING AHEAD
(From Sunday. Daily.)

Local officers of the Arizona Del Rio Oil Company, stated yesterday that car of Oregon lumber had arr rived on the ground for building a derrick of S2 feet in height, and con struction would be under hcadway on Monday. The rig also is cn route from California and duo this week It is now the purpose to begin active operation as soon as possible, and accommodation for quite a large force had been previously built.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
MAN CONVICTED OF
 BOOTLEGG|NG
JURY TAKES 3 HOU R S TO DELIBERATE OVER CASE OF WILLIAM POR- TER, WHO SOLD BOOZE TO MEXICANS.
(From Sundays Daily)

w. ]. Porter, a Santa Fc brake man from Scligman, was yesterday evening convicted on a charge of bootlegging, the jury having reached the verdict after considering the case from four o'clock until seven. The trial had occupied most of the day and was ono of the most spectacular ones heard here of late years. Porter refused to hire lawyer to defend him, stating to Judge Sweeney that he refused to be robbed by any attor- ney. The court had originally ap- pointed Attorney Russell to defend the man, but when Mir. Russell learned that the prisoner had money, he refused to have anything to do with the case unless he was to receive remuneration. The principal witness against Porter was Deputy Sheriff Fred Campbell of Seligman. While the officer was on the witness stand testifying, Porter rose up out of his seat and called the officer a liar, narrowly escaping a fine for contempt of court. He was charged with bringing in the liquor from Needles and selling it to Mexicans. He has been in jail here since Febru- ary 5th. The sentence will be passed on Porter on Monday morning at ten o'clock.
 The members of the jury which tried Porter were the following named: William Waara, David Stra- han, ]. B. Young. Anton Kukurozo- vic. Glen Richwine, F. G. Brecht, Jos eph kmetich, C. A. Winterholer. Will liam D. Bates, R. E. Abell, Thomas Hunt, F. B. Bresc.
 Suspended Sentence
 Charles Branner, who had been in jail for more than a month on boot logging charge. recently pleaded guilty, and yesterday afternoon was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined Sl00 Owing to the fact that the prisoner had been in jail for so long, the entire sentence was suspended.
 Divorce Suit Filed
 Mrs. Nell Loveless yesterday filed suit asking fotNa divorce from C. w. Lovcless, the defendant being charged with dcscrtion. The complaint states that the parties were married in Kan sas in 1904, and that the dcfendan, deserted his wife without cause in Prescott in February, 1916. Mrs. Lovclcss asks for the custody of their young son and an alimony of $50 per month.
 Jose Manuel Gago yesterday filed a petition with the court praying for his appointment as administrator oi the estate of the late Hilario Rodri- guez, who was killed at Jerome in the workings of the United Verde Extcn- sion Copper Company in September. l9l6. The assets of the state consist only of $50 wages due the deceased and a death claim of Sl,500 against the copper firm. Among the heirs of the deceased is his mother, who resides in Spain. The matter will have the attention of the court on March 22nd
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
PATTERSON AND GARRETT FREED
 BY JURY
COURT DIRECTS VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL IN CASE OF ONE ALLEGED BOOZE SELLER AND JURYMEN TURN OTHER LOOSE.
(From Saturdays Daily)


 utes, the jury hearing the case of James Garrett, on a bootleggin8 charge, returned a verdict of not guilty. William Patterson, his part ner and co-dcfcndant, was also freed when the court instructed the jury to return a verdict of acquittal. Pat terson and Garrett were arrested on February II at their soft drink stand on South Montezuma street A raid had been made on their place, the officers finding five pints of whisky hidden under the floor in the toilet room. J. E. Russell, representing the defendants, spent most of his time in an attempt to prove that the liquor was placed in the cache without the knowledge of the defendants.
 The jurymen who heard the case were the following: r. G. Brccht, w. p. Scott, Thomas Hunt, Martin Schubcr, Glen Ric5wine, J. B. Young. Joseph Kmetich, F. B. Bresse, C. A. Winterholer, William Waara, K. l.. Abell and Leopold Walloth.
 Sent to Penitentiary
 ]. NJ. Walsh, who several days ago entered a plea of guilty to a charge of grand larceny, was yesterday afternoon sentenced to an indeterm- mate term in the Florence pcnitcn- tiary of from one to two years. Walsh was accused Of stripping an aban- doned telephone line of a lot of val uable copper wire and selling it to a junk dealer at Phoenix.
 Murder Cases Set for Trial
 The murder case growing out of the killing of George Smith by Dep uty Sheriff Frank Lacey at Oatnah in January, will be opened here one week from today. Saturday, March 10th. The trial of B. r. Winsor, the smelter guard who killed a Mexi- can at Clarkdale, will open on Mon- day, March 18th in event the Lacsy case is disposed of by that time.
 Branner Changes Plea
 Charles Branncr who the first Of the week entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of bootlcgging, brought against him by the State, yesterday afternoon asked leave to withdraw this plea, and later substituted ples of guilty. He will appear in court, and receive his sentence this morning at ten o'clock.
 Time for the argument of the law questions in the action of the Cop per Queen Mining Company vs. the Arizona Binghampton was fixed for March 23rd.
 Probate Matters
 Attorney K. B. Westcrvelt ycstcr- day afternoon filed petition asking for letters of administration on the estate of the late John Troy. The matter will be taken up by the court on March 18th. Troy, who died last December, leaves as his heirs J. K. Troy and A. \. Troy, both of Pres colt. The only asset in the estate was a deposit of $500 in one of the local banks.
 Manuel Rodriguez dc Garcia yes tcrday filed a petition with Judge Sweeney, asking that he be appointed administrator of the estate of his son, Juan Garcia, who was killed in the United Verde workings at Jerome on December 9, 1917. The sole asset of the estate is a S4,0O0 damage claim against the U. V. for the young mans death. The matter of the appoint mcnt of the administrator will como up for the courts action on March 22ud.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
GEORGE GETS THE GATE

KENYON, Minn., March S.- George Brcidal, non-partisan league organizer, tonight was escorted 10 the railroad station here, forced to l.ncel aud kiss the iiag then purchase d ticket Ic was put on the train with orders not to return.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
Proceedings of the Board Of Supervisors of
 Yavapai County, Arizona.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
 YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA

| !Tiz 7, of Monday, February at 1000 o'clock Chairman J. A. Jaeger Member R. T. Bcchcr Clerk
 meetings January 7th 18th 2lth and 2h 1918 cad and
 P Kcane. Treasurer and EOcio Tax Collector appeared with collected the period January lst February @ 1918 The Board proceeded to Rolls they found accordingly and the ordered filed Collector appeared with February l9S proceeded issued and
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13

Balance on hand January 1st 1918 .Sl66sS12S State and County Taxes. Roll l9H.............. l89ZSS SncciaI School Taxes H. No l. l.............. 28lS Bond X Interest Taxes. No SSS0 Sncci,l | cvv T,strc No i ........ 5SO7 Spccial School Taxes H. S No 9............... 255 School Bond S Interest Taxes District No o.s. S4 SncciaI Lew District No 9.................. Q 2T School Bond x Interest Taxes District No l... 155 school Bond X Interest Taxes District No IS w S5 Srccial Lew District No IS ,................ LS6 School Bond S Interest Taxes District No To-. 4OS Soccial | cvv Dsrct No 21.................... IA cncciaI | cvy District No 36 6................. 4l2 School Bond S Interest Taxes District No 4S O6 Schooi Taxrs fPolD ~ 5..,. 400O Dci;Unucr, T.x Interest ............... % i3as Ta~ Coii.c,or ' .., IoS and County Taxes. Roll lUoe
 ScbonI HonG S. Interest Taxcs District No l. l5O9 Sncr;aI Srboo T.xcs II < No o .............. 10 crh,oI pond Interest T,xes Tistrict No .53 Sn"c;,I | c~r ni.,r;ct \o Q --............. v DcI;narcnt IT,L In,rrest ,....... 322
 Ecc" fFT.x CoIIcrtor " ........ 325 St,,r' ,rJ Co~n,,, T,xs, Roll 1qI5 ......... TAO Sneci,I SchooI T,xee H No i'............. 26.5o school Bond X Interest Taxes District No h.. 26.5S
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13

Delnouent Tax Interest t....................a 17.I Eoo. iT.x Collector ell Ststs and Comfy Taxes Roll 1oI0 - 'H6O State and County Taxes Roll 1918 ........... 1840 State and Countv Taxes Roll 1904 ........... I.40 Rent School House District No IS 5.... 1900 Refund Salary, School Superintendent 8553 Sales of Calves County Farm .......... 5000 Sale of Pqs County Farm ... 4SO0 Fines and Forfeitures - 730OO Interest on County DeDosits ........... 3Ool63 State School Fund ..........., 23,551O0 Unclaimed Estates Nick Schlumberger S4O Road Taxes ......... 28O0 I,st;co Foes Civil Cases ..-..-...... I10S0 Sber;ffs Fees Civil Cases .,............ 12570 Sherif7s Fees, Criminal Cases, ................ l5U Constable Fees. l.-................ ~ Refund Correction Payroll ...................t. 55 Manual Training ................ 3,4O26O By Expense Fund Road District Funds School District Funds, ................r.......... State Tax Fund, .'..............
 Building Fund, District No. l......................
 High School Fund, District No l..................
 High School Fund District No 9,..................
 High School Fund, District No. D,...............
 Building Fund.- Court House, ...~................ School Bond & Interest Fund, District No. l,....
 School Bond X Interest Fund, District No. 15.-... Collecting Coupons, Kountze Bros. .......-...... Court Orders, Refund, 1917 Taxes,
 Refund 1917 School Taxes, .......................
 Balance on Hand January 3lst, l9lS,.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13
SIOOz3S
SzO37O
Total

January otang 99S65 checked found to be correct and ordered filed.
  abandonment a described
 Road Skull Valley west of track: short distance northerly direction: each of track milc 211 miles: side winds about K and side takes wind ing track several times Iron Springs J. H. Powell w. H. been duly examining said making said said having filed TT IS HEREBY ORDERED posted required by Section () paragraph 5O Title @ Revised Statutes of Arizona 19l3 Board will act upon the subject ot sad petition
 received the County Chapter of the Ameri House. The Clerk instructed to advise the Sc that possible this would be done.
 The by Gentry County Assessor of E. w. Stephens Deputy Assessor taken and confirmed
 J. Sheriff. of J. L. Munds, Mike Shu c. Welsh R. C. Pierce, L. Bowman and Thos Welden deputy hcrfs without taken and confirmed The appointment by J. Young Sheriff. of s. deputy sheriff Ash Fork salary of S5OOO month taken and confirmed
 January received checked ordered fed Justice Justice of the Constable L. k Camp Verde Geo. w. Hance ~y yohn S Specr Junction D G Sinciar Grown R. S Patterson Humboldt A. k Lee
 Jerome r. E. Shit
 Mayer D. \. Jenkins, T. E: Thompson Development Company with reference 9H referred the County Assessor
 Mark Gemmi Justice of Gn be appointed to the said ofce subject the approval of bond in the the of SOOOOO
 of H November. received, checked and ordered filed
 officials and employees for the period ending Board of Supervisors ordered drawn upon the fund.- to-wt;
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-13

NNSSS52 N0SS852 ARIZONA COUNTY OF HAVAPAl-ss Koehane dposes That am the Arizona That the above and foregoing re of received the this That have carefully and ac which which said money was all balances remaining the various fundsn n
 I KOEHANE Treasurer Yavapai County, Arizona and this 4h day of February l9S cuOs0iioeu ""N 'O SeaD E. GENTRY.
 Notary Public. My ssione January 9h l92 and receipts Board nd. with the ordered filcd
 o E. Recorder, checked follows, ~ Tn fccs for iIng and recording January 1918 SO3245 fort;fcd ronics certiicates etc
 Total SlO97.35 The Sheriff. for the month of January 1918 ordered ed being io
 CivilF Fees, Sl2570
 Criminal Fees 1900
 565C0
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The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
HEIGHTENED SPIRITUAL
LIFE RESULT OF WAR
SAVINGS CAMPAIGN
Character Building Big Motive Back
of War Savings Moyement-Will
Have Soldering Effect.

Winston Salem, Aug. 13-That the
Wa Savings movement was reactlng
upon the mental, moral and spiritual
life Of the people Of North Carolina
was ore of the undercurrents pointed
cut by Mr Gilbert T. Stephenson in
his recent address before the Press
Association in Asheville. He says
there is less loose talking ard petty
thinking in this country today than
ever before in its history. There is
more substance in the newspapers,
more sober thinking in the conversa-
tlons of people, in fact, there is a
oan upon aimless, petty thinking as
there has never been before. Men are
wrestling with the biggest ideas thev
have ever conceived Sobered as they
are by the doctrine Of the essential
they are making new valuations in al
things and are seeing the vanity Oh
eternal.
This doctrine of magnifying the
essential and doing away with the
non-essentlal is not failing to influ
ence the characters of men and won.
en- today. For the rich it means The
foregoing of useless luxuries. for the
| poor 1t means economy in the con
sumption of necessities and for all i
| means turning labor and material
from non-essential into essential chan
nels. Small and selfish desires have
given way to the bigger needs of tn.
| Government. Self is lost sight of
| Patriotism and service now boId ~,
vision.
The big motive behind the War Sav
ings movement, bigger than that O
raising finances, is character-build
ing: One cannot habitually practic
thrift in his physical and mental eff
forts without it's eventually reactin,
upon his moral and spiritual nature
While the tonic effect of any movemen
upon the character of the people
gradual, its effect in the end will b
seen and felt in an enriched patriot
ism and heightened spiritual life 70
all the people.