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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
TROJAN MINING co.
 SUES THE SANTA FEE
(From Fridays Daily.)

The Trojan Mining Company yes terday entered suit against the Santa Fe railroad company asking dam- ages in the sum of S432, together wi;h the costs of the action, the com- plaint alleging that the railroad com pany had, through the careless handling of large electric hoist, damaged the piece Of machinery and caused the plaintiff to be out a con- siderable amount of money. The complaint states that the hoist was shipped from Prescott to Humboldt, ard after the car containing the ship mcnt mad been placed on side track there and the fastcnings of the hoist removed preparatory to unloading 1t, the company switched the car several hundred yards, which caused the big piece oi machinery to be thrown off the car, damaging it considerably. Several men had to be hired for a week pr so to repair the damage and the mining company alleges that 1t is out just S432 on account of the ac- cidcnt.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23

port of Hunt in the gubernatorial race is out of the running, having announced that he will not be a can didate. Sid Osborn has concluded to seek his old job once more and only Fred Coulter remains to contest the nomination with Cobb, according to last reports It is not altogether i'm probable that Hunts mantle will fall on Cobb and that the State engineer will be the Democratic standard bear CT this fall
 In this event, the pickings will be easy for the man with the big som- jrero, for it is generally conceded that Tom Campbell will carry the Rcpub lican banner again this Fall and that his victory will be so decisive this time that he cannot be mancuvered out of the fruits of his campaign by con est case.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
REGISTRATION OF ALIEN
 ENEMIES BEGINS FEB. 4

PHOENIX, Jan. 1S.-The rcgistra-
 ton of German alien enemies in the district of Arizona is fixed to com
 mence at o'clock a. m. on February f. 1918, and to continue on each day
 excessively thereafter, between the
 hours of 6 a. m. and 8 p. m., up to and including the 9th day of Febru- ary, 1918, at o'clock p. m.
 In the cities of Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, Bisbee, Douglas and Globe, thc chief of police has been designat- cd by the attorney general as chief registrar, and he will be supplied with proper blank forms. etc, to enable hIm to carry out all instructions re- garding the registration. All police captains. lieuterants and sergeants arc designated by the attorney gen cral as assistant registrars. Proper notice of the time and place of such registration will be given by the chief registrar in the different newspapers of his district.
 Under the regulations, by order of :he attorney general, the postmaster ai Phoenix is made chief registrar for all areas outside the cities above named and the postmaster in each community is designated as the as siStant registrar and each assistant registrar should at once communi- cate with Selim J. AIichaelson, post master at Phoenix, from whom they will receive the necessary instruc- lions and blanks.
 Private citizens and local officers are requested to furnish registrars and their assistants with all infor- nation which may come into their possession regarding alien enemies ! who neglect or refuse to comply with inc requirements of this law, to the | cnd that proper legal proceedings may be taken against them.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
JEROME FRAMES ANTI
 GAMBLING ORDINANCE

JEROME, Jan. 1S-An air-tight, lcak-proof anti-gambling ordinance was adopted by the city council last night. It is modelled upon the State anti-gaulbling law of 1913. In fact, i. is the first section of that law, word for word, except that the penalties arc a little bit lighter \ maximum prison sentence ol three months in stead of SiN months is prescribed, as thIcc months iS the longest sentence that cal be legally imposed by a city magistrate.
 Violation of the ordinance k a mis- dcmcanor punishable by a fine of from Si00 to $500 or by imprisou- rcnt not exceeding three months, or by bot such fine and imprisonment
 The old ordinance was fairly strong but the city counoilmcn and attorney though that it might Dc just a> we'll to conform rigidly 10 the State law
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
HE OLD TRICK WON'T
 WORK ANY MORE
(From Saturdays Daiiy)

II required two deeds TO be drawn in closing a single mining deal re- gently in Pima county, in which
 Frank Sellars and associates figured as the grantors.
 The reason for this action was due 10 the first deed carrying nominal consideration of one dollar when in reality the sale was for Sl $50 in cash tc each of the three and some stock valued at 20 cents per share, aggre- gating S20,00O in value The hitch in the transaction came when war rcrcnuc stamps were to be affixed to the deed, which were not in evidence tc represent the actual cash payment made and acknowledged by the sell CTS, privately. So on went the re- cuircd sum demanded by Federal of f -ials and the deal was formally closed by the buyers paying for the stock issue and the three owners meeting the legal cash obligation ad- mittcG. Scllars was formerly mining il this county, and writes to friend in Jerome to this effect, closing the letter by saying: Take a tip and don't monkey with Uncle Sam while the war revende stamps are ready for licking: you can't get by"
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
BEATS THE DRAFT BY
 DRINKING BAY RUM
(From Saturdays Daiiyl


 Drinking bay rum may have fatal consequences to young miner nam cd Ezra Salmon, who is said to have irlbibcd quite freely of this concoc- ton at mining camp near Planet. News of this affair was brought to tie city yesterday by Al. Harrigan, who Is en route to Jerome.
 Salmon was found near the camp m ravinc wandering around in a dcmentcd state, and after being under treatment for three days without re- gaining his mental faculties, was taken to Los Angeles, where an aunt resides. He was quite morosc over having been drafted for military duty. and had partly filled out a question naire blank. The discovery of the iiquid he drank was made by friend who stated he was aware of what Salmon was addicted to, and the finding of the empty bottle revealed 'hc source of his affliction. Salmon is said to have worked for the Cop Ter Queen near Mayer some months ago, leaving later for Los Angeles. He was a paciiiSt and stated he would rcvcr serve in the army
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
 OF YAVAPAI MINER
(Prom Thursdays Daily.l

Carl Emmons, miner who arrived few days ago from mining camp in the Riverside range of Riverside county, California, near the Colorado river, brought news of the death last month of Phillip L. Courier, a miner whom hc says was quite well known in this section. No inquest was held, and death was due 10 mysterious causes, the supposition being that the deceased drank wood alcohol by mistake
 Currior has sister at Las Vegas, New Mexico, brother at Ccrrilos, that State, and other relatives in Colorado He had filed his applica- ton to enter the engineering corps of the navy, and the day after his death notification of being accepted for examination was received He Was aged 2S years, and was equipped with a mechanical engineer training.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
BEHIND THE LINE
 UNIVERSITY IS LATEST

CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Jan. 1S.-A Canadian division has established university behind the firing line. This will hold its classes in such places as brigade divisional schools and H.M.C.A. huts.
 It has amcng its senate and staff men of recognized academic standing throughout the Dominion. There will oe lectures on subjects selected to equip men on active service for greater efficiency in business, the professions. agriculture, and other treat industries of the Dominion. The mod, of operation is threefold, i"cluding:
 Lectures to large groups, dealing with civic and imperial topics or look ing forward 10 duties and opportuni- tics oi the future.
 Classes for smaller groups, taught by experienced teachers in each unit throughout the division. Private in for more advanced students with recognition and credit on their return to Canada for work accomp- liShcd.
 Another aim of the University Is to have prepared during period of mobi- lization an organization and staff de- voting its attention to education of the soldiers during the interval that may clarsc between conclusion of peace and return to Canada. The sub jccts taught will include; Agricul- t:rc, applied science, business theOl- cgy, literature, philosophy, language, vocational training. history, clement ary instruction and economics.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
CAMPBELL MAY HAVE
 COBB AS OPPONENT

TUCSON, Jan. H.-Lamar Cobb, State engineer, apostle of Governor Hunt and one of the most astutc poli- ticians in the State, stopped in Tucson en route to Clifton to inspect the road camp there.
 This IS Mir. Cobb's first visit 10 Tue son since being restored to the office of State engineer by Governor Hunt His sojourn in private fife was short however, for shortly after being re- iievcd of his official duties, he was named engineer for the land board. This place he gave mp when the Su- prcmc court rc-seatcd Hunt and he was restored to his former office.
 Mir Cobb spent some time confer ring with members of the Board of Supervisors on road work to be done in this county during the next year. He has appointed B. NJ. Atwood divi- sion engineer for this district Mir At wood occupied that position before under Mr. Cobb, having succeeded r. G. Twitchcll.
 Although Mir. Cobb has his light ming rod up in the contest for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. he refused to discuss his aspirations vixen interviewed by reported. It has been reported that he has Governor Hunts consent to make the race, but he declined to be interviewed on this point It was learned that he had dis cusscd the subject with d number of Democrats in Tucson and received considerable encouragement here. The verdict seemed to be anyone but Hunt" and most of those with whom Cobb talked expressed their delight over the report that Hunt will not himself De a candidate
 Cobb ran for congress at the first State primary against Carl Hayden. and there was some talk that he might be a candidate for that office again, but this he vigorously denies. The fact that he refuses to deny that he is in the gubcrnatorial race isl taken to indicate that he will cast his hat in the ring at an early date.
 Cobb is generally considered the most popular Of the Hunt official fam. ily. W. \. Nocucr, Statc land com missioner, believed to have tic sup
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
OFFICERS RAID UNDERGROUND
 POKER GAMES
FESTIVE CARD DEALERS HAD TAKEN REFUGE IN CELLARS A ND OTHER OUT-OF-THE-WAY SPOTS BUT COPS NAILED FEM.

JEROME, Jan. 17.-Six gambling resorts in this city were raided yestcr. day evening by Officer C. R. Smith and Deputy Marshal Fred Hawkins.
 At C. A. Ready's under the Hing Sing restaurant on Verde avenue, a poker game was rudly interrupted. Seven arrests were made there. At the other places the officers discover ed cards. chips and other gambling paraphcrnalia, but found no games in progress. Ready'S resort and four others were secret rooms, reached by trapdoors.
 Hawkins and Smith found the en, trance to Ready's gambling den be- hind the bar of his soft drink estab- lishmeht. They lifted door, descend ed a flight of steps and found them- selves witncssin ga poker game.
 Tom Tokeda, a Japanese, was dcal- ing. John Lawrence, C. L. Lewis, and Lewis Smith, the latter colorcd, were playing. John Hanson and liar, ry Smith, another negro, were look ing on.
 Ready, the dealer, the three play CTS and the two spectators were ar rested and taken before Police Judge Frank Smith. All except the spccta- tors were placed under $50 bond to appear in police court this afternoon at two o'clock The bond of the spec tators was fixed at S25 and they were instructed to appear at the same hour
 Trapdoors leading to underground dcns similar to Rcady's were found byI the officers at the St. Elmo. Rccep- ton, a Mexican pool hall near the burned district, and at the new pool hall in the quarters formerly occu- pied by Portcr's grocery. In the base lcnt of the latter place several little | rooms had been partitioned off. Each | contained chairs, table, chips, cards and an oil stove. Every place raided ! lad tables, chairs, cards and chips. |
 The sixth place entered by the of iccrs was under the Fountain, which $ below the Grand Central house on Main street It has a side entrance Instead of a,trapdoor.
 Ready was pronounced guilty by Judge Frank Smith this afternoon and ined SlOO, with the alternative of pending 90 days in the county jail. -Io may appeal.
 The same sentence was imposed ipon Tom Tokeda, John Lawrence, .ouis Smith and F. L. Lewis. the .clual participants Tn the game. Law cncc paid his fine, but the others are till Shcrt.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23

bank to credit the check to his ac-
 count after it had been honored by
 tke Guaranty Trust Company of New
 York So clever was the forgery that
 the New York bank did not detect
 the fraud. but notified the Prescott
 bank that the check was O. k. The
 local bank accordingly credited Bur
 toms account with the S5,0OO and the
 young man began to issue checks
 with a prodigal hand. The account was soon exhausted and later the
 young man went to Los Angeles,
 from which city came other checks against the overdrawn account which were of course not honored by the
 Prescott State. Tn time the bogus check reached the hands of Chapin, the man who was supposed to have issued it, and it's worthlcssncss was discovered. The Prescott bank was notified to cease payments on Bur tons account, but unfortunately the warning came too late and the ac- count was exhausted, and the man gone The Guaranty Trust Co.,, which had been victimized by the clever work of Mir. Burton, at once placed Burns operators on the trail of the young man, and he was final ly located in Los Angeles. The Navapai county authorities were noti- fed of the matter and the warrant of yesterday was forthcoming. Bur ton, it is understood, is being kept under the surveillance of the Los Angeles police until the arrival of the warranr from Prescott. If captured, Barton will be brought to Prescott Ter trial.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
POTASSIUM MINE FOUND NEAR
 JEROME
SAMPLE ASSAYED RUNS 3.30 PER CENT OR AP- PROXIMATELY S112.5O TO TON; U. s. MINE BUR EAU TO INVESTIGATE.

' JEROME, Jan. H-Potassium, ont
 of the minerals most essential tc
 modern agriculture, industry and the
 waging of war, has been discovered
 three and half miles west of Je-
 rome, in the vicinity of Walnut
 Springs.
 Tom Smart, owner of the claim on which the discovery was made, has asked the United States Bureau of Mines to send an expert to deter mine the extent of the deposit, which may be of incalculablc value to the government.
 The one sample that has been as- saycd IS 3.30 per cent potassium, the metal of which potash is the salt Material running that high in potas- sium IS worth approximately Sl1250 ton.
 The finding of the potassium was a mere accident One day early this month, Smart and w. ]. Lauver, telc- graph operator at E. w. Carrolrs brokerage office, happened to be walking over the ground, which was formerly included in the Boston & Jerome group.
 Smart and Lauver gathered some samples and brought them to Je- rome, where they had them tested by Bernard Macdonald at the Yava- pal drug store. Macdonald felt fair ly certain that the material contain ed potash, but could not be sure that it was not sodium carbonate, which has little value. Smart then sent quantity to George s. Dichl, a Phoc- nix as5aycr, who p ronounccd it S.S0 per cent potassium.
 Pure potassium is worth $l75 pound It is used not only in ex- plosives, but as fertilizer. In mcdi- cine it is absolutely indispensable.
 The biggest potash mines in the world are in Alsace-Lorrainc, which is one reason Germany is so anxious to hold that country. There are also deposits in other parts of Germany and up 10 the time the war broke out the Teutons had a practical world of the mineral.
 Searles Lake, Nebraska, is the principal source of potash in this country. Of recent years, the ex-i traction of potash from the scawced known as kclp has grown to great industry. One of the big munitions at the outbreak of the war, established an immense plant Tor this purpose at San Diego. But Tor the potash that comes from kclp, Inc Allies would be unable to wage var against Germany.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
CAVE EXPLORED TO
 DEPTH OF FIVE MILES
(F'rom Thursdays DailyJ

TUCSON, Jan. 16.-Indians sent into the Colossal cave on the Shaw ranch near Vail have penetrated more shan five miles into the cave and have not returned, 1t was report cd by A. A. Trippel, who, with Jim Westfall of the Catalinas, is develop irg the cave as a natural wonder of the Tucson district.
 The Indians packed food, but no water, into the cave when they left, To each was tied cord by which they could back-trail themselves and at the same time provide for the map ping oi the cave by a second party. In the second party will be Prof. By ron Cummings. Prof. Kennedy and a group of students from the university.
 One room found in the cave is 30 feet high. it was reported.
 The fame of the cave has percolat- cd through the Tucson district and last Sunday 3l automobiles arrived and from them 42 people were guided through the depths for two and half hours.
 Sunday the visitors had to walk short distance to the cave, but since then the road has been completed so can come within so feet of llC caves mouth.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
COMING COPPER PREDICTED FOR
 BLUE BELL
NEW RIKE, VIEWED FROM VARIETY OF DIE FERENT ANGLES BY MIN ING MAN, AND BIG PROP ERTY IS ANTICIPATED.
Erom Saturdav,s DafIv.1


 What is pronounced by a mining iran as the coming copper of the county, and which in his belief will r:val the United Verde Extension, is the Blue Bell of the Consolidated Arizonl Smelling Co. He said yes- tcrday:
 q do not wish to be personally quoted for making an assertion which cannot be substantiated on the grounds of having made ain examina- tion underground, but I know it to be a fact, nevertheless, no matter from what source my information is derived. that the property is assum- irg more than ordinary considera- tion from recent development at depth. As l understand conditions in the l,200 foot zone, the drift IS now fairly we'll into the biggest copper condition yet determined, and had rI ached few days ago over 100 feet, which conclusively settles any future speculation as to what may be antic- ipated A remarkable and very inn portant feature attending this de- velopment is that the drift carries 2 width of F feet, which is exception II in mining work, and from which some idea may be formed of the inn uensity of the tonnage output. To vEat length this drift is to be driven, IS of no material consideration, ex- cept to those interested, but the farther north it goes, all the more in tcresting will this copper situation l,c weighed. if the best and biggest zone yet opened continues to hold, for say another 100 feet The huge -rift ;s carrying a copper and gold content of the heaviest values ever Anown, and as yet there is not the least endeavor being made to cross TIT from that working In conclu- -.on will say that if this 12-foot ore rGdy exists, and 1t IS freely admit Id such is the actual situation, why in all reason should not this huge Ire body widen out to say IS feet, rd possibly A feet. when crosScut- ing Is givcns Tn either case of such ,cing true. would not the Blue Bell ike its rank at the top of Arizona -oppcrs, and without taking into con alteration what is lying below the loor of the drift on the 1,2O0-foot cvcl, tat remains as yet unexplored rd in a virgin state:"
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
NEW YORK BANK LOSES
 S5,OO0 IN FORGERY
CFrom Saturdays Daily)

County Attorney llaworth ycstcr- day issued warrant calling for the arrest of John J. Burton, Jr., of Los Nrgclcs on charge of forgery, the young man having recently cashcd a forged check of S5,OOO in Prescott and left town without detection.
 According to the story of the affair told by Assistant County Attorney Perry Ling, Burton came here scv- cral weeks ago and presented a check for $5,nOO, signed by man named Chapin of New York. to the Prescott State Bank. The stranger did not ask for cash, but simply requested the
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
TRY A NEW WAY

's It is claimed that there arc I # more than 100 ways to cook I
 |: potatoes, from the primitive tand I 'S still probably the bcst) methods F of boiling or baking with the 1
 s skins on, to the most complex I ! and seasoned dishes. Here arc 1
 f some of the ways known to the 1
 s United States Department Of + Agriculture. Have you tried 1 'i tried them all, or do you know I + as many more: < Boiled + Chips + LyonnaiSc < Mashed = Pan Drowned. % Salad ] # In chowdcrs ! + Baked < ShocstringS < Flashed brown ! < Mashed fried |! < Stuffed ! F In fISh cakes F In light bread I + Plain fried ! l. French fried ! < Gauffrc f Soufflc ! + RiCcd { + In hash I
 < Biscuits |
 's Sautc I +' Crcamcd !
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 + Soups I % In StCWs 4 + In meat pie crust <
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
ROBBER TO SWING

CHICAGO, III, Jan. l9.-Edward Whccd, convicted payroll robber, re- ,cntly convicted of murder, was to- day sentenced to death by hanging February Is.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23
NINER ASKS BIG SUM
 FOR LOSS OF HEARING
(From Saturdays Da;ly.)


 \ miner by the namc of Vicente Barrera yesterday filed suit in the Superior court against the Consolit- dated Arizona Smelling Company asking S20,000 damages for an acci- dent which happened to him while al work n the Blue Bell mine, owned by the defendant corporation. The complaint states that the plaintiff was at work in the lower levels of the Blue Bell on December 4, 1917, in the capacity of chute plaster. He set off a round of shots and then started to run away from them. He found his exit from the stope block cd by some heavy timbers which had fallen across the entrance, and as he turned about to attempt to ex- tinguiSh the burning fuse, he fell into a chute and was unable to get out in time to escape the blast, few feet distant The explosion destroyed the hearing of one of his ears, and left him in bad shape otherwise, and the complaint states that on account of the accident, he will hcnceforth be unable to do his work as a miner, and the aforementioned damages are asked for.
 Committed to Asylum.
 \ lunacy commission was called yesterday by Judge Sweeney to cx- an.inc the mental condition of F. J. !. Mackey, an aged resident at the county farm, the man having, 1t is said, made an attempt to kill one of tie other inmates of that place on Thursday. Drs. Looney and Me Naily examined the unfortunate man and pronounced him a fit subject for treatment in the Phoenix asylum. Nackcy was under the impression that he had made about S4O,OOO,OOO epeculating in wheat and that he had purchased a part of the United Verde from Senator Clark Mackey is a prospcctor, and is said to have made a number of rich strikes in his day, but never succeeded in saving any oi the fruits of his hard labor. He was born in Ireland in lS44.
 Bootlegger Sentenced.
 John Lanahan, who several days ago entered a plea of guilty to a bootlcgging charge in the Superior court, was yesterday afternoon sen tcaccd to six months in the county iail and fined SlO0 when he appeared before Judge Sweeney. Lanahan was captured month or so ago by Un- dcrshcriff Robinson and his officers, more than barrel of whisky having been found in Lanahan's home at the time Of his arrest It was said that he had been shipping large quantities O.; booze, having the shipments dis guiscd as barrels of paint
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23

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