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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-13
Reduce Export conservation.

Washington. - Announcement has
been made by the war trade board that
the export conservation list had been
reduced to these articles: Wheat and
wheat flour, coal, coke, explosives, fire
arms and ammunition
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-13
WASHINGTON

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As reported out of the House Mill
tary Committee, the 1920 army bill
carries only SS10,00OO00, a decrease
of S400000,0OO from the estimates
made by the War Department
A bill authorizing the appointment
of commission to acquire and main
tain great national cemetery in
France where soldiers who lost their
lives in the great war would be buried,
and another proposing an equitable
distribution of captured war trophies
among states and territories were or
dered favorably reported by the Senate
military committee
One woman was included in the list
of citations made public by the War
Department as the basis for awards
of the distinguished service cross. Miss
Jane Jeffrey, an English woman serv-
ing as an American Red Cross nurse,
was cited for extraordinary bravery
in action. While on duty in a hospi-
tai she was wounded by an exploding
aerial bomb, but refused to leave her
post, though suffering great pain.
Her devotion to the task of helping
others was inspiring to her associ-
ates."
During the absence of the President
from the country for a period exceed
ing twentyfour hours, the duties of
the office would be performed by the
vice president. under provisions of "a
joint resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Walsh, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts.
The nations public debt reached a
new high mark of $25, ,151,270 at
the. end of May, an increase of 81 ,096,-
$40, $50 during the month, resulting
from new issues of certificates of in
debtedness and payments on Victory
Loan subscriptions. Ordinary disburse-
ments in May amounted to S907 1872, :
920, only slightly less than the 81 ,06S,-
203, 3,020 in the same month last year.
A wheat production of 1,236,0o0, 900
bushels this year combining winter and
spring wheat crop was forecast by the
Department of Agriculture for the con-
dition of the crop June 1. Winter
wheat production is forecast at $685.
OOoOOV buoiCioS Nith ooO,-
$4,000 bushels forecast last month,
making it the largest ever grown. Con
dition of winter wheat was 94.9 per
cent normal, compared with 1905 last
month and 1873 last year
Secretary Daniels ordered reduction
of the naval personnel to 250,000 men
or less by July l. Commandants of all
shore stations and districts were di-
rected to discharge Immediately every
man who could possibly be spared
without inpairing the efficiency of the
navy
Alarmed at the rate at which gov
bonds are being converted in
to other investments, the federal re-
serve board has ordered all branch
federal reserve banks to investigate
the activities of spectators in their
1iStricte
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-13
FOREIGN

panic by a bombardment directed
against the city from the sea, accord
ing to news agency dispatch received
in London.
The Pan-German union proposes to
introduce in the German national as
sembly resolution inviting the for
mer German emperor to return to Ger
many, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Berlin.
The Mexican government has or
dered the withdrawal of the Mexican
delegates from the Pan-American
commercial congress as a protest
against the speech recently made be-
for the congress by Speaker Gillett Of
the House of Representatives.
Direct telephone service between
Key West and Havana will be real
ity by December according to Colonel
Sosthenes Behn, who announces that
the submarine telephone cable connect
ing the mainland and Cuba which was
planned before the war will be laid
within The next few months.
Captain E'unck of the Austrian army
has been tried and sentenced TO death
as spy by secret court-martial at
Paris. Captain Funck was in Paris
before the war began and remained in
the city throughout the hostilities and
it was alleged that he made the en-
emy acquainted with information re-
garding air raids
For the first time mineral oil of high
quality and in considerable quantities.
even at its first flow. has been discov-
past, through the initiative of Lord
| Cowdray, experimental borngs have
have been in progress near Wester-
field in Derbyshire, Oil was first
struck at depth of approximately
5000 feet.
Allied seaplanes attacked four Boil
Shevik craft on Lake Omega, south of
KEN. The bombs dropped by the sea
planes did not hit the Bolshevik boats
but the machine guns carried by the
aircraft raked the decks of the lake
boats and silenced the anti-aircraft
guns which We're mounted there. The
Bolshevik flotilla fled and was pursued
for IL great distance. One allied plane
returned to its base, reloaded bombs
and rejoined the others in the pursuit.
After the engagement all the allied
machines returned.
SPORT
Benny Leonard, champion light
weight of the world, defeated Charlie
Pitts, Australian, in ten-round bout
at Montreal.
Billy Miske of St Paul was outpoint-
ed by Kid Norfolk of New York in a
ten-round bout at Pittsburgh.
Eddie McGoorty. an American mid.
dleweight boxer, knocked out an Eng
lish fighter, "Bandsman" Rice, in ths
first round of a fifteen-round bout
The fight took place at Blacktool, g
summer resort on the Lancashire
coast.
Ad Santel of San Francisco won two
straight falls at Boise. Idaho, from
Konstantine Romonoff of Omaha, til
first with flying cradle, in one hour
two minutes and two seconds, and the
second with toe hold in 19 minutes
"a seconds.
GENERAL
The Wisconsin Legislature ratified
the federal suffrage amendment, the
Assembly voting 81 to . and the Sen,
ate % to l.
An alleged conspiracy to defraud
the government of S30,0O00O0 worth
of munitions supplies has been uncov-
cred by Department of Justice agents
Detroit
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-13
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIG
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF the week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN
Western Newspaper Union views .erv,ce.


WESTERN
AT least one life was lost and $780,
600 damage was caused to property
and growing crops by cloudburst at
Tulsa, Okla. More than five inches of
water fell in two hours.
Vincent ]. Sylvia, former manager
of confectionery company at Lewis
ton, Me. was arrested at Los Angeles
by local officers charged with the EN-
bezzlement of $4,000 The police held
ten warrants against him.
Sought throughout the West for over
two years, after conviction as white
SLAYER and repeated Jail breaks, An
gelo Gleka, alias John Mitchell, Il
Greek. was arrested at Redding by fed
eral authorities and taken to San Fran
cisco
California cotton growers will re-
ceiye approximately S20,0OO,0OO for
this seasons crop, according to state
ments made by cotton-seed oil brOk-
ers, who have completed surveys of
the Imperial valley and Palo Verde
districts.
Tests by the State Board of Health
last April and in June, 1918, revealed
physical defects among 1866 per cent
of 53,462 babies examined in the state
of California, according to report oi
the board issued at Sacramento. The
principal physical defects were abnor
NAL tonsils and adenoids
Max Asch, bellboy at Santa Bar
bara hotel, has been sentenced to 81,
months in the county Jail for the thief
of $500 bracelet from Mrs. f. w
Fayben of Manchester, Mass, CUES
at the hotel. The bracelet was recov
cred after having been buried on tn,
beach.
DIR. NJ. B. Shipp, head of a firm e
advertising physicians at Salt Lak'
City, was shot and probably fatal,
wounded by Mike Granapolus, a dissat
isfied patient Granapolus, accordin,
to the police, called on the doctor fo
refund of fees and when refused sho
the physician in the breast, near til,
heart
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
PERSHING'S REPORT

American participation in the is described that purely military be understood by the layman, Pcrshngs report the department covering the entire range of activities of his forces in France
 He early recognized the mission of the fighting forces that of strong heatenng cumulative the aded and weary allies. In this connection, he says:
 Our mission offensive and essential make plans for striking Armies had endeavoed maintain the offensive the British order guard the Channel ports committed operations in Flanders and the French the portion of the front protecting Paris Both lacked troops operate elsewhere large scae7
 Pershng what all the allied commanders have that Germanys peculiar fortified advance positions
 distinctly advantageous situation for successful and he selected with uneng Xactude the for which Americas enterprise and dash fitted attack Other parts of the line such would involve strictly defensive tactics by the British and French.
 Interesting beyond anything else in the report the ment that the general always opposed surrender of American unity of command and when he offered American the allies bolster up their shattered numbers and morale he made such reservations would insure the Yanks their hampered opportunity the proper time engage separate warfare according American plans Submission the general plan of the allied armies difficult arrange, inasmu the change tactics threw the into the open and afforded the whole allied force chance indulge in those atagcms that the American had proven themselves superby fitted for
 The generals tribute the American doughboy most unsesh payment of the debt due the enterpsng highly ndividualistc fighting
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
THIS NEEDS AN ANSWER
Dear Mir. Radical {: Anywhere,
 U. 5. A.

We understand you fewer than you Sunday by 249 No doubt the percapa wealth the United States fewer because hear of you took 0O apiece American bank away with you In the wealth of the part of you that went home to that dear Russia, half million.
 We have respect for you. Anybody who can by merely advocating destruction of things and institutions that have got used for nearly 50 years such did deserves respect Such amassng dates talents far out of the ordinary, and doubt had you devoted constructive in stead of destructive work you would be among the putes a feet to dcSpisc.
 When you again Gas many of you will from time to tme) let advise you eSpouSe cause which shall commend you deserving infinitely thought and effort than the of the worngman know and him. Take up the of the middle class person. who hash trade and can't jon Instead of naming your bolshevk redeycd newspapers The Worker "he Masses some such index of class advocating the of the doWnodden of small home business the ensaved clerk ill two by office and the doctor lawyer preacher teacher Wo need your help whole lot than do the upstanding men who already organized in strong unons Do this.
 JOHN ?. GINK
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
WHY COPPER PROSPECTS LANGU1SH

It has remarked that there little copper velopmen this within the last year. says the Phoenix Re publican That is there has been comparatively little work in much of this kind of work going While perhaps many of the prospects would have burgeoned mnes of them seemed promising when work suspended.
 The explanation of the of the work of de veopment that the of doing has become prohbve that nearly twice much sink shaft drive The money for this kind of work had generally paravely small from people with tendency toward mild gambling They bought stock greater less volume. Sales made for the part in mining camps and
 The stock the hands of miners merchants and other people who had lived in mining atmosphere and in whom faith in the industry had become ingrained.
 Stocks in of small companies could be bought almost anywhere and soft drink stands The stock represented he gilt edged The purchaser nearly al understood that he taking long chance. It of cooperative whether anything in the prospect It then the pur of the work would have prevented sales stock.
 The real explanation of the cessation of copper development that while there has been money in Arizona than for such enterprises has been diverted into channel It is said that within the last year fourteen months 10O00O00 of Arizona money has gone into Texas oil stocks How much of has back the statisticians informed
 Most of the oil stocks have been sold in the mining camps the former chief sources of the prospectors capitol
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
THE TRUTH ABOUT HIGH PRICES

Badstrees index number shows that December l. prices 11 percent above the prwar evethe highest since the Civil War least The of living advanced percent dur ing last November according prices of nnetsix staple modities.
 Why Profiteering? No.
 Prices of the necessities of life high because there not enough of those necessities the demand
 Why?
 Because capital which ought be used produce the entials of life being used produce noncentals uxu ies.
 Why?
 Because there is tremendous demand for uxues any price The people spending jag They spending $65000O00 day in the United States for Christmas presents alone. Christmas presents luXuries.
 The United States properly ill this serious It may entail suffering than the held for the nations. It is therefore asking cvy thoughtful, intelligent American make this Thrift Christmas by giving securities of the government such War Savings Stamps and Treasury Say gs Certificates presents and begin saving regularly New Years Day. We will do well the governments call
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
ARTIST IS BUSY BUT HE
 GETS AWAY

c. E. Martin, alias Quien Sabe, left the city after purchasing several bits of Christmas cheer, proffering five dollar checks in payment and receiv- ing good, hard silver in exchange for what later proved to be worthless paper.
 Among the victims were Robin sons cigar store, Acker's book store, and the Curtis fruit store on South Cortez street. A 12-year-old boy who was present in the latter establish ment, declared he could identify the check-passer if he again saw him. In company with county officers he made a canvass of the town and trains. But the man, mean enough to take ad- vantage of tine holiday spirit to run in his petty bum check crookedness, did not appear.
 That the crook IS of very limited intelligence is shown by the fact that he presented one of the checks at the Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, upon which institution he had drawn his worthless paper. His check was turned down, but the sheriff's office did not learn of the presence of the chcck-shover until the next day.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
BRITISH VIEW OF OUR SENATE's STAND

British press opinion has become remarkably avoraby the independent stand of the American the peace treaty Comments the speech of Lloyd George indicate that there is deep sympathy with the efforts of the republicans
 this country keep the nation free entanglements As sociated Press dispatch dated Friday London that
 The attitude of the United States with regard of affairs in Europe occupied large part of the educational discussion of Premier Lloyd Georges speech before the house of yesterday The Morning premier for trying throw the blame the American nation and calls the speech confession of failure defends senate action the league of nations and says Mr. Lloyd George put his the wrong horse when he supported President Wilson's disastrous bundes The newspaper then acks the league of nations cmera declaring should be scrapped a failure
 The Daily Mail emphasized the importance of the dealing with Turkey (which says undoubtedly involves the end of Turkish rule in Conantinople regrets desperate need of solution of the and uncertainty regarding final decision by the United States compelled the Allies without further delay"
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
THE AMERICAN LEGION IS PERMANENT

Inconecon with the proposal of the American Legion back any consistent suitable memorial and rccrcatona institution in Prescott the explanation of an5her Legion post of why feels appeal for public support vey ihe question of the pemanency of the Legion brought and member follows the subject:
 Tine American Legion incorporated the national ganizam cf American of the great by c Congress No other association of this kind has thus honcred in the history of the United States
 At this time, possibly than any other with nation dden with ists isms propaganda unrest strikes is for sound sod sincere and proved Americans band themselves together the largest possible body be voice s'd d power in this country.
 What fitting than that who rsked al done all that could for country, sacrifice after sacrifice sEoud form ourselves into permanent body?
 The legion club, is order is nal organization It is not formed merely for friendship bene t but is formed with the great thought which embraces al others Amcrlcansm for, by and of Americans.
 Tt has been inferred by that the legion will hold that interest will that the spirit will die and posts will cease to hold any attraction for They wrong long retain that which is birtright that which made people that which proved us which m second only to ghtcousneour love of counust long will stand together think together together When we have lost Americansm will disband ill all probability.
 The legion is body formed of those only who have proved that they have the their convictions are true Americans o such country formed On what more sound foundation than Amecanism could legion be built? We have built the boshem on the shifting sands of politics, have have built upon the rock of fidelity upon the principles we have foughtghteousnes democracy home and all that has made what are.
 As never before in country d people have been called upon to swing the righteousness democracy; response the world knows.
 We of the legion have called the flower country-is youtwe be the body ill our country and our voice will be 100 per Amercan The legion touches or should touch in way every home the land and should be backed the limit"
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
RECOVERED NAG POINTS TRAIL
 OF ROBBERS

After almost three days search, mounted officers got on the foot trail of the two Mexican bandits who held up and robbed Pete Starnick of the Blue Bell store on Saturday, and shortly after noon yesterday, trailers began to follow the dim tracks along the crest of the Big Bug mesa.
 The report that the second horse stolen last Friday night from the Arizona Power company corral at Poland Junction had returned home was erroneous. It was another nag that had come back.
 The bay horse, however, was the means yesterday of putting the track CTS on the trail. Deputies came upon him, saddled, near the Lessard ranch, southwest of Mayer, and took up his trail. Up on the mesa, they found the saddle that had been worn by the other stolen mount and from this point, picked up the footprints of the two robbers.
 Sheriff Davis, who came in yester- day from the scene of battle, returned last night to superintend the further efforts of the trailers to locate the two boldest, baddest bandits who have operated hereabout for many a moon.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
THIS ARIZONAN NEAR EQUATOR
 WAS SHOCKED

q hope there are some people III Prescott who will not discredit what
 1 am going to say, nor question my veracity when l mention one thing in this equatorial zone that knocked the underpining from under me when l took a flight a short time ago in an airplane," writes Corporal Dave C. Darrow from Aspinwall to his aunt, Mrs. Mary Quinman, now in the city from the Constellation country. Con tinuing Corporal Darrow says:
 My three years as regular will soon be up, and have had enough of the army. Feel disappointed in not getting over to Europe, but probably it IS for the best, and may be some tears are saved. * Went up in a ship at Aviation Station E, last week, and had quite an expert ence, not for the novelty of flying, but for climatic surprises. We are near the Equator, as you know, and it is generally supposed it is warm above. But don't get fooled with that stuff. At 1000 feet high it got cool, at an- other it was frigid, and at 5000 feet thought 1 would freeze The sun seemed to hit us on an angle of about 45 degrees, but there was nothing warm in its bright rays. After de- scending in about an hour we whip ped off our heavy clothes in a jiffy, as it was melting hot down below This is what l cannot get through my noodle, and the old hands at the game here gave me the laugh when 1 said why should 1t be so cold right under the equator at such a light elevation as we reached? Then commenced all kinds of scientific eX- plantations, all being Greek to this Arizonan. One signal service officer stated the higher you go in the equator zone the colder it gets, and above certain elevations foot for foot it beats the Arctic regions. Wish I could remember what an officer said but then it would have to be inter preted or deciphered by those who are versed in atmospheric pressure, conditions, and kindred situations which were interesting to hear doicd out by those who know about the elements. This IS the warmest place ton land) I have ever been in. and 1 want to get back 10 the good old mountains around the camp"
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
ID ADD ID GAS PLANT
 CAPACITY

Material has begun to arrive for the new gas storage reservoir to be erected by the Prescott Gas & Flee trict company. This addition to the thoroughly modern equipment of the local gas works will give a storage capacity capable of supplying the city with gas for 24 hours, the new reser- voir holding 6OO0O cubic feet as against l5,OOO, the present storage limit.
 When for any reason the power transmission lines fail, the making of gas seases, for the plant depends on electric power in its operations. As the steam auxiliary plant for electric lighting and power purposes requires a matter of an hour or more to steam up, the problem of keeping a sufficient reserve of gas to cover several hours has been a rather delicate one under the limit of maximum of 15,OO0 feet storage. By the erection of the new tank, this difficulty is removed.
 In order to guard against any in terruption of the lighting service dur ing the holiday season, an extra man has been employed who does nothing but keep the steam auxiliary plant fired up ready for any failure of the cross-the-mountain power lines. In fact, whenever notice of threatening storms can be had, the local plant is gotten ready to produce lighting cur rent if needed. But the sudden un- expected mountain storms cannot be guarded against, and if the wire goes down under those conditions, an in- terruption of service is inevitable.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-24
Sister of Allan
 Hill Passes Away

Pioneers of Yavapai, and later resi- dents as well, well remember Allan Hill, whose death in July, 1918, de- prived many of a cherished friend. Robert E. Morrison in commenting upon the decease of Miss Mary E. Hill, sister to Allan Hill, her death occurring on the third of this month at the home of her nephew ill Mil waukee, Wisconsin, observed the wonder to him was that she had sur vived this long as the devotion of the brother and sister to eachother was one of the finer exhibitions of unsel- fish and loving regard.
 Being in a reminiscent vein Alto ney Morrison stated that for twenty years Allan Hill had been associated with him in practice, and during that time not a harsh word of disagree ment had passed between them. And to those he met, whether in busi- ness, social, or merely as fellow dweller in the same land, this popular man had naught but friends and we'll wishers. He was help to many am bilious young men, tutoring them cheerfully without pay other than the satisfaction of helping, Harold FL liott, now practicing law at Clifton, Arizona, and d member of the Ari- zona state senate, was one of his pro tePeS.