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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
MANUFACTURE DYE IN
 NITRO POWDER PLANT
Q9rom Wednesdays Daily)

Larry Duff has just received a let ter from Bob Birch, who several months ago went from Prescott to Nitro. West Virginia, the big powder town which the government built to manufacture explosives for war pur- poses. Bob states that in all proba- bility he will remain there indefinitely as he has a good position. With the demand for large quantities of eN- plosives necessarily eliminated by the closing of the war, arrangements have been made by the war depart ment whereby the Hercules Powder company is to take over about half of the buildings. machinery and other manufacturing facilities for the pur- poses of carrying on its own business, the other part of the manufacturing units to be devoted to the making of analine dyes, the secret of which has recently come into the possession Of the Americans after having been for many years jealously guarded by the German manufacturers. For long time America has depended solely upon the German chemists for the supply Of coloring matter, but follow ing the break with the Teutonic em- pire. many of the patents held by the discredited Huns were turned over to the use of the Americans, the dye formulae being included. It seems that when the government first began the plans for the powder plant al Nitro. ii decided that the closing oi the war would render such a huge un- dertaking totally useless unless some other sort of manufacturing could be carried on there in times of peace, and consequently every building and nearly every piece of machinery was erected or installed with view to its future usefulness in the dye industry. Huge vats that once contained the liquids used in manufacturing gun cotton and T. \. T. will hereafter be used as containers of the varied colors which the American manufacturers will need hereafter in their conner cial pursuits.
 Bob states that he has good place al Sl75 a month. His duties consist merely in 'frisking" a big bunch oi workmen each time the men enter the barbed wire enclosures, the object oi the searching being to prevent any oi the men bringing matches or any other contraband inflamable materials into the working zone Mrs. Birch is at present making her home in Nitro with her husband.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
MRS. SID OSBORN DIES
 SUDDENLY AT PHOENIX

PHOENIX. Dec 10-Mrs. Sidney P. Osborn, wife of Secretary of State Osborn, died yesterday afternoon at the family residence 152o West Adams street.
 The news of the death of the lovely young woman was received with shocked surprise by the many politi- cal and personal friends of the secre- tary with whom his wife was a great favorite. Suffering an attack of in- fluenza a week ago, 1t was not thought Mrs. Osborn was dangerous ly i'll until Sunday, when her condi- ton caused considerable concern. The secretary and little 4-year-old Mar iorie Osborn were i'll also, but their recovery was only a matter Of few days and it was believed that Mrs. Osborn would recover.
 She became much worse, however, yesterday morning and at 4:9O o'clock in the afternoon passed away. Her parents, Mir. and Mrs A. C. Grant, of Los Angeles. and brothers and sister were immediately notified of her death and pending word from them no funeral arrangements will be made.
 The marriage of Mir Osborn to Miss Grant took place at the Grant family home in Ellendale Place, Los Angeles, in 1913 Mrs. Osborn had lived in Phoenix previous to her mar riage and made legion of friends. who saw in her an ideal wife for the secretary of state Clever. charming and always cordial Mrs Osborn has been greatly liked and admired as woman in the public eye. while those who have known her intimately have had even more cause for admiration. The Osborns have only one child, named for her mother.
 Mrs. OSborn's relatives in Arizona are Mrs. Charles A. Mitke of Bisbee. and Mrs. Mead Powell of Lowell. A brother in Superior. one in Mexico and six sisters in Los Angeles, arc the remaining relatives.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
FIRST SHIPMENT FROMSHEAM|NE
 MAOETOU.V.X.

JEROME, Dec. 1.-The first ship ment of ore from the Shea Copper company's property, a little less than thirteen tons. ran 956 per cent copper, l9l34 ounces of silver and .26 ounce gold to the ton.
 This ore was freighted to the U, V. Extension smelter about ten days ago and President D. J. Shea has just re- ceived the assay returns. He has been given no intimation as to the size of the check that will be along shortly but as there arc no penalties to deduct it will doubtless be large one.
 The actual mineral content of the orc was as follows: Gold, .26 ounce; silver, 1o134 ounces: copper, 9.56 per cent: silica, 5O4 per cent; antimony, 95 per cent; arsenic, l.6 per cent; iron, 1l.6 per cent.
 Practically all the ore that was shipped came from the west drift on the 325-foot level A little came from a raise now being made to tap cross vein.
 Another shipment of ore of the same grade as the first will be made shortly. Three tons from the raise are already sorted out ready for the freight wagons.
 But the encouraging feature of the situation at the Shea is the value of the dump, which now runs up into hundreds of tons. A recent grab sample from the dump, assayed at the Extension smelter, ran 10 ounce gold, 3060 ounces silver, 1.26 per cent copper, 642 per cent silica and IA per cent iron. Only the best of the ore is sorted out for shipment.
 The high silica content makes the dump ideal concentrating ore and a concentrator is the end toward which the Shea company is now working.
 President Shea is convinced that the ore can be concentrated down to product worth S700 to $500 ton. He hopes one of these days to have an expert look over the property and determine just what can be done in the way of concentration. In the meantime development work is to be continued steadily and from time to time a shipment of high-grade will be made to Verde.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
BURGLARS BLOW MAS
 SING SAFE TO PIECES
(FIom Friday s Dahy.J

Some time after :00 o'clock Thurs day morning the office of John Mass ing, situated east of the 5. F. P. X I. depot, was entered by burglars and the safe blown to pieces Tn an effort 10 rob the place, under the supposi- ton that money was stored m the strong box. But the thieves were badly disappointed, not dollar in cash being obtained, while notes az gregating S965 were taken away, a record of which had fortunately been retained.
 The decd indicated that profes- sionals did the job, as it was very complete one. Attending this crime is a humorous side of the transac- tor. It is this: Both the inner and outer door were not locked, and had the criminals pulled the lever the doors would have readily opened, thereby saving muscular ability in drilling a hole into the upper part, as well would the explosive material have been saved for some other job. It is the supposition that nitro glycerine was used, as the force Of the explosion tore away the front part of the safe. and the terrific im- pact shattered the walls of the room in front. A stove setting on the floor in front of the safe was blown to small pieces, while scattered around the room in all directions were marks of the flying fragments. Everything in the main office was ransacked as well did the adjoining room receive a thorough combing of everything in desk drawers and on shelves. Both rooms presented the appearance of a cyclone in full swing and the total loss will be considerable.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18

lessened only through elimination of all overtime labor. Further assurance that no move is contemplated to cur tail operations Is given daily in ad- vertisements in the papers here for skilled and unskilled workmeu for employment at the yards.
 Ships and more ships, according to Mir. Piez. will be needed to transport food supplies to feed Europe, and for the necessary materials that will be required for the reconstruction period in the war stricken area.
 We must continue to build ships for an indefinite period to carry on that work" said Mir. Piez, "as there are not nearly enough at present. Ii any changes are made in our building program, they will affect only the form and degree of the work outlin- ed
 There is to be no wholesale can cellation of contracts, or the elimina- ton of departments, insisted MT Piez. who declared that whatever changes are necessary will be of a gradual sort, and workers whose de- partments may be abandoned will be placed in other branches of the in- dustry.
 At the worlds largest shipyard- Hog Island-work will go steadily ahead, and men skilled in building vessels will have no difficulty in get ting employment there. Men with out experience may find employment also for the school for instruction where green hands" have been con- verted into shipbuilders will be con- tinued.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18

suggested that the other young peo- pie who were complaining of being III should be treated in heroic man. ner. and this vas done. their lives be- ing saved. Tve principle was this. Three boys and girls were placed in 2u open trench first heated by slow burning fire and the earth covered over by gunuy sacks. All complained oi the heat being intense, but neither was badly affected Al this stage of the game a Chinese cook recom- mcndcd strong black tea, without sugar or milk. and the patients ac- cordingly were fed with this drink. Substantial food was sparingly given, and on the third day all were remov- ed and wrapped mp with bedding, were taken to the wickiups in a con valesccnt state. They were kept in side for few days longer. and ap- peared perfectly well. The Chinaman stated afterward that none of his race ever contracted the flu as on its first appearance strong green or black tea is taken copiously with a small amount of lemon or lime juice therein
 The Italian stated that in his home country Ia grippe is successfully treated by burying the body, in soil heated 10 a temperature of about lOO degrees. and a soup made from vege- tables is the only nourishment given. All three Indian children were plac- ed in a posture as if setting down, and not a murmur was heard from either, although they complained of being very warm. especially on the upper portion of their bodies.
 q propose to mention this matter to a certain physician when l get back to Trinidad. where the flu is raging again." said Mir. Rogers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
TWO IN JAIL ON
 BEEF KILLING CHARGE

JEROME, Dec. 1l.-Charged with slaughtering cattle without permit, and furthermore suspected of killing stock to which they had no right or title, Rascnto Alvarez, a Mexican, and Arturo Biscetti, an Italian, were brought to Jerome from the Syca- more creek region last night by Cat tic Inspector Frank Heron.
 Neither Alvarez nor Biscetti owns any cattle, yet Heron found beef at both places yesterday. As nearly as he could judge they had divided a two-year-old steer. Biscetti said that the meat had been given him by a Mexican. Alvarez explained that he and Biscetti had found steer dead and butchercd it.
 Heron failed to locate the hide of ,his particular animal At Alvarez $ place, which is a short distance above the mouth of Sycamore creek on the Verde, lie found the dried hide of a yearling calf.
 TournaI Minor for fine ioh uOrt tH
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
PREMATURE DEATH
(Flom Thursdays Dailv.l

The death notice in a Los Angeles newspaper last month of c. T. Kin caid was misconstrued as that of c. D. Kincaid, the latter arriving in this city on Tuesday and several friends were surprised to greet the living in stead of mourning for the dead The visitor states his wife had received scores of letters of condolence, but none were from Pro scott, and he ac- counts for this commission by no men, ton of his death being made in a newspaper of this city. Mir Kincaid says any auto that hits him will have to be going some, as he still retains his foot action when he was the fast est sprinter for two seasons at Stan ford He comes to look over the min ing situation and on an inspection of q Jerome copper in which he is a Stockholder.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
 THIS MISSING YOUTH
(From Wednesdays Dailvl

- Id-iN-f
 Mayor Heap yesterday turned over o the Chamber of Commerce the fol- lowing communication from Mrs. A. I. Breedon. Box 4G2, Clarksville, Texas: Will you please tell me whether you know boy in your town by the name of Cecil Breedon (C. R. Brcedon). I estimate his height to be five feet, seven inches. He is fair. blue eyes. light hair. prfect even teeth. cannot hear form him. When last heard from him he was in Pres colt in wretched health. Will you please answer this and oblige. ar anxious mother. as my health won't permit my taking the long trip to see about him." Any one knowing the whereabouts of the young man men, toned is asked 10 report the same to the Chamber of Commerce.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
CONSTRUCTION IN SHIP
 YARDS TO CONTINUE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. II. - An nouncement that the coming of peace will not slow down materially the shipbuilding activities of the yards fringing the Delaware River is made by Charles Piez, vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The work will be
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18

of friends among the lodgemen. He is survived by his father. a resident of St. Louis. two sisters, Miss Dorothy Barron of St. Louis, and Miss Rather inc of Phoenix. An aunt and uncle. Mir and Mrs. H. w. Harrison. are resi- dents of Prescott. During the past few months he had been in the em- ploy of the Morgan Construction Company here.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
NATURE REMEDY FOR
 FLU WAS SUCCESSFUL
(From Wednesday's DaiIy.O

MT. and Mrs. Lewis A. Rodgers, arrivals Sunday from a manganese camp west Of Congress Junction. in Mohave county, en route to Trinidad, Colorado, for the holidays, relate an interesting episode attached to the death of two Indian children from in- fluenza about three weeks ago. in in- troduoing cure for others afflicted. An Italian employed at the camp,
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-18
WILL GRANT RE-HEARING

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11-On con- dition that the striking employees of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Street Railway Company return to work im- mediately, the wal labor board will grant rehearing on the provisions of the original award in the contro- versy between the company and it's employees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
PAULIST CHORISTERSl
THE WORLDS GREATEST CHOIR
Father w J. Finn, Conductor
100 Men and Boys
Will sing for stricken France at the RICHMOND THEA
TER, Alexandria, SUNDAY, APRIL Z, at o'clock.
Reserved seats S1.00. General ADMISSION SOC
THE WORLDS GREATEST CHOIR
Father w. ]. Finn. Conductor

dissatisfaction, and that they were
tired of being abused. The men, he
continued, resented being fined Tor
using clubs when negroes who attack
them are dealt with leniently. The
mayor instructed the chief Of police
to secure the names of the dissatisfied
men. The situation arose few hours
after Patrolman S. w. Bowles had
been fined $50 for clubbing a negro.
Mayor Wooding, on hearing of the
trouble, said that he had no apologies
TO make, and that if the men felt that
way they should resign.
A telegram from the chief Of police
at Newport News announced that
there were six vacancies waiting to be
filed in that city. The salary is S121
per month, and in Danville, S75.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05

bearing German names are being re-
named. Russia was the first to adopt
this course. At the beginning OF the
war that nation changed the name OF
its capital from St. Petersburg to
Petrograd.
The war; against German names
which is being carried on in America,
caused certain people in Alexandra
10 call over the names Of our streets
and see if anything savoring OF the
German exists here. After careful
survey, it was discovered that VIC
have but one passageWay IN AleXan-
dria bearing German name, and
that is Fleischmann's alley, it having
taken its name from the late. Carl
Fleischmann, who for many years
conducted hotel bearing his name.
He was a naturalized American citi-
zen, and were he living today he
would doubtless, with all our German
American citizens, be wearing the
Stars and Stripes on the lapel of his
coat.
The names of several streets In
Alexandria suggest royalty, and when
the city was chartered anterior to
revolutionary days the thoroughfares
lore royal names. Embraced within
tie original limits were King, Queen,
Prince, Princess, Duke, Royal, etc. 1T
the close of the war for independence,
when other streets were added, they
were named after revolutionary
heroes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05

istratoH, that dealers are telling
prospective customers that they Will
deliver coal "as soon rs we can get 1t,
but we cannot get it from the mines.
This is one of the situations that the
administration seeks to avold-the
piling up of orders toward the last OF
summer. In some sections OF the
country, the individual consumer Is al
ready making strong effort to get in
his winters supply. Pennsylvania
consumers in the first four days OF the
month, have placed their orders for
more than 5000 900 tons o; anthracite
The dealers have done their best to
begin the movement of the coal at
once.
But in other section there are de-
linouent dealers, and these the admin
istration will speed up. The dealers
know their allotments, it is explained,
and they>mu move it steadily, other
wise there will be terrific congestion
Of orders next fall and winter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
GERMAN BANKRUPTCY.

HMy son belongs to the kaiser, but
my money is my own" was the reply
Of a rich Prussian farmer to his pas
tor, who upbraided him for refusing
to give his gold to the government
in exchange for paper marks.
According to the Philadelphia
Record, the government is making
desperate efforts to induce people TO
surrender their gold and jewelry, and
is meeting with very scant success.
One loyal woman,is said to have sur
rendered two pearl necklaces, but they
are of no use to the government un-
less it can sell them in foreign coun-
try; but where could it sell them!
Definite information comes from Ger
many that the usual course IS quite
the reverse. Persons who have the
means to buy jewelry do so, because
Jewels can be concealed or carried
away in fight, and intelligent people
in Germany are making provisions Tor
what will be not rainy day, but a
cloudburst. The end is coming, and
thew know it. The end will destroy the
value of paper marks, and few per-
sons yield 10 the pressure put upon
them to give up their gold TO the
government. !.
These matters are occasionally dis
cusscd by eminent German fnanciers
and economists with considerable can
dor. In the recent PanGerman an
nual convention it was said that the
country had got to collect indemnities
or it was ruined. Of course no one
outside of Germany, and not many in
side, row believe that indemnitles car
be obtained. The contiscation Of es-
tates, even small ones, IS mentioned
in print as a probable resource.
At present the government and the
people are simply swapping pieces of
paper. The government lends paper
marks to persons who will lend them
back for bonds. A bankrupt may say
it is absurd to call him bankrupt SO
long as he can borrow, but additional
loans do not improve his solvency;
they only enable him to conceal his
condition little longer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
yOX PoPULI, VOX DEL?

Rev. Charles Stelzle prints the fol-
lowing in a Washington paper:
at has long been acknowledged
that the voice of the people is the
voice of Cod The undiscerning may
hear in the peoples voice only great
roar of discomfort, or the mutterings
of the misguided mass. But ne who
has understanding Will hear the still,
small voice. which speaks the will OF
God. This has been proved in history
In the beginning of every great fight
for the right and for progress, the
leisured classes, the so-cailed upper
classes, have been on the wrong side
of the battlefield The common peo-
ple-the men of uncommon sense-to
these the world owes a debt al graft
tude. If you would hear the voice OF
God, keep close to the people
The voice of the people is not al"
WAYS the voice of God, and many IN
stances could be cited from history to
sustain the assertion, with all due
Difference to the divine quoted above.
We will, however, recall but one.
When, Peter the Hermit began TO
preach the crusade it will be remem-
bered that after Peter succeeded IN
Getting the bali in motion Pope Ur-
ban II uttered the words at-the head
of this article. That the movement
was not inspired by God has long
been known to the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-05
POLICEMEN AGGRIEVED.

Nine members of the police force
CT Danvile. Va. are about to rel!n-
ouish their positions, and in this ac-
tive age, when high wages are being
paid all workmen, the authorities are
finding it difficult to obtain proper
persons to fill their places.
The trouble arose recently when
certain members of the police force
were fined in the Police Court for us
ing their batons upon negroes who, it
was alleged, resisted arrest and at
tackled the officers.
We-do not know why the Mayor ar
raigned the officers to answer the
charge of assault. We did not hear
the evidence, but take it for granted
that he acted upon good motives. 1t
may not have been necessary for the
officers TO use their sticks.
IL this connection, however. 1t may
be stated that nothing takes the spir-
~ LtbI' i'ioAS S'iSN-
tual!y than to be upbrai!cd or fined
in the presence OF spectators in a
police court. and this action should
Only be taken in cases where such 4
course is absolutely necessary. n po-
iiceman s necessarily called upon to
endure mach from disorderly persons,
who often exhaust their vocabulary of
cuss words upon those who arrest
them. Ii often happens that an officer
is forced TO use his stick in order to
bring iawhreaker TO the station
house. The latter. with blood running
from his head, is the object Of great
comm.sseraticn from parties on the
streets who know nothing about the
case. and not only does the officer
suffer tha ab3se OF his prisoner. but
citizens too often ventilate their feel
ings against conservators of the peace.
W. believe the officer should avoid the
use o. has stick as much as possible,
hut when compelled TO WELD it. ne
should aot be the target for general
attack from people who prefer to be-
licve he struck his prisoner wantonly.