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MOHAVE COUNTY MINER
AND
OUR MINERAL WEALTH
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MOHAVE COUNTY
IV
Vol. XXXVI.
RUMORS STARTED BY
BE
N. Banegas, Si, on Sandy,
Receives Report of Death
of Son Which Is Evident
ly False Other Rumors
Nestor Banegas, Sr on the Sandy,
yesterday phoned Mr. Hopkins of the
Arizona Stores to see if he
had heard anything of the death of
his son, Nestor Banegas, who is now
in the motor division of the anny but
still on this side of the Atlantic. Upon
inquiry it was found that Mr. Banegas
.had received a paper from an anony
mous source telling of the death of his
son.
Mr. Banegas was told that the re
port was very likely untrue inasmuch
as our Government notifies the par
ent or nearest relative immediately if
there is a casualty, in most cases send
ing the notice the same day and never
later than the second day. These
messages to relatives have priority
over everything that is cabled across.
Our Government is very particular in
this respect.
The paper that Mr. Benagas receiv
ed can hardly be accounted for unless
it is an instrument of German propa
ganda. It would be possible for a pa
per to be secretely printed containing
the deaths of different boys who are
known to be in the service and sending
such papers to' the parents in order to
iurther carry out their campaign of
"frightfulness." This is not probable,
but possible, as it was possible for
German agents to call at homes,
where there were sons of mili
tary age, at the beginnig of the
war, telling the mothers of the "hor
ors of the trenches." Mr. Benagas is
going to send the paper in to Kingman
and we can then see how the incident
happened.
Rumors have continually been start
ed, with sinister purpose, since the be
ginning of the war. Only recently the
people here were told that two of the
soldiers on the troop train were dead
as a result of poisoned candy. An
other report said that someone had put
an obstruction on the track and wreck
ed a troop train. These reports were
undoubtedly started .by German sym
pathizers. People should not heed re
ports of any kind unless they come
from authentic news sources. If you
hear a report you should not pass it
along unless you know it is true. If
you report such propaganda to this
newspaper you can not only find out
if it is likely to be true in most cases,
Taut also the rumor can be turned over
to the proper authorities by this pa
per in order that its source may be in
vestigated. Investigation of rumors
of this kind are a part of the work of
our Government.
MINES EXPLORATION
CO. SHIPS $75 ORE
I. C. Bateman this week received
returns from a carload of ore from
thU mines of the Mines Exploration
company, in the Wallapai mountains,
that gave results of $75 per ton. The
shipment was made for the purpose
of ascertaining the average value of
the higher grade ore and the returns
were pleasing to the management.
There is an immense tonnage of ore
in sight that will run better than $20
which is to be further developed.
CHARLEB D. REPPY
NEWSPAPER MAN,
DIES IN LOS ANGELES
Charles D. Reppy, one of the old
time newspaper men of Arizona, died
at his home in Eagle Rock, Los Ange
les, on the 8th of this monthj at the
age of 72 years. Since quitting the
newspaper game Mr. Reppy was right-of-way
man for the Southern Pacific
railroad, and was in the employment
of that company at the time of his
death. He was a resident of Arizona
many years, having published news
papers at Tombstone and Florence
during the early life of the territory,
and had many friends throughout the
new state. His death will be regret
ted by a wide circle of friends and
among the pioneers of Arizona.
LEAVES FOR SCHOOL
AT STATE NORMAL
Gernice Hartz left Monday to attend
the State Normal at Flagstaff. She
will take up kindergarten work at the
normal, but outside of her school
work intends to continue her work
in -journalism. Gemice will be miss
ed by the force of the Miner-Min
eral Wealth.
BRITISH TANK GOING
EAST AGAIN PASSES.
THROUGH THIS CITY
The British tank which passed
through here several weeks ago en
route to Los Angeles again passed
through Kingman yesterday morning,
going east.
A great many Kingman people
were notified by telephone of the
tank's arrival and a large crowd was
down to inspect this newly introduced
and powerful implement of war.
This tank has seen active service on
the western front, though it is not bad
ly battle-marked. -
AT ST.
GEORGE TO DISCUSS
G00DR0ADS0NI3TH
The people of southern Utah have
called a convention of Arizona, Neva
da and Utah people to meet at St.
George, Utah, on the 13th day of Sep
tember, 1918, for the purpose of get
ting together on the improvement of
Arrowhead Trail and its connecting
highways. While Arizona has little
place in the convention for the purpose
set out, it is interesting to the people
that other sections of the country are
trying to build up their highways-
Utah should have good roads. Its peo
ple will find it to their enduring bene
fit to build permanent roads into ev
ery community and a trunk highway
across the state. This is true of ev
ery state in the Union, and we hope
that an era of good road building will
soon be upon us.
TREASURY ANNOUNCES
ITS NEW SILVER PRICE
The Tederal Reserve Board of the
U. S. Tieasury announced Thursday
last tr-at it had virtually fixed the
maximum price of silver at $1.01
per fine ounce and the export license
for silver would be granted by the
board only for essential civil or mili
tary purposes, and on condition that
the maximum price was not exceeded
by the purchaser.
This fixes the price of silver
'throughout the world, as the United
States now controls the entire supply
ot the metal and is exporting to the
allies in Europe and to Asia and In
dia. In the past three months the gov
ernment has melted down and sent
abroad mere than 100,000,000 silver
dollars.
The action of; the Federal Board
was caused by the traders offering
$1.05 ler silver and higher in some
eases. The board also set the price for
platinum at 1105 pel ounce, $135 per
ounce for palladium, and $1775 for ir
vidium. GRAND POW-WOW OF
INDIANS AT NELSON
A grand pow-wow to be held by the
different tribes of Indians at Nelson,
60 miles to our eastward, has practi
colly depopulated this town of Walla
pai Indians. All are bound in that di
rection by some means of conveyance,
but with a determination to be on hand
next Sunday morning when festivi
ties commence.
Several days will be spent in the
ceremonial, but we are unable to as
certain for what purpose the pow-wow
has been called.
BISBEE'NET IS OUT
TO GRAB SLACKERS
BISBEE, Ariz. Pool halls, restau
rants, dance halls, theaters and other
places in which crowds were gathered
were raided Monday night in Bisbee
and its suburbs, by posses of citizens
acting under instructions of the Co
chise county exemption board, and
more than 200 men between the ages
of 21 and 31 who were unable to pro
duce registration cards taken to the
city hall. There they were questioned.
All but 29 were released. These win
be investigated further.
OSTRICH MEAT TO BE
PUT ON MARKET
T. A. Riordan, Foodf Administrator
for Arizona, has given his consent for
the killing of 800 ostriches for their
meat. The birds are said to be irt ex
cellent condition and the meat is to be
sold at 15 cents per pound. The 800
birds will make 25,000 pounds of deli
cious meat. These birds are situated
on the big ostrich farm of J. E. Cogs
del, near Phoenix.
Kingman, Arizona, Saturday, August 17, 1918.
CAPTURED HUN TANK
The tank seen In this French official photograph was captured by the
French In the recent heavy fighting on the western front. The tank was de
molished by the heavy French gunfire and It took these crafty Frenchmen
twelve days of work under enemy fire to put It In order again. The photo
graph shows the French crew which repaired the tank and which Is operating
It with great results against the enemy.
"SCOTTV" STEWART'S TEAM
VS. "CHET" WARREN'S TEAM i
AT BALL GROUNDS SUNDAY!
One of the best games of the sea-
son will be played Sunday when Chet .
Warren's "pill-chasers" meet Scotty,
Stewart's "sky-rockets' (up in the
air) on the local ball grounds. Thej
game is called for 2:30 p. m. and keen
rivalry is in evidence as to who will
be the "champs."
The proceeds all go to the Red Cross
and a large attendance is expected.
The two teams are lined up ias toi-.
lows:
STEWART'S TEAM
A. Bale, catcher; S. D. Stewart,'
pitcher; Geo. A. Kent, first base;
Floyd B. Chamberlain, short-stop; ,
Loren Marinez, second base; Phil j
Smith, third base; Bob Jacobson, left (
field; F. N. Van Marter, right field;
Oro Grunninger, center field.
WARREN'S TEAM
Roy Robinson, catcher; C. A. War
ren, pitcher; Leo Robinson, first base;
Tom Hayes, short stop; Don George,
second base; Stanley George, third
base; Hubert Smith, left field; Joe
Steed, center field; R- B. Walker, right
field.
SUBS FOR BOTH TEAMS
W. S. Thompson, M. G. Wagner, C.
N. Nickel, J. H. Rosenberg, J. C.
Hughes, Tom Devine,' C. W. Herndon.
FUNERAL OF JAMES
H. DAVIDSON HELD
AUG. 9 AT OSHKOSH
The Hon. James H. Davidson was
buried at Oshkosh, Wis., August 9, at
3 p. m., with fitting ceremony.
A special car attended :rom wasn-
ington and the official representatives
of the e-overnment were Senators
Ramsdell, Jones and Lenroot and Con
gressmen McLaughlin, Kennedy and
Wilson.
MRS. WILSON, WIDOW
OF SOLDIER, ILL,
SENT TO NEW MEX.
The first actual demonstration of
the Red Cross civilian relief was made
in Kingman yesterday, when that body
sent Mrs. Wilson, a soldier's widow,
to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Mrs. Wilson came here some months
. 4?w.v. tVif rtir onf line fipen strut!"-
i: i ; w fw tn make a
living for herself and children, wheny mines came in from that. proper
she was-taken seriously ill and wished !ty a few days ago to attend to impor
to be sent to her home there, where tant business and to obtain supplies
she has friends and acquaintances. for his camp. He reports that the
Kinsman has not had any of this rains of last week played havoc with
work to do previous to this time, but
when the time occurs its hearts, hands
and treasury is open.
REPORTS CATTLE
IN GOOD CONDITION
William Hunt came in from the Wil
lows last Saturday and he reports that
he made the trip through one of the
wettest rains. that it was ever his
pleasure to experience, rain falling in
torrents upon him from Hackberry to
Kingman.
That he was wet, we will ever be
able to testify, as he gave one the ap
pearance of a drowned rat, but with
it all he wore the smile of a pleased
cowman, for these rains have made
the country to our east like a meadow
and this will assure cowmen of plenty
of fat cattle for fall shipments.
He returned, to his home the same
day with a load of supplies.
REPAIRED! BY FRENCH
'Horatio" Wanders
Streets of Kingman
But Conies Back
Joe Carrow lasooed a Gila mon
ster the other day on the Sandy
road and said Gila monster show
ing signs of "being friends" Joe
brought it home with him. How
ever, "bimeby," "Horatio" got
that ticklish feeling in his feet
and wandered off and for two
days strolled the streets of King
man. He liked his new boarding place
though, and evidently came back
for two days later he was found
in the street in front of Carrow's
house. Owing to his migratory
spirit he was' put into captivity
and last heard was waiting in
George's market for "Rattlesnake
Pete" to come over from Oatman
and buy him. He's sure a pretty
boy and about 14 inches long.
DEAL HADE FOR THE
BULKLEViELSH ESTATE
I. C. Bateman has returned from
San Francisco, where he made ar
rangements for the taking over of the
Bulkely-Welsh group of mines', south
of the Standard Minerals property.
The shaft will be drained of water and
an engineer will make a; thorough ex
amination ot the veins, the property
looks fine so far as development has
been carried on, and the veins have
the earmarks of developing into big
producers.
HARRY F. WILLIAMS
NOW MEMBER LOCAL
EXEMPTION BOARD
Harry F. Williams received a parch'
ment this week signed by Secretary
Baker officially notifying him of his
appointment as a member of the local
exemption board of Mohave county.
Mr. Williams is filling the vacancy
caused by the death of the -late Harry
Underwood.
STORM RAISED HAVOC
AT BERKELY MINE
T. J. Sparks, manager of the Berk-
e V-eaar road, wnicn is being used in
getting into the Berkely mine, and
witt i, ins eiiiue luitc iiuu tu ue put uu
road repair before he can get back
to camp. The rains were terrific along
the west side of the mountain and
great holes were bored through the
road at many points.
SEARCHLIGHT FERRY
IS IN COMMISSION
Word comes "to us that the Search
light feiry, via Cottonwood Island, is
now open to travel. This ferry has
been cut of commission for several
months past, but mechanical repairs
have recentlj been made and the ferry
again opened to use of the public. The
management informs us that there is
a difference of but six miles to points
on the Santa Fe railroad west of
Needles, between this route and the
route via Needles.
SATURDAY AUGUST 24
REGISTRATION DAY FOR
HEN 21 SINCE JUNE 5
Saturday, August 24, all men who
have become 21 since June 5, 1918,
will register at the office of the local
exemption board at the courthouse
Kingman.
The office will be open from 7 a. m.
until 9 p. m. on that date and anyone
who knows of a young man who has
reached the age of 21 since the date
mentioned is requested to inform him
of this registration day if he does not
already know about it.
SIX DENVER FIRHS ARE
FOUND GUILTY OF FALSE
STATEMENTS ON SUGAR
For making false statements re
garding the amount of sugar on hand,
six Denver concerns were penalized
Saturday by the United Food Admin
istration for Colorado. The penalties
in the six cases were inflicted follow
ing hearings before Robert J. Grant,
executive manager of the United
"States Food Administration.
Mrs. Dora K. Cohn, 322 Fifteenth
street, had 500 pounds of sugar taken
from her as a result of alleged mis
statements to the food administration.
Mrs. Cohn declares that she did not
intend to violate any of the rulings,
and that her error was due to misin
formation. The New York Grocery store, 1807
Welton street, was deprived of 1200
pounds of sugar-
Twenty-one hundred pounds of su
gar was taken from J. Struck of the
Chicago Lunch because of his failure
to give the food administration offi
cials proper information on the sugar
supply he had on hand.
A. Susman, a baker at Twenty
fourth and Walnut streets, was de
prived of 350 pounds of sugar for the
same reasons.
Max Eckstein, 6300 West Colfax,
lost 200 pounds of sugar for a similar
offense.
The proprietors of the Silver Grill
restaurant, Hazlitt and Tucker, 625
Seventeenth street, lost 500 pounds of
sugar following a hearing before the
food administration.
GEORGE KIRKLAND
OF TAX COMMISSION
HERE THIS WEEK
George Kirkland, of Phoenix, spent
a couple of days here the first part of
this week in the interest of the state
tax commission, looking up county
budgets. Mr. Kirkland is also asso
ciated with H. R. Tritle, state director
of the War Savings stamp campaign
of the capital city, and conferred with
the county chairman in the interest
of this motter.
Mohave county has passed into the
rank of the counties of the first class
and it seems to indicate that our coun
ty will attain its" allottment before the
end of this year has passed-
Mr. Kirkland left Monday for the
coast, where he will visit the other
counties of the north.
SHERIFF COHENOUR
SEES RESULT OF
STORM AT NEEDLES
Sheriff Cohenour reports that while
he was in Needles last Saturday, he
saw the greatest fall of rain in that
city that he has ever experienced dur
ing his life time on the desert.
Within a short time after the be
ginning of the storm the rush of the
waters was so great that it overran
the sidewalks and places of business,
leaving behind debris and deposits of
mud to the depth of two feet.
The entire city was strewn with
boulders, cans and other refuse to
such an extent that it is estimated
that it will cost several thousand dol
lars to have it cleared away.
EARL CRONIN VISITS
MOTHER IN KINGMAN
Earl Cronin, who has recently been
discharged from the United States
Signal Service, arrived in Kingman
last- Tuesday night and will remain
here for some time visiting with his
mother, Mrs. James W. Miller, whom
he has not seen for many years.
Mr- Cronin has been in the service
for qiiitc s length of time, but was
taken ill and after a period of time
served in the hospital, was unable to
make the required physical examina
tion and as a result! was returned to
civil life with the possibility that as
soon as he has entirely recuperated
that he will be recalled.
No. 42
BREAD CARDS NAY
POSSIBLY BE DONE
AWAY WITH SOON
If This Is Done People Will
Be Put on Their Honor to
Not Exceed 6 Pounds Per
Individual Per Month
There has been a rumor circulated
in Mohave County that the restrictions
on the use of flour were to be lifted.
This is a false report. Though there
a likelihood of a good crop this
year we are expected to save against
the possibilities of a failure another
year and for the use of our allies.
There is a possibility though of the
bread cards being temporarily done
away with for a period of say 30 days
and the people being put on their hon
or entirely in regard to keeping within
the six pounds' per month allotted to
each person. If this plan works satis
factorily and there is no increase in
the amount of flour sold the card
would be permanently done away with.
The date wilj be announced later.
There has been a hardship worked
on the Mohave County merchants in
that California did not have bread
cards and people from here, who.
wished to do so, could send to Los
Angeles and get flour without having
the amount registered against their
name." The food conservation author
ities at Flagstaff took the matter up
with the stores in Losj Angeles and
with one exception, Jevne's, received
no reply offering co-operation.
The use of the bread cards has re
sulted in a saving of over 40 peij cent
of the normal consumption of flour in
this county. It is expected that if the
bread cards are eliminated the patriot
ism of allj the people will keep any of
them from overstepping their allow
ance of 6 pounds of flour per individ
ual per month.
The sugar regulations remain the
same, 2 pounds per person per month.
People who are securing sugar for
canning purposes and urged to put
put their fruit up with as little sugar
as possible and to wait until next win
ter. when sugar will be more plentiful
to properly sweeten it.
SOME UNKNOWN
PERSON TEARING
DOWN PLACARDS
Some unknown person or persons
have been going about town tearing
down the placards that have been post
ed by the many candidates for office.
A great many of these have been re
moved even from places of business
and as a result the business men and
the candidates are on the lookout for
these people and if they should be
caught, in all probability, they will be
prosecuted.
MEXICANS ROB OLD
COUPLE OF SAVINGS
Three Mexican bandits robbed an
old couple east of Phoenix a few eve
nings ago of their life saving, amount
ing to about $1500. The men went to
the cabin of the old couple and asked
for a drink of water. They thein seiz
ed the old man and wife and a hired
man and bound them and threatened
them with all kinds of torture if they
did not disclose the hiding place of
their money. One of the men plunged
a short bladed knife into the breast
of the old man and the wife gave up
the money rather than see him tor
tured. They took the money and de
camped. Officers are on their trail-
LIVESTOCK EAT
UMBRELLA TREES
Some of the livestock on the King-
Iman streets walked up Elmo Bolling
er's front steps the other day while
he was in Oatman and ate all the
leaves on his umbrella trees.
Mr. Bollinger has been nursing
these trees along for three years and
consequently feels very much put out
about it.
ANOTHER MURDER IN
MARICOPA COUNTY
Another murder was added to the
list of homicides in Maricopa county,
when Branceford Marshall shot and
instantly killed his son-in-law, A. F.
Newby, over a trivial cause on the
morning of August 10. Marshall had
a war garden arid some one had walk
ed across it- Newby was accused of
the offense and a quarrel ensued; the
older man rushed to his house and pro
cured a shotgun and began firing at
the son-in-law, the charge entering his
back and killing him. Marshall is it
jail.
