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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
CzECH0-SLAVS ON WAY
 HOME PASS THROUGH

Several trainloads of Czecho-Slavs passed through Kingman this week on their way to an Atlantic port for em- barkation home. These men have been fighting in Siberia for the past five years in some cases and had spent the last month at Kearney. They looked tired and battle-worn, many of them being short an arm or leg. There were 1000 men approxi- mately, all that was left of 100000 who went to Russia early in the war to fight the Kaisers legions. ID speaking of their arrival in this coun- try, the American Red Cross" says:
 "The first contingent of returning Czecho-Slovaks arrived in San Diego early in the morning of July Sd from Siberia, on their way to their homes in Bohemia The China Mail steam- ship "Nanking' was met at the Nun icpal Dock by 10000 San Diegans, headed by Red Cross officials and can- teen workers.
 There were l 041 men in the arriv- luS COHllHStHt. ITdCISohiy wv thirds of them were recovering from wounds or illness. Immediately fol- lowing their deSarkation they were taken in hand by the San Diego Chap ter Canteen Committee, which served hot coffee and sandwiches.
 The Czecho7Slovaks were in com mand of Major Vladimir Jirsa, who paid the following tribute to the Red Cross:
 "The Red Cross is wonderful. What we would have done without them, I do not know. Everywhere they have been of assistance to us. We cannot express wish that is not fulfilled. Through all the hardships that these men have passed, wherever there was a Red Cross official, life was made just little bit easier for them. They will never forget what the Red Cross has done. Your group of workers, headed by Captain John Reifsnider, who accompanied us over on the 'Nanking,' made everything pleasant for us on the ship"
 These Czecho-Slavs are returning to their homes and free nation after nearly five years of almost continuous fighting. They are middle-aged and old men for the most part. They range in age from thirty to seventy and are as hale and hearty a contin- gent, despite the hardships through which they have passed, as has ever visited these shores.
 Their singing was what most inn pressed the 10000 San Diegans who thronged the Union Station. They sang in perfect unison, as though 1t had been one of the strictest parts of their military training.
 The address of welcome to Amer ica was extended to visitors by Mayor L J. Wilde, of San Diego. This was interpreted by c. J. Novotny, of the San Diego Czecho-Slovak Society. Commandant Vladimir Jirsa respond ed.
 Immediately upon conclusion of the ceremonies, which were held in the San Diego Chapter Canteen Station, the Czecho-Slovak troopers entrained for Camp Kearney, where they were housed for a period of one week, pre-
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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
STATE TAX COMMISSION MEETING AT FLAGSTAFF

The session of the State Tax Com mission, members of the boards of supervisors of the various counties, their clerks and the assessors, held at the Grand Canyon last week was a most enlightening affair, so far as it relates to valuations of the various counties. A look over the valuations will tell you that the mining counties of the state are the ones that show the only increases in valuation, and are really the only ones that are worth while from a tax standpoint. Mari copa, which claims to have the largest population of any county in the state, has 300,000 acres of land that is worth 5000 per acre or better, and other things necessary to all mankind, only has a little more of this worlds goods than little Pinal. That you may get some idea of the wealth of the various counties we are giving be- low the assessed valuations of each for the years 1918 and 1919. Of course these valuations may be chang ed slight bit by the Tax Commis- sion, but so far as the mining compan- ies and counties go it will be in the way of raises, not decreases.
 County: Net Valuations
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
BASEBALL CLUB
 DANCE TONIGHT

The Kingman Baseball Club will give dance tonight at the Odd Eel lows Hall. It is the only dance of the week and it is expected there will be a large crowd out.
 Refreshments will be served and the committee in charge, Burford, Hayes and Donald George have sur prise of some kind for the crowd. The committee promises the best dance of the season.
 There will be straight admission charge of $1.00, ladies free.
 The music will be good and the floor is one of the best in town.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
Ha6by Hunting Grounds Found ,n
 Disastrous Wreck

The old saying that "Its an i'll wind that blows no one good" is amply at the wreck scene at Blackberry. The Indians are reaping a golden harvest in the debris that filters the right of way. Lordly Hiawathas and laughing Minnehahas are strutting about be- decked in lowered calicos and cling ing silks. Bit cigars and choice ar- ticles of food they now have in abund- ance.
 Soon after the wreck the Indians were busy salvaging from the rush. ing flood waters, and if all reports are true they have found horn of plenty.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
0ATMAN MAN FOUND
 DEAD IN BED SAT

J. w. Hoover passed away at Oat- man last Saturday night. Death was due to heart trouble it is thought.
 l.. c. Hoover, his son, who is an engineer at one of the mines at Oat- man noticing that his father was not around Saturday evening, went to his house to find him. He found him lying in bed dead with his clothes still on.
 The deceased was 65 years of age and for the past few years has been raising bees on the river.
 The funeral was held from the Van Marter Undertaking parlors Tuesday afternoon, and interment was in the Mountain View cemetery.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
LOCAL MAN SHOT
 WHILE HUNTING

L. J. Friedell received peppering of bird shot, when he and Jack Houts were out hunting a short distance from Kingman.
 Houts was shooting at dove on the wing and the dove flew toward Friedell. There were probably half dozen shot lodged in Friedell's face and shoulder. One hit him about half inch above the eye. If it had been a little lower he would have lost an eye. '.
 Friedell was brought to town and Dr. Todt soon had the shot removed.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
FREIGHT TRAIN
 LEAVES RAILS
 AT BLACKBERRY
Engineer Fuller M S si n g. Dea tn Probable. Two Locomotives and Thirteen Cars a Total Wreck in Greatest Rail Disaster in Recent Years.

What one railroad man termed the worst wreck he had seen in 20 years took place one mile above Blackberry Thursday evening. A freight train of ten cars, pulled by two engines hit some soft track throwing the engines off and piling the cars up by the side of the track.
 The embankment, about twelve feet high at this point, had been under mined by the water running down the wash by the side of the track, leav- ing the track to all appearances solid.
 When the engines started to leave the track, the engineers, firemen, conductor and brakemen either jump ed or were thrown from the train and were not hurt much outside of being badly bruised excepting in the case of Engineer Fred Fuller who has not vet been found. It is thought that his body is either under the wreckage or that he was thrown in to the rush. ing waters of the wash and carried away. Many friends are anxiously awaiting any word that may tell of his fate. Fuller is we'll known and we'll liked along the line.
 His family consists of a wife and boy, aged 6, who are not in the state at the present time.
 Two cars of sheep were in the wreck, all but twenty-five out of 500 having been killed.
 Passenger traffic was held up by the wreck until 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
STEWART THOMPSON AND
 BROOKS DUDLEY TAKE OVER
 ARIZONA ENGINEERING co

Stewart Thompson and Brooks Dud- lev have taken over the Arizona En- gineering Company, formerly owned by G. R. Franklin.
 MT. Franklin will be here next Tuesday to attend to the final de- tails of the transfer.
 The new concern will occupy the same building as occupied by the company formerly and will deal in mining machinery and probably auto mobiles as heretofore.
 Stewart Thompson, who has been at San Pedro the past year, arrived in Kingman Thursday. Brooks Dudley is a brother of M. B. Dudley of the Rural and Daisell Companies.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
RAINFALL MONDAY

Kingman had the hardest rainfall Monday that it has had for many a day. Automobiles were stalled in many cases and in some parts of town the water afforded some excellent Swimming holes," which the boys took advantage of. One lad tells a weird story of. having been sucked down into a "man hole"
 The rainfall for the morning was 1.4S inches which is considerable rain, all in one morning
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02

valuation of $154, ,397 ,296.S9, while the mining counties pay on valuation of $69S, ,296, ,769.34, practically three fourths of the entire expense Of main tenance of the government. At the same time the counties are also pay ing four-fifths of the revenues to the general government, purchased more than five-sixths of all the liberty bonds and thrift stamps that were credited to the state and are the only counties in the state where living conditions are met by high wage, But what makes us feel real good is that Mohave county, the smallest in population is the seventh in taxable wealth of the fourteen counties of the state.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
MARK PEARSON BACK

Lodema Cook returned Wednesday from San Diego, where she went to visit the PearsOns.
 Mark Pearson returned with her, having been discharged at the Pre- sidio the latter part of July.
 Pearson was mechanic in the air service and spent more than year overseas. He has taken his old posi- tion with the Old Trails Garage.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
N0HAYE co. PEOPLE ON COMMITTEE TO
 MEET SQUADRON

This week Gov. Campbell named committee from all the counties of the state to go to San Diego and welcome the big fleet. The Mohave county committee is composed of Charles H. Granger, w. O. Ruggles, Allen E. Ware, Mrs. R. A. Lassell, w. L. Lin vile, Carl G. Krook, and George B. Ayers, of Kingman; J. H. Hopkins, Oatman. This committee is supposed to meet the fleet at San Diego on the 7th of this month to help give it the royal welcome that it is deserving of.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
 AS TRAIN HITS MACHINE

Jake Neal narrowly escaped get ting badly smashed up Wednesday evening while driving across the San ta Fe tracks near the depot.
 A freight train, backing up to con- meet with some cars, hit the machine as he was crossing the track, and dragged the machine about 25 feet. When the train hit the machine, Neal jumped and was not hurt. The car was badly battered up.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
FIRM FORMED BY
 MINING MEN

The firm of Gibson, Gibson and Gib- son has been organized and has taken the office formerly occupied by the Mohave County Abstract and Title Company, on Fourth Street.
 The partners are, G. w. Gibson, G.. I. Gibson and Tom L. Gibson. Their business is to deal in mines, make ex- aminations and operate mines.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
BUD" NORTON ESCAPES
 FROM PRESCOTT JAIL

Bud" Norton has made his escape from the Prescott jail where he was serving a term for bootlegging.
 It will be remembered that Norton was caught "with the goods" several weeks ago along with Myrtle Moore near Prescott. It is understood that Myrtle Moore appealed her case and was released on bond.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
MASHES FINGER

J, N. Lewis, of Chloride bruised a inger SO badly that it was necessary to amputate it. MT. Lewis was put ting a rock under the rear wheel of his automobile to keep it from back ing up, when the machine came back and crushed his finger. He came to Kingman at once and had it ampu- tated
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
Operation Successful

Mrs. Gus Rofinot left for the coast Sunday to undergo a major operation. It is reported that the operation was very successful and that Mrs. Rofinot is rapidly gaining her strength.
 Mrs. Rofinot's mother accompanied her
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-08-02
TRAINLOAD OF
 CHINESE COOLIES

A trainload of Chinese coolies pass ed through here Wednesday on their way to Cuba where they will be put to work on the plantations.
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WOUNDED SOLDIER
COMES BACK HOME

Charles Wilson, the first Nye
county soldier to return home wear
ing wound stripes, arrived today
from the west coast whore he had
been demobilized with others and
told that he would have to go to the
army hospital until completely cured.
Wilson demurred and told the exam
ming surgeons that all he wanted
was to get back home as soon as the
regulations would permit. In that
way he was given an honorable dis
charge and transportation. He Is suf-
fering from injuries sustained under
sheM fire while building a bridge
across the Meuse. He was a member
OF company A, 3O5th engineers. The
casualty was received October oath,
resulting in a broken hip and leg
He also suffered from gassing and
is still quite hOarse. He was dis
charged February 18th at San Fran
CISCO and will go back TO Round
Mountain where he spent several
years leasing and in working on the
Pablo Canyon ranch. He was one Of
the bunch that went out with the
Hun Killers.
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IMPORTANT STRIKE OF H|GHCRAOE
SILVER A BELLEHELEN MINE

along the ledge 80 feet from the
surface and for a distance OF about
20 feet. Their second grade ore was
mtlled at the West End mill and
went over $74 The Silyerfields Ajax
Mines company took lease and
bond on the property some three
months ago, and since then they have
been doing development work, and
have sunk the shaft to depth OF
12O feet and have also crosscut and
dr.ned on the 70-foOt level During
the past few days the bond and
lease on the property has been
taken up and cancelled, and the for.
mpr owners have made deed to
the corporation for the property. The
property consists of four claims
about three-fourths of mile from
Bellehelen, and is equipped with a
15-hp. Fairbanks-M Morse engine, gal
lows frame and other equipment fol
deyelopment. The company has or
dqred from Campbell & Kelly an all
compressor and machine drills, and
other equipment for going to depth
and thoroughly prospecting the
ground In the bottom of the shalt
at a depth of 12o feet, sulphide ore
was encountered, gouge matter or
the banging.wall assaying $S610 IL
gold and silver AS soon as the all
| 1cousdnuoa On Page Four)
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An important strike was made at
the property of the SilyerfieIds Ajax
Mines company at Bellehelen during
,ha mast week. On Sunday William
Forman. who visited the property
returned to Tonopah bringing win
him some of the richest specimens
Of high grade silver ore that mas
heen seen in Tonopah in a long tlihl
Some of the specimens will run as
hiob AS $4,000 ton in gold and Sill
var SAMPLES of the ore can be seen
at the brokerage office Of Charles
: sprague company Tonopah' On
tbe 7O-foot level a body OF ore was
encountered. and grab samples taken
,,o,, the sacked ore at this point
want s26S in gold and silver, $S5 OF
tho values being in gold and the re-
aindar in silver The property
owned by this company was former
10 owned hy J. F. Schultz and Harry
poweu who located the properly
and did some development work dur
ING the past year. Last August
these parties made a shipment 10
So,hv smelter of one and three
fourths tons, taken 80 feet below
the surface, which netted them S6't
oror deduction Of freight and treat
ment charges. This ore togelne'
With ten tons Of second grade ore
was taken out in running q uriA
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DENIAL Of LIBEL
AGAINST The JEWS
ny AnsocIated Pressl

ny Associated PressI
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS" Expos
ure OF their methods is enough to
overthrow the Bolshevlki every
where" Herman Bernstein, an Amer
lean writer, told the senate commit
tee. That's why freedom Of speech
is suppressed and news withheld by
Russia" He denied that the Bolshe-
wiki are led by Jews.
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SUBSTITUTE GAMBLING
BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY

CARSON CITY, Feb 1S.-The
Chandler gambling bill passed the
assembly yesterday afternoon and
now goes to the senate. This is
substitute for the Booher bI and al
lows the limit OF ffve dollar STAKES
in social gamea.
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dinner where President Wilson will
discuss the League of Nations con-
titution because he was unwilling
A~4+%~@%~~%%~%
CUT
HUN ARMY
TO 100000.

,By Associated PressJ
PARIS, Feb. 18.-The allies require
The Poles to cease attacks on Ger.
mans in Poland in accordance with
their protest at the armistice re-
uewal General Foch may tell the
Germans the military and naval
terms, preliminary to the peace
treaty Thursday or Friday 1t is un-
derstOod this will allow Germany
only 25O,OOO men for police purposes,
the allies to contrM surplus war ma.
terials and munition factories,
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MINSTREL SHOW
By WOUNDED MEN
ny Associated Press)

ny Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Feb. IS Thirty gold
stripe heroes, exemplifying the won.
ders of surgery. who staged a min
strel success last night, are offered
many bookings. Sergeant Leonard
Vannen, interlocutor, has nine bull
let wounds. A parity paraIyzed sol
dier does a society dance and an
other with part Of his head blown
away, is a violin player
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LAND LEAS ING BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE

IHy AHsOCIuted PressI
WASHINGTON, Feb 1S - The
house today adopted by two to one
Tote the conferee's report on the
oil and mineral land leasing bill
which will open vast areas. The biz
goes to the senate.
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SOLDIERS STRIKE
AGAINST GERMANY

iBy Associated Press)
BERLIN Monday, Feb. 1.-THE
soldiers council threatens a general
STike OF the whole Ruhr Industrial
district unless the government sup
ports the Muenster soldiers council
ID controversy with the military.
'nS Associated Press)
.COPENHAGEN, Feb. lS.-A gen
eFal strike was declared today in the
Nuhf district, Germany.
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TOUR TO
PACIFIC SH|PYARDS.

ny Associated PreaEI
WASHINGTON, FEB. IS -- The
house naval committee leaves March
Sth on a tour of all Pacific coast
navy yards. All of the sixteen CAPT
tai ships already authorized for the
navy will be on the ways within a
year, Rear Admiral Taylor said.
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to be bound to silence as customary
Senator Borah said he could never
approve the constitution as it stands.
Senator Poindexter is to speak
against the league in the senate to-
morrow and Borah on Thursday
tBy Associated PrcssD
STOCKHOLM, Feb lS.-A resolu-
ton endorsed by $4,000 Swedish
women approving Wilson's peace pro-
gram will be sent Wilson.
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MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

tDy Associated PreEHl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--A "Theo-
dore Roosevelt memorial highway
from Portland, Maine, to Portland.
Oregon, project has been launched.
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BUTTE MINES IN
FULL SWING NOW
CBy Associated Pre.sl

tBy Associated PresEl
BUTTE, Feb lS-The mines re.
srmed today virtually on full time
1t is estimated that 5000 men re-
sumed work.
Officials are besieged by foreign
ers seeking naturalization on the re-
port that mine companies are about
to employ only Americans and those
declaring their intentions.
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AMERICAN STEAMERS
CARRY RELIEF STORES

CRv Associated PreSN
BASLE, Switzerland. Feb. IS
Three American steamers with food
for Poland have arrived in the Gulf
OF Danzig
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Yankees Plan
An Air Service
: INV As.ocinled Pre-sl

. nv Associated PressI .
y BERLIN sunday Feb l6 :
%-AmerIeans are planning an air =
' plane service conecting the mill =
= tary missions in the central EN- .
= pres with the French base =
. .
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VARDAMAN FLAYS WILSON
President Wilson
Taking Life Easy
CBy Associated PressI

IUN NssOcinted PreHHl
ABOARD STEAMER GEORGE
WASHINGTON CMonday), Feb. II
The presidents ship is 700 miles to-
ward America WILSON continues Is
enforced rest and is taking little
exercise.
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MILITARY CHARGES
HELD IN CONGRESS
oBy Associated PressD

ny AHAOclHteu tFeHAl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Congres-
sional investigation of the losses Of
Kansans and Missourians of the
saith division at Argonne on ineffici-
ency charges preferred by Governor
Allen OF Kansas, goes over unt1 the
next session.
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PACIFIC CABLE PUT
OUT OF COMMISSION

tHv NaNocIated Pressl
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S-The Com
mercial Cable company has announc-
ed that the cable to Guam the Phil
ippines and the Orient is interrupted.
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MEXICO PRAISES
WILSON'S EFFORTS
lmy AssocInied Pre.sN

tHy Associated Pressl
MEXlCO CITY, Feb lS.-Presi-
dent Wilson is evolving new world
policies more than any other man
Of all times and deserves the graft
tude of man kind" says the Uni
yersaI editorial which assumes that
the League of Nations will protect
Mexico"
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BRITAIN BoRRoWs FROM
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

nv Associated Presal
PARIS, Feb. 1S.-Great Britain and
other allies may get a loan from the
Argentine for the purchase Of sup
piIes IN Argentina
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PAID
SNAPS
WITH NAVY
'i'y Associated rreasl

NEW YORK, Feb l8,-Inyestiga,
tiou by Secretary Daniels order re-
suited in bringing arrests for bri-
berry and graf, charges in the third
naval dstr.c,, says the New York
Post. which quotes Daniels as say
ing Inquiry indicates that money
wa paid for assignments and promo
tions in the service and for dis
charge&."
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No NEUTRALITY
IN FUTURE WARS
SAYS THE TIMES

By Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 18.-The League of
Nations covenant makes the Baltic
sea an open sea if Sweden and
Denmark join the league, said a
Times editorial The right of the
eague to cut communications be-
ween a criminal power and others
whether members or not virtually
abolished neutrality in a war Ike the
one passed
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FIELD OF HONOR

nv Associated PreSsl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-The sen
ate committee approved the bill for
an American Field of Honor" ceme-
terry in France.
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Million Dollars Ddmd0e
BV Sacramento Flood

said W. H. Car,in, Of Marysvlue, one
Of a group OF attorneys at a meeting
last night to discuss liability for
flood damage which Is estimated at
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ENLlSTMENTS
FOR A STANDING ARMY

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. - The
house committee voluntary enlist
menment bin has preference over
the administration measure for an
army of 100000 men.