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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

Such interest was never mani
tested to the editor as was OBJ
served Tuesday on the road being
surveyed in Estill county from
the Powell county line back two
miles by Spout Spring.
Every farmer along the route
had gwen the right of way, un-
restrainingly, and was present to
lend encouragement to the pro.
ject. $500 90 had been sub
scribed to pay half the cost OF
construction and everything for
the county officials wss promis-
ing and encouraging. Eugene
Witt, the county engineer, said
road work in this end of the
county was such contrast from
many other portions. Other pla-
ces it was often wanting pay for
everything while at Spout Spring
it was wanting chance to give
everything. Nothing lacking for
material and right-of- way, every
thing a donation, and this addI'
tional to the $500 90 subscribed
in cash or labor.
The road will be built and all
on account of the liberal and ex.
elusive donations of the people.
Nothing stands between good
roads in most counties and their
building but the CRATER and the
grabber. Our county officials are
ways willing to help those who
are willing to help themselves.
James Winn, the splendid CIV
il Engineer, of Irvine, S in
charge of the survey. He and
county Engineer Witt are find
ing a splendid layout for the new
road aud promises that actual
construction will begin within
five days. The new survey cuts
out considerable distance and
make a much better grade than
the old road.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21
Clay City Now A Presi-
Dental Post Office

The Clay City postoffice became
a Presidential Office with tn e
close of the last quarter. The re.
ceipts for the past year have so
increased as to far more than
justify the promotion. The sal.
ary has been fixed at $1,000 per
year. The compensation of the
postmaster was limited to 81, 900
per year, when in the fourth
class. In addition to the salary
increase the office is now allowed
rent, fuel and light.
There, in reality, has not been
so much increase in the proceeds
of the office as there has been in
the efficient and complete way in
which 1t has been handled by the
incumbent, Mrs. Groves and her
predecessor. Mrs. Groves has
made 1t a pointer to go to the
train and get that cancellation
that formerly went to the rail.
road posroHice. And the patrons
of the office have also seen cause
to aid the local office in getting
the cancellation it is justly en-.
titled to.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21
Death of Mrs. Baker

Mrs. VIM. Baker died Monday
morning at six o'clock from a
lingering attack of rheumatism.
Burial Tuesday at Powell's Val.
ley. She is survived by husband
and four sons, Opha, George
(Ki;), Sid and Walter, all al
home. Before marriage Mrs,
Baker was a Miss Stanhope.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21
Meeting at Christian Church

The Rev. III. S. Early expects
to be able to fill his regular ap.
pointment at the Christian
Church Sunday, July 24th. He
was unable to be here last meet.
ing day on account of Mrs. Early
having a serious attack of ty-
phoid fever. She is much improv-
ed at this time, and Bro. Early is
much pleased over the prospect
of being able to fill his appoint
ment.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

X. IL. Muncie, OF Richmond,
was here Tuesday.
Rev. Sherman Robbins was ia
Lexington Wednesday on business.
Fl. d. Garry was here Monday
from Winchester to look after
his property.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. u. Saunders
visited friends in Winchester
over Sunday.
Austin johnson, of Barbours-
vile, spent Saturday and Sunday
with home folks.
Master Bryan Shimfessel rs in
Frankfort visiting his sister, Mrs.
o. @. Black burn.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. III. Mackey
visited their son, Otis Mackey,
and family at Ravenna Sunday.
Miss Marguerite Fields, of Mays
vile, was the guest of her "East-
ern" schoolmate, Miss Della 9.
Portwood, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Blanche Knox and daugh.
ter, Mrs. VIM. French, of Levee,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. f. q. Conlee.
Mrs. Amos Cain and three chill.
dren, of Bloomington, H., arriv-
ed here Monday evening to visit
the family of Ray Mckinney and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Curtis and
son, Raymond, of Vaughn's Mill,
spent the weekend with their
daughter, Mrs Everett Fraley,
and Mr.. Fraley.
j. j. Melton, of Mt. Sterling,
a geologist, was here yesterday.
He has purchased of Mrs. Nancy
Vivion 121 acres of land on the
head waters of Black creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. B. Bradley, of
Williamsburg, attended the fu-
neral and burial of Mrs. Mary b.
Petit and remained for brief
visit to other relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Keith, Mrs.
@. Shimfessel nd Miss Reese
Shimfessel motored to Montgom.
cry county Sunday and spent the
day with Mrs. s. ID. Hall and
Guss Shimfessel. Little Virginia
Hall came home with them for
visit.
j. w. Lee, of Flemingsburg,
who has been with us the past
three weeks, making surveys of
the shale lands previously pur.
chased. left Tuesday morning for
Cincinnati to meet members of
his firm there on a business mis-.
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Barnett
and two children, of Wingate,
Ind, are visiting relatives in the
county. Gordon left Clay City
nineteen years ago a very small
boy with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Barnett, going to
Butler, Mo. Mr.. Barnett is en-
gagged in the garage business at
Wingate and doing successful
business.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21
Automobiles Collide

Camel Briscoe in his new Stu.
debaker Touring @ ar colllded
Tuesday afternoon with a Bnick
roadster from Clark county on
one Of the dangerous curves of
our new road near Virden. While
both machines wore damaged,
each one was able 10 90 in.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

j. J. Curry has purchased of
II. q. Crabtree and others the
Cassidy barber shop property ad.
joining the Red River Hotel and
is having the same shelved off
ready for some business, possibly
the grocery business.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21
BIRTHS.
DIR. Martin reports /:

DR.. Martin reports:
The birth of a daughter Tues.
day, July 18th, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Potts.
The birth of a girl Saturday,
July 10th, to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Piersall.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

All will please observe that NO
one has authority to supply lum-
Der from our yard in Clay City
except A. p. Johnson. Anyone
wanting lumber will first see him.
26tf. Ii. N. Page Log & Lbr. Co.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

H. G. Crsbtree has secured a
boiler and engine to attach to
his saw mill. He will be ready
to begin manufacturing lumber
in a very short time.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21
Dog Days Begin Monday

Dog days begin Monday t
which time if it rains we will be
seasonable while if not it will be
dry for the 40 dog days.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

Neerly Ill ilquloe uoa = kSos'
many solids are composed OF diff
ferent combinations Of gases.
Water, for instance IL made
from hydrogen and Oxygen.
Crude oil as IT comes from the
ground is composed Of hydrogen
gas and carbon vapors. An an
imal body is made up among
other things of lime, carbon, nj
trogen, potassium, oxygen and
hydrogen. Gases combine | n
different ways to make u great
many things.
Often the same two gases will
make widely different products
through a slight variation in the
quantities of each gas used in the
mixture.
Ammonia-one of the best fer
tilizers, is made up of one part
nitrogen and three parts hydro
gen.
Some gases readily combine to
form liquids, while others require
enormous pressure and low tenn
peratures to change them to il
quids from the gaseous state.
With these elementary chemi-
cal facts in mind, we will now
proceed with their application TO
the Oil Shale problem.
Biologists, who make a study
of rocks, can read the history of
the worlds formation in the rec.
ords left by the deposits of the
different ages. For convenience
they have named the different
eras and they can make fairly
accurate guesses as to the dura-
tion of each period. In discuss
ing our Clay City shale we must
go back TO the Devonian age-a
time estimated at some three
million years ago.
Earth conditions were then
vastly different from what they
are now. There was practically
no.vegetation or black boned an
imals. Powell county and the
surrounding country was the bot
tom of broad lake--the fresh
waters of which were completely
filled with billions of small ma
rine animals and fish of varied
forms.
When you walk out into a
pond, you sink in the mud at the
bottom. If you will consider the
matter, it must be evident that
this mud contains the chemical
remains of every frog, fish, turtle
cray-fish that died in that pond;
which means that the mud Is i'm
propigated with I h Q various
chemicals and gases which went
to make up the bodies of these
things.
Multiply that pond into a huge
lake-increase your marine life
trillions of times and you have
again the conditions that formed
the Oil Shales-for these shales
are simply the hardened mud
from the bottom of that immense
Division sea.
Now don't get the idea that all
Oil Shales were formed in this
way or that all Oil Shales are
alike. Our effort is only to inn
part information as to our own
local shale and these articles
must be considered as applying
only to that.
In the next one we will take
up what this "mud" contains
and how il must be handled to
make it give up its wealth.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

The continued dry weather has
cut short the berry crop which is
the only fruit crop to withstand
the late Spring freezes.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1921-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Patton are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
new daughter IN their home one
day last week.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20

weeks, so that it can be given the re- quisite two publications before the county tax rate is fixed on the third Monday in August.
 The new budget system, Donovan believes, will be better after two or three years. It requires aging. But the first year, it is fierce" How ever, there is nothing to do except to plod along with the figures and work it out with as much speed as possible.
 Donovan predicted double state rate this year over last; it may re- quire 80 cents as against 47 for last year, to do Arizona. While there is no definite figure on county rate yet, it is regarded as likely that that too will be higher, while the rates for the various school districts are not determinable until the school boards have submitted their demands to the county school superintendent for compilation and ultimate submission to the board of supervisors.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
HEARING TO BE HELD TODAY
 IN JUSTICE COURT
Will Determine Whether Man Seen Running from George House
 Shall Be Held as Witness
CFrom Thursdays Daily)

Whether Charles Beavers should be held as a material witness in the killing, July 1, of Undersheriff Ed F. Bowers, by a bullet from a gun alleged to have been fired with homicidal intent by Frank George, will be determined at a hearing to be held at 9 o'clock this morning, in the justice court, following dismissal yesterday morning of habeas cor pus proceeding in the superior court, instituted by his attorney, J. H. Rus sell, to secure Beavers release.
 Alleged to have been seen running from the George house shortly be- fore the staying of Undersheriff Bowers, Beavers was arrested by Policeman Richard Twan1ey, and has since been held as a material witness to the shooting. Whether he has legally been held will be determined at the hearing to take place today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
HUNGRY STOCK
 RATE KEPT UP
From Fridays Daily)

Continuation for one month of the special rate on starving cattle, was ordered by the Santa Fe coast lines headquarters in Los Angeles yesterday, and instructions were wired to the local freight traffic de- pertinent that the provisions hereto fore made to bring about the end of the rate prior July Is were to be disregarded
 The rate permits shipment of cat tie from depleted districts to more favored ones at a special rate, ap- proximately Is per cent lower than the normal rate. The orders speci- fically enumerate points of origin and destination for cattle shipped at the special rate, but service IS given from and to intermediate points. The rate is effective from Hillside, Del Rio, Kingman, Winslow,, to Braw- ley, Imperial, Fl Centro, from Se- ligman to Sacramento and from Hol- brook to Livermore.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
FOR WHIPPLE BASED
 LIN PURE FANCY
(From Fridays Daily)


 Repudiation of statements credited to an ex-service man, in a Washing ton special dispatch to the Los An geles Times" of July 5, spreading what were characterized as false and malicious remarks concerning the public health service hospital at Whipple Barracks, was unanimously voted by the Yavapai County Cham Der of Commerce at its meeting here last night.
 The remarks objected to were contained in a dispatch quoting statements made by an ex-service man before a congressional investi- gating committee, and were charac- terized last night by Dr. C. E. Yount, president of the chamber of commerce, as "A type of criticism which we very much deplore; a type of notoriety we do not desire"
 A paragraph from the dispatch, which contained derogatory remarks directed against six public health service hospitals, was read, applying to Whipple Barracks:
 "This is an old public health serv- ice hospital. After I had been there eight or nine days, a. doctor came along and said I ought to be ex- amined next day. This was the first time I had seen a doctor since ar irving.
 50 after nine days, Doctor Rob- inson examined me and said: "'Son, you haven't got very much trouble. All 1 can see is that you have nervous trouble, which is what they call neurasthenia.'
 Twelve doctors had previously told me 1 had tuberculosis"
 Such were the statements charac- terized last night as being far from ot the actual facts at Whipple. "All of which," Dr. Yount said, you gentlemen know, who nave been out there, is not in ac- ;ord with the facts"
 A statement by Senator Ashurst vas read contradicting the impress 'ion sought to be gained by the criticisms of the ex-serviceman. It tated among other things that 600 other patients at Whipple did not gree with the critic. It was also brought before the notice of the meeting that the article had brought | orth an acid reply from Miss Grace 1. Sparkes, secretary of the cham 'er of commerce.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
DROVE OVER FIRE
 HOSE; THREE PAY
 FINES OF $1O EACH
City Magistrate Levies Tax Against Motorists Who Interrupted Fire
 Battle Yesterday Morning

It will gradually seep into the in telligence of reckless drivers of au- tomobiles, City Magistrate J. H, Robinson declared yesterday, that when there is a fire hose stretched across the street, the city has no time to provide viaducts. But it can produce means of elevating persons who drive over the hose.
 He produced this means in be- half of three motorists, arrested in connection with yesterday mornings fire and the consequent violation of the city rules regarding the protec- ton of its hose. They were Paul Peabody. ]. NJ. Kincer and Charles Harris and the fine was $10 each. Next offense. the city judge de- clared would be more profitable to the city by about $25 apiece.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
FOUR IN HORSE CASE ON
 RIM IF CANYON
Seligman Deputy trails Alleged Lawbreakers 70 Miles North and Finally Lands Them in Jail Here; Says Horses Stolen
From Wednesdays Daily)

Partaking of the frequenter drama of generation ago, is the narrative of Deputy Sheriff NJ. s. Hummer of Seligman and the four alleged horse thieves, who were lodged in the county jail yesterday evening to await a preliminary on complaint of Lon Harmon.
 Four days of riding that took him across 70 miles of plateau and into the big pine forest right up to the rim of the Grand Canyon, brought Hummer into contact with four men who were alleged to have made off with six head of horses belonging to Harmon, from the ranch in William son valley. The party also had four other horses they claimed to own.
 Hummer brought the four men back to the railroad and then into the county seat on yesterday after noon's southbound train. At the sheriff's office they gave their names as Jim Cunningham, Homer Medley, Don Mccoy and Eddie Weldon. They are said to have been in and around Prescott during Frontier days and to have started north, taking the Harmon stock with them en route.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
COUNTY VALUATIONS
 TO BE COMPARED AT
 MORALES JULY 2STH
County Assessors, Clerks and Mem bers Boards of Supervisors Meet
 State Tax Commission

Converting at Nogales on the 18th of this month, county assessors, and clerks and members of county boards of supervisors, will meet with the state tax commission in the annual tax conference for 1921.
 At this meeting, abstracts prepared by the county boards of supervisors on figures submitted by the county assessors will be gone over individ- ually before the commission, each item being taken up singly for each county, and compared with coinci- dent items on the abstract for the previous year.
 The purpose of this work will be to check up on the abstracts prepared by the different counties, and cor rect the valuations of taxable prop erty recorded thereon.
 Following this work, the state tax commission will meet with the state board of equalization for the pur- pose of hearing protests and attend ing to other work in connection with the acceptance of the county ab- stracts.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
MAY ESTABLISH ROPE FACTORY
 NEAR PRESCOTT
From Wednesdays Daily)

VI lOlll w tulitohciy lCdllSJ
 Possibility of the establishment of rope factory in or near Prescott became known here yesterday thru receipt by the chamber of commerce of a letter from the Cordage Fiber Co.,, Inc, of San Diego, asking in formation concerning the availability in quantities in this vicinity of yucca and similar plants.
 The California company has per fected a process of making rope fiber out of yucca, the. century plant, bear grass and pamilla, and is seeking to locate factory at a point where these plants abound in quantities.
 The chamber of commerce refer red the communication to Arnold Cruikshank, and wrote to R. w. Bullard, of Congress Junction, and Fred Back, of Camp Verde, in an effort to gain information as to the existence in those districts of yucca and the other plants required.
 Accompanying the letter of the Cordage Fiber company was sample of the fiber manufactured from the yucca plant. It is smooth and strong, and affords evidence of be- ing especially well adapted to the of rope and cordage.
 Information gained by the cham Der of commerce will be forwarded to the San Diego concern.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
HOUSING AND
 PRICES STUDY
Chamber of Commerce and Pa tients Committee of Post Will Jointly Survey City to Iron Out Differences of Opinion
From Fridays Dailvl

Committees from the Yavapai county chamber of commerce and the patients at Whipp1e Barracks will get together in an attempt to settle small points of friction arising in the natural course of contact between Prescott and the residents of the post, following reading by F. K. Steiner, chairman of the Whipple patients service committee, before the chamber of commerce last night, of a resolution seeking to remove such differences as may exist.
 Among questions touched upon by Steiner in his communication is the matter of housing facilities, which IS expected to assume importance with the establishment here of fed eral vocational training center for ex- service men. This matter will be given attention by the chamber of commerce, Steiner was assured.
 Difference of opinion among the patients as to the justness of pre- vailing prices in Prescott will also be given attention. The resolution introduced sought the establishment of an entente cordiale between the ex-service men and the city, by the adjustment of several minor differ ences.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
GALLANT EFFORT OF
 WEATHER ON VERDE

Rain fell for an hour and a half between Camp Verde and Clarkdale, according to information received by Manager R. w. Byrns of the Ari- zona Bus company last night. The downpour occurred late in the after noon and early in the evening.
 Since the beginning of the summer rains here, the storm seems to have adopted alternate days for this and the yon side of the hill. But the valley rain yesterday evidently fol- lowed the strong cooling shower here in the early afternoon.
 Cattlemen from the Williamson valley country declare that the seas on is "broke" aid that that condi- ton among. ranchers and farmers is not so hard and sure a prospect in
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-20
MILLION POORER, COUNTY
 ABSTRACT SAYS
Yavapai's Assessed Valuation for 1921-22 Is Approximately Three Million Less Than That for Fiscal Year 192021
CFrom Weoneseay's Dailyl

A drop of approximately $3,000,- 900 in the taxable property valuation of Yavapai county is found to exist between the fiscal year of 192O-21 and 1921-22, in the yearly abstract now being prepared by the county board of supervisors, it was an nounced yesterday. The assessed valuation of the county for 1920-21 was, in round figures, $130000,000, while that for 1921-22 is approximate ly $127,OOO,OOO.
 Considering the depressed financial and commercial conditions of the present year, this drop is looked up on as not being in excess of expecta- tions by the supervisors.
 Figures for this year for particular items are not yet completed, work on the abstract being now under way by R. E. Donovan, clerk of the board. Items in every class of prop erty in the county are being checked against similar items for last year, acreage, unit value and total valua- tion being taken into consideration. Unit value is based on count, whether of mileage, as in the case of railroad number of head, in the cases of livestock, and on other bases.
 Following completion of the ab- stract, 1t will be presented with ab- stracts of other counties, at the an nual tax convention in Nogales the 18th of this month The abstract is based on figures submitted to the board by C. E. Gentry, county as sessor. Following the tax conven- ton at Nogales, the board of super visors here will figure the tax rates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, which will be turned over to F. E. Smith, tax-collector, upon their completion. All state and county taxes for Yavapai county are figured by the board of supervisors here.