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The Washington times., 1921-03-31
TOMORROW'S HIGH SIGN.

There are TWO high signs sug-
gested for tomorrow-NUT DAY.
The first is: Place your left hand
over your eyes Indian fashion.
and with the thumb of your right
hand to the right ear wiggle fin
gers. The second is: Hold both
hands to your mouth as IL eating
a nut, squirrel fashion. II you
like the squirrel style better than
the Indian you can run up a tree
and give the squirrel sign out on
one Of the limbs.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered U. s. Patent ONCE
BY K, C.. B.
SOMEWHERE IN KANSAS, March

Dear Mr.. Editor: Some time during the
early morning, while / still slept, we passed
through Wichita, where my friend Victor Muir
dock lives And this morning, when the boy
came through with the papers, bought a copy
of Murdocks paper, the Wichita Eagle. l
found therein an editorial about one who had
been pioneer reporter out here on the plains.
And because it has touched me deeply l want
to ask if it can't have my space for a day.
Here it is:
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
A B0OKwORM PROBLEM.

Here's a nifty problem by DE
and 1t will cause the
problem bugs to think considerably to
get the correct answer:
You have two books on q shelf,
Volume l and Volume ii. The
leaves of each book are one inch
thick. Each Of the two covers of
each book is 1-l6 of an inch
thick. A worm eats it's way in a
straight line from Page i of Vol
ume i to the last page of Volume
.. How far does it travel?
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

WHERE THE "LITTLE POWDER
FLOWS.
In the great state of Wyoming.
The Little Powder River flows
Just as fast and furious
As tslcum an street nose,
While the gents who make the laws
Want million to deepen every home
creek,
And assure US that it would make business
thicker
Than paint on q vampires cheek.
CHEYENNE JOE.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
WILLIE WEEKS SAD WEEK.

WILLIE WEEKS SAD WEEK.
(By CURLEY.)
The year had gloomily begun
For Willie Weeks, a poor mans
He was beset with bill and dun
And the poor guy had little
MON.
This cash." he said. won't pay my dues
TUES
A bright thought struck him as he said.
THE rich Miss Goldbricks l will
WE'D
But when ne paid his court to her
She lisped, but firmly said: mo
Alas" he cried. 'then I must die!
I'm done! III drown. I'll burn, I'll
FRI"
They found his gloves. his coat, his hat,
And a coroner upon them solemnly
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

Efforts to eliminate re-
prisals seem futile. This
new expeditionary fierce of
volunteer patriots will be
dragged willingly up the
aisle in the month of ro-
nance and rented full dress
Tuxedos. This new war
should be stopped.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
WHAT COUNTS IN LIFE

Dear Bill; -
I'd love to know what you look likA
II would be so much easier to wrttA
As Il is I have an awful hard time to
think OF something to write to a person
that have never seen. why don't you
put one of your pictures In the columnf
/ don't think l am the only one who
would like to know what you look Likely
In fact I know I'm not. what color
eyes have you, what color hair, how
tall are you, how old are you, and d
you like chocolate pie7 RUTH M.
Thanks, little fan, for your interest,
but the main thing Is the HEART 81
the Column The editor might Be
cross-eyed or knock-kneed or slew
footed. Some of the contribs might be
equally disfigured physically. But it's
thu HEART and MIND that count IN
our relations with others. The main
aim Is to make and keep the columns
clean and bright 30 that II may serve
humanity.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
Mr.. B. Baer
A DOUBLE WAR.

Gloomy reports for June
indicate that 100000 hap
less brides will lead an un-
equal number VI hootchless
grooms up to the altar Of
self-sacrifice. Meanwhile.
Congress does nothing.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
WITH THE KIDS.

WITH THE KIDS.
/ heard this one passed along:
Mama-What did you learn In
school today, dearie?
Johnnie-We WOE tellin' quotations.
Mama-How nice! Repeat one.
Johnnie-"A good-name is rather to
be chosen than GRAY BREECHES."
JOE CONKLIN.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
wolpe-What's the first sign
of spring?
Bowie after hooking his winter
overcoat. &. C..

dine today on OK tall soup,
And calves brains nice and sweet;
No difficulty thus have 1.
In making both ends meet.
Sign in window of enterprising
florist: "We give the earth with
every plant" BUDDY b.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

only a bad scheme for the public
and for ,,:s.a employees. of the rail
roads, but that =: was a bad scheme
for the owners of the railroads-the
real, honest, legitimate owners, THE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
STOCKHOLDERS.
Although the bill was put through
Congress without reference to the in
terests of the employees and with
very little reference to the interests
of the general public, it could not
have passed if large part of the,
stockholders had realized that it was
also contrary to their interests.
But they were led to believe, by
organizations like the Railroad Sc
curity Holders Association, led by
Mr.. S. Davies Warfeld, that the
Esch- Cummins law by which the
railroads were returned to private
operation was in the interest of the
stockholders. We ventured to say
. THEN that it was distinctly against
the interests Of the stockholders.
And NOW, this very association
of stockholders, which joined in the
defense of the Esch-C -Cummins law
and which saluted it on it's passage
as a great piece of constructive
craftsmanship, makes formal con-
fession of its swift and complete
failure.
At the time that the Esch-C Cum
minis law was proposed and was
being lobbied through Congress, the
alternative, of course, was the con-
tinuance of public operation of the
railroads.
When the Government was obliged
to take the railroads in order to save
the war from being lost through the
failure of private management of the
railroads, it promised after the war
was over to return them if the own
ers wanted them returned.
The owners we're little apathetic,
but the railroad executives and the
bankers, whose profits would be i'm
Imediately cut off by public opera
ition, succeeded, through the organic
ing of such associations as Mr.. War
fields, in inducing enough of the
stockholders to approve of the Esch-
.Cummins law to give Congress
which was really under the domina
ton of the bankers and the railroad
executives an excuse for turning the
sroads back upon the ground that it
was keeping promise.
Now Mr.. Warfeld and his associ
ates, recognizing the failure of the
Esch- -Cummins law which they al
legged was the last word in railroad
reconstruction, fear the alternative
of public operation.
They frankly confess it in their
statement calling upon everybody
who is opposed to public ownership
to come into new plan of reor-
ganization which abandons every
thing in the Esch- h-Cummins law ex-
cept the principle that the public
shall pay the bills and the bankers
shall reap the profits.
This new scheme of Mr.. Warfeld
and his alleged security holders is
Just as useless to the real stock
holders as the Esch- Cummins law.
Why the average stakeholder of
our railroads, the man or the woman
putting honest money into the stock,
cannot understand that Government
operation is the best thing in their
interest passes our comprehension.
People recognize that Govern
ment bond is safer than any other
kind of an investment.
They recognize that Government
obligation has behind it the entire
wealth of the nation.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
AT THE CONCERT.

Tommy-Whats that man got his
eyes shut for while he's singing7
Mother-Because he can't bear to
see us suffer. OBY JINGO.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
WHERE REFORM STOPS.

I'm thankful that the sun and moon
Are both hung up so high.
That no pretenttous hand can stretch
And pull them from the sky.
IL they were not, / have no DOUBT
But some reforming ass
Would recommend to take them down
And light the world with gas.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
THE NUTS CHANT.

THE NUTS CHANT.
Ohio! ohoi ahal ahai
Another All Fools Day,
who's the nuttiest-you or met
I'm a nut, as you see.
BY looking at the nut wear,
For II. and S.-that column rare.
BIRDIE
HENRY SMITH finds this old adver-
tisement: "Profs. Freeman and Huggs.
Boys and Girls Select School. Pro-
Freeman teaches the boys and
'Huggs' the girls"
MINERVA GREENBERG saws that
the Junior Hadassah Club. consisting
of H and S fans, is TO give a dance
April at Elks Hall, for the benef1t
OF the war orphans. She invites all
fans.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

Picture 100000 new mar
riage certificates hanging
on the walls of 100000
otherwise happy bungalows.
Melt the gold down In that
terrific amount of wedding
rings and use 1t to some
good purpose like filling
hollow teeth. Let us arbi-
trate.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

The fellow who wears one of
those paper suits this summer
may have to ascertain whether
the insurance companies will al
low him to carry a pocket full
of matches. EAMON s.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

Nations build steel riv-
eted battlescows in antici-
patton of future riots. but
100000 couples start out in
June. unarmed and defense
less. One-tenth Of a million
sons torn from the sox-
mending fingers OF their
mothers. : And not even a
service star to commemo-
rate the manner of their
going. ="
with all the posies, vio-
let's and smilax blooming
untsxed In June, is there
no one to crochet a me-
mortal WREATH
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

The court records show
that only one marriage in
fifty turns out happily.
That means $4,000 June
brides will be weeping
merrily in July while the
other 1000 will try to make
omelets by boiling the eggs.
And then wonder why hub
by starts to leap from
dyspepsia tablet to dyspep-
sia tablet like a frog cross
ing a brook on lily pads.
This is a war OF attrition.
The last world war was
but a single one. The new
hemispherical holoca caust
will be a double war. when
brother lifts his hand in
anger against brother, tits
refined vaudeville compared
to wiffey lifting the sad
iron in berserk fury against
hubbo. General Sherman
was authentic in a general
way, but his communique
was lacking in narrowing
details.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
CURIOSITY

NEARLY everybody has a well devel-
oped bump of curiosity"
"And what does II lead TOT"
..'uMop epIs-dn Isded sul 10 SuI
-uJn, sul ol spBsl " esBo sun uI sum,
DAVID G..
The Washington times., 1921-03-31
ARTHUR FITZGERALD and T.

J. HOLMES, two II and S fans sta
toned at Fort Sill, Okla, write that
the twenty-five men stationed there
start to fight over the G. o. c. before
they take the wrapper off The Times.
The Washington times., 1921-03-31

Magazine Agent--You say you don't
read short stories? Well. do you like
serials?
Rube--Sure. eat Shredded Wheat
every morning. F.J. SCHWAB.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
Federal Power Commission

In compliance with the Federal Water Power Act (41 Stat, 1063) mo- tice is hereby given that the following applications covering proposed power development have been filed:
 Edward L. Beyard, Seligman, Ari- zona, for development on Colorado River between point in Boulder Canyon 20 miles below the mouth of Virgin River and the western boun- diary of Grand Canyon National Park, and between a point on the Colorado River about 25 miles below the mouth of Paria River and the lower end of Cataract Canyon.
 The Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles, California, for development on the Colorado River between the mouth of the Grand Wash near the Arizona-Nevada State line and the junction of Green and Grand Rivers and extending up Green River to the town of Green River, Utah, and up Grand River to Richardson, Utah, excluding however the portion of Col orado River within the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. Any objections to such applications or re- quests for hearings thereon, together with any briefs, reports, or other data for which consideration is desired
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
SUMMONS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MO-
 have County, State of Arizona.
ADELYN ADAMS, Plaintiff.
 VS. WILLIAM H. ADAMS, Defendant.

In the Name of the State of Arizona
 to William H. Adams, Defendant,
 Greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and re- quired to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plain tiff in the Superior Court of Mohave County, State of Arizona, and answer the Complaint therein filed with the Clerk of this said Court, within twen- ty days after the service upon you of this Summons, if served in this said County, or in all other cases within thirty days thereafter, the times above mentioned being exclusive of the day of service, or judgment by default will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand and seal of the Superior Court of Mohave County, State of Arizona, this 9th day of Aug ust, 1921.
 (Seal) J. T. MORGAN,
 Clerk of said Superior Court. First publication Aug. 5.
 Last publication Sept. 2.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Mrs. Matilda Haas or Mrs. J. w.
 Haas, her Heirs or Assigns:
 You and each of you are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, did expend the sum of one hundred ($100) dollars in labor and improvements on the Annie" mine or mining claim, situated in Wallapai mining district, Mohave County, State of Arizona, re- corded in book "O", page 129, mining records of said county, in order to hold said mine or mining claim for the year 1920 under the provisions of Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States, and the amendments thereto and the laws of the State of Arizona concerning annual labor on mining claims; that there is due from you on account of said labor and improve ments for said year 1920 the sum of $75, and you are hereby notified that if within ninety days from the per- sonal service of this notice upon you, or within ninety days after the ser vice of this notice upon you by publi- cation, you or each of you, fail, refuse or neglect to contribute your propor- tion of said expenditure your. interest in said mining claim will be forfeited and become the property of the under signed, your coowner, in accordance with the laws in such case made and provided.
 GEORGE I. TAYLOR.
 Chloride, Arizona, July 10, 1921. First insertion July 15.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
FORFEITURE NOTICE

To H. B. PROSSER, w. w. SHAVER,
 w. J. MERRIFIELD, MRS. w. J.
 MERRIFIELD their heirs or as-
 signs:
 You are hereby notified that we, the undersigned co-owner, have expended the sum of $100 on each of the fol- lowing described mines or mining claims, situated in the Wallapai min- ing district, Mohave County, Arizona, to-wit: Chicago and Yellowstone min- ing claims, notice of location of which are of record in the mining records of Mohave county, Arizona said ex- penditure being made in compliance with and under the provisions of sec tion 2324 R. S. of the United States and the amendments thereto, and the laws of the state of Arizona concern ing annual labor, in order to hold said claims for the year 1920; that there is due from you on account of said expenditure for labor and improve ments for said year 1920 the sum of $66.66, and you are hereby notified that if within 90 days from the per- sonal service upon you of this notice, or within 90 days after the service up- on you by publication, you fail, re- fuse or neglect to contribute your pro portion of said expenditures your in- terest in said mining claims will be forfeited and become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner, in ac- cordance with the laws in such case made and provided.
 M. N. HONEYWELL,
 O. J. OWENS. !, Kingman, Arizona, July 25, 1921. First insertion July 29.
 Last insertion October 2S.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

In compliance with the Federal Water Power Act (41 Stat, 1C63) no' tice is hereby given that the follow ing have filed applications covering proposed power developments on the Colorado River:
 James B. Grand, Gooding Building, Phoenix, Arizona, for a project be- tween point at or near Andrus Can yon, T. 32 N, R. 8 w., (unsurveyed) and a point about 21 miles above said And1us Canyon; and a project between a point near Pierce Ferry, T. 32 N., R. 16 w., G. and s. R. B. and M., and a point about 13 miles above said Pierce Ferry.
 City of Los Angeles, POT South Broadway, Los Angeles, California for project between point in Boul- der Canyon at approximate elevation 710 feet to points about 50 miles on
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To Frank Zalabak,

10 ffank LalaDak, his heirs or assigns:
 You are hereby notified that I, tho undersigned co-owner, have expended the sum of $100 on each of the fol- lowing described mines or mining claims, situated in the San Francisco mining district, Mohave County, Ari- zona, to-wit: Liberty Nos. l, 2, 8, 1. 5, 6, 7, Liberty Buffer and Liberty h. cline mining claims, notice of location of which are of record in the mining records of Mohave county, Arizona said expenditure being made in com pliance with and under the provisions of section 2324 R. S. of the United States and the amendments thereto, and the laws of the state of Arizona concerning annual labor, in order to hold said claims for the year 1920; that there is due from you on account of said expenditure for labor and im- provements for said year 1920 the sum of $450, and you are hereby noti- fled that if within 90 days from the personal service upon you of this mo- tice, or within 90 days after the ser vice upon you by publication, you fail refuse or neglect to contribute your proportion of said expenditures your interest in said mining claims will be forfeited and become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner, in ac- cordance with the laws in such case made and provided.
 B. A. JEFFERSON. 0atman, Arizona July l5, 1921. First insertion July 15.
 I ct
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
SUMMONS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MO. have County, State of Arizona.
NORA McMENOMEY, Plaintiff.
 vS. MICHAEL McMENOMEY, Defendan

In the Name of the State of Arizona
 to Michael McMenomey, Defend
 ant, Greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and re- quired to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plain tiff in the Superior Court of Mohave County, State of Arizona and answer the Complaint therein filed with the Clerk of this said Court, within twen- ty days after the service upon you of this Summons, if served in this said County, or in all other cases within thirty days thereafter, the times above mentioned being exclusive of the day of service, or judgment by default will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand and seal of the Superior Court of Mohave County State of Arizona, this 22nd day of July, 1921.
 (Seal) J. T. MORGAN,
 Clerk of said Superior Court.
 By J. H. SMITH,
 Deputy Clerk. 1st insertion Aug. 5. ' Last insertion Sept. 2.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
FORFEITURE NOTICE
TO JOHN H. PREWITT, Hic uoirc opd cc;pnc.

TO JOHN H. PREWITT,
 His Heirs and Assigns:
 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED: That I have expended during the year 1920, the sum of Five Hundred Dol lars, ($500.00) in labor and improve ments upon the following named lode mining claims, located and situated in the Maynard Mining District, County of Mohave, State of Arizona, to-wt:
 Indian, Recorded Book "HH" at page 793;
 "Windy Point, Recorded Book "HH" at page 794;
 "Windy Point No. r, Recorded Book "HH" at page 795;
 Windy Point No. g, Recorded Book "HH" at page 796;
 "Windy Point No. g., Recorded Book "HH" at page 797
 All in the Mining Records of said Mohave County, Arizona, in the office of the County Recorder of said Mo have County, the location notices and the said records whereof are hereby referred to and made a part hereof: in order to hold said claims under tho provisions of Section 2324 of. the Re- vised Statutes of the United States, and all amendments thereto, concern ing annual labor upon mining claims, said sum of Five Hundred Dollars, (S500.00) being the amount required to hold said lode mining claims for the period ending on the first day of July, 1921, under and by virtue of tho mining laws of the United States in such cases made and provided. And if, within Ninety (90) days from and after the personal service on you of this notice, or if within Ninety (9O) days after the publication thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute your pro portion of such expenditure as a CO., owner, which amounts to the sum of One Hundred, Sixty-six and 66-10o Dollars, ($166.66) your interest in the said above named lode mining claims will become the property of the under signed, your co-owner, who has made the required expenditure and who has done and performed the said work and labor, under and by virtue of the terms, requirements and provisions of the said mining laws of the United States.
 Dated July 9th, 1921.
 ERNST SALOMON. First publication July 9th.
 Last publication October ', 1921.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
Nut Waiter Wanted.

An old lady, after waiting in con fectionery store for about ten minutes, grew grossly impatient at tte lack of service. Finally she rapped sharply oD the counter.
 Here, young lady," she called, "who waits on the nuts?"-Everybody's Mag azine.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
LEGAL NOTICES

the Colorado River and 60 miles on Virgin River upstream from said Boulder Canyon.
 Any objection to such applications or requests for hearings thereon, to- gether with any briefs, reports, or other data for which consideration is desired, should be submitted to the Executive Secretary, Federal Power Commission, Washington, D. c. First publication Aug. 12. Last publication Sept. 30.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MO-
 have County, State of Arizona.

In the Matter of the Estate of ALLEN
 A. BUTTON, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that Charles A. Dutton has filed in this Court a petition for letters testamentary and probation of the will of Allen A. Dut- ton, and the same will be heard on Friday the 16th day of September A. D. 1921, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom of said Court, in Kingman, County of Mo- have, State of Arizona, and all per- sons interested in said estate are noti- fled then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 Dated August 12, 1921.
 (SeaD J. T. MORGAN,
 Clerk. First publication Aug. 19. Josf ,,,,hlicatiop Sent
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26

jot dow n t h c titles of books l intended to read, and when I re- tired from busi- ness I had a list as long as the Russian b a t tl e line.
 "And now that I can read all I want to, I don't get any enjoy m ent out of books. They bore m Q f he " Orst way. I get sleepy
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
We'll of.

"After all a man never knows when he's well off"
 "What's happened nowT
 q was just thinking what a fool l was for trading off my Liberty bonds for oil stock"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
VEXATrON OF SPIRIT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2S, 1921:

eSVxTuEN was in business" said
 W the retired merchant, q never had time to read much, and I used to look forward to the glad day when I could revel in literature. I felt sure I'd be entirely happy. I used to
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
LEGAL NOTICES

cesses in any action, suit or proceed ing that may be had or brought again st the said corporation in any of the courts of the State of Arizona, such service of process or notice, or the acceptance thereof by said agent en- dorsed thereon, to have the same force and effect as if served upon the President and Secretary of said cor poration.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto affixed our signatures and seals this 10th day of June, 1921.
 C. N. MILLER (SeaD
 WILLIAM M. STEELE (SeaD
 E. HALL (SeaD