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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-18

have profted By some Of the costly -
periences Of others. and by q system
attic classification prevented men from
being sent to the trenches who later
had to be withdrawn and returned to
Industries essential TO the prosecution
of the war. In carrying out its sys
tematic draft system. the tendency was
to retain in the industrial world the
pivotal or key men. the return OF whom
To their normal activities In the indus
trial world appears to be one of the
outstanding principles In the British
rehabilitation system. The war de-
partment has consistently declined to
discharge our selected service men by
classes. the needs of Industry hayin:
been recognized In the selective serv-
ice law.
In many families distress exists.
dustry. To enable such men to be re-
leased. the war department has issued
circular to all commanders covering
their cases.
The secretary Of war has also rec
commended to congress that a man be
paid an additional months pay and
allowance on discharge In order to
tide him over the interim between his
discharge and the date he obtains EN-
ployment; and congress has now
passed bill authorizing $50 bonus
to be paid on discharge to each officer
and man who is honorably separated
from the service.
Some Dissatisfaction.
Some dissatisfaction has arisen be-
cause families find 1t difficult to I'M
mediately see their sons and relatives
on their arrival ut the port OF debarka-
ton. This Is due to the fact that pub
lie health demands that these men be
segregated until they can be disinfect-
ed, in order to prevent the spread Of
diseases, such az typhus, trench fever
and influenza. In the country. Also
practical conditions connected with the
handling and discharge Of large bodies
Of men demand that they be sent after
their disinfection direct to their demo
bilization points.
This all seems hard, and being
difficult practical problem, is Of ne
cessity entirely devoid Of sentiment,
which is, however. continually hnpel-
ling those intrusted with the carrying
out of these measures to devise some
way Of showing the soldier the esteem
in which he is held by the country. and
of satisfying the just pride which his
family possesses In his exploits.
There Is general belief that the
emergency has passed, that the wal
is over, and that there Is no reason
for keeping troops in France. The
war is not over until a treaty Of peace
ends 1t.
The emergency cannot be consid
cred over until the last Of our troops
arrive from France. What could w
say to these men and their families 4
we demobilized all troops in this coun
try and were powerless to care for AM
; return to their home districts the mel
returning from overseas?
Troops must be kept in France TO
: such army Of occupation as may b.
decreed by the treaty Of peace, ant
for every division held there to clincl
t the fruits of victory must be kept
/ certain proportion of men for thei
supply, to provide measures for thei
r comfort and for their final embarka
} | ton
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07
HUMAN LIFE CHEAP IN
 RUSSIA

The tragic cheapness in which life is held in Petrograd is shown in a gruesome story which came to the American officials in London from an American just returned from the Russian capital. In the compartment of train 1 eaving Petrograd were three civilians, Russian soldier and one woman.
 Shortly after the train started the woman cried out that she had lost her purse, adding: "This soldier has stolen my pocketbook" Protestations of his innocence did no good, and finally the woman's shouts attracted the red guard standing in the corridor of the car, to whom when he entered the compartment she reiterated her statement. Without pausing he buried his bayonet in the accused soldier, killing him instantly.
 The body lay on the floor. The men in the carriage finally decided to through it out the window. The train was just arriving in the station of a small town when the body was drop ped out of the window. It rolled in front of group of Russian soldiers.
 Seeing the window from which their comrade had been tossed, these sol iers immediately rushed into the com partment, and when told that the red guard had killed the soldier they went into the corridor, finding the red guard wiping the blood from his bayonet. The red guard was bay oneted by the soldiers, who then jump ed from the train.
 His body was thrown from the same window by the same men who had similarly disposed of the other soldier.
 Shortly afterward the woman pas senger in their compartment cried out: Oh! I've found my purse! It was between the cushions"
 Immediately the three men set upon her, shouting that she had talked too much and was menace to the com munity. They tore the clothes from
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07
Attest: J. s. WITHERS, Clerk.
INCREASED PENSIONS
 FOR THE VETERANS

SAWTELLE, June 3.-Another in crease in pensions for veterans of the civil, Mexican and Indian wars is strongly indicated in leters received here from congressman. The pros pect is that pension of $50 a month will be provided by the present or the next congress. This increase is on the theory, expressed in letters re- ceived, that $50 will not be an actual increase but only step nearer equal ity with the increased cost of living.
 Copies of Congressman Fullers bill providing $50 month for all veterans of Mexican, civil and Indian wars, who are not in receipt of $500 a year in- come in excess of their pensions, have been received here. This bill includes all veterans who served 90 days or more and received an honorable dis charge.
 Veterans who know Congressman Fuller, who is from Illinois and chair man o fthe committee on invalid pen sions, say his attitude toward the vet erans is one of extraordinary inter- est due to his own unique experience. He raised regiment for service in the civil war but at the last minute was rejected on account of illness. Precisely the same experience was re- peated for him in the Spanish War and he volunteered for service in the war against Germany but was reject ed on account of his age.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07

have appeared the list delinquent which asked have stricken from the Back Tax Bok for the that it property and worthless longer be found that have either been removed destroyed and the of worthless value He having used effort with the aid and operation of the County Aome Office collect appearing with Assessor County Attorney that the uncoecb motion made seconded unanimously solved that the forth the foregoing list be- hereby ordered stricken from the Back Rolls Mohave The following bonds approved by the Chairman Dubn Notary Pbic H. Carpenter Notary Public; Public; Constable; P. M Iverson,
 (To be Concluded Next Week. There being further the Board stands o'clock A. M.
 GEORGE B. AYERS,
 Chairman Board of Supervisors. Attest: J. S. WrTHERS, Clerk.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07
Electrifying the Soil

Instead of electrifying crops with currents from overhead wires, as 50 successfully done in England, Robert D. McCreery, a Chicago electrical en- gineer, has been testing an entirely new process of electrifying the roots by driving current through the soil.
 A high frequency current is literally driven in spray through the surface of the soil from special distributing electrodes imbedded about six inches in the earth, arranged parallel to each other on two opposite sides of the field along the fence lines, out of the way of cultivation.
 The control of the electricity is brought about by metallically coating the seed with a finely divided node terioating metal before planting, thus not only creating lines of low resist ance but also condition analogous to the coherer of a wireless set, since high frequency waves are automati- cally drawn to anything metallic. The method of metallically coating the seed is very simple and can be done so rapidly that a 10-year-old farmers boy can coat enough seed corn in ten minutes to plant twenty acres of it, and the metallic element in no way interferes with the dropping of the seed from planting devices.
 After the garmination of the seed the metal is naturally deposited in the heart of the roots of the plant and continues to serve it's purpose i. e., the electricity continues to be drawn through the roots.
 The tests made this year were on eleven acres of corn and few rows of sugar beets at Lombard, III. The corn came up from three to four days soon- CT than untreated seed; germination increased from 31 to 39 per cent; the plants grew 30 to 50 per cent more rapidly; the volumne of stalks was in- creased B to 40 per cent; the total production increased about 30 to 40 per cent and the money value of the crop was greater by about $30 an acre.
 The production of sugar beets was greater by 10 per cent in weight, by IA per cent in sugar content and re- turned more than $50 an acre more than untreated beets.
 This was done at cost of less than 50 cents per acre for current and met allically coating the seed, and the net cost of apparatus installed was less than $200.
 The average height of the electri- fled corn was over ten feet. Many engineers believe that the effect of electricity is the addition of nitrogen or the actual nitrification of the soil, essential to the we'll being of plant life.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07

her and subjected her to indignities before one of the men stabbed her to death. Her body was thrown from the car window through which the two others had preceded it.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07
Bewildering

Bewildering "These short skirts are rather be- wildering."
 "Yes. It isn't safe any more to of- fer to take what you think is little girl on your lap!"-Nashville Ten neSSeean.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07

Hearing is the only sense which is not active in new born child. That sense is dormant until the third or fourth day.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07

The province of Manitoba is bigger than England and Wales. and could by herself grow enough wheat to feed forty millions of people.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF MO-
 HAVE COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA

 State of Arizona met this Ayers Chairman; H. Foster, Mmber w. Rugges Assessor and J. S.. Withers, Clerk. IA M Sd, 1919.
 GEORGE B.. AYERS Equalization Mohav County State Arizona Attest S. WITHERS, Clerk
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-06-07
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MO-
 HAVE COUNTY STATE OF ARIZONA.

an,
 County State of Arizona met this at of full Board and Clerk
 check claims against Mohave County and the following approved and ordered paid |EIIND NO TO WHOM PURPOSE AMOUNT Salary of Officials and employees of Mohave County period ending May 18th, 199- S2S3999 of Officials and Employees of Mohave
 courv for tbs nerod ending May s1st 1919 . 2S6499
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actors, But this discrepancy was over
looked. as il did not interfere Nith
the action Of the piece. Tho players
in Mansfield's support always suffered
terribly on opening nights. on the
stars account as we'll g on their own
An actress in Mansheld's company
had plenty OF chances TO practise
Mysteries.
Madame Modieska used 10 relate al
incident connected with her stage
debut which occurred in san Fran
cisCo She stood waiting in tho wings
and the time for hor entrance arrived.
She could rot move she seemed roo ed
To tho ground. In DESPAIR she whis-
pcroi To IA stage hard standing by
please give mo "A push" with this
unusual assistance tho Polish countess
was started off, and made hit with
her performance. So much so that
this California tryout was speedily fol-
lowed ny New York engagement
which proved a veritable triumph.
T.. 5 Willard VIII" through many
years was as well known and as we'll
liked in the United States as in his
native England. once said he could
indeed believe that drowning mon
remembers every incident Of his past
life. for tho nervous actor remem
bers every incident OF his previous
performances. and Just as y
drowning man will clutch at a straw
so a nervous actor will clutch at a cue
On another occasion he replied to a
friend who had remarked that on an
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Best Actors and Actresses Have Stage Fright Even Ate

that he first spilled the wine and then
dropped the glass. IN the beginning
OF his theatrical career Tree made
hit as GrimdIdi in THE Life OF an
Actress" but following the first per-
Torrance the stage manager asked
him why he had sat down after his
entrance, when at the rehearsals he
had always stood. Tree replied that
he had not intended to sit down. but
his legs had given way under him and
he had simply collapsed.
Similarly, John Hare made one of
his earliest hits as Prince Perrosky
in "Ours," as far back as 1866. and
on the opening night he walked to
and fro. up and down the stage. while
delivering the lines that were re-
hearsed as coming from a stationary
figure. On another opening night, in
School" this same actor, as Beau
Farintosh, made his entrance several
speeches before his cue. TO his own
confusion and that of the members
OF his company.
Those of us who recall Mrs. Kendall
as a matronly figure in THE Iron
master" and 1.-The Elder Miss Bios
som" can scarcely realize that as a
child she played Little Eta in "Uncle
Toms Cabin" and yet one who re-
members the performance assures me
that OH the opening night Margaret
Robertson, as she was called in those
days, being the twenty second child
of William Robertson. wore a haxen
wig. which she tugged at so persist
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opening night Willard seemed uncon-
cerned and self-posscssed. We'll, per
haps that proves my ability TO act, If
! can appear at ease when | am on the
rack"
Nat Goodwin experienced this same
ordeal of remembering parts from
other plays when he only wanted to
remember his lines in the new produc-
ton. MY past rises up before me"
declared the clever comedian. in de-
scribing his attacks Of stage fright on
the premier of play. 81 think ~ old
cues and former associations. Why, I
have stood in the wings and repeated
IN" marriage service instead Of my
opening speech"
Mrs Gilbert tine Grand Old Lady NJ
the Stage" who died in 1904 at the
age of So, after having passed the
whole Of her life In the theatre. made
heT last appearance In a piece called
Granny" During the run of this
play Mrs. Gilbert rebuked a young
actress who hoasted Of never suffering
from stage fright by declaring that
this was assuredly an evidence Of cold
rloodedness and lack OF temperament,
adding that in all her experience shs
had never encountered a really COM
petcnt player who was not nervous
and excited ON an opening night. De-
spite this assertion Mrs. Gilbert al
ways gave splendid performances.
never missing line, never missing a
point so far as could be judged from
the front OF the house.
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By HAROLD SETON.

LLCTAGE FRIGHT" is generally
y supposed TO be the natural
tiniidity manifested by an in
dividual shaking a first appearance be-
fore an audience. But any one con-
nected with a playhouse or associated
with stage performers could tell you
otherwise. stage fright" is Just as
likely to attack actors and actresses
OF experience. even OF long years Of
experience.
Henry Irving was always extremely
nervous on the opening night Of a new
play. and It Is told that when THE
Lyons Mail" was first produced, at the
Lyceum Theatre in London, in 1877.
with the r-manager In tho roles
sf Lesur1ues and Dubosc. he quite
forgot his entrance lines, but, in an
effort to stumble through. he impro-
vised a speech and invented some
i"business' which proved 80 effective
that the alterations were heartily ap-
proved by Charles Reade. the author
OF the piece, who stralghtway in
corporated them in the manuscript.
when Beerbohm Tree first played
Prince MdIeotu in "ForgetMe-Not."
with Genevive Ward. in 1880. he had
a scene where he WIS to pour out a
glass OF wine. but on the opening
night his hands uembled so violeD<ay
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TIE MECHANISM IN A WIRELESS OFFICE
How Thousands of Young Americans
Are Again I apping the Radio Waves
Their Part in Winning the War

eral hundred miles away. and also
were using transmitters capable Of
transmitting several miles. Until
that time the air had been absolutely
free: there were no radio laws or
Government restrictions Of any kind.
At about that time, however. the
Government stepped in and discussed
the formulating of certain laws having
much to do with the freedom Of the
air. or the ''ether." as TIE wireless
men call the space above our atmo-
sphere through which wireless waves
are said to pass. These laws, which
we're finally passed in 1912. were the
very quintessence OF fairness. While
there had been considerable agitation
from time to time toward the end Of
stopping amateur wireless altogether.
because certain INSCRIPTIONS anna
tours occasionally ipterfered seriously
with the reception Of commercial mes
sages, the Government laws merely
insisted on amateur wireless devotees
securing operators licenses after pass
ing simple tests for proficiency in
operating. securing licenses for their
stations and operating their trans
lengths so as to reduce interference
to a minimum.
From 1912 to 1917 wireless amateurs
made tremendous progress. Much of
the prosperity which prevailed Just
prior to our entrance into the war was
translated into elaborate wireless ap-
paratus. Indeed. some of the amateur
wireless stations boasted of equipment
quite comparable with the best COM
mercial stations and costing anywhere
from $50 up to $1,000 or more. From
a range OF few miles for transmit
ting and a few hundred miles for re-
ceiv!ng. the range jumped up TO thou
sands of miles for receiving and hun
dreds of miles for sending.
Radio Enthusiasts Organize.
Wireless organizations and clubs
spfang up all over the country. Reg
ular meetings were held by. the more
progressive clubs, at which papers
were read and discussions took place
much after the fashion of the leading
technical societies. II anything, these
young men conducted meetings which
would have done justice to many en-
cheering societies, after which they
were largely modelled.
One organization in particular at
tracted much attention. because 1t ar
ranged for a relay system between
various cities In the United States,
league took part in a relay service.
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R RHHA ths TE4ERAS SN HIS
REV STRAPPES rs NlS
LEG, THIS AVIATOR CAN
EiTAER TELEPHONE OR
TELEGRAPH TO 4
GROUND STATION.

The use OF vacuum Iupes for trans
hitting opens up a vast field for
amateur wireless. Already there are
amateurs who speak of installing
bank OF tubes which will enable them
10 speak hundreds of miles. One OF
the more ambitious wireless amateurs
in New York has stated his intention
Of speaking from coast to coast. Ger
tain it Is that the tubes have greatly
simplifed wireless telegraphy and
TELEPHONY and the apparatus now re-
quired for covering long distances,
either telephonically or teleg raphi-
cally, is nothing compared to what
was formerly employed
Radio is going to appeal TO far
wider class of men than ever before
because it is more mysterious and
enticing to-day than ever before.
Even before the war it interested
those of ali ages, from the twelve
year-old boy to the siXty-year old in
ventor. The stations ranged from the
odds and ends picked up about the
power plant and junk shop. and
laboriously assembled into some sort
of receiving set, TO the elaborate
transmitter and receiver purchased
from a leading commercial organiza-
ton. IT was the rich mans and the
poor mans hobby. In truth all
mingled in this most democratic or
pastimes. No doubt It will be the
same from now on.
II has often been pointed out that
amateur wireless exercises a most
beneficial influence on Young America.
- l,oyirs m iutevaSt them at an age
when they want to branch out for
themselves, and it holds their interest
and keeps them at home when they
might otherwise seek relaxation in tho
neighborhood pool parlors or saloons.
II develops their inventive talent. X
they possess any, and If not. 1t gives
them an excellent practical knowledge
Of electricity. SO important has this
phase of amateur wireless been held
that on more than one occasion when
unfavorable wireless legislation threat
ened to eliminate amateur wireless for
all time this argument advanced by
the wireless amateurs was a big factor
in winning the day.
So the wireless amateur who spends
night after night and Saturday after
Moons and sundays tinkcring away at
his wireless apparatus is a decided
asset to the community. II war again
should come upon US. he stands ready
10 serve our country in a big and prac-
teal way He may he a leading in
ventor or electrical engineer Of to-
morrow; for it is a fact that many an
electrical leader of to-day was but a
struggling amateur few years ago.
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4 WRELESS TELEPHONE end TeLEGRAPH

wireless. And the United States
saved more time than will ever be Up
preciated by the country at large by
having all the necessary radio
operators ready for service on the
opening day OF our war.
Engineers rs Well as Operators.
But the wireless amateurs gave US
more than radio operators. They
gave US radio engineers. For exam
Pile, there is Major Edwin Howard
Armstrong OF the signal corps. presi
dent Of the Radio Club OF America,
and a New York wireless amateur
who invented one OF the most impor-
tant developments in radio reception.
namely. the regenerative action OF the
audion detector.
The adio-controlled torpedo, which
may soon protect our coast, was In
vented by a former radio amateur
]. II. Hammond, Jr. Again. there
are T. Johnson. Jr., expert radio aide.
in charge OF aircraft radio. L. S. navy;
Lieut.. w. S. Lennon, L. s. navy,
radio officer: Lieut.. Sandenwater l..
S. navy. radio officer: Il. r. Cummings.
expert radio aide. L. S. navy: r. W.
L. Horle, expert radio aide, L. s.
navy: F. A. Hart expert radio aide.
L. S. navy: G. Allen, expert radio
aide, L. S. navy; L. Spangenburg. ra-
do inspector, aircraft radio, U. S.
navy; Ensign r. J. Styles. L. s. navy.
aircraft radio: Capt. D. c. Mccoy,
radio officer. Division of Military Aero
nautics; ]. O. Smith, radio expert. d.
vision OF Military Aeronautics - all
New York amateur wireless men, and
many more.
These young wireless men brought
new ideas to the army and navy. The
hours upon hours spent by them in
practical experimentation and tinker
ing were at last capitalized And. as
a consequence of their knowledge and
talent, in conjunction with other Gov
eminent radio experts and the lead
ing electrical engineers of the country.
wireless telegraphy and telephony