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THE MOHAATE COUNTY MINER A ND OTJR MINERAL WEALTH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1918 PAGE THREE FAIR FOOD PRICES As Fixed By Food Administration With the Red Cross Here and Over There .Mustard Gas I Can't Penetrate Red Cross workers ' who have col- KINGMAN, Saturday, Sept. 28. 1918. The following official quotations are the maximum retail prices that may be charged for the foodstuffs nam ed, as fixed by Kingman Fair Price Committee of the Food Administration- ntfini. -flviAitainna nf 1A mavlrAfl Inn HllHoy UnA AfrcrR. thf flhflVP nnVp on'these items is neither minimum or maximum. l1 k'd slvesand other forms of Wheat flour, per 1-8 bbl. bag (24 lbs.) 1.60 to 1.75 lefher inE aviator jackets wtlot ZS Z,J n7lwi11 be interested in the recently dis- Wheat flour (bulk), per pound ...... , .07 rf cannot 2ffi EJEJ;8 m ;n-R1!pCnetrate such waistcoats. uaiic iiuui i uuiiv i uui iu -ww . , Rice flour (bulk), per lb 12 Commeal (package), 5 lbs. or less, per lb. . : 10 Victory bread (price per loaf), 16 oz .13 Victory bread (twin loaf), 24 ounces '. . .16 Oatmeal or rolled oats (bulk) per pound 08 to 10 Oatmeal or rolled oats (package), 1 1-4 pond 17 1-2 Rice, unbroken, standard quality per pound 12 1-2 Hominy or hominy grits per pound 08 1-S Sugar, granulated (bulk) per pound 09 1-2 Beans (pink), per lb 12 Beans (navy) per pound 17 1-2 Potatoes (white or Irish, per lb ' 05 Onions, per lb 04 to 05 1-2 Raisins ((seeded, ner 16 oz. nkjr. 15 Assistance in Jerusalem Thousands of sufferers in Jerusalem lem ar.d Palcntine are now being assis ted by the American Red Cross. Conservation of Paper The Government requires so much paper that a shortage for civilian con sumption faces the country. Everyone can take a part in the conservation of paper. Individuals, households, clubs, offices, hotels, stores, schools, print ing office, should eliminate all waste and return used paper rags and other materials paper is made of, to the mills for reproduction. Prunes (60-70's) per pound 15 to 17fialp ftf P.hristmftS Canned tomatoes (standard grade), per 20 ounce (No. 2) can 15 p,.vj T7nVQal Canned oorn (stadard,grade)iper 20 ounce (No. 2) can 15 Canned peas (standard grade) per 20 ounce can 17 to 20 Canned salmon (tal) pink Alaska), per16-oz. No. 1) can r .25 ;,to .28 Canned Salmon Will red AJiaska), per H-oz. No, 1) can i . . . . '. .30"1 "Evaporated milk' '(unsweetened) per 6-oz. can 06 1-4 to 08 Evaporated milk (unsweetened) per 16-oz can 14 Butter per pound 68 to 73 Oleomargarine, per lb 45 Eggs, fresh ranch, per dozen , 75 Cheese (New York or local), per lb ...... Lard (pure leaf in tins) per 3 pound pail 1.09 to 1.10 Lard (pure leaf in tins) peir 5 pound pail ' 1.90 Lard substitute in tins, per 6 poupd pail 2.00 On charges made for any articles here listed in excess of the list i price should be reported to County Food Administrator Stewart, The sale of Red Cross Christmas Greeting cards. U discouraged by the national organization tthts year and those chapters which have planned for such sales are asked to abandon them. The Membership Drive and War Fund campaigns are of suchgreat impor tance to the movement that it is con sidered best not to weary the public with a multiplicity of small campaigns and individual solictaton. The Senate will vote on the woman suffrage constitutional amendment on September 26. A few years ago it would have been necessary to throw a barrage out to preserve a quorum of the Senators, but not so now. The cry from Macedonia, "Come over and help us." Such was the vis ion showii( to Paul, and like the great preacher who went and ministered to the ?!acedonians the Allies are mov ing :irv".'.rt 4he Bulgars. The I "Swift 1 1 (Now I .9? m m s !'!,'l Iver 22,000) hi! Perhaps it has nor occurred to you that you can participate in Swift & Company's profits, and also share its risks, by becom ing a co-partner in the business, It is not a close corporation. You ran do this by buying Swift & Company shares, which are bought and sold on the Chicago and Boston stock exchanges. There are now over 22,000 share holders of Swift & Company, 3,500 of whom are employes of the Company. These 22.000 shareholders include 7.8CO women. Cash- dividends have been 'paid reg- ' ularly for thirty years. The rate at present is 8 per cent. The capital stock is all of one kind, namely, common stock there is no preferred stock, and this common stock represents actual values. There is no "water," nor have good will, trade marks, or patents been capitalized. This statement is made solely foryour information and not for the purpose of booming Swift & Company stock. We welcome, however, live stock producers, retailers, and consumers as co-partners. We particularly like to have for shareholders the people with" whom we do business. Christmas Enrollment The Chrstmas Membership enroll ment i scheduled for December 16 to 23. It will assume the character of a Christmas roll fv.rd of the whole Ameiican people, and will be both a Christmas observance and renewal of a nationwide pledge of loyalty. The quota of each community will be the limit of its adult population. "I sum mon you to the comradeship" is the word sent out by President Wilson, who is President of the American Red Cross. Let every loyal Red Cross worker sec to it that this community is ready to answer that summons. I'i !l llil: I i:i They Need Wool We can afford to do without woo) when we know it is being used for the comforts of the soldiers and allies. The- Red Cross will need 75,000' blankets for relief work in Italy alone next winter, and they have been or dered. Save your old suits, conserve on wool. They peed it over there. Junior Red Cross Junior Red Cross will make furnish ings for Red Cross houses, nurses houses and work rooms; also supplies for the Orthopedic Division of the Medical Department of the Army, for the Division -of Curative hospitals "and for the Medical Supply Depot. Be sides actual furniture these allotments will include crutches, bed trays, writ ing desks, peg legs, bed tables, pack ing boxes, veneer splints, tool chests and bed boards. " This leads to understanding. a better mutual Year Book of interesting and instructive facts sent on request. Address Swift & Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois Result of "Old Time Day" "Old Tire Day" brought Berks County Chapter (Pennsylvania) the tidy sum of $1738.36, thereby demon strating the theory that wealth comes from saving. This segregation of valuable waste from worthless rubbish not only brought the Chapter funds for relief work, but conserved the much needed rubber for manufactur ing purposes. Besides tires, contrib utors brought inner tubes, rubbe: boots and shoes, steam hose and bicy cle tires, and the pile reached to the second story of a business building. Swift & Company cCLJofinfL". President Gives Back Salary The following letters was received by Mrs. M. G. Wagner who immediate ly took up the matter with the Har vey House which resulted in her turn ing over to the Red Cross the goodly sum of $15.70. To Mrs. M. G. Wagner. Dear Madam: I have seven days wages coming to me from the Harvey House. Tell the men to give it 'to you for the benefit of the Red Cross. Yours truly. J. H. HILL DAM AT SACATION WILL BE BUILTINNEARFUTURE $1,100,000 Appropriated- The. American Red Cross has taken ?p the fight against spread of tuber culosis in Italy and will have the work well organized by the end of October. been made for this unit. Donations Since last reported the following donations have been received by the Mohave County Chapter, American Red Cross. i. r. oaiie o.oo-rioi:c Camp Fire Girls 21.30 ' Rcos-cvclt dam put the Butte project Sale of Salvage, Mrs. Wagner 10.25 J into the dark and only necessity for J. P. Hill ... l jriia'.C'i acreage of irrigable lands in Total $53.88 the state has again 'brought into the SCARCITY OF MINE WORKERS The war department is calling for k!nn A 1 A n tvt a4-AV. AT THA 111 LJIliLl illl 11 III LU11QLIULUUM ui w IIM.XJ- I -n,i ,jB, a samton. . the Gila An appropriation of $1,100,000 has 1 ""- ' "" - t river. Tins dam has long been cor.- .(".plntcri lor the purpose of reclaim- mg about io.uuu acres oi exception ally ru-h lane's on the Sacaton Indian iescrvatir.li nnd outside the limits of the reservation. For many years there has been a demand for the con struction of what is known as the Elephant Rutte dam. The Elephant Butte people believed that the build ing of the Roosevelt dam would put I thflir nrniret out of enlnmiKsion. as the watershed of both reservoirs .were together. The building of the Miners are so scarce in Downieville, California, that some of the gold mines are being abandoned. Downievillot was at one time one of the great gold camps of the state, but year by year, its production has dwindled away, un til the past few years the production is very low. light. The cost will not be large, and the result obtained immense. The Last Quarter Nurse Aids Needed To women who cannot qualify as i nurses or nurses aids, the Surgeon f General of the Army offers a splendid ' opportunity for service in hospitals set aside for care of convalescent sick and wounded soldiers. Women in this class will be known as hospital atten dants, and will receive $15.00 per month for incidentals and uniforms in jin addition to maintenance. In addi tion to the usual credentials as to i character and loyalty, and the physi cal examination, applicants are re quired to be high school graduates, or an equivalent, take First Aid ana Elementary Hygiene and Home Care of the Sick. Only married women be tween 21 and 40 and single women between 25 and 45 will be accepted. Full information can be obtained at the Pacific Division Bureau of Nurs ing, Flood Building, San Francisco. 1 ak ar VSBaaWalBBBBaaEflF; - : .. i "In all wars he is the conqueror who can believe a quarter of an hour longer than his adversary that he is not beaten. I shall continue the war to the last quarter of an hour, for the last quarter of an hour will be ours. Premier Georges Clemeaceau of France The last quarter of an hour shall be America' s.- UBERTY BONDS will make that last quarter of an hour spell Ticiuru rormerica. rf! jHC'FE! ' UBERTY BONDS will give America's guns the last word, ff Your Last Dollar is as vital in this Fourth Loan as will be the' last shot in the, last quarter of an hour. Our boys will not besitate in that last quarter of an hour. VBUY! BUY! BUY! It is the last quarter hour NOW! LIBERTY BONDS ! For oir Homes, our Country, and oir God! ANY BANK WILL HELP YOU cc AOTXSTXSZlEZXrT COSWBUTZD TXSOTTCUE TMX ZAzaxoxxc co-omfcTxos o ARIZONA CENTRAL BANK THE CITIZENS BANK KINGMAN, ARIZONA