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Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
Tree Planters In Forest SerUice
 Start Their Work

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., June IT.. A crew of tree planters is work ing under the direction of the forest service planting Douglas and En- glemann spruce on the high, barren slopes of Santa Fe Baldy, in the Sangre de Cristo range, on the Santa Fe national forest. A large number of trees were planted last year, and 10000 more are now being planted.
 These seeding trees were grown from the seed of native forest trees at the Gallinas forest nursery, where experiments have been conducted for several years by the forest service in the art of growing forest trees from seeds. The problem is very diff cult one, according to forest off cials, owing to the many technica! questoins involved in the semi domestication of wild tree species. These problems have now been solved, and the forest plantation on Santa Fe Baldy. as well as several OllGI plduLdIOIS III luG IGSlOll, nave been successful, and conclusiveIy prove that forest trees can artili- cially grown ill the southwest ill spite of adverse climatic conditions.
 After getting a three years growth in the Gallinas nursery, 4O,OOO Of the seedlings were transported on pack horses with great difficulty nearly to the summit of Baldy early this spring, where they were buried in the snow until weather conditions become favorable for planting. With the unusually moist, cool sea son, forest officers are very hopeful that large percentage of the seed lings will survive and grow into heavy stand of valuable timber ir the course of the next two centuries
 The work of growing the seed lings and starting the plantation has been carried out by Forest Exam iner Herman Krauch.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18

den of supporting the honor of the Stars and Stripes in the difficult period that lies immediately before the nation. It is expected that its units will go, some to the Philip pines, some to Panama and some to Hawaii.
 Men who enlist now are certain of seeing foreign service within a very short time and the officers feel that the opportunity now afforded is one that will appeal to every young man in the district who has within him the spirit that makes the sol dier, the desire to see foreign lands and, above all, to be of service to his country.
 Further information may be ob- tained from Lieut.. Mitchell, who will be glad to talk the matter over with any men who care to know something of the prospects that lie before the organization that has more than 100 years of highly credit able service at home and abroad be- hind it.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
PICKING HIS WILD ONES

Frank Thompson, known to the range world as "Gotcny," was in from Hillside yesterday looking over the batch of bad ones in the From tier Days corral. He has his name OH the world championship bronco busting medal and figures he may lass that ornament again. He spent part of yesterday picking ;out the caballos he intends to tame during the contests.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18

freight and property for compensa- ton, over the public highways of the state by auto, jitney busses, auto trucks, stages and auto stages, by the corporation commission.
 H. B. 57-An act to promote vo- cational education and to provide for the reimbursement to schools of three-fourths of the expenditures for the salaries of teachers of vocational subjects.
 H. B. 98-An act making it mis- demeanor to misrepresent or falsely advertise for the purpose of selling or disposing of any merchandise, real or personal property or serv- ices professional or otherwise, and prescribing a penalty therefor.
 H. B. 98-An act appropriating $1O0,00O to aid the reclamation serv- ice of the United tSates department of the interior in making surveys, feasible irrigation projects, storage and diversion of water wheer the same will affect any lands in the state of Arizona: authorizing the ex- ecution of contracts by the state of Arizona with the reclamation serv- ice of the United States department of the interior
 H. B. 113-An act to encourage and prompte athletic exhibitions and to authorize and regulate the hold ing of boxing and sparring matches within the state of Arizona.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
Ship By Truck To
 Be Promoted Here
(From Thursdays Daily)


 The great tap root of America s transportation system"
 Thus Harvey S Firestone char acterizes motor truck express, the new way in transportation. and the objective of the famous ship by truck" movement which has been heralded from coast to coast as the most notable forward step taken i'll many years in the interest of devcl- oping our country's prosperity.
 The great war taught lesson in transportation that will not soon be forgotten. The railway situation was so desperate that freight embar- goes were necessary. The conges- tior in freight yards and terminals was appalling.
 It was next to impossible for shipments to get through. Even war plants holding priorities were handicapped As for the ordinary lines cf business, they were crippled almost to the point of extinction.
 The motor truck. to the rescue! Dozens of haulage companies were organized almost over night, and shipments by motor truck, over dis taIces hitherto considered imposSi- blc, soon became a regular occur renee.
 Motor truck activities in this city and vicinity are being effectively promoted by Albertson & Milligan, local Fircstone Ship-by-Truck Blu reau, on Gurley street A large fund of practical information concerning the operation of motor truck lines will be available to the shipping pub lie, as well as schedules of routes, rates, tonnage capacity of trucks, etc. No charge will be made for this service.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
COWBOYS GITTIN IN SHAPE FOR
 ID RIDE I'M
(Prom Thursdays DaiIy.)

Buster Brown, which same gent rid in from Walnut Crick yesterday, is opinin' that they is goin' to be some ridin' at the Frontier Days con- tests. He sez he knows at least 20 riders on the Reid-Cashion, Sanford and Double-O outfits between his country and Seligman who are ai1nin' to cut their initials in that di'mond studded medal which is put up for the buckin' hoss ridin'.
 The malpais over in his country is bein' filled plumb full of cowhands these days. It is almost as good as the contests themself, to look at them boys rastlin' the hoss-flesh, getting stout for the trials to come
 The Ole Gamblin' Instinct He'd Aitken succumbed a whole lot to the old gamblin' fever when he looked over some of the wild ones in the Frontier corrals. He heard lotta talk about this-yur Henery Ford. and sez, Lester, I will bet you a whole dollar that Peewee will onload more cowboys than your Ford. And this bet was made and Wild Horse Hill got the stakes. He'd has seen Pewee workin' before and he reely likes the way that little piece of meanness plays.
 New Mexico Stars
 Havin' operated around and about the small contests over New Mexico way, Vile Bill Remers of Las Vegas has come to believe that this Prescott medal is his meat. So, him and an other rider, which same didn't let us know his name, has come over for to brand that trophy. We lookit this as kinda post grajuate course" he sez.
 Globe Bunch Headed This Way
 Art Sanders has wrote to a fella here and wantin' rooms and so forth for string Of ropin' horses. He sez, Git me some place for my stock to sleep. Men the ole lady will camp out if we nafta" He sez that a lotta Globe folks IS comin' to the Frontier Days contests.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
BOXING STARS FROM BOR-
 DER TO PUT ON BOUTS
(From Friday's Daily.l


 Aside from the contests which will be pulled during the Prescott Frontier Days, there will be plenty of fun and excitement in the Mile High City during July ?, 3, 4,5.
 The principal attraction, aside from the contests, will be the stag ing of the first boxing bouts in Ari- zona in many a day. Keen interest has been displayed in this part of the program by Col. Bliss, Capt. Sellers and Capt. Van Horn, who have lent their hearty cooperation to Chairman Williams in arranging. for some Al bouts in Prescott dur ing the Prescott Frontier days, to be held under the auspices of the From tier Days association.
 Bouts have now been slated by Chairman Williams for the manage ment through the cooperation of the army officers, with boxers that are known throughout the south west as being ace-high battlers.
 Hard Hitting" Wright, Mexican border welter champion vs. Babe" Cabell will set the ball rolling with the main ten round bout.
 "Gink' Parker vs. Buddy" Ford will come in the lightweights for six rounds.
 Lieutenant HaEoran, athletic oi- fcer of the 24th Infantry, Columbus, N. M., has this to say of the boxers mentioned above:
 While all of the above boxers are members of this regiment, you must recall that some of the best bouts ill this section have been held be- tween 24th boxers, as when Speed ball Hayden defeated Clarence Kid Ross and Hard Hitting Wright, while not champion then, finally beat Cabell. On Decoration Day here Wright won the Mexican border welter championship from Battling Kid Reyes of Fl Paso in twelve rounds Cabell is very anxious to win the title back from Wright and you will certainly see a fight from start to finish. Parker and Ford arc lightweights of class, both have beaten most of the boys in the soutl1- west and it's hard to pick between tnem"
 Every sporting fan in Yavapai county will receive this news with joy. In addition to these big at fractions, preliminaries will be ar ranged for between well known ring men who are now ill Maricopa county. Fighting" Jack McMahan is lending his hearty support to this part of the program.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
SCOUT WEEK IS OVER; II IS A
 SUCCESS
tFrom Sundays Daily.)

N- AOAAA OuAAday OdllJ.J
 Saturdays Scout track meet and field events finished up Boy Scout week. The contests during the after noon in track were: Running broad jump, 15,4 feet, won by w. II. Long. Standing broad jump, 9 feet I inches, Long and Walker tie. Run ling high jump, 4 feet 9 inches, Kenneth Walker. Hand grenade -hrowing, 162 feet, Executive Long, Warter Zimmerman second with PA ;eet.
 Knot tieing and signal contests fol- owed, but many of the more expert Scouts in this line were absent.
 Troop 4. under Scoutmaster Pat erson, demonstrated scout work in he B. & B. windows yesterday. First id, signaling and general scoutcraft was exhibited This troop, although composed of the smallest boys, is )y far the liveliest troop. They left ast night at 6 p. m. for an all-night like, after having a weiner roast for upper. Today they will have con .ests out at their camp and a bar )eoue of roast pork. Several gold and silver medals are up for the contests, and the day will be spent in sports and a farewell to Scout master Patterson, who is leaving lext Thursday to take a special course in a government school ill woodcraft.
 Troop was one of the first troops 70 hand in money raised during Scout week, having raised Sl675 by candy sales and good deeds"
 Scout Bonnie Grove returned yes erday from Joe Young's ranch in Williamson Valley, where he has been working during Scout week for lis good turn"
 Invitations to the Junior Prom lave not all been sent out and there Ire several persons whom the com- nnttec cannot get in touch with Alumni not having received their in- vitations may ask Kenneth Walker or Helen Born.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
ProSbector Hit By Small Rdttler
 Had Close Call
(From Thursdays DaiIy.)

Thomas Niece, prospector, was bitten by a rattlesnake during the latter part ot last week. while com ing into Cottonwood station on Date creek. He was hit above the ankle, and the limb started to swell ana soon was three times its normal size. He also became partly delirous, but after a physician was reached his mental and physical condition rap- idly improved his life being saved a, if Ly a miracle.
 McGee stated the snake was not over IS inches long, and it failed to give the usual warning by rattllns. He applied d medicine, slashed the
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
STATE OFFICIAL HERE

C. Q. Case, state superintendent of public instruction, was in the city yesterday on business in connection with the schools of this county, and conferred with Superintendent Mil Ter on all interesting line of future work of an important nature. He is returning to the capital after visiting at Flagstaff on official business.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
SHROT CIRCUIT SETS
 OFF BLAST; 63 KILLED

WILkESBARRE, Pa, June B. Eighty-threc men dead and So others burned and maimed, ;s the toll of disaster in the Baltimore tunnel of the Delaware & Hudson coal com pany in the east end section of this city early today.
 Seven kegs of black powder were detonated and the dead and mained we're literally roasted by the super heated gas and flames following the explosion. The tragedy occurred while the men were on their way 10 work. A train had penetrated the tunnel about 200 feet when, one sur vivor states, the overhead trolley sagged, touching a steel powder keg and forming a short circuit, which set off the blast.
 Identification of the bides is al most impossible. Many of them are charred beyond recognition. The limbs of some, the heads of others, are missing.
 As the bodies were removed from the mine, living and dead, they were piled on the green about the col fiery. Many of the injured lived but short time. Hundreds of men. women and children gathered about the tunnel. Shrieking and crying. they lifted the blankets from the men. Women tainted; men lost their nerve and children ran away iii fright.
 The death list was made large by the flames and the sulphur fumes which filled the tunnel. Rescuers got into the mine with a nose and played streams of water on the flames While they were doing this, the cries of the dying and injured were heard above the roar of the flames.
 Illegal Loading
 Today's accident is direct result of violation of the law. Permission was given the men to ride the trip to the place of work and a special tram was provided.
 lt Is a violation of the law to carry powder on a train. The law is specific that powder and other ex- plosives must be transported alone. There was dozen kegs of powder ill one of the rear cars, all of which 
 Some Of the first bodies brought from the tunnel were burning when they reached the surface. Clothes had been burned away and the flesh was roasting from the intense heat. Water was put on these to put out the fire. It was such 3 sight as this that made brave hearts turn sick.
 Thomas Dougherty miner, one Of the survivors, was thrown out of 1 a car by the the blast and saved him self by jumping into a ditch. He said
 We were riding along about SO feet in the tunnel. There was blind | ing flash, I was thrown from the car. l saw the water and hurled my self into it. Bodies were all about. ! Some I knew were dead, others were crying The flames were terrihic. They were all dying. We were in a veritable hell. No man could pos sibly escape with his life unless he got into the water, buried his face and rolled over and over as l did.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18

There was powder in the car. There were about 10 kegs and besides there were kegs carried by the men. Of course I do not know what set them of, but I believe the trolley wire broke and that sparks ignited the powder"
 It seems like the irony of fate that over the mouth of the tunnel i'll big white letters are painted the words, Safety First"
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
LORE oF THE BORDER

MOUNT CLEMENS, June 11.-A romantic episode of the border was related at the Ford-Tribune trial by Jesse Deemer of Buhl, Idaho. He told of being captured by Mexican bandits while running a border store.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18
ON THE ROAD

Tidings from Camp Merritt, New Jersey, yesterday, stated that Jimmy Merritt, son Of MT. and Mrs. John s. Merritt of this city, had arrived from overseas. and he was eagerly awaiting to be discharged. He served with an engineering corps. and states that he pulled through safely.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18

wound and made d poultice of to- bacco, but without any apPreciable benefit He was employed by min ing company 10 look at certain property and was returning to Sa- Iome to report
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-06-18

The regiment did not have the honor of participating in the Euro peon war as a whole. but it was drained largely of it's non-commis- stoned officers and many men who were sent to various camps as in struotors and many of whom went overseas with the units to wha-h they were attached
 Now that peace has come, the 19th is being recruited to full strength once more and will take up the bur
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24
NO CARS BEING SOLD
 BY WAR DEPARTMENT.
The Official U. s. Bulletin Published By the Government, Contains An
 Important Notice.

'"The War Department authorizes the following from the office of the Director of sales:
 "There are persistent rumors all over the country to the effect that the! war department is disposing 6f q large number of automobiles by al1c-l tion or private sale at reduced prices and in many cases to brokers. At tho present time there are available no passenger automobiles for sale. NesK cars will be turned back to the origi- nal manufacturer in every case where practical.
 Ut has been noted that number. of secondhand dealers have advertise ed from time to time quantities of nearly new material which they claim to have purchased from the War De- partment. These cases have been 1n-S vestigated and in every instance, so far, material advertised has not been property of the dealer and the gov-l ernment had no intention of selling him this property. In this connection, it should be distinctly understood that it is not the policy of the war depart-. ment to sell property to anyone for speculative purposes"
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24
MAKE PLANS FUR
 ELKS' MINSTREL
Committees Are Appointed to Com- plete Preliminary Arrangements
 For Performance.

Committees were appointed at q meeting Sunday afternoon at the Elks Club to proceed with preliminary ar engagements incident to the minstrel which will be given at the Newport Opera House Monday and Tuesday nights, March 10-11. Committees to secure advertising for a "booster,' to obtain talent, look after the financial features and complete other arrange ments were appointed, and the mem bers began their work Monday. The entertainment will be directed by Joe Brenn, the we'll known show man. Either MT. Brenn or one of his repre- sentatives will come to Newport shortly to assist the lodge in perfect ing plans. Rehearsals will begin about the first of next week.
 Every Elk is boosting the minstrel, and the lodge is determined that the performance will be the best ever given by the lodge in Newport.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24
Commissioners VViU Meet
 to Consider Improvement

Judge W. D. McLain and Junius Cox, commissioners in Newport Bridge Improvement District No. |, will hold meeting today for the pur- pose of deciding on what steps are to be taken with regard to the causeway which connects the East Side with Newport proper. The third commits sioner is James Grubbs, who is resid- ing temporarily in Little Rock and who will not attend the meeting.
 Commissioner McLain says he is in favor of an Improvement being made for the relief of the people of the East Side, but could not forecast the devel- opmerits of today's meeting. He stat ed that the causeway had not been placed in order because of the status
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24
TAKES PRISONERS TO
 LITTLE ROCK AND AT
 TENDS CHURCH SERVICE

Sheriff J. M. Ivy returned Sunday night from Little Rock, where he turned over four prisoners to the au- tEorities at the state penitentiary. The men were Jeff Thomas, white man, sentenced five years for carnal abuse; Edgar Robinson, negro, sentenced two years for selling whis- key; Walter Thompson, four years for arson, and c. T. Smith, negro, two years for forgery. The men were convicted at the late term of circuit court.
 Sheriff Ivy remained at the peniten- tiary through Sunday, saw his men dressed in prison garb and attended church service with them, being the guest of Chaplain E. M. Pipkin
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24

of the levee proposition. The com missioners do not favor spending any considerable amount of money on the causeway so long as there is continued danger from overflow. An improve ment that is contemplated should it be decided to build a levee in New port amounts to the building of a bridge across the lake, to be 100 feet long and 42 feet wide, affording two 6-foot walks on either side and a driveway 30 feet wide.
 Commissioner McLain added, how ever, that it is not improbable that the commission would decide to build a board walk across the causeway at once in order to afford temporary re- lief, the expense of which would amount to about $100, he said.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24
WOUNDS IN
 WAR THEN BREAKS BACK
 IN CIVILIAN LIFE.

Jonesboro, Feb. 22.-M. J. Rednow, a young man about twenty-five years of age, who is a resident of near Bono, Big Creek township, is at St. Der nard's Hospital in very serious con- dition, having sustained a serious in- jury while working for the Roberts Cotton Oil Go. He was handling some bales of cotton, and in some way a bale fell on him, breaking his back, which resulted in a severe case of paralysis, his entire lower limbs be- ing paralized, rendering his case al- most hopeless.
 This young man had only recently returned from France, where he was a member of the American Expedi- tionary Forces, and did valient ser vice for his country and was wounded several times, but recovered and re- turned home, only to be seriously wounded, perhaps fatally. The unfor- tunate young man is being treated by Drs. P. w. and c. M. Lutterloh, who are doing everything they can to re- lieve his sufferings and restore him to health.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24
PUBLICITY OFFER OF
 THIS PAPER ACCEPTED
 BY THE METHODISTS

The Methodist church has accepted the offer of publicity made by the h. dependent in Saturdays paper, and today will be found a condensed re- port of Sundays services at the Methodist church. This papers offer to aid in promoting the churches of the city as much as possible was men toned at Sunday school service and at the meeting of the Epworth League of this church, and it is the hope of the Independent that the Methodists will keep their good work constantly before the public.
 We are also anxious for all the other churches to furnish the paper with news of their progress and hope other churches to offer the paper ergetic correspondent before another week is gone.
Newport daily independent., 1919-02-24
LACEY JONES GIVES PARTY.

? George and Martha Washington were much in evidence at the home of Lacy Jones Saturday evening, when he entertained with colonial party in honor of his little guest, Carolyn Moore of Little Rock, who came up especially for the occasion. Flags and bunting were the patriotic feat ures in decorations but the little folks in costume were the sweetest things in the world, the boys all being dress ed to represent the illustrious George Washington, and the girls Martha Washington. We hardly believe their elders could have equaHed them, with powdered hair, paint and powder, and black patches, which made their rep resentation perfect. The girls with full skirts and long trains were very much admired by the sereval Georges, who had powdered hair and wore short waistcoats and knee brooches, and patent leather shoes with their prominent buckles. They had good time playing games, and later in eat ing cream and cake around a decor ated table, where the places were marked with little red hatchets.
 In the party were Carolyn Moore, Mary Elizabeth Thomas, Frances and Kenneth Reed, Jewell Edgar, Stew art Stephens, Kathryn Erwin, Eliza beth Owens, Billie Parish, Henry Owen, Jr., Ruebelle Gray, A. l.. Crit t nton, Jr., Kathryn Blackwood, Charlotte and Mary Carroll and the little host.