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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12
Silver League Asks That Government
 Remove Price Limit on the White Metal

tors were convinced that silver would bring a much higher iprice in an un- restricted market. "Should the gov ernment follow hands-off policy" said Senator Shoot, "The price would advance to $1.29 an ounce. The Uni ted States is in no shape to allow the export of it's gold and neither are our allies. All they have got they must keep. Although we have one fourth of the gold in the world, we have none too much" q
 In, reply to Senator Pittman's dec laration that silver mines wanted a stabilized price, Senator Thomas of Colorado informed him that he need, not worry about the melting down of $35Q 900 ,000; that if they went to In- dia, as he Senator Pittman) stated, it would mean that they would not come back and the demand for silver, would oply become more critical.
 Developments of the past II months have corroborated the attitude of Senators Smoot and Thomas. |
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12

Along the lines of views expressed some months ago on the subject by the Miner the Silver League of Amer ica has issued remarkable document on the silver situation. The state ments are made that the govern -ment price of $1.01 1-2 an, ounce lori ginally $2) was intended and regard ed by the law makers at Washington as war period measure; that this price did notNparticularly benefit sil- yer companies of this country because they could. obtain higher prices in the open market, and that an continuance of the present government price is preventing free operations in the bus mess operations of Chinese and East Indian merchants with those of this country. The suggestion is made by the league that either government price cerrestrictions be removed so that a free and,' as they think, a higher price may result or that the govern ment advance the fixed price to $1.25.
 Reference is made to the statement made by Senator Shoot of Utah, when the Putnam act was passed in the senate, April 19, 1918. The Utah senator at that time declared, despite Senator Pittman's own, opinion, that this act might benefit silver compan- ies, that he entertained the contrary view; that it was of no advantage to those interested because these opera
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12
FOREMAN PRISONERS" ] IN VICTORY LIBERTY
 LOAN TROPHY TRAIN

Four German prisoners will tour California, Arizona and Nevada with the Victory Liberty Loan Trophy Train, but they will not be real live Germans.
 Among the thousands of exhibits which the United States government sent to San Francisco for this train, were four distinctive German uni forms,y together with complete equip ment. It was the intention to fill these uniforms with live models but Americans who were willing to pose as Germans were hard to find. As q result the German Prisoners"will be of wax.
 While it has been necessary to use substitutes for Germans, the other thousands of exhibits will be distinct ly real, each and every piece of arma- ment was either used in Europe by the Huns or Allids, or prepared for our own Armies.
 The German Albattoss cylinder aeroplane, the first to be exhibited in the West was shot down in Flanders. It requires more than half a flat car.
 The whippet tank, which will be driven from the train in each. of the 150 towns at which the train will make stops, was manufactured in America and is one of those with which Pershing broke the Hun lines. Six cars will make up the Victory train now being assembled in the yards of the Southern Pacific Con1- ! pany. N's
 The Victory special will start from EmBarcadero at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 12.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12

company. He was accompanied by A. U. Magnum, the general manager. Besides acquiring a vast acreage for themselves, the Wind River company is to complete the, we'll of the Hopi Oil CO.,, under very liberal contract, and have already made considerable progress in getting things shaped up for rapid work. They have completed a concrete dam across the canyon be- low Porter's tank, and have also built a, cement tan k on the ridge above the Hopi drill. The two miles of pipe which will convey the water from the reservoir in the canyon to the tank is on the road and will be here shortly. With a full crew of expert drillers, good weather and plenty of water, the daily footage at the Hopi should soon break all previous records.
 n3adition to its large holdings of patented lands, the Hopi company, has about 8,oO0 acres of located lands, and it will at once proceed to the valid tion of all these claims.
 , The Adamaaa Oil Co.,, is building a 21,000-gallon storage tank for water at the we'll It is expected that the Adamana will have to go much deeper to get ample water, but in the mean time they ara taking every precau7 tion to conserve the surface waters.
 Secretary Hennessy and President MacDuffee, of the Adamana, are as- sociated with ....ew York interests who plan to organize new company to operate in this field. The company will have some big men connected with it and will be amply backed fin ancially.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12
NEWS LETTER FROM
 H0LBR00K SECTION
r. By JAMES F. OBRIEN, Asst-Secy. Chamber of Commerce.

Holbrook, Ariz., April 11-Jack Warden, secretary of the Holbrook Oil Co.,, arrived here on Monday after an absence of couple of months, during most of which time he has been in- capacitated by illness. Immediately after his arrival he put crew of men to work erecting the derrick for the first we'll of, the Holbrook oil Co.,, which will be sunk four miles to the west of the Hopi we'll. V
 Owing to his illness and other un- avoidable circumstances, there has been delay in starting this we'll, but Mir. Warden says there will be no further time lost until the drills reach the oil sands. He has also bought drilling rig which belonged to the Marcus Daily estate and this will be placed on section about three miles southwest of the town of Hol- brook. He expects that this will be here and erected within 30 days.
 Word has been received from Char les Oster, of New York, who is said to be acting for high officials of the Coats Thread Co.,, stating that he is on his way to Holbrook, but will stop over in Kansas to look after the load ing of two standard drilling rigs which he has bought for the purpose of operating here. MT. Oster has ac- quired big acreage of choice ground for his people and he is expected to be one of the most active operators in the field. /ha
 Henry c. Beeler, the well-known geologist who Is now with the Wind River Producing and Refining Co.,, re- turning here Monday morning after short visit to the main office of the
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12
RESTORE THE OLDEST CANAL

N The oldest canal in the world, dat ing back nearly 2,000 years, and also the longest canal, measuring in the main section nearly 1000 miles ,is that extending from Hanchow, south of Shanghai, China, to Pekin. Most of this canal has been filled with mud by overflows of the Yellow river, but the southern portion of it still consti- tutes very busy waterway.
 The canal is now to be rebuilt and improved. The project is too vast to be done at single operation, and the funds are not at hand. At present, about $6,000,000 are available and this sum will be used for the improve ment of section about 100 miles in length. th.-Scientific American.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12
ANSWERED

All who have visited Epson have seen the big gates on which are perch ed two stone dogs. An American of ficer saw them recently for the first time. F.
 He approached native with a joke on his lips, expecting to see it fall flat, as he believed would De the case. "When do they feed these dogs ?" he asked.
 Every time they bark" said the Epsomite, and now this particular American is, more of an admirer of Englishmen than ever.-Tit Bits. R.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12
THE WHOLE SHOW

"Mama, are there any Huns in heaven? 'r
 "Of course not, dearie." "Well, mama, don't you think ought to go to Germany, before l die?
 What for, pet?"
 "Well, I've seen Santa Claus and the Grand Canyon and Charlie Chap hnand I don't think I ought to miss anything before I die, do you?" ,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-04-12
THE NATURAL INFERENCE

"Who is at the phone?"
 "Your wife, sir"
 "What does she want?"
 "The only word D can understand is idiot sir"
 ''Let me come there. She probably wants to talk to me. Louisville
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-05

most promising business and professional
men of a certain large city; men who are an
honor to any community, to any country
and to any faith. Yet we lost them, in the
second generation if not in the first, not
because they do not want to be Jews, but
because of their ignorance of their history
and their faith. And the training of forty
centuries is lost to Jews and Judaism, and
frequently asserts itself in the Christian
offspring of these very people, as pious pro-
fessors of that faith, against which Juda-
ism has been an intellectual protest for
twenty centuries.
To us, there is tragedy in the circum-
stance of grandchildren worshipping the
savior of the New Testament, grand-chil-
dren of men and women who would have
given their last drop of blood Tor the sane
LITIGATION of the Holy Name. To us there is
tragedy in the utter conversion to the DOM
inant faith, of the offspring of the sons and
daughters of Israel, who proclaimed them
selves too progressive" even Ior progress
sive Judaisism. To live by and for relig-
ion; to suffer for it, and to die for it, is a
tragica preface to conversion to another
faith, and this is happening, not in the cases
of some, but in the cases of hundreds.
Would that some rabbi had the power of
an Elijah, to Awaken modern Israel from
its dangerous lethargy."
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-05
THE JEWISH WELFARE BOARD
tn ENn
TO END.

In an address in the East, Col. Cutler
stated that it had been decided to end the
work of the Jewish Welfare Board, as soon
as the army was completely demobilized.
We are glad to hear this. We had been
told-and good authority-that it was the
purpose of the Board to become perman-
ent The statement of Col. Cutler, sets the
matter Alright.
There are so many agencies that need
money worse than does the Welfare Board,
that, aside from other objections, it would
have been pity to raise the amount that
would have been needed. The American
Jewish War Relief is to ask for fund of
S20,0O0,000 for relief purposes in the war
stricken zones. This amount is absolutely
necessary for the preservation of life. And
this amount will not nearly answer the
many demands that are being made upon
the committee.
We may say in this connection that it
seems to us that drives" have become a
fad. Every organization wants drive"
and wants to exert itself. The country is
infested with drives" for this and drives"
for that, and in view of this, we are doubly
glad that the officers of the Welfare Board
have come to the decision announced.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-05
THE NEW MOSES.

If Senator Moses, of New Hampshire, is
really in favor of defeating the Peace Treaty
and then declaring the war at an end he is
trying to lead the people into the wilderness,
instead of leading them out of it as his
great and illustrious namesake tried many
centuries ago. Senator Moses does not &C
knowledge the authority of the great law
giver, since he does not belong to the faith
he eXpounded. He might, however, study
his precepts to considerable advantage.
Moses of old, led his people out Of bondage,
taught them that those who would be free
themselves must show their capacity for
freedom He was meek man, who said
little and did much, whereby he set an ex-
ample which all of us, whether we bear his
name or not, would do well to follow.
II the United States Senate should reject
the Peace Treaty, mere declaration that
war is at an end would not bring peace. 1t
would surely be breach of faith with our
Allies. 1t would bring chaos, for there
would be no agreement as to terms between
America and Germany, nor would there be
any binding covenants with the new nations
which have been established as a result of
the war. That would place the United States
at terrible disadvantage; in fact, such a
proceeding would be thrust at the very
heart of American interests. The meek one
OF old whose name was Moses would have
dealt with such proposition as he dealt
with the idols that stubborn and wayward
faction persisted in setting up.-Exchange.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-05
THE COMING ZIONIST CONVENTION

The Chicago Zionists are making great
preparations for the coming convention.
The great feature of the meeting will be the
report of Mr.. Justice Brandeis who will soon
return from his trip to Palestine.
A more practical attitude seems to have
taken the place of the former rampant OPP
timism of the Zoinists. They are no longer
talking about an unrestricted Homeland.
The thought of being member of the fam
lily of nations has given way to the very ex-
celent idea of nation in the making. They
speak of gradual colonization and ultimate
independence. They understand that the
Allies are not going to hand Israel ready
made nation, in defiance of dozen forces
which cannot be ignored.
1t is this kind of Zionism which the Jew
ish Monitor espoused sometime ago. No
one who understands the Jewish heart can
object to the acquisition of the ancient
Homeland for settlement purposes, for the
prosecuted of Israel, as well as for those
who have an overpowering yearning for the
Land of Israel. 1t is this kind of Zionism
that those have hoped for, who want to see
the highest Jewish ideals developed in
group which will be large enough to give
these ideals free and unrestrained devel-
opment. A gradual settlement, in Pales-
tine, with gradual commercial and indus
trial development, with parallel cultural
growth, will we believe, be productive of
social fabric that will teach the world how
to live, as it should live, and which will
make of this earthly habitaton, place in
which it will be really worth while to live.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-05
EDITORIAL

With this kind of Zionism, we believe, will
be fulfilled the prophecy from Zion shall
go forth the Law, and the word of God, from
Jerusalem"
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1919-09-05
AN:
THE TRAGEDY OF JUDAISM.


ing up boyhood and college friends, many of
whom have made eminent places for them
sedves in their chosen fields. Being rabbi,
our conversations often drifted to religious
themes. Somehow or other, rabbi always
carries his profession with him. Others do
not. A lawyer or doctor can get away from
his workaday routine, after business hours,
like business man. A rabbi always thinks
of his work, for the rabbi who wants to keep
apace with the world, must always be on
the lookout for thoughts and suggestions
from Others Moreover, the right kind of
religious life is not bounded by business
hours, and men always think of religion be-
cause it affects every phase of life. So that
in our social calls and friendly chats, we in.
variably drifted to religious values as they
touch living man in pulsating life.
Most of the young men of our acquain-
lance, are men who have had good educa-
lions, and who were reared in averagely
good families; who went to Sabbath School
when they were small, and received that
smattering of Jewish training which it is
the poor lot of so many to get They hardly
know more than the fact that they are Jews
by birth. Most of the men to whom we
talked, have not opened Jewish book since
childhood-the fewest only have read some
thing of our literature and history.
Some of these have children who attend
Sabbath School, others do not even do this.
In every case we have in mind, the parents
proclaimed themselves Jews. but emphaSiz-
ed the fact that they were Jews by birth
pre-eminently. Judaism itself had little in
terest for them-they knew only that they
were Jews because their parents are or
were.
Yet they are loyal to the race. Not one
of them, can we think of, but would defend
the name of the Jew. The race instinct in
them rebels against even the slightest SLAM
der that anyone directs against Jew
but that is far as it goes. Ask them why
they are Jews, why they defend the Jewish
name, why they rebel against any reflection
on Jews, and they are dumb. They cannot
defend themselves their children are
neglected so far as their educating them to
defend themselves.
And here is where the tragedy comes in.
They do not seem to realize that they are
living an unreal life, so far as their loyalty
to the Jewish people is concerned. They
do not understand that the blind sentiment
which they have for their people, vanishes
before really serious problem. They do
not know that race Jew is the weakest
link in the chain of Israel, and that the race
Jew falls away when the first obstacle of
any desire confronts him. They do not know
that the Jew who is Jew by birth only is
the Jew who most easily marries out of the
faith, and most easily throws off his Jew
ish loyalty when it stands in the way of So
cial or professional nreferment
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-15
SCHOOLS FOR SOLDIERS.

More than 100000 soldiers in the
American forces overseas are enroll
ed in the schools which the govern
ment has established to equip them
for better positions and wages when
they return to civil life. To most
of these young men these schools
offer a greater opportunity for Gull
tural and vocational training than
would have been theirs if they had
not entered the army
These schools are so graduated
that they afford instruction in ele-
mentary subjects, academic courses
and training in great university
graduate careers in the foremost
French and British universities.
While serving their country as SOL
same time benefit themselves as
students. They are combining men
tai improvement with physical we'll
being and wholesome discipline that
will safeguard them from the evils
of life in barracks.
Reports to the War Department
show that these young Americans
are testifying to their appreciation
of the advantages presented to them
by their attention to their studies.
Those whose commands are ordered
back to the United States may ap-
ply for transfers to continue their
education.
This is the first time in history
that provision has been made by the
United States for the education of
it's soldiers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-15
THE HELLISHNESS OF WAR.

We have seen what war is-the
ghastliest, dirtiest, tilthiest, deadli-
est thing on earth; the vilest plague
that can afflict mankind.
1t is bad enough to bring almost
anybody to the support OF the league
| OF nations.
But what will war become, if, the
league of nations failing, mans cum
I it still more hellishly efficient?
The hints of future possibilities
conveyed. by this war stagger the
ina gination.
The airpiane is constantly devel-
oping in size, speed, carrying ~ cap p;oi-
at all, presently, for a European
enemy to lombard New York, Phil,
adelphia, Chicago and Duluth and
return to it's base. No city, however
remote from the battle front, will be
safe.
Long range guns were just on the
point, OF new developments. me
possibilities of high explosives have
submarine has still ugly possibilities
to be developed by a ruthless belli-
gerent. Poison gas had barely
started it's development when war
ceased. Germany having started it
and thus forced it's enemies to use
IL, tney were working OUT pOlSOuS
infinitely more deadly than anything
Germany had yet produced. Ameri.-
ca itself had produced gas that
would lay out seventy-two times as
many men in a given area as the
most baneful chemical that Germany
had devised. This gas is this deadly:
An officer had been experimenting
with this gas, his hands protected by
gloves. Emerging from the gas
chamber, he placed his gloved hand
on the back of chair. A moment
later another officer sat in that
chair. Twenty-four hours later he
was dead from the contact with the
slight amount of poison that had
been left on the back of that chair.
Does the world want this devilish
competition to continue? If it does
not organize against war through a
league of nations, it must continue,
and all must participate in tive
with the rest. That is just another
reason why every thinking person
everywhere is heart and soul for a |
league of nations, and ready to try
any plan if it is the best that can
be agreed upon now.-St. Joe OBJ
server.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-15
LAND FOR THE DOUGHBOYs.

Homesteads, with buildings and
equipment to make them ready for
immediate occupancy, will be pro-
vided for soldiers and sailors who
wish to engage in farming, if bill
proposed by the Secretary of the In
terror is not defeated by republicans
in the next congress, as was like
measure in the last.
Secretary Lane's plan is to pur-
chase lands in all sections of the
country, to subdivide the tracts
thus acquired, to build on each par
eel house and barn, and put the
ground into condition for use for
truck gardening, farming or graz
ing, as the character of the soil, the
climate and other factors dictate.
These settlements will not be
scattered haphazard, but will be es-
tablished as communities SO that the
homesteaders may have the advan-
tages, of churches, schools, tele-
phones, transportation and markets.
The government will allow the SOL
diers and sailors a maximum of 10
years in which to pay for their land
and homes. Money will be advanced
also for the purchase of machinery,
equipment and livestock. These
loans will be for short period. In
terest at rate of not more than 4
per cent will be charged by the gov
eminent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-15
CONCERNING A REPUBLICAN
THREAT.

Business is turning quickly and
prosperously from the conditions OF
war to the status of peace. All the
signs are for complete revival and
period of activity without preced-
ent. Employment is increasing,
wages are stable, new enterprises
are arising in all parts of the coun-
are encouraging. All this has come
about without an extra session OF
congress and in spite of the hurtful
filibuster by which republicans de-
feated important legislation at the
very outset of reconstruction"
If the republican leaders of the
next congress attempt to hamper
President Wilson, instead of going
about the business of passing the
measures which a democratic adj
enacted but for their obstruction,
they will halt the recovery of in
dustry and invite trouble. Not
President Wilson, but the people at
large will be the sufferers.
1t begins to appear, however, that
discord and factionalism will pre-
vent the republican majority from
adopting and pursuing an affirma-
tive, constructive course of legisla-
ito ton in the sixty-sixth Congress;
their opposition to the democratic
program, but they give signs of be-
ing hopelessly lacking in unity as to
any, other policy. But there is
something worse than republican in
ability to agree on a plan of obstruc-
tion--bad though that be. That is,
they might combine to undo the
good work which the democrats have
accomplished in the last six years
- ~, Nd ArI tfNavy ho xrn
threatened to do that very thing.