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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-25
PIONEER COPPER
 MINE SWINGS INTO LINE
(From Thursdays Dailvl

The Placeritas field. out of Kirk land less than ten miles, is again as suming interest through its copper possibilities. which for the second time in the past two months brings the old Zonia again into the limelight. Previously the sale of the McMahon group was closed, and now the ad- joining property aforementioned swings into life again after lying idle for over a quarter of a century.
 Arrivals in Prescott yesterday from the above field stated that force of nine miners are employed, and the favorable outlook for large opera tions was assured by the present syn dicate preparing plans for large de- veiopment with ample capital there for and which is now available There will be no stocking of shares, the operators being closely allied. New buildings are going up of a substantial character, and a wagon road Is to be constructed at once for bringing in machinery and other mine material.
 It is interesting to recall what oc- cured some years ago on the Nc Mahon and the Zonia holdings, when both were churn drilled. Both were afterward abandoned and the options surrendered to the owners. This ac- ton, 1t is stated by those conversant with determinations then made, was not warranted so far as values were concerned At any rate these two copptrs were permitted to remain idle and the fact that both of them were taken over practically at the same time by single syndicate, seems somewhat significant when it Is recalled that previous churn drill exploration must have been the base for both deals, which were closed up.
 The Zonia in early days was primi- lively handled. A crudely-built smelling plant recovered but partial values. while the price of copper at that time was around 10 cents per pound. Only surface zones were opened carrying the high grade, and development to depth was out of the question. The advent of capital to be practically applied changes the situation of this as well as scores of other old coppers scattered through out this county, and it is but reason- able to anticipate that the Zonia will not prove an exception to the rule of so many other old mines by failing to make good
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-25
LITIGATION OVER WRIGHT
 HOUSE TERMINATED
From Fridays Daily)

Attorneys O'Sullivan & Morgan
 vcs:erday received notice that the Supreme c0G-t of the State had up- held the decision oi .he Yavapai Su- perior court in the action tiled here several years ago by Edward 5. Wright ct al vs A. C. (Tott) Young, O'Sullivan & Morgan having been representing the defendant The lower court found for the defendant at the time the plaintiffs had att tempted to have set aside the title of the defendant to the Prescott real estate commonly referred to as the "old Wright property" at the north east corner of East Gurley and North Marina Streets.
 Young, who was the widower of Mrs. Mary Wright Young, sister of the plaintiff had received title to the property following the death of his wife in this city several years ago. The brother and plaintiff alleged that the property had been one of the units held in trust by the Wright es- tate and that Mrs. Young had not been entitled to deed the property to her husband. Wright brought suit in the courts here to set aside any claim which Young may have had to the property, but the case was won by the defendant The plaintiffs at once took the case to the Phoenix court, the decision of yesterday hav- ing been the outcome of the appeal. Wright had been represented by the law firm of Anderson & Ellis of this cifY.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-25
SHELTER FUMES
 WIPE CUT THE FLU
(From Fridays Daily)


 Harvey Whalen is in the city from Humboldt, where he is employed by the Consolidated, and states influ- enza is nearly over, there having been but limited number of the af- flicted in that community. Most all patients under treatment in the hos pital were brought from outside camps. and the death rate was low considering the number.
 The Humboldt Club, the theatre and other public places are now open, and the change is appreciated after the lid was lifted Mr. Whalen also stated that many believed the fumes from the smelter proved ef- ficacious in keeping the epidemic down to very low percentage.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-25
FOREST FIRES DO GREAT
 DAMAGE IN ARIZONA

ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. lS.-That forest fires in the southwest caused serious damage during the past year is indicated by statistics recently compiled by the district forester dealing with the forest fire situation in Arizona and New Mexico during the past season. On the national forests in these two States 795 fires occurred, of which GAY were under l0-acres. The fires covered a total area of 33,65S acres, of which 30,7O6 acres were timbered land. The dam age amounted in money value to the sum of Sl5,57o. and the total cost oi fighting fire was SlS,4OO.
 Of the total number of fires, AZ were started by lightning; the bal ance were man-caused fires.
 The conditions which existed on the forests during the past season, according to the district forester's statement, were very conducive to the start of rapid spread of fire on account of the drouth, and it was only by vigilance on the part Of for est officers everywhere that the area and damage was kept to the com paratively low figures.
 Continued effort will be made by the Forest Service for the improve ment of fire prevention and suppress sion through the betterment of te1ephonic communications. improve ment of trails, the purchase of more fire fighting equipment, and by pub licity. Nearly half of the fires oi last season were man-caused, and there is apparently a great duty in cumbent on the users of the forests to see that responsibility for care lessly left fires is not laid at their Iaors
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-25
NAVY OPERATED 1859
 VESSELS OF ALL TYPES

WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. - One month before the armistice with Ger many ended the war, the American navy was operating a total of l,95e vessels of all descriptions, of which 264 carrying 42,O00 men were actively participating in the war in European waters
 These figures were disclosed today in inc annual report of Rear Admiral Griffin. chief of the bureau of steam
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-25

girls work 10 Prescott early in the new year. Prescott people who have reading or writing tables they are willing to loan to the club for two or three weeks are requested to tele- phone to the Chamber of Commerce today. giving their name and address
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-25

The Journal-Miner has the best equipped job printing plant in North ern Arizona. A trial will convince. *f
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
Hundreds Of Thousands Have
Quit Work In City Of
Berlin Alone
Discomfort SPREADS TO
PROVINCIAL TOWNS
Government Prohibits Labor
Meetings and Takes Steps
to Repress Disorders

Copenhagen, Jan. 30-Berlin's strike
lis growing hourly. The movement is
spreading to provincial towns.
Danzig and Hamburg are now af-
lfected.
In Berlin a workmen Is council of
500 has been formed.
This information came today in dis
patches filed late last night from Ber-
lin.
The workmen s council, the dispatch
es reported, is to be represented by
an faction commission composed OF
ten men and women.
Dr. Haase, Ledebour, Dittman, Phil
lip Schiedemann, DR.. Ebert and DR..
! Braun,-all socialists of varying de-
grees-have joined the council.
German Under Secretary for the In
terror Won Wallrolf formally prohibit
ed all labor meetings and announced
he would not negotiate with strikers.
1 He declared however, that he would
receive a delegation of reichstag mem
bers of the socialist parties.
| Philip Scheidomann, German major-
ity socialist party leader, with Dr.
Haase, leader Of the independent soE
cialists, and two workmen, formally
told Wallrolf Of the formation Of the
lworkmen s council and demanded that
all negotiations relative TO the strike
be held in the presence of the work.
men.
Rumors were circulated here today
that German soldiers on the east front
had shot some Of their officers. 1t was
also reported that there were disturb
ances among soldiers of the German
fleet at Kiel. No direct confirmation
was obtained.
Berlin reported that "it was not
known whether Wallrolf would agree
to this.
One dispatch passed by the German
censor, estimated the number of Ber-
lin g strikers at 100000 Another APP
parently filed early this morning, put
the total number then out at $4,000.
The first named message declared
''hundreds were joining every hour.
It is Of tremendous significance
that Philip Scheidemann, the German
majority socialist leader has Joined
with the German minority leaders,
Haase, Ledebour and Dittman. For
the first time, it appears that the Ger
man socialist parties are united. Here
tofore scheidemann 5 subservienee to
the German government 5 policy has
been so marked as to raise the suspl
cion that he was merely tool Of the
government.
IL was schedemann who conceived
the idea of a Stockholm conference OF
socialists of the world to discuss peace
"a conference which was exposed at
the outset as a scheme to twist social
ist sentiment into support of Germany
by "planting" of a majority of Ger
man socialists in the convention.
Scheidemann as late as last summer
was named by the kaiser to head a
reichstag committee considering con-
stltutional pdforms, indicating the
government relied upon him as " safe f,
Last week, however, Seheidemann ap
parentlv expressed violent change
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
CIPHER CODE RFVE AIS
HOW berlin ORDERED
.LUSITANIA IORPE DOED
Editor John R. RathOIn, Of
Providence journal, Gives
Full Explanation


New York, Jan. 3O.-The cipher
message which proved that Berlin di-
rected the sinking of the Lusitania is
made public for the first time in the
World Work magazine, published
today. John r. Rathom, editor Of the
Providence Journal, which exposed
numerous German plots in this country
during the last three years, in an ar
ticle giving in detail the methods he
used to unearth the work of the Ger
man agents, quotes this message from
his files, and explains how it was de-
coded. The message, in cipher, reads
as follows:
From-Berlin Foreign Office.
To Botschaft, Washington
$50 (44W)-Welt nineteen fifteen
warne IT'S 20 l stop l75 2 stop
durch 622 2 4 stop IS IS stop LIX
IL 4 6.
This cipher message came through
from Nauen, Germany, to Sayville,
Long Island, at ? clock on the morn
ing of April 80, 1915, and was caught
by the operator at a wireless station
maintained by the Providence Journal.
1t was especially interesting because
it followed none of the codes which
they had previously observed 1t was
evidently important, because four at
tempts were made to put it through
before the German station succeeded
in overcoming the unfavorablc static
conditions which prevailed that morn
ing. Every attempt to deeipher it fail
ed. until somebody with a line on the
internal activities of the German en-
bassv remembered that during that
morning Prince Hatzfeldt, of the en-
bassy staff, had been looking for a
New York. World almanac. - The
first two words of the message, "Welt
German for World y 1915, Supplied
the clue. Following the other numbers
in the message as representing page,
line, and word in the world "Alma
nae" for 1915, the Journal men de-
coded the message as follows: "Warn
.usitania passenger (e) through press
net voyage across the Atlantic - Two
days later the German embassy print
ed the now historic advertisement in
the New York papers warning travel
ers not to cross the Atlantic, and a |
week later, on May 7th, the Lusitania !
" as SUM DF q OtL HlplidAAhS
A dramatic touch of suggestion Of
death in the message lies in the fact
that the word not in it is taken from |
the first sentence Of an obituary of |
the late Joseph Pulitzer, former own
er of the World, which publishes the
70 Almanac And another grim bit Of
IRONY in it is that the last four words |
we're taken from an advertisement of |
a well known marine motor headed |
The Seal Of Safety at Sea- -
Two words of the message are spell |
ed out IN German They are "warne, "
which in English is "warn;v and /
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30

was such as TO furnish ample protee-
tion for such a tremendous responsi.
bility.
Aboard the transports were thous-
ands of young men-officers for train.
ing, Sammies for service, doctors.
nurses and skilled workmen. From all
parts of the country they had been
secretly assembled at differe2t EN-
barking points along the seaboard.
None knew before he left even what
vessel he was to board-only that he
was to be ct given place at a given
hour, prepared for long journey.
After the noses of the great vessels
poked their way out of port into the
ocean mists, the curtain of censorship
drops Down over their voyage Wheth-
er they all met at sea, the war de-
partment will not reveal
The maneuvering of transports which
already have landed nearly a half mil
lion of America IS fighting forces in
France without loss, is sufficient unto
itself, the navy believes.
Today thousands of American homes,
knowing their boys had left last week,
are rejoicing at the news of their safe
arrival.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
PRIDE or GERMANYS
MERCHANT MARINE NOW
CARRIESAMERlCAN

Washington, Jan. 3O.-The heart of
America thrilled today with the news
that the greatest armada in her history
seventeen huge transports-had ar
rived safely at French ports with
thousands Of officers, soldiers and sup
plies to battle the kaiser.
Stealing out of American ports early
during the last two weeks the vessels
formerly the best in the Austro-
German merchant marines, delivered
their precious cargoes on European soil,
untouched by spies and unobserved by
the watchful eyes of submarines.
Protecting them on their voyage
were many men -of-war-steel gray
monsters-who swept through the
waves, grim warning that their trans
port charges were to be delivered un
harmed.
The size of the convoy cannot be
published, but it may be stated that it
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
Demand Life and Liberty Of
Alexander Berklnan Now
In Prison
WILL HOLD AMERICAN
AMBASSADOR LIABLE
News From PetrOgrad Likely
tO'Cause Serious Interna-
tiOnal Complications
By Joseph Shaplen

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd, Jan. (Delayed) An
ultimatum declaring the American am
bassador "would be held personally res
ponsible for the life and nuerty OIL Alex-
ander Berkman," was forwarded TO
David r. Francis by the anarchist group
of sailors and workingmen at HeIsing-
fors today.
The Russian terrorists have been deep
ly interested in the trial in the United
States of Berkman and Emma Goldman
the two American cred" leaders for
conspiracy to defeat the conservation
law.
Coincidentally of news of this action
from ,Helsingfors came word of Bal
sheviki success in putting down the rev
olution in Finland. The Petrograd
agency quoted Foreign Minister Trotskv
as writing the Finnfsn senate stating
he favored withdrawal of Russian troops
from Finland. Trotsky asserted that
counter revolutionists in Finland had
the Bolsheviki red guards fore.
ing the latter to defend themselves.
David r. Francis, American ambassa-
dor to Russia, is a former governor of
Missouri, a former secretary Of the in.
terror under President Cleveland and
president of the st. Louis Centennial
Exposition Of 1904. He is one Of the
best know Missourians and was appoint
ed American envoy to Petrograd March
6, 1916, Francis is 68 years old.
Alexander Berkman for years has
been leading exponent in the United
States of anarchy and "direct action -
He has been almost constant
ly in trouble with federal, state and
authorities for his bold espou-
sal Of the beliefs. At the present time
Berkman faces 2 prison sentence for
to defeat the seleetive SER
vice draft law. His appeal to the su-
preme court of the United States was
rejected.
Berkman and Emma Goldman, the
latter known as the "queen Of the
reds'', published "Mother Earth'' and
other anarchist publications. They have
been charged with participa-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
Breaking Of Ice GOrges
Sweep Away Property
Along Swollen Ohio
SOME LOSS OF LIFE
IS ALSO REPORTED
Vessels Worth Million Dollars
Have Been Badly Damaged
or Wrecked

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 3O-Property
loss, which, it is estimated, may run
mole than ten millicm dollars, and
three deaths, was the toll today of the
floods which are sweeping parts of
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Vir-
ginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Swollen mountain streams and riv-
ers are sweeping everything before
them. Bridges were washed away, rail
road tracks thrown up and boats torn
from their moorings. Loss in boats is
already estimated at more than two
million dollars.
Logan, w. Va, the heaviest loser
CIe all West Virginia towns in the
floods, is still isolated and in darkness
because of the washing out of the pow
er plant and telephone and telegraph
lines. The less there is estimated at
$500,00O
The total loss in West Virginia is
estimated at $5,0OO,0OO
Blair, W. Va. is cut off from the
rest of the world moving ice having
torn out large section of the railroad
tracks and all wires are down,
Slides have stopped trains on short
lines in several parts of the state.
Many mines are reported flooded and
it may be weeks before they are dSain
ed.
Charleston lost two wharfboats and
several houseboats in the Kanawha
river flocd.
1t will be weeks before conditions
are normal again.
Lloyd Sutherland of Huntington, w.
Va, was drowned when he attempted
to jump from baSge onto a cake of
ice floating in the Ohio river. His
death brings the fatalities in West Vir-
ginia to three. Two were drowned at
Logan yesterday.
Crest at Cincinnati
The crest of water in the Ohio river
breaking up the ice and destroying
thousands of dollars worth of river
property reached Cincinnati today.
The grinding ice floes filled tho riv-
or from bank to bank Steam packets,
towboats, h0useboats, launches. coal
and sand barqes were torn from their
moorings. The hulls of some were pierre
ed by the ice and they went to the
bottom. Others were carried away
Last reuorts were that Morgantown.
W Vt, was flooded when an ice gorge
broke in the Monongahela river yes
terdav The town is still cut off from
communication.
The Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio,
(ro,4;u,,ol -. -.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
By Joseph shaplen
ted Press staff Corresp0ndentl

IUnlted PresS btatt DOrrespOnuentJ
Petrograd, Jan. 20. = (Delayed).-
Russia's pan-soviet congress the voice
Of the people, viii reject Germany g
peace, as offered at Brest LitOvsk, ae-
eording to every indication today.
There is a distinct division Of opin-
ion among the soviet delegates but the
majority, including the extremists or
social revolutionaries Of the left favor
such a course, to be followed up by
"use of the power of the revolution
against German Imperialism.
Speaking in the soviet assembly Mon
day night. Foreign Minister Trotsky
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
RUSSIA'S CONGRESS WILL
REJECT GERMAN TERMS
AS THEY ARE OUTLINED

frankly declared that he had abandon
ed all hope Of a just peace agreement.
"There is no hope now of non an
nexationist peace" he declared. Only
a compromise is possible. I cannot pro-
mise we will not conclude separate
peace.
owe all declare at Brest-Litovsk that
the world considers the German terms
murderous.
"We hope western Europe will not
blame Russia if she is forced into a
separate peace.
s'we win do our best to avoid the
1cn.4inrna nn nnnn thraaN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
JUROR CAN'T GIVE
RAMP FAIR TRIAL
Defendants Talk As Own AT.
Attorney Causes SlvertOn
Man to Change Mind

Portland, Or, Jan. 30.-Taking of
evidence in the trial of Floyd Ramp
radical socialist who was indicted for
unpatriotic speeches at Roseburg to Cal.
ifornia drafted men, began in federal
district court today, with Ramp contin-
uing to act his own attorney. He is
not admitted to the bar.
The case was hailed late yesterday
when one juror, G. P. r. Blackerby, of
Silverton, asked to be excused just as
Judge Wolverton started to swear in
the jury.
~ do not think I could give this
man fair trial." said he. "When /
was examined l believed l could, but
statements he has made since then have
changed by mind" " Blackerby was ex-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
Officers
Arthur Capper, Chairman
Jas. A. Kimball, Business Manager
Wylie W. Cook, Asst. Secretary.
Topeka, Kans., January 25, 1918.
STATE OF KANSAS
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
Educational, Charitable
and Correctional institutions


Mr. Chas. H. Fisher
Salem, Oregon.
My Dear Sir
had hoped that the controversy as to the Presidency
of the Agricultural College of Kansas and the relation of
President Kerr thereto closed incident have held
President Kerr in high esteem from nv limited acquaintance
with him. and have desire whatever to him an injury
the pen of Professor Edwin S. Red an article full of mis-
statements concerning this matter further statement from
seems to be in order.
This Board did attend the Washington meeting in body
stated by Professor Red We did go there primarily
search of to President Waters We did attend
dinner given by the Alumni of the Kansas State Agrcura
College in honor of President Waters which attended
by perhaps fifty of the old students Of that nstitu
ton To this extent Professor Rieds statement is correct
Mrs. Calvin presided at the after-dnner meeting, at
which spoke for the Board In my brief address asked for
the counsel of the Alumni in the selection Of to
DR.. Waters had done of many other persons in other
places Growing out Of this courteous invitation committee
appointed consider the matter and make report to this
Board, formaity had not expected, my impromptu
invitation but this committee made suggestions at that
time did they make any for weeks after the controversy
whether not President Kerr had been rendered
the position No mention Of Kerr was made at this
meeting and member Of the Board knew that Mrs Calvin
acquainted with him.
President Kerr interviewed by this Board nor
by any member of it, this subject other subject
We met him day informally in passing salutation
and that absolutely the only time that exchanged any
words with him and reference whatever made to the
Presidency of our Agricultural College At time did this
Board or member of it, tender to President Kerr this
position and had authority whatever from this
considered for this place. and the statement of Professor Red
that members of this Board as result of the Alumni Com
lIVeSuSdtIOlS
president Kerr stands head and shoulders above the other
men at this convention" is ridiculousy untrue.
Equally untrue Professor Reds statement that through
the invitation of Dr. Waters the Board of Administration met
President Kerr and that discussed with him not only the
Presidency but increase in the salary repeat emphat
icaly that such interview held and no such
suggestions made by this Board any member of it.
do not know where Professor Red got his alleged nforma
ton this subject but do know that he grossly misrepre
sents the facts in the
These the facts in the case every member of this
Board will testify This whole matter is exceedingly unpleas
ant and my associates but did not provoke this
controversy and have desire to continue it, We have
only stated the facts when there seemed to be reasonable
demand that should do
Very truly yours,
E. w. HOCH
EWH@GP Vice Chairman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30
EWH>GP.

The official of people, letter written by Profess
of A. Governor Hoch for his reply
Professor Rd letter
printed in Capital Journal
connection might reprint the comment of Governor
of the board Of administration, the Kerr pue
wtic was a follows
reply your December ~ the Governor directs me to say
offered the the
Kansas agricultural college pipe No offer all made
him.
yours,
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary to Governor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-30

A French City, Jan. 30.-The pride
of Germany's and Austria Is great mer-
chant fleets has brought thousands of
American troops TO Europe to fight
the battle Of democracy.
Permission was granted today for the