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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
ARIZONA REGIMENT
 IS HONOR ESCORT

Arzona'S crack regiment, rhe I5Sth infantry, Colonel E. T. Grinstead. com handing, which is conceded to be one of the finest units in the American military establishment, has been sig rally distinguished by being detailed to act as guard of honor to P.esident Wilson during the executives ;crm of residence in France. Offirial m. nouncement that the ''Ba5y States Own" had been chosen for shis honor distinction was received in the city of Phoenix this week.
 The band of the regiment also is included in the escort
 By AriZOnans who have foiIoN ed inc record Of the regiment, part of the Fortieth division, the news will be re- ceived with qualification put not sur prise. Shortly before the division sail ed for France, inspectors who visited Camp kearney, where the regiment was stationed, paid high compliments to the unit. Staff officers have char acterized the unit as the "best nation al guard infantry regiment in the U.
 The unit was formerly commanded by Brigadier-General A. NJ. Tuthin, practising physician in civil life who devoted portion of his time for sev- eral years to the national guard and who is largely responsible for the hig state of perfection it has attained. He was in command when the First Ari- zona infantry, the nucleus of the present regiment, was called to the Mexican border in 1916.
 The regiment has gained no small degree of advertising through it's ad- herence to prohibition principles. At the outbreak of the war, the officers individually pledged themselves to ab- stain from all intoxicating beverages until peace was restored, thereby es, tablishing a precedent that has been followed in numerous instances.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
HOT WATER BOTTLE IS
 BOOZE RECEPTACLES

Necessity is the mother of inven- tion."
 And so it is even in the practice of illegal transportation of whiskey into Arizona, and especially into Maricopa county. This much was uncovered bv Plain Clothes Officers J. J. Me Grath and E. G. Grove, of the Phoe- nix police department this week when tHey seized a trunk at the office of the ITnion stage line, consigned to Jones' at Miami.
 There is evidence that the Arizona hcotleg fraternity employees a special ~onsulting board. This board is seem ;Ngly composed Of several men of genius, whose duty it is to evolve sane and safe" methods of transport ing liquor into this state.
 During the four years of prohibition in Arizona it was thought that the fra ternity had about exhausted all means of transporting liquor, hut an entirely new method was brought to light in the seizure.
 Hot water bottles are used in this new process. Rubber goods of a good erade are purchased and filled with whiskev The rubber bottles are then placed in 9 trunk and carefully pack ed so that there will be no rattle. This method prec1udes the possibili tv of breakaee. It is through bottles of whiskev breaking that a majority Of the seizures have been made in this county Likewise there is not rattle or clinking of glass.
 There were about one dozen hot watnr bottles in the trunk seized this mornine The size of the bottles varied from two to four quarts. It is estimated that there were at least 4C nrars of whiskev in the shipment 1 The trunk was seized by officers NcGrath and Grove as it was beins lcaded on the Union stage bound fol | Miami.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
OILY POLITICS

Since 1909, the oil industry of the litical pickering of so-called conser- vationists and socialistically inclined politicians. No thanks are due these gentlemen that the U. s. has been albe to secure the abnormal oil sup plies so necessary for industrial and military purposes.
 Even the war failed to break the strangle hold of so-called conserva- tionists, on the oil industry and in the face of the growing monthly oil shortage additional lands showing indications of oil have been with drawn from development in Wyoming and other states while no relief has been granted to operators with capi- tai invested in good faith on lands before withdrawal.
 We face the reconstruction period with it's increasing demand for all kinds of supplies, with the oil land question still unsettled.
 Our present big oil fields are be- ing exhausted and new development is discouraged.
 Surely we have legislators in Con, gress with brains enough to draft legislation which will permit de ve1opment while at the same time protecting the public interest.
 Economical and needed develop ment is indeed true conservation.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
NO CHRISTMAS TURKEY DINNER FOR OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE

The War Department authorizes the following from the office of the Direc- tor of Purchase and Storage:
 Due to the difficulties of distribu- tion and the length of time required to have special food sent to France for Christmas dinners, no turkeys, cranberries, nor mince pies will be served at holiday dinners to the men of the American Expeditionary Forces A sirnilar decision was reached for Thanksgiving this year.
 Fiaures which have been compiled bv the Subsistenc Division illustrat- inc the Army's grocery bill for a characteristic week. shoE that s26,- i31.Z&T worth of food vas purchased fCr tho Army.
 jubilee turkcv iime"s ,nl ie given to all troops in the r. z.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
CLIFTON RANGER OIL COMPANY WILL BE
 ORGANIZED
Stock at Ten Gents Per Share Will Be Placed on the Market Next Week-OiI Lands to Be Leased.

As the result of two preliminary 1n- vestigations made in the Cisco-Ran- ger Oil Fields, located in Eastland County, Texas, several local citizens have begun the organization of a De- velopment Company in that district, to be known as The Clifton-Ranger Oil Company.
 The first investigation was made by J. C. Gaines, former resident of Cisco, Texas, and J. c. Callaghan, of Phoenix, Arizona, who is at present interested in oil com panies in the Oklahoma field.
 The second investigation was made by J C. Gaines, D. E. Address and E. T. Morton, the latter of the firm of Lamar Cobb & Co.,, who is familiar with oil geology in the Ohio and Pennsylvania fields
 As result of these two preliminary investigations, and after going over the field thoroughly, Messrs. Gaines and Morton returned to Clifton last week and recommended the lease Of three separate tracts of oil lands, in three different sections of the field, where the structure is pronounced the most favorable, and in close proximity to producing wells and others that
 
 According to the report of the in vestigators capital of approximately fifteen thousand dollars will be re- uuired to secure these three tracts Five thousand dollars of this amount has already been subscribed and it is now proposed to raise the additional ten thousand dollars by the sale of preAorganization stock, ot the par value of One Dollar per share at the pre-organization price of 10o per share.
 Contrary to the usual custom, the Clifton men who are already interest ed in this enterprise, have vetoed the Droposition of any promotion stock fo1 anyone, except that represented by the actual sale of the pre-orsan1za ton stock. Purchasers of the pre-or ganization stock now offered Will have the same interest as the or1 einal subscribers until the sum ol Fifteen thousand dollars has beer raised, when the sale of the pre-or ganization stock will be closed.
 While in the district fifteen days ago Messrs Gaines and Morton haC an opportunity of leasing tract o land for $100. % per acre. Two days later well that was in process o drilling close by, "came in and two days later this same tract was leased at the price of five hundred dollars per acre. In Eastland county alone more than five hundred wells are il process of drilling. The time requir ed for drilling well ranges iron three to seven months.
 Several citizens of Greenlee county in addition to those mentioned, have visited this field and all bring bacl the sar wort of the opportunities for inv
 H. B. Burke, freight agent of the & N M. left this week for visit tt the Cisco-Ranger field. MT. Burke Il interested in the Burkeburnett' field in Wichita Falls, Texas, whici lies two counties above the East land county field.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

Gordon Bullock, formerly chief clerk of the A. C.. shelter, returned this week from Halifax, N S., where he has been serving as Sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps of the Can adian army having volunteered his, services about a year ago. Mrs. Bull lock journeyed to Fl Paso on We'd nesday to meet her husband.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

Among the Clifton boys returning this week from the University of Ari zona Training station, were Ray Pot ter, Clarence Miller, Willard Side botham, James Campbell, Clarence Lynch Some of the Clifton boys had already been assigned to the aviation school at San Diego but were discharged with the signing ol the armiStice.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

No Red Cross Christmas Seals are on sale this year. Millions of these familiar little stickers have been print ed. Contrary to previous custom they are not purchasable, but are being Awarded through the local Ted Cross Chapters in the Christ mas Roll Call. The Roll Call. CT membership drive is being conducted al over the United States during the week of December 16th to 23rd.
 Anti-tuberculosis work, which has previously been supported hv funds derived through the sale Of these seals, V II nevertheless be adenuate- v financed during the next year. through the War Council Of the Red ross q sum of money sufficient to cover the expenses of the anti tnber- culosis associations. including our own state and local societies. has been appropriated through the Na- tional Tuberculosis Association In appreciation of this contribution anti Tuberculosis workers are tallins a vital rart in the promotion of the Red Cross Roll Cali. Ths Arizona Anti-TuDerculosis Association apreais to every one who has previously been | interested in this work tc, becorHe RSN NICFS -neInDSf uIrt". 'fiS drive This; year. you will no be asked tc tani1 ibute funds directly 'c anti-tubercUl sis work. md the As [ sociat;On therefore belle yes that eact 1Csse Of it's supporters will ise .asi,r r
 help tow..rd the zeal of "'Ini"A:,al
 Membership in the Red c os:
 ''Unirarsal Nembershin' mems the enrollrert Ct Every loyal American
 as a membC" Of the Arer.crn F. l Cross,
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
EIkS Initiation

EIkS Initiation
 Seven new members were initiated into the Order of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on Wednes- day evening last. A large delega- tion was down from Morenci. Among those initiated were M. Cohn, R. w.. Pierce, F. B. Rathbun, Dr. Gaina, J. w. Carr and Joseph Zaino. The lat ter two named gentlemen are with the Russell Shows and were initiated here on request of other lodges.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

be surprising and said he would turn over to the committee the facts he had discovered
 Minority Leader Mann suggested that eff congressmen undertook to investigate all the falsehoods. we had better start with the Democratic Con- gressional Committee" But he did not oppose the inquiry into the Se- curity League.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

John R. Ward, interpreter in the local courts, is this week suffering from severe attack of the gout in his left arm.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20
Kind Words for Red Cross.

Rip Ingram, former stenographer for Norman Carmichael, general man ager of the A. c. Co.,, writing from
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

M. H. Kane, an old time resident of Clifton, who is now connected with the Quartermasters' depart ment of the U. s. army at Fl Paso, is spending two weeks furlough in town with his wife.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

France under date of November 16th, pays the following glowing tribute to Red Cross and the Salvation Army: *****'I want to tell you that the Red Cross is just about one of the finest organizations on earth. and anyone who has ever subscribed cent to them will never regret it. They serve good meals over here along the line for a mere pittance, and in case a soldier didn't have it, he'd get it anyhow
 And there is another organization that you will hear lots of some day and that's the Salvation Army You'll never hear a word spoken against them. They have done wonderful work over here and too much cannot | be said of them. I know I used to 1 be inclined to make fun of them, but l will never do so again when I get back to civilian life.
 q was in a hospital over here and the treatment T. got in there from the nurses, etc, couldn't have been dupli- cated in the states. They take just as good care of the fellows as if they received a hundred bucks week for nursing them
 Chas. D. Hale, Acting Sergeant at odllD Y ulSlOn, WuO TtSlueS Ou d ranch on the Blue river. in this coun- ty, writes under date of Nov. 2, that he has had hard luck owing to the fact that he was in a hospital at Funston from March, 1918, until August, 1918. He had a severe at- tack of pneumonia. Since being dis charged from the hospital he has been drilling recruits. Young Hale ex- poets to get home for the Christmas holidays.
 Gordon Bullock, formerly chief clerk of the A. c. smelter returned this week from Halifax, N. S., where he has been serving as Sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps of the Can adian army having volunteered his services about a year ago. Mrs. Bull lock journeyed to Fl Paso on We'd nesday to meet her husband.
 Among the Clifton boys returning this week from the University of Ari- zona Training station, were Ray Pot ter, Clarence Miller, Willard Side botham, James Campbell, Clarence Lynch. Some of the Clifton boys
 had already been assigned to the aviation school at San Diego but were discharged with the signing of the armistice.
 [ E. J. Updike, Johnny Sweeting and 1 Clifton Harland, of Uncle Sam's Ma [ val Forces, are home this week from the training station at San Diego, and !, will spend the holidays with relatives
 and friends.
 , Mr. Rowan, formerly of the A. C.. Jewelry Dept, is back, having receiv- , ed his discharge.
 Dixon McCann arrived this week i, from the training station at Salt Lake City.
 Sam Forbes, who has been doing duty with the merchant marines dur ing the. war period, arrived this 5 week from New Orleans, having re- [ ceived his discharge.
 : NJ. H. Kane, one of the ''boys" who l volunteered just as soon as the War Department raised the age limit to forty-five, is home from Fl Paso on
 Christmas furlough. MT. Kane,
 formerly manager of the Shannon
 Copper Company stores, has been on
 duty in the Quartermaster Corps since | his enlistment.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-20

Roman Mendoza, a Mexican boy, who enlisted from Clifton, is home from San Diego, having received his discharge this week.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10
HALF MILLION BOMBS
WERE READY TO DROP
ON KAISER'S DOMAIN

Washington, Dec. 10.-More than
half a million high capacity demoli-
ton bombs with which to carry the
war into Germany has been ordered
for the air service before last June
80, and 1923 has been delivered, ac-
cording to the first annual report of
the Bureau Of Aircraft production
made public today.
Actual orders for fighting aircrafts
placed in the United States up to June
80, totalled 1850 and deliveries total
ed 500 De Havilands and "a Bristols,
all day bombers. In addition 500
Handley-Page and 1000 Caproni night
bombers were on order and 1000 S.
E.-5 pursuit monoplanes. The De
Haviland orders totalled 5000 and
the Bristol contracts 1000.
Engine orders for service planes
totalled 10000 and deliveries 1892.
More than 100000 machine guns Of
various types also have been contract
ed for and 10000 has been delivered.
The enormous size Of the air pro-
gram is further shown in the spruce
and fir shipments, a total Of 65, 200, 900
feet Of spruce and 2%5,000,000 feet of
fir having been delivered for airplane
construction during the period from
May "a. 1917 Is June 80, 1918, which
the report covers.
Available appropriations for the air
service for that period totalled $685.
646,667, Of which actual cash expen-
ditures Of O8,410,O0 had been. made
on materials and $164,S98,494 on
buildings. and flying fields.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10
Charged With Theft,
Says He Intends To
Replace Bank Funds

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 10.-C. A. Mar
tinson, %. cashier Of the Mesaba
State Bank Of Proctor. Mimi, vas
today at the bank by: Duluth
detectives, on a complaint sworn to
by State Bank Examiner Pearson Of
st. Paul, who says M%artinson is $5,-
900 short in his bank accounts.
According to the facts given the
police by Examiner Pearson, Martin
son admits having taken $1,000 from
the bank for the purpose of financing
a bank of his own, which he recently
started at Wittenberg. in Shawano
county, Wisconsin. his old home town.
II have the money and will give
back every penny" said Martinson at
police headquarters today. II never
had any intention Of stealing the mon
ey, and fully intended to replace it:
The bank at Wittenberg. Of which I
am also cashier. is able to pay dollar
for dollar. The $4,000 which I sent
from the Mesaba State Bank to Wit.
tenberg will be returned forthwith"
Martinson' is married. His wife and
their daughter reside at Wittenberg.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10

prices soon will rest on the individual
manufacturers again, Judge Gary
said. He asserted that in a short time
the war industries board will be re-
lieved and price fixing discontinued.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10
REDUCTION IN
STEEL PRICE
IS FAVORED
E. H. Gary Would Start the
q. Cost of Living on the
Trend Downward.

New York, Dec. ia moderate re-
duction in the scale of maximum
prices for steel, beginning on Janu-
airy /, is favored by the general COM
mittee on steel and steel products Of
the American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute, which meets with the war indus
tries board on Wednesday.
This. was announced by Ebert H.
Gary, chairman of the committee, at
a meeting here of steel manufacturers
today with the recommendation that
the question be referred to the com
mittee with power, which was done.
Mr.. Gary opposed any effort to re-
duce wage scales at present, declar-
ing that while labor is receiving
higher compensation than ever. be-
fore, the rates are no higher than are
proper and just" in view of the cost
of living.
Perhaps the most satisfactory way
.of reducing 1.-THE present basis of
general prices that are abnormal"
Mr.. Gary said, would be the making
Of Simultaneous reductions "in every
direction" but this, he declared,
would be impractical.
Would Sacrifice Profits.
He urged, therefore. that the steel
industry, as the "barometer Of trade"
begin reductions in prices, v at the
cost Of sacrifice. Such, a course, he
declared, would result in price reduce
lions by persons buying steel, and so
on down the line" until a stable
basis was reached.
III the workmen are treated fairly
and literally" he said, they will
stand and contend for fair treatment
Of the employer.
"You have a chance to do some
thing valuable toward sustaining the
business equilibrium of the country.
While some might suffer losses at
present, perhaps 1T would prevent
greater losses in the future. We
would be leaders in a movement cal
culated methodically to readjust cor
dition in an orderly. way. :
%Our employees must continue to
be treated literally with respect to
their compensation n general well
fare.
as sometimes limited, that the work.
ers of this country are DESTROYS of
controlling the methods of production
or distribution. They know they
could not be successful in the expert
ment."
Mr.. Gary predicted that, If business
is fair to it's employees, its customers
and its competitors, the next five
years will be the most progressive,
prosperous n successful in our his
tory.
THE iron and steel men have been
broad minded. liberal and big in
=. every. way, and l appeal to you at
this time with confidence he de-
clared.
Full responsibility in the matter OF
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10
RETURN OF Rail
LINES IS URGED
Private Control of Roads
With Judicious Regula-
ton Advocated.

Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. 1o.-Pri-
vate control of railroads with
tudicious regulations was advocated in
the report of the Railroad Securities
Committee Of the National Invest
ment Bankers Association in session
today. The pre-war plan Of railroad
failure, and the roads should not be
returned to their pre-war status with
out providing release from h u
densome conditions under which they
have heretofore operated"
"Any plan Of future government
CONTROL" the report said, SHOULD
eliminate the conflict of control be-
tween state and federal bodies.
1.-The Sherman Antitrust Law and
State Antitrust Laws in their appli-
cation to transportation should be re-
pealed in the interests Of efficiency
and economy, because such laws are
unnecessary under proper govern
mental regulations
"Any plan of government control
which increases operating expense
and regulates income should assume
; responsibility for adequate earnings
and sustained conditions.
1--WE may further add that the all
tentative Of government ownership
which is being proposed by some as
the best solution for the difficulties
! presented. in the opinion Of h COM
mittee, does not offer the measure of
relief demanded.
According to reliable authorities
the records Of government ownership
! the world over. show decreased eff
cheney, increased expense, lessened
initiative, political interference and
economic waste.
Furthermore, We find nothing in
the experience Of our country in the
field Of public ownership which en-
courages the hope that we can profit
ably extend this sphere"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10
S. A. T.. c. GUARANTEED.

Madison. Wis, Dec. 1o.-The STU
dent Army Training Corps Of the
university has once more gone under
quarantine for influenza. The ban
was lowered yesterday afternoon fol-
lowing an increase in the number Of
cases in the organization and in the
university and city. The men are pro-
hibited from going outside company
lines.
There will be no quarantine in the
city it was announced late last night
by DR.. H. E. Purcell of the health
department. 1t is planned to try out
the private quarantine system before
taking. steps to prohibit public gath
erings. All cases reported will be
isolated.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10
Neluly Discovered Balloon Gas
NOn-Imflarmmable; Will SaUe Life

ten-inch pipe line, to cost 1850. 900,
is being laid for a distance Of "a
miles to a plant at North Fort Worth,
where the gas will be compressed in
to cylinders for shipment to the bal
loon fields.
High proof gasoline is obtained in
a ratio Of about five gallons per one
thousand / cubic feet of gas, it was
said. and after the one per cent ,"Ar-
gen" is removed, by agreement with
the Lone Star company, the remain
der Of the gas is turned into the city
mains of Fort Worth and Dallas.
The department estimates that the
plant at North Fort Worth, designed
by the navy bureau Of yards and
docks. and which will cost $500, 900,
will be completed by next April 1.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-10

Washington, Dec. 9.-Discovery of
an inert, non-inflammable gas design
ed for use in balloons, dirigibles and
other lighter-than-aircraft. was re-
vealed by the navy department today
in a statement explaining expendi-
lures now being made jointly with the
army for it's production. The depart
ment said the use Of this new ele-
ment, officially termed "Argon," will
eliminate the hazard of fire and ex-
plosion that always has accompanied
operations where hydrogen has been
used to initiate the gas bags.
The gas from which "Argon" is OBJ
tanned comes from wells at Petroplia,
Texas, owned by the Lone Star Gas
company. the statement said, and a