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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17
MIR. AND MRS. w. F. GROUNDS REVISIT
 MOHAVE COUNTY

MT. and Mrs. Grounds were in Kingman last Wednesday from their home in Fresno, California. They al- so visited in Blackberry, being met there by their son and daughter, w. F. Grounds, Jr., and Mrs. Frank Crozier. MT. and Mrs. Grounds were among the first residents of Mineral Park, MT. Grounds being the discover CT of the Lone Star mine, now the Golden Star. He was also interested in the cattle business, having driven a band of cattle from Texas to this county in the early seventies. Among the old timers this worthy couple are held in high esteem and their descend- ants are among the best people of this county.
 During the early years of MT. Grounds residence in this county he was actively engaged in mining, while his brother-in-law, John Cureton, looked after the cattle interests. MT. Cureton afterward removed to New Mexico, where he became one of the wealthiest cattle men of that state. While the owner of the Lone Star mine MT. Grounds made many ship ments of ore rich in silver to San Francisco, the ores afterward going to Swansea, Wales, for treatment. He and his good wife are now pack here looking over the country in which they lived when the greater part of it was given over to the warlike Wallapais.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17

in it again at twenty-five cents a nail. Half the proceeds would go to the American Legion and the other half to the Red Cross.
 A house-to-house canvass of the en- tire city of Chicago has been under taken by posts of the American Legion, in seeking out veterans who have been successful in adjustment of compensation claims with the Govern ment. A recent membership cam paign in Illinois netted a gain of 10,- 900 members for the first four months of 1921 over the corresponding period of last year.
 Jefferson Post Handicap" was the feature race on Derby Day at the famous Churchill Downs race course at Louisville, Ky. The race was nam ed in honor of the Jefferson Post of the American Legion.
 
 Twenty new posts of the Ameri- can Legion and sixty-nine units of it's Women's Auxiliary were formed dur ing the week ended May 2S.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17
One on Mike

The time had come to dole out the days rations, and in an Irish regi- ment the Quartermaster and his assis- tant were portioning them out in pre- paration for distribution. At last, just before the orderly men were due to arrive, the assistant turned to the Quartermaster. With a twinkle in his eye, Mike said: "Av ye blaze, SOFT, there's loaf short. Who'll I give it to?" "Keep it yourself, Mike," re- piled the Quartermaster.-National Republican.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17
FURTHER |NF0R NATION
 CONCERNING DROWNING
 OF HAROLD CONNE[LY

A week or so ago the Miner carried an article regarding the death of liar old Connolly, which occurred at Boulder Canyon on the 18th of May. Some in- accuracies crept into the article, which we have been made straight on. We stated that the boys were in swim ming and that they were making a pretense of being in difficulties and when young Connolly actually was drowning the other boys thought he was only fooling and allowed him to slip away without an effort to save him. Our correspondent says this is not so. The boys had gone to a place near camp where they had bathed nearly every day, but the current had cut away part of the bar from which they formerly entered the stream and the young fellow walked into a deep hole where the current was strong. His nearest companion, Wesley Davis, saw him struggling and went to his rescue, but after both had gone under twice Davis was too exhausted to con- tinue the struggle against the current and had to be rescued by a strong swimmer named Lawrence Creager. Creager than swan to the rescue of Connolly but was too late, and he re- turned to save Davis as the latter was going down the third time. Connol- ly and Davis were both considered good swimmers. Boats were secured at the Reclamation camp and a search maintained until dark, but no trace of the body was found. The parents of Connolly were at Parashaunt moun- tain when notified of the death of their son and were prostrated by the news. Young Connolly was born at Chloride 20 years ago. He was splendid fellow and was loved by all who knew him. He had been working at the reclamation camp since last December and had saved his money with the intention of taking a course at Stanford University, finishing him. self for a career of mining engineer ing. A reward of $200 has been of- fered for the recovery of the body.
 The boy is survived by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Connolly of Wolf Hole, this county, two sisters, Mrs. J. Harvey Pocock, Tooele, Utah and Miss Lucille Connolly.
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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17
EXAMINATION FOR
 POSTMASTER.

The United States Civil Service Commission has posted notices of competitive examinations for post masters of the third class in many parts of Aizona. An examination will be held at Kingman on the 18th day of August for postmaster at Oat- man. The salary of the Oatman office will be $2,000. This is the only post office in the county of that class, all others, except Kingman, being of the fourth class.
 Any person wishing to take the ex- animation may do so by applying to postmaster Charles Metcalfe, of King man, for the necessary information.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17
BIG COPPER WIRE ORDER

The Pacific Gas and Electric com pany of Los Angeles, has just placed an order for 100000 pounds of wire with Montana copper company, the wire to be shipped before the first of August. This is the largest order for copper wire since pre-war days and marks the beginning of heavy electric installations throughout the country. Copper is now so low in the market that the consumer must know that now is the best time to lay in supplies, whether necessary at this time or later, as the price of the red metal is sure to go to at least 1Sc within the next year. .-A.....
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17

GREAT DISCOVERY OF LEAD ORE
 One of the geatest strikes of lead ore that las ever been made in the state of Iowa has just come to light. The new vein is in the old Wilde prop erty in the heart of Debuque and the ore brought to view is estimated to have a value of S50,000.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-06-17
SAM FINNEY

Any one knowing the whereabouts of Sam Finney or s. T. Finney, or what happened to him, to communi- cate with his sister, Mrs. E. c. Met calf of Ukiah, Mendocino Co.,, Cal.
Evening star., 1921-12-25
MOTOR BUS PROVES
POPULAR IN BRITAIN
Known as "Char-a-Banc," "
Carries From 80 to 35
Passengers.

In England the char-a-banc or mo-
tor bus is taking the place of the low
priced automobile for many people or
average means, reports George M.
Sprowls, special field representative
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany, who has just sent back an IN
teresting report on the London auto
mobile show.
The char-a-banc came into general
popularity Immediately after the war
and has developed rapidly in popu-
larity. 1t is principally nsea loa spa
cial excursions to the seashore ana
The char-a-banc carries from thirty
to thirty-five passengers on the aver
age. . ,,..r in
they have had very good year IN
1921, due to an unusualiy tat s,,,pmer
and late fall and very NOT SUNNI ;
which drove people to seek the out-
of doors as often as possible.
Most of the char-a-bancs nave no
tons. as the Englishman hhes piehls
of fresh air. There appears 10 oe
development. however, l"""io
"all-weather" top.
Usual Type Described.
The usual type is Split up ,Sia Mian i3ne 6ne
n.sseppers with entries by side DOORS
opposite each seat.
One rather unusual body exhlplteo
at the show had permanent tops d.
the front and rear OF the car "mlie
the center portion was open. ms
wbich could be lowered into the SIDES
and a top that could be rolled BACK;
thus providing either open or closed
driving.
Another type of passenger CARRYING
vehicle which is growing IN popular
ity is the motor coach' "hieh - u>eu
for regular trips between towns or
for extended tours, such Is up to Scot
land or over into France.
These have closed bodies and are
quite well appointed. One OF the hnest
cars at the show was motor coach
built to carry twenty.slX persons, tne
interior was finished in veneercd wal
nut and divided into two compart-
ments Seats were not arranged in d
fixed order, but consisted of leather
upholstered chairs arranged as the!
might be in drawing room; each
compartment also had folding table.
Permanent Seating Arrangements.
Another type had permanent seat
ing arrangements along more con-
yentional lines with aisles down the
center. These seats have high backs
and very easy springs, making them
unusually comforJ@b Large windows
provided excellent v."w of the scenery
ard these bodies were mounted on
pneumatic tires and ride about as
easily as a private touring car. This
type of car seated about twenty per-
sons.
A more inexpensive type of car was
shown with strong, substantial body,
seating tWenty-SiX passengers. the
whole weighing less than a ton. and
selling for s1.4e0. This type motor
coach was equipped with 3Sx7 and
42x9 Goodyear pneumatic truck tires.
Evening star., 1921-12-25

sembled along the route, quickly
climbed the steep. curved incline. and
completed the run Of twelve miles
to the entire satisfaction of every
one of the railroad officials
When a second trip over the same
route was made a few days later. the
distance was covered in twenty mine
and one-half minutes, only four and
one-haif minutes longer than 1t takes
the Duluth limited to make this run.
Obviously, a small motor bus could
not be expected to save time when
competing with steam equipment, yet
the railroad men. who have carefully
considered operating costs, strongly
believe that gasoline rail cars will
effect a more vitality necessary saving
that of operating expense. More
over. even under the most unfavorable
conditions for running gasoline
car it has been found that the costs
are much lower than those OF Steam
operated equipment.
Saving in Operating Costs.
This saving in operating costs. COM
bined with the comparatively small
capital investment required promises
to be the saliva ton of many branch
lines. some of which have had to dis
continue service or will soon be COM
PEELED to do so because the expense
of operating steam equipment far eX-
service rendered.
One of the results of these tests
has been radical step away from
esta ablished railroad precedent recent
ly taken by the Northern Pacific. A
number of years ago when James j.
Hill, one of the foremost railroad
men of his time. ran his first locomo-
tive out of st. Louis, steam equip
nent was looked upon throughout the
country as being the only logical
answer to the transportation problem
of the rapidly expanding northwest.
Today, his successor, Charles Dom
nelly. the present head of the
Northern Pacific. is turning to the
gasoline engine as an economical
solution to one form Of this trans
portation problem-Short-h pas
senger traffic-which has never been
profitably solved by the conventional
railroad equipment.
Convinced of the advantages Of
gasoline motor cars, the Northern
Pacific now operates Mack rail car
in regular service on a branch line.
Of these cars in like and larger
capacities. Another big railroad of
the west, the Great Northern. is also
planning to install gas-propelled rail
cars on its various branch lines.
In the east the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad will soon
operate three such rail cars. Many
of the smaller railroads, such as the
Narragansett Pier railroad. Aberdeen
and RocEtish railroad. Sewell Valley
railroad and Stone Harbor railroad,
have been successfully using motor
equipment for some time.
Evening star., 1921-12-25
TOURIST RECORD
SET IN COLORADO
Unprecedented Number oi
Automobiles Visit Forests
and Camping Grounds.

Travellers by automobile from every
state in the Union helped set new
record for Colorado tourist travel in
1921. In Overland Park camp
grounds, maintained by the city of
Denver, 11,0S7 cars containing 1854
persons were registered. Here a tent
city of 5000 cosmopolites and rural
folks sprung UP nightly during the
summer months, housing many east
erners during the season. The total
park attendance for the year was 10
$50 more than in 1920.
100000 Visitors.
National forests in the Centennial
state had 100000 visitors. an IN
crease of 10000 over 1920, according
to the United States forest service.
Many travellers We're attracted to the
land of living glaciers. in Colorado
National forest, where $4,000 people
were registered; others went to San
Isabel and Pike reservations to fish,
hunt or climb
Many of them who pitched tents in
Overland Park liked the climate so
well that they decided not to hurry
away; instead, put up at a hotel or
moved into an apartment. The sec
retary of states office issued compli-
mentary licenses, good for ninety
days to many fasteners. in Denver
alone, and their average stay was
from three to six weeks.
Large Increase Shown.
Rocky Mountain National Park was
first among all parks during 1891.
with an attendance of 273,737, an in
crease of 32.771 over 1920, and 100.-
573 more than the combined registra-
tion in Yellowstone and Yosemite Ma
tional parks. according to government
figures
Evening star., 1921-12-25
FIND THE SOURCE
Of TIRE TROUBLE
investigators Explain Cause
of "Chronic" Difficulties
in Truck Service.

Through inquiries for advice from
motor truck owners in every part of
the country, the technical service de-
rartment of the United States Tire
Company has found that where
chronic tire trouble is encountered
in truck service the trouble is due in
most cases to one of two reasons:
Either the tire is not suited to the
type of work in which it is used, or
the tire is miSuSed by overlooking,
speeding or in some other way.
The assistance of the technical serv-
ice bureau is being sought in growing
volume by truck owners who have
tire problems to solve, or who want
TO be sure that their trucks have the
proper kind of tires. One day recently
the company received from an owner
of forty trucks a request that the
tire equipment Of each truck be pass
ed on.
QUESTIONABLE Is Prepared.
In order that sufficient data may be
available for the departments experts,
when any specific problem is under
consideration. QUESTIONABLE form
has been prepared and mailed to most
of the truck owners of the country.
This should be filled out carefully by
truck owners seeking informa ton
Copies may be secured by addressing
1he technical service department
ohi'oN be 1sSU
Broadway, New York city.
This ,questionnaire shows that to
deal adequately with a problem the
Department should know first the
make, capacity. body type. wheel type
and the number of years in service of
the truck. Next, the weight on the
front and the rear axle should be
given of the combined chassis, body
and average pay or passenger load
carried on the vehicle. The sizes of
tires on both front wheels should
be stated, and whether solids or pneu-
mates are used. If pneumatics are
used, the sizes of rims, both front and
rear. should be given
Other Firms Considered,
other items to be listed are the kind
OF material or merchandise hauled
the type of roads over which the We,
hlcle operates, whether sand or soft
clay, hard gravel or macadam, ordi-
nary dirt, brick or asphalt; the aver.
age age daily mileage travelled: the pres
ent average tire mileage, both front
and rear; and tire troubles experi.
cnced in the past, both front and rear,
Evening star., 1921-12-25

In view of the fact that feminine
taste influenced the sale of 80 per
cent of the distinctive cars sold this
year, it is natural that the automo-
bile manufacturers should wish to
cater to milady' desires and fancies.
What the fair visitor at the National
Automobile Show in New York IN
Eauuary will see as she undulates
up the wide, white marble steps and
amblcs regally through the aisles OF
Grand Central Palace promises to
be truly entertaining for the woman
who drives or is driven in her own
car.
A few seasons ago a woman VINO is
well known in club circles met a
manufacturer of a medium priceo
car and in the course or her CON-
versation said: .,,. ,
GOOD substantial, high-qua1ity car.
hut Why do YOU not make 1t appear
more to women as regards detaiis.
7 have driven one of your present
seasons sedans for SIX months.
have noticed just ten faults OF oe-
tail that III wager you haNe ne'ea =
even considered ard yet you are a
leader in your price class. f,urther-
more all of these faults could PROB
ably be corrected without increasing
production cost.
Manufacturer Surprised.
The manufacturer was surprised
and asked what all of these faults
were. She began to enumerate them.
First, the spring on the Gluten was
too stiff 1t requires too much strain
10 manipulate it, especially in trat-
fic Secondly, she complained that
the starting pedal was too small and
too hard to press down. Frequently
i drive in the evening wearing satin
slippers with thin Soles. 1t becomes
painful to press that starting pedal
and hold it down while awaiting the
motors pleasure to start tiring-es-
pecially is cold weather" The third
complaint was that the apertures
around the pedals and gear shift
and brake levers were too large SO
that warm air blew in in summer to
an unpleasant degree and dust blew
in at all times excessively. soiling
white garments.
The next complaint was that the
Evening star., 1921-12-25
BETTER BATTERY CARE
URGED BY DISTRIBUTOR
Many Motorists Tinker With It
When They Should Have
Expert Advice.

Not one motorist in a hundred un-
derstands his battery" remarked e.
r. keene. local Westinghouse distri-
butor, but most of them will tinker
with 1t every time something goes
wrong and they can think of nothing
else to blame. They would not con-
slider tinkering with their watch If it
refused to run-not even a cheap one
but batteries, well, batteries are
apparently only to be attended to by
an expert when all other efforts fail.
Just because there is hitch some-
where, and the car refuses to register
100 per cent efficiency. it is not neces-
sarily the fault of the battery. Then
again, if the battery is to blame. it is
not necessarily an easy job for an
amateur to diagnose its disease. Like
the driver himself, who may contract
anything from indigestion to scurvy,
the battery may develop a dozen and
one ills. The driver develops his in
digestion from overeating and his
scurvy from lack of potatoes or other
starchy foods, perhaps. The battery
has its disease from overchargng
and undercharging. also. Short cir
cults, overdose of acid. filing with
rondistilled water, loose connections,
freezing. not enough solution or too
much, two cells working and the
other laying down on the job-Why,
Evening star., 1921-12-25
RAILROADS TEST
NEW MOTOR CAR
Type of Passenger Carrier
May RevoIutionize Traffic
on Branch Lines.

Fostered by the executives of the
Northern Pacific railroad in co-opera-
tion with w. F. Sailor of the Inter-
national Motor Company, several trial
trips were recently made of new
type of passenger carrier which, it
Is said, may revolution!Ze rail trans
portation on branch line runs.
The vehicle is a specially designed
Mack gasoline rail car, mounted on
steel fange wheels SO that it can
be operated on standard railroad
tracks
Run Over Steep Grade.
The experimental trips were made
over the Northern Pacific route from
st. Paul to White Bear. distance
Of about twelve miles. This run in
cludes steep and winding grade
almost two miles long. one OF the
most severe in the northwest. When
1t is understood that two locomotives
are required to pull a passenger train
up this ascent, some idea Of the
severity of the test may be ascer-
tanned.
Such great Importance was at
tached to the first trip. that possibly
the largest assemblage of big rail-
road men of the northwest were
present to take part in the initial
tryout over the White Bear route.
Prominent among these officials were
Charles Donnelly, president of the
Northern Pacific; Ralph Budd. presi-
dent of the Great Northern; J. NJ.
Hannaford. vice chairman of the
Northern Pacific: W. T. Tyler. vice
president of the Northern Pacific;
William Genlo of the Minneapolis and
ST. Louis, A. r. Kipp of the 500 lines.
W. L. Luce, president OF the Electric
Short lines, and ]. ]. O'Neil, general
manager of the Chicago, st. Paul
NJ. and o.
Twenty three passengers We're COM
fortably carried on the first trip, al
though the rated capacity of this
motorized rail car is seventeen per-
sons in addition to a baggage COM
partment The rail car, watched by a
Evening star., 1921-12-25
Cadillac
Announces Nezg Prices

The Cadillac Motor Car Company announces the
Cadillac cars effective January 1st, 1922:
Evening star., 1921-12-25

Harry Henderson. local distributor for
the Earl car, announces the arrival OF
the first models, which will be on show
at 1918 14th street northwest during the
coming week. The service and parts
department will remain at 410 Sth street
northwest.
The Schafer Motor Agency Of this city
has been appointed local distributor
for the Columbia Six.
Evening star., 1921-12-25

the battery has a list Of possible ills
that is appalling.
"The best thing to do is to let a
battery expert look 1t over occasion
ally. He can diagnose the ills, for
that's what a battery doctor is paid
to do"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-11-15

personal credit legislation and more
adequate system of farm finance.
Approximately five hundred dele
gates have been named to attend the
meeting They will bring reports
from the various states on the ac-
tivities of the union during the last
year.
The activities of the Farmers
Union include: Mutual insurance
companies, grain elevators, cotton and
tobacco warehouses, state supply
houses or exchanges, terminal elevat-
ors and warehouses, creameries, milk
condenseries, jobbing associations and
livestock commission houses in ON
aha, Sioux City, Kansas City St. JOS
eph, Mo.
A number of prominent agricultur-
lists will address the meeting, inClud-
ing; President c. S. Barrett. Union
City, Ga, Secretary A. c. Davis, c,
H. Hyde of Oklahoma, member of
The Committee of Seventeen
Maurice McAuliffe, Salina. Kan,
president of the Kansas Farmers
Union: Charles A. Lyman, Washing
ton, D. c., secretary of the National
Board of Farm Organizations; L. NJ.
Rhodes, Jacksonville, Fla, commits
sioner Of markets; Fred Willard, Los
Gatos, Cal, secretary of the Calitor-
MIA division.
The states In which the Farmers
Union now Is organized are: Wash
ington Oregon, California, Colorado
Montana South Dakota, Nebraska
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, louisiana
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-11-15
FARM INDUSTRY
FACING CRISIS
Vital Business to Be Discussed at
Coming Conference

Topeka, Nov. 15.-With the agri-
cultural industry generally facing
critical problems, the annual meeting
or the National Farmers EdUcatlonaI
and COOPERATIVE Union of America,
to be held here November Is, Is and
II will have before it business Of I'M
usually vital importance to its or
ganization which now reaches into
twenty-four states. According to Of
fcials of the union, the following rep
resent the most important matters to
be considered:
Better methods of marketing farm
products, with especial reference to
grain, livestock, cotton and staples.
The transportation problem as it
affects agriculture.
National legislation affecting farm
ing interests, with special reference to
strengthening the Farm Loan Act,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-11-15
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" A Y ID o W n Z A s T "
Starts Sunday Evening For One Week
All Seats Mat 23C-AlI Seats Eve. 35c
These Prices Include War Tax