Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
WAR MINERALS coMMis
 SION HEARS CLAIMS

individual miner or producer of rare metals ;o compensation from the war minerals reimbursement fund. even although he did not receive a direct order from any officer of the govern ment. was presented by A. l.. Pelle- grin X Son to the commission Satur- day at its initial sitting in the office of the bureau Of mines at the university.
 Former Senator John F. ShaIro,h of Colorado pres ided at the meeting of the commission. With him were Paul $ Black. counsel for the bureau of mines. and H. F. Meyer of Washing ton. formerly president of the Ameri can Institute of Mining Engineers.
 Beside Pellegrin & Son. George D. Gross and II. H. Welch. of Patagonia; Craig. Creighton & Graham of Phoe- nix. and F A Chamberlain of Flor ence were the claimants to appeal.
 The commission will be here sev- eral days. although its work has been defined ty the Gucstionnaires filed with them. They are certifying the ques,ionnaires with testimony.
 Under the act making the appropria- ton. losses on only four metals can he considered. the metals being py- rite. chrome. manganese and tungsten. thus removing from consideration Tucsons principal contributions to the war metals, molybdenum and cop per
 \. L. Pellegrin was the first witness. He was in,errcgated upon his ques- ,iornaire by H. F.. Meyer, of Wash iug:on. secretary of the commission.
 He was asked particularly what of. fcer ol the bureau ,of mines the de pertinent of the interior. the war ir- CusIries board. or war department had asked him 10 develop tungsten. NIT, Pcllegrin, who had operated placer land al Dragoon during the war. de. clared that he had not tried to enter into lengthy curres ponderce Aith gov. ernment officials He had seen arti cles issued by the government, he had seen engineers coming from the gov ernment. all eager to increase the pro duction of tungsten: he had been wis tied by George Larsen of the bureau of mines. who said he was sent 10 sur vey the tungsten field with view ta increasing the production, who had asked his advice about it, and he had not waited 10 be drafted into the va, metals service, but had volunteered to get the metals the government was issuing bulletins on, and sending men out to stimulate. He pointed out that had he been wiser possibly he would have laid basis for a claim against the government by getting a request from some officer of The government for increased production He said ht thought that the awards of the com mission were not practically gifts tl the producers, to reward those who had acted, as he had. in good faith Those who had contracts with the gov ernment would. of course. be protected by the government. he thought. Those without contracts would have to rel, on the commission, since they had vol unteered and had done their best tc serve the government without officia sanction of their specific effort. + was on this basis that he had filed his claim for s35Oo on investments and developments of tonnage
 LA-oeudtDT SudlTOtu Ol tue COinhlS sion said that an auditor and an engi neer would visit Mir Pellegrin afte, the commission left the city.
 Gross Claims $1ooo
 George D. Gross. of Patagonia. wa. the second to testify. claiming los. Of 5000 on manganese ores, $s0e O, which was borrow money he had SC cured to get the ore out and he had been caught with the metal on his hands.
 F. K weich, of Patagonia. claimed . total of s3s.oO0 lost on manganese He had erected a concentration plan, and was about ready to run when the price dropped. Craig. Creighton & Graham of Florence had been caugh, Ia tho ~a-a Droa;,.-xo,