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WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1916.
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THE 0AT1N
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INTERESTED WITH CHAS.
SPRAGUE, OF GOLDFIELD
WHO HAS BOUGHT THE
MERRITT PROPERTY.
OATMAX, Feb. 5. The most nota
ble development for some time in the
Oatman district is the purchase of the
controlling interest in the Mcrritt
property by Charles S. Sprague, pres
ident of the Jumbo-Extension Mines
Company, of Goldfield, and associate.
Something like 50,000 changed hands
on the deal. The Mcrritt is a very
promising property, aid is bounded
on the south by the Big Jim and Tom
Reed properties, on the cast and
north by the Dome and Oatman Gold
Mining Company properties, and on
the west by the Yankee and United
Eastern. It lies upon one of the big
vein outcrops of the district, upon
which work is now being done at
cither end of the property. It is be
lieved that George Wingficld, presi
dent of the Goldfield Consolidated, is
interested with Mr. Sprague to sorat
extent. Extensive development work
will be carried on as soon as it is pos
sible to get machinery and supplies
on the ground. J. K. Turner, con
sulting engineer of the Jumbo-Extension
property, has been investigating
the Oatman district for nearly a
month in behalf of Mr. Sprague.
Negotiations arc now in progress
which promise to result in supplying
Oatman with water for domestic pur
poses. There is little likelihood that
the deal will not be consummated. Itj
is planned to develop wells near the
Colorado river where percolation
through gravel beds under the rivet
will filter the water, then send it to
Oatman, 14 miles distant, through a
pipe line. Two pumping stations and
a number of reservoirs will be re
quired to handle the water. It is evi
dent as various mines in the district
acquire greater depth that they will
develop all the water required for
milling purposes.
Although not a great deal of inter
esting news has come from Oatman
district during the past month, the
camp is at this time in its most inter
esting stage of development.' A num
ber of properties which opened grati
fying ore deposits on one level only,
have ceased development work in ore
and are now devoting their energies
towards finding the downward exten
sions of these ore bodies so that the)
may be developed simultaneously, on
two or more levels. Among such
properties arc the Big Jim, the Car
ter ,the Boundary Cone and the Gold
Ore.
The United Eastern officials make
the announcement that their contem
plated 200-ton mill will be completed
just as rapidly as it is possible to
place the machinery and supplies on
the ground. A 50-foot gallows frame
has been erected over a three-compartment
shaft which is being sunk
some 700 feet to the cast of their
present workings, and a ISO-horse
power electric hoist and a big com
pressor plant is being installed. In
the old shaft a station and an ore bin
have been cut at 665 feet depth, and a
cross-cut is now being driven towards
the downward extension of the vein
which carried bonanza values at 565
feet depth. This cross-cut is expected
to open the ore within 20 days. The
shaft will be sent further down, and
the ore developed at 765 and 855 feet
depth.
Work of deepening the shaft in the
Big Jim property has been delayed
for nearly two weeks on account of
heavy rains which prevented delivery
of the pump required to handle the
water which is coming into the shaft.
The new pump is expected to be in
operation before the end of the week,
after which sinking operations will be
resumed, and the plan of the com
pany to explore their vein at the 500
and 600 feet depths will be carried
ot. The company has just let con
tracts for electric power, and is now
preparing for the installation of elec
tric hoists and a much more powerful
compressor plant to be operated by
electric power.
An interesting announcement is
that Tom Taggart, sometime Indiana
politician, has become interested in
the Oatman district, and with associ
ates has acquired control of the Cres
cent property. Engineer Edward W.
Brooks has just made very favorable
report on tne Crescent, in which he
holds that there is probability that a
mine can be developed there.
The Gold Road Company has made
new contracts for electric power,
which points to an increased usage
hereafter, and will send their main
working shaft down 1,400 feet, where
they will do extensive exploration
work. This is the deepest mining yet
contemplated in the district. The
company is averaging about $16,000
worth of gold bullion per week.
Tne Ivanhoc main working shaft is
now down to -120 feel. As soon as a
station can be cut a't 500 feet and a
sump made, cross-cutting will start
from the 500-foot level towards the
ein in which the company expects to
develop pay ore. At the same time,
quite a bit of shipping grade ore is
being taken from the shallow work
ings on the Xancy Lee claim where a
4 to 18-inch stringer is yielding values
which at times approach the sensational.
The Argo Company has just install
ed a 43-foot gallows frame, 2a-horss
power gasoline lioist, and a 300-foot
compressor. Its shaft is already down
75 feet, and with impetus of power
machinery and sjcel, sinking opera
tions will be rapid hereafter.
A 32-horse power gasoline hoist has
just been installed on the Nellie prop
erty. A five-drill compressor and en
gine has been ordered and should ar
rive within a few days. This shaft is
now .down 60 feet, and will probably
be sent to 500 feet depth before any
lateral work is attempted.
Officials and attaches of the Pacific
Electric Company have financed the
Fessenden Company. The iFcsscnden
snaft is now down to 240 feet, and a
compressor has just been put in op
eration. It is said that the Fessenden
shaft is being sunk at less cost per
foot than any other shaft in the Oat
man district.
Steady work is in progress on the
Gold Range which has its shaft down
to 130 feet. It is encountering very
encouraging formation showing quite
a bit of free gold, and as it is, work
ing on the same vein system in which
its next-door neighbor, the Ivannoe,
has developed paj- ore, some of the
miners in the district arc inclined to
the belief that ore will be developed
in the property before the 500-foot
point has been reached. It is under
stood that negotiations arc under way
which may result in giving this com
pany new and very strong financial
backing.
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EXPORT TRADE NOT
HURT BY THE WAR
PARIS, Feb. 5. (Correspondence of
Associated Press). That the French
export trade is not paralyzed by the
war, and that in some instances
France is exporting more products
than in peace time, is a curious and
unexpected situation indicated in re
cent reports of the minister of France.
While France is buying in the sum
this year of about two billion francs
from the United States, the money
value of her exports to the United
States 'have not fallen off more than
10 per cent.. The United States is
France's second best customer, at
present, with England her best. The
war merely seems to have changed in
-nany cases the accustomed commer
cial channels. For instance, a French
nan wished recently to buy twine ot
'he United States for use in the south
:rn vineyards to liold up the vines.
Because of the lack of freight space
in ships from Xew York, ana !:s
hurry to secure positive -delivery, itc
cabled to an American firm in Manila,
asking that the twine 'be forwarded
direct from here.
It is in the cxportations of France
to the United States that may be seen
some odd phases of war business.
Thus, on a ten months' basis, for table
fruits her 1913 cxportations were 2,
773,000 francs whereas for the present
year France sold to the United States
in the sum of 7,187,000 francs. France
sold to the United States 3,916,000
francs worth of perfumeries and
soaps, an increase of 1,237,000 francs
over 1913. Her sales of milk, butter
and cheese have increased from 1,727,
000 francs in 1913 to 2,787,000 francs
for the first ten months of 1915. Her
human hair sales are practically the
same this year as in other years, be
ing 1.258,000 francs. Her wine sales
ire almost normal, at 8,036,000 francs.
In the effort of her people to make
jp for the enormous import bill, her
-ales of artificial flowers and fruits
have jumped to 5,135.000 francs a sum
almost twice that of normal years.
The same fact holds good for fancy
fans, buttons, brushes and toys.
A striking fact of comparison is
brought out in automobile sales.
France bought 70,401,000 francs worth
of automobiles and motorcycles dur
ing the first ten months of this year,
as against 4,418,000 francs in 1913, and
she is selling to the United States 2,
461,000 francs worth.
While France is buying twenty
times as much grain from the United
States as normally, she is sending to
the United States twice as much seed
grain as in 1913, or in the sum of
nearly 15,000,000 francs.
Although France is buying twenty
times as much leather goods from the
United States as in peace years, she
is nevertheless exporting to tiic Unit
ed States 6,000,000 francs more of ftc
same goods than she usually docs.
Getting Rebel Mine
Ready To Operate
(From Tuesday's Daily.")
The W'shart Placer Mining Co., has
taken over the old Rebel mines, near
Zouia, and will begin operating at
once T.iis property had lain idle for
many years, but a recent examination
is reported to have shown attractive
ore bodies. This company is also
following placer minin? on the llas
sayampa and with wa.er abundant is
preparing to begin extensive opera
tions with its special process of re
covery of values.
VERDICT FOR THE CITY
IN $10,000 DAMAGE SUIT
(From Sunaays Daily)
Mrs. Maude Hale takes nothing in
her suit against the City of Prescott
for $10,000 damages on the ground
that she is totally incapacitated from
doing any work as a result of a fall
on a sidewalk on McCormick street,
due to the alleged negligence of the
city in not keeping its sidewalks re
paired. The verdict of the jury in
favor of the defendant was returned
last night at a little after 7 o'clock.
Whether the suit appealed to the 12
men as being funny or comical is not
known, but after the verdict had been
read and the court excused them, the
jurors all burst into laughter.
Hot and lengthy arguments were
presented to the jury by both counsel
for the plaintiff and the defense and
took over, a period of two and one
half fcours, Attorneys A. L. Hammond
and R. E. Morrison arguing in behall
of Mrs.' Hale and Attorney T. G.
Xorris and City Attorney E. J. Mit
chell giving the defendant's side of
the story.
All through the trial of the case, the
testimony was warmly contested by
counsel and many points arose lot
Judge Smith to decide. The trial
started early in the morning and n
was past 3 o'clock in the afternoon
before the defense rested. Mayor W.
H. Timcrhoff and Councilman H. W.
Heap were present throughout the
day.
Mrs. Hale, the plaintiff, while on
the stand, related how on December
10, 1914, she was returning from
town to her home on McCormick
street and as she ncarcd the cornet
of Willis stepped on a loose plank and
fell to the ground, severely injuring
her right 'hand and sustaining bruises
all over her body. Mrs. Hale who
testified that she is 47 years old,
showed her hand to the jurors for ex
amination. She also said that since
the fall her kidneys have never acted
right. Both her ankles, she said,
were hurt so badly that even now
they give way under her and she falls
over. The only witness to her acci
dent she said was Howard Bickford.
who drove a paper cart for Arthur
Robinson. She said that a small bone
splinter came out of the little finger
of her right hand about five months
ago. Dr. Southworth took an X-ray
picture of her hand last Spring and
at that time she said she was able to
straighten her hand. When asked if
she had not asked M-s. John Bozarth
to sew for iicr because she could not
use her hands prior to the accident
she replied that she had not.
Mrs. Hale admitted that she is sub
ject to epileptic fits and had as many
as seventeen in one night. That she
started carrying a cane 'ten years ago
and continues to carry it to "put on
style" was an admission of the wit
ness. Last July. Dr. J. B. McXally testi
fied, Mrs. Hale came to his office to
have her right hand examined. After
the examination he said that he found
that it was badly swollen. The physi
cian said that he could not state the
specific circumstance that caused the
swelling from his examination. He
stated that 'lie was inclined to think
that an accident caused the injury,
but he said that the condition of any
injury or bruise is always worse while
an action is pending than afterwards.
There arc many degrees of epileptic
fits according to McXally. One per
son might take a fit and be in a
i coma for a period of 10 or 15 min
utes anu anotucr mignt get over u in
a few seconds.
In Mrs. Hale's right hand he saiJ
that he found that one finger had be
come stiffened. It might have been
caused by inflammatory rheumatism,
according to McXally.
Mrs. R. B. Cleveland of Phoenix
testified that slic spends the summers
in Prescott and noticed during tht
summer of 1914 many loose boards in
the walk where Mrs. Hale fell.
City Clerk Frank Whisman testified
that a demand was filed with him by
Mrs. Hale on June 9, 1915, asking the
city for $10,000 damages for the al
leged injuries sustained by her. The
demand, lie said was referred to the
street committee on August 2nd and
no further action was taken.
With the city clerk's testimony the
plaintiff completed her case and City
Attorney Mitchell moved for a direct
ed verdict in favor of the defense. The
motion was denied.
City's Case.
Howard Bickford was the principal
witness for the defense, he testifying
that during December, 1914. he saw
Mrs. Hale walking on the McCormick
street sidewalk and saw her step on
a. loose board. Bickford said that
Mrs. Hale did not fall but merely sat
down. lie was in a paper delivery
cart at the time and said that he hail
not gone 50 feet before the plaintiff
was on her feet and walking towards
her home again. Early last Spring,
on the comer of Gurlcy and Cortcz
street, he said. Mrs. Hale told him
that if he would testify for her in a
suit against the city she would
"whack up" with him.
Mrs. Tom Morrcll testified tnat
while living at 201 Xorth McCormick
street during the latter part of Janu
ary, 1915, Mrs. Hale while in her
house went into fits for just a few
moments. Mrs. Hale, she asserted,
stated to her at that time: "You arc
afraid to testify in my behalf because
you arc afraid of vour husband,
Tom."
Dr. H. T. Southworth. city health
officer, said while in the witness chair
that Mrs. Hale came to him during
last April or May to nave her hand
examined. She consented to having
an X-ray picture of her hand and for
it was able to straighten out her hand.
Two pictures were taken. Both were
identified by Southworth and passed
to the jurors for examination. The
bones in the picture arc normal, ac
cording to the physician.
At the time he took the pictures,
Dr. Southworth said "he found a slight
abrasion on Mrs. Hale's hand which
was not more than two or three days
old. The physician told her that no
joints were out of place and that no
bones were broken but he states that
she replied: "I am going to sue the
city anyway because I need the
money."
MVs. John Bozarth- testified that
Mrs. Hale lias asked her to sew for
her because she could not use her
hands. This is said to have occurred
before the accident. According to
this testimony, the plaintiff said that
she could not use her hand because
she was afflicted with rheumatism.
Sidney Birch, in front of whose
home Mrs. Hale fell, stated that the
sidewalk was in good condition dur
ing December, 1914, and that Mrs.
Hale must have stepped on the ex
treme edge of one of the boards and
on the outside of a stringer to have
taken the fall. The walk toe said was
taken up last July because a wagon
!n turning had loosened about eleven
boards. His testimony was corrobor
ited by his sister. Miss Fannie Birch.
Miss Birch said that during Decem
ber, 1914, Mrs. Hale told her that she
had hurt her hand during an epileptic
fit.
Mrs. Orville Bozarth testified that
Mrs. Hale on December 26. 1914.
complaining that her hand was injured
said she -had suffered another fit. Mrs.
Hale in rebuttal denied the state
ments of Miss Birch and Mrs. Bo
zarth relative to her hand and the
fits.
New Trial Denied.
After the verdict cf the" jury was
read, Attorney Hammond moved that
ludgc Smith grant a new trial. The
-notion was denied.
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DAISY STRIKE IS
SENDING STOCK UPWARD
(From Sunday Daily)
Private telegrams received in Pres
cott yesterday from Xew York and
Boston, quoted United Verde Exten
sion at $8.37 per share on both curbs
it the close of business on Friday.
This established the highest price
yet received for this stock on cither
market, and is the outcome of recent
Jcvclopmcnt on the J,400-foot level,
:hc magnitude of which is as yet un
known, but admitted as absolute in
:stablishing a wonderful copper prop
erty. It was' also learned yesterday from
reliable Jerome sources that a 75-foot
ore body was opened on the 1,400-foot
level, and as yet the extent of this
condition had not been determined,
llthough development continues. It
.vas also stated by the same party that
hh immense mineralization would
carry ores that averaged over 15 per
cent, if not to as high as 26 per cent,
Very little information as to under
ground conditions is permitted to be
liven publicity, however, but that
conditions are satisfactory and gener
illy speaking development has reach-
id a stage that solves another big
property for that belt, seems to be the
mpression of those who arc closely
identified with the affairs of this com
pany.
EIGHT MONTHS AND
$300 FOR JOHN BARANT
(From Sunday's Daily)
Refusing to accept Judge F. O.
Smith's terms for reducing his sent
mce by a number of months, John
Barant, convicted bootlegger, was
yesterday sentenced to serve eight
nonths in the county jail and to pay
t fine of $300 to be worked out at the
rate of $1 per day in default of pay
ment.
Barant was to have been sentenced
Friday afternoon but at that time the
iurist stated that he would give him
t lighter sentence if he would make
complete confession and permit the
county authorities to destroy the 273
bottles of beer and nine gallons of
whiskey they took from him at the
time of his arrest.
"Dutch John's" sentence is the
heaviest that has been imposed on
any convicted or confessed bootlegger
m Yavapai county since the State
went "dry" on January 1, 191s.
Sentence in the Mo Yaen case was
postponed to Monday. Yaen was
convicted by a jury of having sold
two half-pint bottles of whiskey to a
"spotter" employed by Sheriff oung.
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BIG POWER PROJECT
ASSURED FOR VERDE
(From Saturday's Daily)
E. H. Meek is in receipt of en
couraging news from the Howard
Motts Company of Cleveland, Ohio,
in which it seems to be assured that
early construction of the big electrical
power undertaking on the Verde riv
er, is to begin forthwith.
Mr. Motts writes that Eastern fi
nances arc in a decidedly healthy
condition for Western investments,
and in which electrical projects are
in high favor among investors. The
final shaping up of the Verde affairs
is now under headway, and before
two mouths elapse it is expected prac
tical work will begin. Howard Motts
ami 1ii ctitiiiciT !iteil tli location
last Fall and rite project was then en-1
dorscd. I
RECOMiylENDSPAY
FOR THE CITY
MAYOR TIMERHOFF PRE
SENTS ANNUAL MES
SAGE TO THE COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT.
(From Tuesday's Daily)
Recommending that the city char
ter be amended so that succeeding
mayors and councilmcn shall receive
some reasonable compensation for the
time and energy they expend fn the
performance of their duties Mayor
Timcrhoff presented his annual mes
sage at the first meeting of the newly
elected city officers last night.
After the reading of the message
all of the officials who were appointed
last year were re-appointed by the
mayor and council. They arc as fol
lows: treasurer. C. A. Peter; chief of
police. Robert Robbins; clerk and re
corder, F. C Whisman: assessor and
tax collector. F. H. Williams, and
city attorney. E. J. Mitchell. The
different committees as appointed in
1915 will stand with the exception
that Councilman A. L. Smith will take
the committee places left vacant by
the resignation of Councilman Whis
man last Spring.
Within the next ten days a special
meeting of the council will be called
to act on the many recommendations
made in the mayor's message which
is as follows:
To the Members of the Common
Council and to the Citizens of
Prescott: Prescott, Arizona.
Fellow Citizens:
In pursuance with the requirements
of the City Charter. I herewith band
you my annual message, accompanied
by recommendations "or the conduct
of the city's business for the ensuing
year.
The annual reports of the several
departments of the City government
arc now in, and without an exception
show a great improvement in the con
duct of the City's business and its
financial condition.
At this time the Citv treasury has a
cash balance of $48,462.85. an increase
over the cash balance of February 1,
1915. of $8,080.31. To this should be
added the amount of $3,650.48 paid
into the State treasury for the re
demption of the City's funded debt,
making a net gain during the year of
$11,730.79.
In this connection I desire to call
your attention to the condition of the
so-called funded debt cf the City. This
is the money that we owe the State.
The original amount was $91,261.90.
During the year 1914 we paid to the
State treasury as a redemption fund
on this indebtedness $3,75248. and in
1915. $3,650.48. a total of $7,402.96.
lcavins us owing the State $83,858.94.
We arc paying interest on the entire
nmoimt ?t flic rate ot 4J6 per cent.
Tl.is is an injustice that should not
continue, and I recommend that tne
Citv council and citizens of Prescott
petition the Legislature at its next
session, to amend the present law.
and thereby relieve the City of this
unjust burden: for under present con
ditio-is the time will come when we
will be paying 100 per cent interest
on the amount that we owe the estate.
There has been a railing off in re
ceipts for the past year of $9,236.82.
This is accounted for by the r:ceipts
from licenses, water, and amounts re
ceived from street grading. In con
nection with the moneys due the City
for street grading. I wish to call your
attention to the fact that the various
nroocrtv owners arc indebted to the
Citv for street grading In amount of
$6,700.61. This is divided as lollows:
Alarcon street $ oVJ.eo
Xorth Marina street .... 10S.32
Willis street 419.74
Mount Vernon street ... 3,774.41
South Summit street 41.46
Xorth Summit street ... 210.01
Alley, Block 8 1,452.81
Total $6,700.61
I recommend that the City attorney
be instructed to take the necessary
steps to collect this amount at once,
for we cannot in justice to the tax-
oavcrs continue our street improve
ments unless the property owners di
rectly benefitted pay for the work for
which the City has advanced tne
money.
Exoenses.
The expense of the City for the
vear 1914 was $83,691.89. and for the
year 1915, $77,741.56, a reduction of
$5,950.33.
Water.
Barring the slight damage that the
recent flood caused our Del Rio pipe
line, our water system is in better
condition than ever before during the
past year. The north reservoir has
been repaired and we have now a
storage capacity of twice the amount
of water that we had a year ago.
During the past year the City de
rived over one-half of its water sup
ply from the Thorbcck springs, and
un to the present time we have paid
$7,529.01 on the purchase price of this
property of $27,300, leaving us still
owing $19,970.99.
I am more than ever convinced that
we can and should develop more wat
er in the Banning Creek watershed.
In looking into the figures I find a
very interesting fact before us. It is
that it required nearly all of the water
pumped from Del Rio (the electric
power alone costing $3,644.44) for
city uses, flushing sewers, sprinkling
strcsts and losses. In this respect we.
arc no worse off than the majority of
cities.
Garbage.
Our present system of collecting the
Citv garbage is working very satisfac
torily- We have but Uw complaints,
and they are promptly attended to.
During the year wc had the mis
fortune of losing one of our drivers
Mr. Joseph Merrick in a runaway
accident. This accident was very de
plorable for the City lost not only a
faithful employee, but a good and up
right citizen, and although the ad
ministration held itself in no wise to
blame, it nevertheless settled the case
without recourse to the courts, and to
the entire satisfaction of all con'
cemed.
Police.
I can congratulate the City on the
outcome of the suit brought by the
former chief of police to retain the
office. The decision of the Supreme
court holds that the office is an ap
pointive one, as your administration
contended.
We have reduced our police force
by one officer. Our present force is
very efficient, and is working in har
mony with the administration.
Fire Department.
Our fire department is being hand
led in a most efficient manner. The
report of the chief is before you, and
every recommendation he has made, I
heartily andorsc.
Streets and Bridges.
Much good work has been done on
the streets during the past year, but
there is still much to do. The storm.
of last month have done much dam
age, and it will take all our street
force some time to repair it. We have
lost three foot bridges crossing Gran
ite creek. I recommend in replacing
said bridges that it be done in a more
substantial manner, with piers of con
crcte or stone. I also recommend
that a wagon bridge be built oyer
Potts creek on Grove street, leading
to the Williamson valley road, thii
being one of the main outlets of the
City.
Health.
Prescott maintains its reputation
for hcalthfulncss.
A vear ago the Council, fearing that
receipts would not cover the neces
sary disbursements for the ensuing
year, decided that among other re
trenchments wc dispense with a Gty
health officer, and the . City clerk
should attend to the necessary work
in that department. The City health
officer. Dr. Southworth. very gener
ously volunteered to do the work
without charge, and with his accus
tomed zeal has done the work as well
and faithfully as he would or could
have done if he had ocen under pay.
I would recommend that the salary of
this office be restored, and that as we
are in a much better financial condi
tion than wc had reason to expect,
that the salary also be paid for the
past year. I feel confident that dur
inir the Dast vear. through the aid and
advice of Dr. Southworth, I have been
able to save the City much more than
the salary amounts to.
Collection of Taxes and
Assessment.
Our present system of assessment
is an expensive one, and I should rec
ommend that Resolution Xo. 201 fix
ing the amount of $400 paid for the
assessment and making out of the tax
roll be rescinded, and that arrange
ments be made with the county board
of supervisors to obtain the assess
ment from the county assessor'.
Citv Charter.
Our Citv charter is liberal, broad,
and comprehensive. It gives the City
of Prescott more nearly a commission
form of government than many so
called commission forms of covcrn-
ment. and it is very economical of
administration, but I would recom
mend that steps be taksn to amend it,
so that succeeding mayors and coun
cilmen shall receive some reasonable
pomnensation for the tmc and energy
they expend in the performance of
their duties. Also that the term of
office for mayor and councilmen be
extended to four years.
Conclusion.
In conclusion I wish to thank the
citizens of Prescott for their endorse
ment of the work that I have done by
again electing me to the highest office
at their disposal, and I assure you
that I will use my utmost endeavor
to merit your confidence.
I wish to thank the members of the
City council for their co-operation and
support, and to state that I have no
reason to doubt but that our relations
will be as pleasant and harmonious
during the coming year as they have
been during the past three years.
Of the heads of the -different depart
ments and of all the City's employees
I cannot say too much in praise. They
have done their work faithfully and
well. Our office force deserves spec
ial mention, for upon them devolves
the detail work of the City govern
ment, and to them is due to a great
extent the substantial gains that wc
have made.
Our' volunteer fire department, un
der its efficient chief, is one that wc
can point to with pride, and here J
wish to state that our fire department
has among its membership the oldest
volunteer fireman, from" the point of
continuous service, in the State. I
refer to Mr. Martin Testori.
Respectfully submitted.
W. H. TIMERHOFF.
Mayor.
TO FURNISH EXHtBIT
OF CROWN KING ORES
(From Sunday's Daily)
Thrnnirli the courtesy of Eli S. Per
kins, the Yavapai County Chamber of
Commerce is to be furnished with a
representative exhibit of the ores of
the Crown King district. Mr. Per
kins who has just returned to the
King will commence gathering this
.vhihif Jmmpili.-itplv. Snecial snacc
will be given to this section in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, and
frnu-n Kiii-r ; to he congratulated
upon presenting to the chamber, the
first individual district exhibit of ores.
Many new specimens have been
added to the exhibit, but the chamber
is desirous that all mining men, who
visit tfce public to sec ore rcpresenta
Ivi nf tnrTr nrnnerti?. brinir in sam
ples. The Loma Prieta Mining Com
pany recently contributed three speci
mens, showing surface rock and sarn
ies of the rich ore recently encount
ered.
For quick and artistic job work,
the Journal-Miner Is the place. "
START TRIAL FOR
ALLEGED CHINK
BOOTLEGGER
QUESTION OF ADMITTING
SELLING TESTIMONY
ARGUED AND PUT UP TO
JUDGE SMITH.
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Dong Wah. the Ch'naman who was
brought to iustice for revenge by a
fellow countryman, W. P. How, went
to trial yesterday in the Superior
court on a charge of having violated
the prohibition amendment by intro
ducing four cases of Chinese gin into
the State from San Francisco
Whether How will be permitted to
testify that he purchased liquor from
the defendant in a case where the in
formation charges a violation vof the
"drv" law by introducing liquor, is
the question that was placed before
Judge Smith at the close of the first
day of the trial. How was the last
witness on the stand end before At
torney R. E. Morrison had a chance
to object he blurted out that he had
bought "Chinee gin" from Wah. The
jury was excused and the point was
argued bv Morrison and County At
torney O'Sullivan. Judge Smith
stated that lie vvould give a decision
on the point this morning when the
trial resumes at 9:30 olock.
How during the preliminary exam
ination admitted when in the witness
chair that he "squealed" on Wah be
cause he had "doped" him when he
bought two glasses of gin from hfm.
Sheriff Young testified that early
in the evening of September 22nd.
How came into his office and told
him, voluntarily, that Wah was sell
ing whiskey and that he had received
five boxes of it from San Francisco
that day. Young, with How leading
the way, and accompanied by Deputy
Bozarth, went to Wah's store on the
corner of Granite and Goodwin
streets and searching the building
found five cases, four of which con
tained booze. He said that he used
a skeleton key to get into Wah's
store room to get the booze which
was later carted to the county jail.
Attorney Morrison inquired if Young
had any writ which authorized him
to search the building. County At
torney O'SulIivan's objection to the
question was sustained.
Young while on the stand was
qualified as an "expert in liquor tast
ing" by Deputy County Attorney
Morgan. The witness said that he
had 'indulged for about 15 years be
fore the State went "dry." Since the
first of January, 1915, in cross-examination.
Young said that he has in
dulged in Intoxicating liquors but al
ways on samples taken from boot
leggers. Hs said that 'he has not
been intoxicated since January 1. 1915.
Paul J. Carlisle, expert chemist, tes
tified that he examined a flask of gin
given him by Sheriff Young and tak
en in the raid on Wah's place, and
also a bottle of it. The liquid in the
flask, he said, contains 55 and 45-00
per cent alcohol and that in the bottle
contains 38 and 1-10 per cent alcohol.
I. P. Burnett of the Plaza Transfer
Company testified to having gotten
five cases marked sauce and similar to
those entered as exhibits in the court
room from the local freight house
and delivering them to Wah on Sep
tember 22nd. i
Cashier J. C. Butler of the freight
department of the Santa Fe testified
that the five cases marked on a
freight bill which passed through his
office were shipped from San Fran
cisco. The railroad delivered the.
boxes to the Plaza Transfer Com
pany. The following twelve men are act
ing as jurors in the case: F. Trigg.
William Hertcr. Mpscs Wafer. A. D.
Coover. R. K. Fisher. E. Overton,
Otto Lang, C. L. Cousins, Olin Mar
shall, John Rcilly, E. Suman and J.
E. Robertson.
Hoover Loses Eye
In Peculiar Way
W. H. Hoover, freight agent of the
S. F.. P. & P. railway in this city was
the victim last week of a peculiar and
very unfortunate accident by which
he has lost his right eye. He was on
the platform to investigate the con
tcnts'of a box of freight, that was be
ing opened by an employe with a
hatchet. In some manner not known
sntall pieces of steel were shivered
from the hatchet, and lodged in the
eye of Mr. Hoover, who was standing
over six feet away. Realizing that
he was badly injured, he left for Phoe
nix to consult a specialist, when
splinters of steel were removed from
the affected eye. Sympathetic affec
tions were diagnosed as prevailing,
and in order to save the uninjured
eye, the removal of the other follow
ed. He has returned from Phoenix
and in a few days resumes bis duties,
o
FATAL FIRE
XEW YOuK, Feb. 4. Six women
were killed today in a fire which de
stroyed the home of Mrs. Casimir
Tag, of Brooklyn, widow of the for
mer president of the German Savings
Bank.
o rt
QUERETARO THE CAPITAL
WASHIXGTOX, Feb. 4. Presi
dent Carranza, after proclaiming
Qucrctaro the capital of Mexico for
a year, is leaving tonight for Guadala
jara. He proposes returning to Qucrc
taro in a few weeks.
