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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19
AGAINST NATURALIZATION
 OF FRENCH COAL MINES

The French Chamber of Deputies has been investigating the effect of private versus public ownership of wasting industries. Reports have been submitted, giving the results of many years of observation of produc- tion in both private and state owned mines.
 Professor H. Couriot, in signed article in the GENIE CIVIL states that in the German owned coal mines of the Saar, but 1O9 tons per nectar (about two and one half acres) were raised annually, whereas at Lens the French raised 55S tons per nectar, and at Saint Etienne the French rais- ed S21 tons. The fields are equal in richness and therefore may legiti- mately be compared. Reports show that the State employed miner of Germany produces from one eighth to one fifth of that produced by the pri- vately employed French miner.
 The new French bill proposes to limit the duration of leasing conces- sions under royalty to a period of from fifty to ninety-nine years, and to increase the royalties to be collected by the States.
 Professor Couriot calls the attention of the French government to the fact that in England, where a coal leas- ing and royalty arrangement exists by law, there is scandalous waste of coal in the mines so operated, based upon the claim of the operators that the small coal so wasted is not worth paying royalty upon.
 This, asserts Professor Couriot, is not mining in the commercial sense of the term, but is really robbing the coal mines of the cream of their con- tents, leaving an enormous amount of waste in the pits. He warns the French government against the pro posed system of naturalization.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19
WAR MINERALS RELIEF
 COM. HEARS CLAIMS

Washington, D. c. July 19. Rare humor and deep pathos mingle in the claims presented to the War Minerals Relief Commissioners in connection with the effort of the Government stimulation of war mineral production.
 The Commissioners, former Senator Shaforth, of Colorado, former Con. gressman Foster of Illinois and Philip N. Moore, formerly president of the American Institute of Mining Engi- neers, have spent the past four months trying to straighten out the tangle.
 When the news came that are ar mistice was signed, the bottom drop ped out of the market for tungsten, manganese, chrome, pyrites and sev- eral other war requirements, and min- ing communities which had grown up quickly in various states, were as quickly wiped out along with the for tunes invested in machinery and min ing development.
 A convention was called by the Am erican Mining Congress in Washing ton, and bill was introduced, asking for reimbursement for actual losses. There was hard fight in Congress, it being charged by representatives from agricultural and manufacturing states that the millionaire mining operators" were trying to put their hands into the pockets of the govern ment, to line their own with unearned government money.
 The War Department was at that time endeavoring to secure reimburse ment for incompleted munition con- tracts, amounting to more than bil- lion and a quarter dollars. The War Minerals Relief Act was attached to the Munitions Bill. An interesting contest followed, the friends of the manufacturers making a strong en- deavor to shake themselves free from the Minerals Relief rider, and the mineral men organizing the represen- tatives and senators from mining states so thoroughly that deadlock resulted and for few days it looked as if the Munitions Bill would fail to pass.
 An interesting development has been that while engineers for the Bur eau of Mines reported that eight mil lions of dollars would cover all of the actual claims, more than thirteen hun dred claims have been presented and the total claims are in excess of eigh- teen millions of dollars.
 Many distressful or amusing claims have made the situation one of the most unusual ever faced by a govern ment commission. One of the oldest families in the South, which had for a century or more been recognized leaders in small business enterprises and chemical manufacturing, found itself practically bankrupt and pub licly and privately discredited,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19
PHOENIX IS CHOSEN
 STATE HEADQUARTERS OF AMERICAN LEGION

The first convention of the Arizona division of the American Legion clos ed last Saturday night at Tucson, with a home coming celebration for all service men, at which Dr. R. B. Won KleinSmid, president of the Uni versity of Arizona, was the chief speaker.
 At the concluding session of the convention, Walter Sandberg of Yuma was elected state vice commander of the legion, and the following were el- ected members of the executive com mittee:
 George H. Myers, Flagstaff; A. j.. Detloff, Bisbee; George w. Nilsson, Prescott; R. M. Alton, Clifton; Oscar Ruggles, Phoenix.
 The following were elected dele gates to the national convention:
 John c. Greenway, Warren; E. M. Robinson, Flagstaff; Cliff Faires, Globe; Lewis S. Douglas, Jerome; Power Conway, Phoenix; Gerald Jones, Tucson.
 The next state convention will be held at Globe, Arizona, on the second Monday in August, 1920.
 Phoenix was selected as state head quarters of the legion, over the oppo- sition of the Cochise delegation, Ira B. Joralemon declaring that the head quarters should be at the home of the legion commander and further, that the establishing of headquarters at Phoenix would make the legion sus- ceptible to state politics.
 The legion passed resolutions con demning those responsible for the all legged protection of conscientious ob- jectors and demanded an investigation by congress; denouncing the I. w. w. international socialists and anar- chists; denouncing the misuse of the flag and uniform in business; endors- ing the so-called Lane soldier settle ment plan; demanding unemployment Of returned soldiers; for the protec- tion of service mems rights under the war risk insurance act; favoring equal suffrage, and condemning the use of military titles by civilians and others.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19
$500 IN CASH PRIZES!
 For Overseas Experiences
Nearly every lad who went overseas

Nearly every lad who went overseas has an interesting story to tell-pa- thetic, amusing, or tender-of some child in France. Perhaps it is little Pierre who crept in to ea,. with him at mess; or Marcelline whom he found, white-faced and terror-stricken, in the cellar of ruined house; or Henri, whose father was killed in the trench es and whose mother was taken to Germany by the enemy; or it may have been Aimee who insisted upon being adopted by the "Americaine." !" At any rate, there is always story and a child.
 For such stories as these, or simple ones telling of the friendship between the French child and the American soldier, IFS cash prizes are offered. Soldiers, sailors, marines, men and women who were in France during
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19
WHAT ARIZONA IS
 DONG WITH CROPS

That Arizona promises to set new high record in the production of cot ton and cantaloupes, is the outstand- ing feature of the government crop crop report issued by L. M. Harrison, Field Agent for the Bur eau of Crop Estimates. Surpassing her record cotton acreage of last year by 15,0O0 acres, Arizona planted this year total of 115,OO0 acres. Based on a condition of 93 per cent of nor nal, the forecast is for crop of A. 900 bales of American-Egyptian long staple, and 10000 bales of short sta pie. This compares with 36,0O0 bales of American-Egyptian and 10000 bales of short staple produced last year.
 Cantaloupe shipments will be about twice as large as last year when 1173 cars were shipped. Shipments are now being made under favorable con- ditions, the total to date (July. ID being 1131 cars against 334 calls last year to the same date. The largest number of cars ever shipped was in 1917 when 1914 cars were produced. S65 cars were shipped out three years ago, 490 cars four years ago, and 562 cars five years ago.
 Wheat conditions in Arizona July 1 were reported at 96 per cent of nor mai, compared with 85 per cent last year, and 93 per cent, the 10-year average. The total crop will be about one million bushels.
 Corn acreage shows an increase of 10 per cent, about 37,0O0 acres were planted this year, which compares with 34,OO0 acres last year. Based on conditions July 1 of 94 per cent of normal crop, the total production should be about 1,385,000 bushels. This compares with 952,000 last year and 864,000 bushels two years ago.
 The condition of oats July was 102, compared with 96 last year, and 92, the 1O-year average. The forecast is for crop of 510,OO0 bushels. This is 10000 bushels more than was produc- ed last year.
 The barley crop is placed at 1,l20,- 900 bushels, which compares with l. O20,000 bushels last year.
 Potato acreage is about the same as Last year, being estimated at 5000 acres. Based on conditions July 1 of ,91 per cent, the forecast is for a crop of 555,00O bushels. This compares with 425,000 bushels last year, and -420,000 bushels in 1917.
 The condition of other crops July 1, 1919 compared with July 1, 1918 is as follows: Alfalfa, 95 and 90; pasture, 90 and 80; grain sorghums, 94 and 90; beans, 95 and 93; apples, 91 and 86; peaches, 95 and 70; cantaloupes, 97 and 90; watermelons, 97 and 87.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19

the war in any capacity, or their fam lilies, sweethearts or friends, are in- vited to compete for these prizes. Literary ability is not required Any body who can write letter home can write we'll enough for the purpose of this contest. Conditions of the con- test can be secured by writing "The Fatherless Children of France, Room 634, 40 s. Michigan Ave-, Chicago" There is no expense attached to en- tering the contest, which is open to anybody who wants to compete. Mothers, sisters, sweethearts and wiv- es should turn over their letters from Bill or Tom or Jack which they have been so proudly treasuring, and hunt up the references to the little French children. Just some one little incl dent told simply in letter may win the prize!
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19

through having invested more than a million dollars in a much needed war mineral plant. Every effort was made publicly and privately to save credit of this family. But technicali- ties have thus far prevented settle ment, although many appeals have been made to Secretary Lane in per son. Several claimants of from five thousand to one hundred thousand dol lars showed that they were helplessly buried under debts and that unless im- mediate relief could be given that they ! too would be forced out of business.
 One particularly aggravated case was that of an old time miner in Cal ifornia who attended a meeting ad- dressed by representative of the Bureau of Mines, and listened to an appeal for an immediate production of more chrome to put into cannon and other munitions for the men in France and who took the last dollar of his life's savings, even though he was be- yond the age of active labor, and con- verted it into the development of a small chrome property, as a patrio- tic sacrifice. It was only about thirty thousand dollars, but a comfortable nest egg for this man and his aged wife. Their sacrifice was complete, for he had just opened the chrome mine and produced his first ton when the armistice was signed.
 There are hundreds of such cases more or less serious for the commi- sioners to pass upon, but technica|ities will shut many of these claimants out of the relief that was intended by the advocates in Congress.
 Not all of the claims are of the pathetic kind, and some funny stories have developed from evidence present. ed, as for instance: The city of San Jose, California, was very proud of great manganese boulder in its city park. It decided to sacrifice it's seen cry for the cause, and shipped a few carloads of manganese to the Pitts burgh market, estimating the full value of the boulder at ten thousand dollars. Among the eighteen million dollars in claims is the one from the city of San Jose, which will probably receive but little attention.
 One claimant wanted to be reim- bursed for number of electric trucks purchased for the establishment of a transportation line. One claimant wrote that his claim covers five trips to the mountains with his jackasses loaded both ways.
 The smallest claim was for $39.75, which the claimant stated was due to him for the valuable time he lost while waiting for letter from the United States Government.
 Some of the mining claims seem to have been prophetically named as for example, "The April Fool" claim and the Great Catastrophe Mine."
 The War Minerals Relief Commos- sioners are now visiting the various districts in which the largest number of claimants are located, and at this time are in California Investigating tungsten and chrome cases.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19
Wonders of Science

The young couple sat in their six by-eight garden.
 'I see by this medical york;" said the lady, "that man requires eight hours sleep and a woman ten."
 "Yess", agreed the man; "I've read that somewhere myself"
 "How nice!" said the lady. "You can get up every morning and have the fire made and the breakfast ready before it is time for me to get up~- Minneapolic Tribune.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19

FOR SALE-Furniture and lease of high-class hotel at Flagstaff. Do- ing capacity business. Time need-
 ed for other business. Wire or write promptly, Box POT, Flagstaff.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19

unfinished green gingham waist between Yucca and King man-Telephone Green AS.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19

OIL PAINTINGS of mines, landscape, photos, inlarged in oils and pictur- cal signs. See Dan Freeman, Dun hing Rooming House, Kingman, Arizona. St.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19
WANT ADS

DRESSMAKING at your home or mine. Phone Black 98. Mrs. Cur tis r..
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19

BLUE LINE TRANSFER co. All kinds of hauling. House hold goods packed and stored, Second hand goods of all kinds bought and sold. New quarters in Band Boys theater. Phone Blue 160. House Phone Blue 205. Geo. Sargent, Mgr.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-07-19

IF ITS FOR SALE-See us-Blue
 Line Transfer Co. Blue 160. We
 will buy from you for cash or han
 dle on commission,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17
y ME EVERYTHING s sed

200 new Cabinet Chambers. 7cc cacr.
ONE-HALF dozen CollapSlb.e Baby
BuEg1rs, 500 each.
NEW Garden Tools at cost.
10 Old-Styl" Sewing Machines In good
condition. $3.50 each.
Drop-Hcnd Sewing Machines. $40 each.
dozen Revolving Office Chairs, 20
cnch.
LARGE: assortment Of Gas and Electric
Chandeliers
Upright Piano. $500.
CLOSET Bowls. Sinks. Office Desks.
Miscellaneous Furniture, Clocks.
WE HAVE 100 single white enaHel
beds, springs and mattresses complete.
at $3.50 each: So oak waSh STANDS. In
good condition. at $500 each.
ONE large ga, restaurant range.
ONE physicians operating table. IN
good condition.
100 opera chairs. S1.0o each.
ONE lot of crooks at SC.
100 revolving stools, $40 per dozen.
ALSO a large line OF new and second
hand tools and machinery and automo.
bile supplies.
TOOL SToRE.
1881 AND 1888 MARKET STRETT.
Telephone 3O13-y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17
OBITUARY
Mrs. Hannah Marsh Wilson.

Mrs Hannah Marsh wilson. widow Of
the late William Wilson. dicd at me
family residence at Ne. Virginia street
ut o'clock yesterday morning. The de-
ceased had reached the aG" OF 20 years
on April 10Th. and had been Il lifelong
RESIDENT of This district She was rear
I'd near Wheeling. and was the daughter
of the late Matthew Marsh and kutn
BrrcSiord Marsh pioneer residents OIL
this vicinity.
The husband of Mrs. Wilson preceded
her 10 the gravr on April IL. l9l6. She
is survived by three daughters and one
son; Mrs. j. T. Morgan. Mrs. Alien
Brock and Mrs. w. II: Shafcr. Of this
city, and Charles NJ. Wilson. Of Bcthic-
hem, W. Va. In addition To these she
leaves ono sister and TWO brothers: Mis-.
Rnbt. Blake. Of Elm Grove. and Charles
W. Marsh. OF Sand Hin. W. Va. ana
Wesley w. Marsh. Of Wellsour. W. va.
Funeral will bc held at o'clock froIa
the family home. conducted by Roy. X.
l.. Stridcr and Rev. claude Porter
Terry. lnterment will be made at Green
wood.
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1.-THE PERSONAL TOUCH"
Sergeant L. c. Montcastlc, Local Coy
Editor Of Paper Published
BY 26th Division

l.. c. AIuuIra<lir. of This city and scr
rrani in Tia" 'rw"nty-riEhth dlViSi"h Is
.,iItur Of a bright. CHEEKY and humorous
iuilr paper published by his division
for the huyS. Friends If IN" sergeant
are III receipt at Il copy Of the sheet ana
ar" moro tliau pleased with its appear
nucc and proud That Il Wheeling boy is
hrad IT The nancr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17

Bertha Riddle. wife Of Harry b. Goa,
Ark street. Haywood. "Wednesday NOR
ning at l0:45 o'clock: she was born
Arril Sth 1856 at 1903 Tenn avenue.
Pittsburgh. Pa. daughter of the late
Holland and Hester Ann Riddle she
was An active. member of the Second
Presbyterian church and, a member ul
tho West Virginia Circle No. Ia Pro-
tcctcd Homo Circle. She leaves besides
her husband, ono daughter. Mrs Edgar
S. Hare. OF this city: TWO or0Iners
Char L. and Holland Riddle al lIttS-
burgh, Pa; three grandchildren. Helen
Elizabeth, Frank Taylor and Hester Ann
Hare.
hnr daughter Mrs Edgar s. Hare, l40
Miller street. E:dgw"od. Thursday cy"-
ming at 40 o'clock. conducted by the
Rcv Thomas Grier koontZ Of the Soc
ond Presbyterian church. The body will
be taken 10 Pittsburgh Friday morning
AT Q o'clock over the j. G. {. & st. l..
r. +. lntcrmcnt will take place in Ale
Eheny cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17

Clarence Trosch. of Thirteenth street
died Yesterday morning at the Ohio VAL
lev General hospital at 1850 o'clock. fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis
The death of Mr.. Trosch came very sud
den. He was taken III only last Thurs
day.
mir. Trosch was employed al the D. c:
Eurner Decorating Company store and
was graduate of Augusta Military Col
lege at Augusta. [ia. II" was born IN
Wheeling twenty years ago. the son OF
Mrs. Anna and tho late Louis IroSch
Besides his mother the deceased IS sur
viycd by his widow, formerly Miss
Vaughan Wyatt. OF this city. two
daughters. Eleanore, aged , years and
Evelyn. aged months. He also leaves
two sisters. Mrs. Martha Check and
Mrs. Anna Carr and three brothers,
Louis. in Germany. with the L. :. Army.
and Carl and Alfred, OF this city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17
WHEELING SOLDIER
DECORATED IN ITALY
Joseph F. RecEe. Well Known Young
Max o; This City Receives
italian War Cross

\ Wh".fluc S"i,!itr. InS"rh i. k"Ck".
Will kun.Su Young iuan Of thS city has
n.,.n ,l,.r"i:,,;pi 10y lh- Italians for hIaL-
cry IN :,':r"ir. Il'. IN ""t.l';tny vii VII
li:,tu y II,Alrnn"i&. If t;radd"rk =
,nIl.sIrd 1T INT SburEh. l'H.. III July I'I''
The Italian war cross WAS p!nI"i Oh
rh" lnds at tn, village Of san Martlh".
,'ruIluuu"- ~: Verona. hy General t"n'c
=" Saai. in tn" pr''%"ur" "f tire" "ih''r
Italian generals f"IIr rul"url$ and ScF-
.rai American niIiC"rS.
The citation states Thai III" lads ar"
drcur!trd for bravery under shell lrc
during III" ady#ri," on III" ASiagn rat
EAU. rh" Two lads hay" also shared III
rnrrnrr cliaiiunS conferred upon The SEE
lion for SrrNI,." IN Tn" Tr"n,!no. The
IittShurgl-, 'hr"uirl" Telegraph Of last
evening shows thr picture Of. tho lad re-
CriNinS IN" cross of honor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17
SIDE TALKS
By RUTK CAMERoN
BEING AS IMPORTANT AS DOING.


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shn was spenkiuy Of another woman
who had been criticised because she was
rot ready IN serve on A committee which
the clnn ,presincn' %an,rI nrL n',p ~, H.
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,hout tho morris of This particular
c,.n Li1 M, Enow cunuqh IN iudec but
no l;.'mseion intc,.v;ed me- because it
hrourhI nm !. uojn, which in these days
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tina, on" can make oneself valuable TO
tho world by being as we'll as. doing, j.,
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character Ms vel as OF actN'':;.
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pniS" Is dallF XVI u" All VIII n' ,
she comes INT" contact. hearu n't
talking over INC t"i"2hon" !'SteruH!.
and rs ! heard Inc piraSAnt serene way
in which sh" cal" LOT Nor nurnorr, cor
rccthi IN" t"lrnhnn" glri 'mlSlah" anu
thanked her Tor me service rrhor!'u: !
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17

tn death of Thomas Minor. or -
North Penn street. occurred AT h:au
o'clock Yesterday morning al the North
wheeling hospital. following 4 short ILL
ness from complication Of ailments.
The deceased was we'll known on tho Is
land. having lived In this vicinity Hra"-
tically tho whole OF his life OF e. years.
No funeral arrangements have been
made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17
MONEY RETURNED
Cash Taken Prom Bank Of Fulton Re
turned ~ Banking Company.

All money paid by Tho bonding COM
pany 70 the flank Of Fulton for the loss
of that Insttt utiou IN robbery has hnrn
recovered and turned over by the au-
thoritirs by the hnnd"rS. City Solicitor
NJ. J. cullinan, counsel for tho bonding
company. rrcaivcd the cash from sheriff
Hastings, amounting To approximately
S4.0n0. in a bag. and h. in turn will r"-
fund his clients for that amount. Tho
money was transferred ut the county
i.,iI
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Maser Funeral.

The remains Of Alfred s. Mascr. hos"
death occurred Monday. following long
jllness, were laid To rest yesterday af-
tcrnoon at Rock Hill cemetery. follow
ing funeral services conducted by Rev.
Claude Porter Terry. pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church. assisted by Rev.
Jacob Birmingham. rector OF st. l.ukcs
church. from the home Of his father, y.
W. Naser. HiS South Penn street.
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Han1elson Funeral.

mis- afternoon, from the homo OF Mrs
Oliver Land the funeral of tn" late
Pctor Daniclson, formerly a prominent
resident Of Film Grove. will occur ut >
O'Clock. Rev. ]. P. LcyenberEer pastor
of tho Third Presbyterian church. Will
nffIcIatc and intcrment Will DR. mace IN
tho Stone Church Ccmetry.
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! BRAIN TESTS
} BY SAM LLOYD. :
Twelve Minutes IL Answer This.
NO. 80,

\ landowner sent this diagram Of his
trart TO Il broker.
As is soon, ii consisted Of three square
lots with ono fence enclosing the three.
When asked for details as 10 the acre
age. he tested the wits Of his new
broker by replying
"Thc tract contains exactly fifteen
times as many squar" feet as there are
running foot of fence around it,"
Let us help ont the broker Ivy telling
him how many square feet Of land that
parcel contains.
ANSWER TO NO. So
Gravcscnd. Maidstone. oxford. Bell
shill. Bedford. Brighton.
Copyright. 1919. by Sam LoydD
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uIaHr Services,

From tho homo Of his uncle. Daniel
Becker. on Caldwell's run. services were
held for tho lat. Henry a. Black. who
died Sunday. Intermcnt was made in
MI Zion cemetery.