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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
Oil for Chamois Gloves

To wash chamois gloves put them on your hands and scrub them clean with mild soap and warm water Take them off and rinse Into the last rinss water add liberal tablespoonful of olive oil- that is. a tablespoon to basin of water. Dry in the shade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
Cookies Made of Shorts

Que cup sugar. l tablespoon butter : teacups sorghum or syrup. Mix and beat we'll Add eggs, cup sour cream and sweet milk, l teaspoonful soda dissolved in little hot water, teaspoonful each of mace cloves, cinnamon, allspce, lit tie nutmeg, F cup raisins. Add enough shorts to make a stiff batter. Roll thin, cut, and bake in a moderate oven America Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
MAKING A FUMIGATIoN ROOM

A very tight room may easily be bullt especially for Immigration work and this will save much in reducing the amount of carbon disulphid required and also in making the treatment most effective. Ordinary, matched flooring or ceiling alone is not tight enough for this work, but a room made as follows will serve well: Board the room, floor and walls with sized boarding, fitting as tightly as may be done. A heavy coating of tar at the points where rats and mice might gnaw through will help in keep ing them out Over this foundation boarding lay a continuous layer of heavy tarred paper as though to make it wa ter tight" If it will not hold water, it certainly will not hold gas. Place the corners so that the middle of the strip fits into the corners. both around the floor and up the walls. Then lap other strips thereon, at least four lnches, ce- menting the edges tightly together and taclxing frequently Cover floor walls and door in this way, and the ceiling also if it can be applied there readily Next cover with a layer of rough board ing running at right angles to that nrst applied to protect the paper and break joints as much as possible The paper, not the double boarding, is what slVes the gas-tightness, so see that 1t IS care fully applied Have doors and WlndoWs close against paper bearings rather than against a porous felt.
 For treating peas, beans, seed corn, shelled corn, etc. a water-tight parrei makes a good contaner The top may De covered tightly and conveniently py
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
T R F A T MENT. |,
DROPSY'

All distressing symptoms rapidly dis hTsr ema is rsaaed aes by mail trial treatment absolutely FREE. Try it. Never heard of anythins its equal for dropsy.
 Write to DIR. THOMAS F.. GREEN
 Rank BldE.. Box :6. Chatsvorth. Ca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
ONE CENT A WORD
MISCELLANEOUS

OLD FALSE TEETH WANrED-Don't matter if broken; we pay up to sl5 per ret; also cash for old gold, silver and broken jewelry; check sent by return mail; goods held 10 days for sender's approval of our offer. Mazer's Tooth Speciality. 2oN 8. 5th st.. Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
By W. E. HINDs, EntomoIOgist, Auburn. Ala.


 Insects of several species multiply rap- idly in stored corn, peas, etc, and often destroy large part of the value of the crop during storage. This loss amounts to several million dollars each year in Alabama and the same is true of other gulf and South Atlantic states Much of this needless waste with corn can be nre- vented by making simple changes in seed selection and utilizing trap plote (See Alabama press bulletin No 93). Another large saving can be made through the proper Immigration of the stored mate rials.
 Satisfactory and economical fumiga- ton requires the use of a room or bin having unusually tight floor and walls. as the vapors must be confined long enough to penetrate through the mass of grain and kill the insects. It requires at least 45 minutes exposure to a very strong gas to kill the black weevil adults and the smaller brown beetles are still more resistant. Under ordinary condi- tions killing atmosphere must be main tained for at least two hours to get the adult insects in corn. A still longer treatment will be required to destroy all insect stages within the kernel and pre- vent all further development and injury, but this can be done under favorable con ditions. Much good can be done by us- ing heavy doses of carbon disulphid in an ordinary tight room or even by treat ing a large mass of corn, in the busk Several hundred bushels) in an open crib. This is because the mass itself acts as d retainer of the gas, holding it long enough to kill in the interior of the mass, although it may not be effective on the surface and at the sides. Such treat ypopt ;c pnt most pp0nOrnical.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
BALES GETS IN BAD

Last Saturday when the trains of soldiers were stopping over to drill and rest up from the tedium of travel Tom Bales, the genial and accommo- dating Beale hotel clerk, became very much interested in them and when they boarded the cars was at the train to see that they secured all that belonged to them. A large collie dog had followed the soldier boys to the train and tried to get aboard with them. Tom, seeing it's efforts to get on was futile, out of the goodness of his heart helped poor doggie on the train and the soldier boys waived him thanks and farewell. After the train had been gone about an hour the dis covery was made that the dog belong ed to a Kingman family, and Tom has been making frantic efforts to have it returned.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
WRIGLEY OPERATORS ID
 HOLD GRNFERENCE

Last Thursday William Wrigley, of Chicago, passed through Kingman on his way to Pasadena, where he will spend the balance of the winter. Mir Patrick, of the Wrigley Sulphide Co.,, departed yesterday to Pasadena, and N. E. Guyot, general manager of the company, will go in next week to con- fer with their principal regarding fu- ture operations of the company. At the present time operations on the property are at the most interesting stage and it is to be hoped that there will be no impeachment placed in the way of greater operations. The com pany has one of the most inviting propositions in the county, and de- velopment should bring to light a great producer.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
MANY PROSPECTORS
 IN THE MOUNTAINS

Many prospectors have gone into the mountains between Copperville and Cedar, where excellent showings of ore are being brought to light. Many of the new claims are in the molybdenum belt, while others are in the older formation and the ores car rying values in gold, silver and lead. Owing to the scarcity of water the miners have to camp far from their prospects, but nevertheless are doing everything possible to make a showing on them.
 Adam Mason is taking ore from his mine, on the Leviathan road, and will soon make a shipment to the Hamme mill. The shaft has reached d depth of about 60 feet and is in excellent molybdenite ore.
 The new mill for the Boyden prop critics (formerly the Grannis) has been hauled to the Great Canyon mine and will soon be placed on the property some threa miles farther on.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
". SMITH MEETS DEATH
 AT HANDS IF OATMAN OFFICER

Possibly one of the most wanton killings in the history of Mohave county by an officer of the law was that of George ". Smith at the hands of Frank Lacey early last Monday morning, four miles below Oatman, when that officer fired a shotgun loaded with BIB shot into the man as he swept by him at the wheel of his big car. The details of the affair as learned by the Miner reporter are as follows:
 Sometime during Sunday night Frank Lacey, constable of Oatman, had been advised from Needles that parties were bringing a cargo of whisky from that place to Oatman. In company of Joe Sheffield Lacey went four miles down the river road, where they turned their car crosswise of the road in a field of boulders, and then stationed themselves at the roadside three hundred yards farther on. They soon were able to see the lights of a car coming toward them from the val ley below and within a short time the car was close up. Lacey stepped into the road and ordered the car to stop. Seeing that his order would not be obeyed the constable stepped to the side of the road and as the car swept past he fired his shotgun directly into the body of the car. As the big ma chine continued on it's way the men concluded that the shot had failed to reach its mark and walked back to
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
WORK ON RED GAP
 MINE ID START SOON

The Miner editor is in receipt of a letter from Kean St. Charles, who is in Los Angeles, in which he states that he has bonded the Red Gap mine to responsible people. An ex- animation is to be made of the prop erty and work started at once.
 It is our belief that the Red Gap can be brought to the producing stage witA a small outlay of money. While it has been somewhat faulted these faults are easily traceable and the vein can be traced to a definite con- clusion. Wherever opened the vein shows big milling values and when tonnage has been developed the prop erty can be, readily equipped with a milling plant. The ore is free and will yield to ordinary amalgamation processes.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
HUMAN SKELETON
 FOUND NEAR TOPOCK

A prospector, who has been operat- ing in the country below Topock, brought the report to Sheriff Cohenour that the skeleton of man was found in a cave near Mohave Rock, prom inent point in MOhave canyon, six miles below Topock. Letters found near the remains indicated that the mans name was w. Dewitt, but noth- ing further was said as to the date od the letters or from whom received. There is a rumor current that a man named Dewitt disappeared from Needles about three years ago, but this cannot be traced to any authentic source.
 Deputy Sheriff J. W. Harris and Coroner Hubert Smith departed yes terday to the place to make an inves- tigation.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12

their own car. Here they saw that the other car had gone round through the boulders and struck the road again farther on. They cranked up and started back to town. Within a few hundred yards they came upon a car in the road and found George W. Smith at the wheel breathing his last. He had been hit by p of the big shot, .21 of them having gone in back of the heart, while the curtains on the rear end showed the entry of more than 40 of the missiles.
 For some unaccountable reason the matter was not reported in Oatman for two hours after the killing and Dr. Mapes was rushed to the scene of the crime. He found MT. Smith dead. A brotherinlaw of deceased went to the scene, and he swore on the stand that when he arrived there Lacey said to him: "There he is; I had to do il. 9
 Twd other men had been in the car with the driver, but they disappeared before the officers reached there. There was ten or twelve cases of liquor in the car, and one of the cases had been taken to a distance of sev- eral hundred yards and dropped, the parties apparently speeded away, hay ing heard the approaching car con- taining the officers.
 The body was taken to town and Sheriff Cohenour was notified of the affair. Justice of the Peace J. H. Smith held an inquest on the remains, and then adjourned the inquest to Kingman to obtain the statement of Lacey, who had been brought to the county seat. In his testimony Lacey told the story as above given, but maintained that he had fired at the wheels of the machine for the purpose of puncturing the tires, but had evil dently shot too high. A witness, who claimed to have gone with Lacey on several occasions swore that he had been given the shotgun with the in junction that if the cars failed to stop when ordered to "shoot at the steering wheel. That will stop them."
 The coroner's jury brought in the following verdict:
 CORONER'S ACQUISITION
 State of Arizona, County of Mohave,
 ss.
 Before J. H. Smith, Coroner.
 We, the undersigned, the jurors summoned to appear before J. H. Smith, ex-officio coroner of Kingman- precinct, County of Mohave, at Oat- man, Arizona, the 7th day of January, 1918, to inquire into the cause of the death of George W. Smith, having been first duly sworn according to law, and having made such inquisi- tion after inspecting the body and hearing the testimony adduced, upon
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
B|GMOLYBDEN|TE PROPERTY BEING
 DEVELOPED

The main shaft on the Leviathan mine has reached depth of 250 feet and the work of cutting the station at that point preparatory to cross cutting the vein and also driving to another vein of the group, will soon be under way. The vein strengthened up between the 100 and 250 and the shaft in consequence is now in what was thought to be the hanging wall. Good ore was found through large part of the ground opened, and the ex- pectation is for the continuance of the vein to that level as big and rich as the vein above. This property is one of the largest molybdenite bearing veins in the world, and the new level is looked for to add many millions of dollars in value to the property.
 The company is working 50 men in the mine and mill, and this number is being augmented monthly.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
Judge EIHs Resigns; WiU
 Join Prescott LGlU Firm

Judge John A. Ellis, for three years past judge of the superior court of this county, last Saturday tender ed his resignation to Governor Hunt, to become effective on the first of February. Governor Hunt, in a tele- gram to Judge Ellis, expressed re- gret at Mir. Ellis action and accepted his resignation. No successor has yet been appointed, but E. Elmo Bollin- ger, of Kingman, and Paul c. Thone, of Oatman are in the race for the po- sition. Both are excellent men and should either one get the appointment the people will have a good man in the office.
 Judge John A. Ellis came to Mo have county about eight years ago and entered into the practice of the law. He was not only successful in the practice of law, but became so pop
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
SMALL BLAZE DAMAGES MILL
 OF LEVIATHAN

A fire at the Leviathan mill Thurs day morning did a considerable amount of damage, but luckily was ex- tinguished before the main part of the plant was reached. The mill has been running two shifts and the big engine is allowed to cool down between the second shift and morning. In getting the engine ready to- resume work a big gasoline torch is placed under the ball that explodes the charge, and this torch evidently became overloaded and exploded, throwing gasoline all over the engine room. Everything in flammable was on fire in an instant, and but for the use of chemical extin- guishers the big plant would have surely been destroyed. As it was the wood work was badly burned and scorched and one of the big belts de- stroyed. The damage amounted to a few hundred dollars, fully covered by insurance.
 S. E. Hollister, the general manager of the property, informs us that only a delay of a day or two will be caused by the fire, as all necessary repairs are on hand.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12

ular with the people that he was elect ed to the superior judgeship with practically no opposition. Since don ing the ermine he has become the cen tral figure in Arizona's judiciary. No man on the bench today has met so many econiums as has Judge. Ellis. His decisions have rung true and he has been called from all parts of the state to hear important cases. His decision to step down from the bench will cause regret not only in Mohave county, but in every part of the state where he has held court.
 It is understood that he will remove to Prescott, where he will form part nership with Le Roy Anderson, one of the best known lawyers of that place. The people of Kingman and Mohave county will wish him and his good wife all manner of success and happiness in their new home.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
ID LEACH TAILINGS
 OF OLD SILVER REEF

Once again the tailings of the old Silver Reef are to be tried out, a deal having been consummated last week whereby Salt Lake City parties take them over. A plant is to be erected near the old Barbee and Walker mill site and an attempt made to extract the silver values. The Miner editor many years ago tested these tailings in an effort to devise some method of saving the values, but met with no success. The tailings contain i'm mense values, provided successful treatment method is discovered, but under ordinary methods it would cost more than the product to handle them. It was found that there was about six ounces silver and a fraction over one per cent of copper in the tailings, and that there was more than 800,0O0 tons id the pits. Now that silver is close to the dollar mark it might be pos sible to make small profit without regard to the copper content. But If both metals could be extracted the pits should yield up a net of several mil lion dollars. It has been our opinion that this old mine should again be worked, and that with present methods it would be big paying proposition. The ores in the deep workings have gone into copper and as soon as the oxidized zone is passed ores readily handled by concentration are sure to be found. Silver Reef is only short distance north of the Mohave county line.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
GEORGE c. PERKINS, AVIATOR

George G Perkins, at one time em- ployed by the Standard Oil company at Kingman, has just been graduated fro mthe University of Texas and joined the aviators at Lake Charles, La. He reports that he and many oth- CTS will soon be in France or Italy. lit is not unusual at the training grounds to see forty machines in the air at once, and all the youthful flyers ap- pear to be doing nicely. Young Per kins' many friends in Kingman will wish him all manner of good luck on either side of the big pond.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
MISS MARIE BRIGGS wEDDED

Miss Marie Briggs was united in marriage to Howard TimmOns, at the home of the bride's parents, Mir. and 'E- c Rrig@s- in Santa Ana, last .-,r,lrday. quiet al IF Mrs. Timmons l. hown in Kingman, her mother being Miss Eva Potts previous to her marriage to George s. Briggs of Needles. MT. Timmons is of a we'll known Los An geles family and just now one of the Grizzlies, the new California unit that is being organized tq go to the front.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
ARTHUR D. BACK, T. F. FISHER, H. G. FULLER, E. L. PERHAM, c. A. MARTIN, FRANK REIMER.

The death of George w. Smith ere ated profound sensation in the big gold camp and from all classes of peo- pie were heard expressions of sorrow and denunciation of his slayer. He was a splendid fellow, and no matter if he had gone wrong this once he had the good will and confidence of the best people of his home town. And the explanation of how he came to make the trip for the purpose of bringing in this liquor is that he was hard up, having a payment to make on his car, and that he had been of fered $90 for the trip to the river. He was not a peddler of booze, nor was he addicted to its use in any form. In conversation with the Miner editor some time ago he deprecated the work of the bootlegger. He had gone out with his car for the money that was in it. He was aged about 23 years and had resided in this county about ten years.
 The Miner is informed that when he was shot he drove the car until the blocking car was reach, when he apparently began to fail and the other man reached over and steered the car through rocks and into the road again. Realizing that death was near he told the other men that they had "better beat it," that he was dying and to bid all the folks goodbye. And they showed the yellow and beat it, leaving him to die alone. We are in posses sion of the names of the men in the car, but have no wish to make them known at this time.
 The father of deceased arrived in Kmgman Thursday evening and the funeral was held from Elks' hall yes terday afternoon, hundreds of people coming in from the outlying camps and especially Oatman, to attend the obsequies.
 Deceased leaves a father and moth CT, one sister and a wife and child to mourn his death
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
MAY DEVELOP O|L HOLDINGS
 IN THE STATE IF UTAH

houses were papered with the gaudy stocks issued by the mayors oil com pany. No wells were drilled, but that made no difference with the people who got the stock, as they were not supposed to get anything except pro lection.
 But despite the fact that fruitful schemes were pulled off in the name of Virgin City oil there is oil there and the possibility of big field. This field extends into Mohave county, where there are many seeps and where there is a wide area of possible oil bearing territory.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
WAVES EXAMINATION
 ON MURDER CHARGE

Last Thursday complaint was fil- ed in the local justices court charg- ing Frank Lacey with the crime of murder for the killing of George w.. Smith At preliminary hearing dur ing the day-he waived examination and was bound over to the superior court. It is probable that the trial in that court will come up next month at the jury session.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
WEDDING BELLS

Mrs. Alice Buffum and E. Barnes went over to Las Vegas, Nevada, last week where they were quietly united in marriage. The happy couple re- turned home and have gone to house keeping. Mir. Barnes is fireman or the Chloride branch of the Santa Fe and is an excellent young fellow. Mrs Barnes has long been a resident of Kingman and has attracted a wide cir cle of friends by her charming per .sonality. The couple are receiving the hearty congratulations of their host of friends.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12

Pat Holohan, who got a crowd of Goldfield men together in 1907 and drilled welP near Virgin City, Utah, has returned to that place from Idaho, and is said to be getting in shape for further activities. Mir. Holohan brought in a we'll that would yield a few barrels of oil daily, but at the time oil was not quite as valuable as it is now, and the enterprise was not paying investment. It was in this field that certain Los Angeles may or did land office business, or rather it was in Los Angeles that the busi- ness was done, tha report being that nearly all the saloons and sporting
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
TENNYSON RECITAL
~V T Son,ers assisted h

as. T. Somers, assisted by oth-
 dies, will give a recital in Odd Fellows hall on Lincoln's birthday February 12, for the benefit of the Red Cross. Mrs. Somers is an elocu- tlonist of pleasing personality and rare talent and her recital will be worth far more than the admission price. And then the cause in which it is given should cause the house to be packed.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
BUYS FARM

Dick Banegas has purchased the ranch of John Hedley, in the Burro Creek country, for a consideration ot s25OO. The ranch is said to be Tn excellent condition and MT. Banegas will have it sown to barley and other cereals.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
CHLORIDE RED CROSS
 CHRISTMAS DRIVE

Report of Christmas Membership Drive of Chloride Branch, Mohave Co.,, Arizona Chapter, American Red Cross, and balance in general fund.
 The Chloride branch appointed cap tains for the drive to work under the direction of Mrs. Marie Walker, chair man of membership committee.
 They secured new members and dues from same as follows:
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12

George A. Shea came in from Los Angeles the latter part of last week and returned last Monday. MT. Shea believes that Mohave county is sure to have a big revival in mining this year and will be here to take advan- tage of the situation when it comes.
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
WILL FINANCE OLD MOSS

A c. Werden has gone east to look after the further financing of the old Moss mine, upon which he organized a company a few years ago. Mir. Wer- den now has the Gold Ore in such shape that he is able to devote con siderable of his time to the Moss. famous old property was at one known throughout the Pacific having shipped ore that gave il among the high grade r'incs world. .s
Mohave County miner., 1918-01-12
ENTERS MINERS DIVISION

J. w. Cornelius, one of the best known young mining men of the county, has enlisted in the miners di- vision for service in France. Jack has a host of friends in this county that will wish him good luck and a safe re- turn.