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jj&toltime Comity gj<itr Published Everj- Saturday Afternoon by ANSON II. SMITH Editor RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (Payable in Advance) One year, to any part of United States S3.00 Six months 1.50 Three months 1.00 AMERICANISM ADVERTISING RATES Display, each issue, per inch Legal advertising, per inch Readers and liners, per line ..(flat) .25 -75 .10 Entered ar Second Class Matter Saturdays at the Postoffice at Kingman, Arizona, Under Act of Congress, October 3, 1917. KINGMAN, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, AUG. 3, 1918 ANNOUNCEMENT In line with request of the government that all un necersaiy publications and non-essentials be dropped during the period of the war and believing it for the best interests of not only the public but also the people at the head of affairs, the Mohave County Miner and the Our Mineral Wealth are to be consoli dated under the title of the Mohave Countjf Miner, and will carry the Mineral Wealth heading in combi nation. Hereafter the paper will be issued from the office of the Miner and the Mineral Wealth plant will be closed. The proprietors of the two papers believe that the people can best be served with one newspaper and in line with all forms of conservation practiced by the government we are cutting out the duplication of news, duplication of subscriptions and duplication of advertising. W. G. Damon, who has been editor and manager of Our Mineral Wealth, will be editor and manager of the Miner, and Anson H. Smith, who has been editor of tho paper the past 34 years, will be mining editor. The policy of the paper will not bchanged in any re spect. It will always be found at the forefront in the upbuilding of the county and working for the bene fit of the whole people. In politics the paper will be independent, at least during the pendency of the war. It will give every man who is a candidate for office1 and every officer the mede of fair play that he is entitled to. The job department of the combined paper is one of the best in the state, in fact there is not one in the -vhcle state of Arizona that can equal it, and we ask that business men give vis their trial orders that we may demonstrate to them our ability to deliver the goods. Mohave county needs one good newspaper, it needs one good printing plant, and it needs men at the head of affairs who know the county and its needs, and all these are combined in the Mohave County Miner and Mineral Wealth consolidation. o NEW MILEAGE BOOKS xlie government is soon to issue mileage books, Sno,l owr all roads. The rate of fare will be. three cen's rer mile, or approximately the present rate, and will apply to eastern as well as western roads. In the east, where two roads reach the same places it is understood that the shorter road will sell tickets based cn mileage. The idea of the mileage book sys tem to be made applicable to all railroads is one that has been under consideration by the railroad manage ments for several years, but they had failed to put it into effect The system will remain in force after the war, even if the railroads go back to private ownership- STIRRING UP THE ANIMALS The Miner surely stirred up the animals, when, in 2. recent issue of this great religious paper, we told the truth, about political conditions as relating to business affairs, and incidentally said a few kind words about one Tom Schultz, he with the German patronymic and harsh temper. Tom runs a little squegee weekly down in a place called Peoria, wher ever that may be. He got wrapped up in bailed hay and cotton until he can see nothing else but prod ucts of the garden, and therefore what he says about the big copper mines and the "copper newspapers" must be taken from the point of view of the man with dust in his eyes. After devoting about a half page of diatribe to the Miner editor he proceeds to state as the truth just what the Miner stated to be the truth and then tries to make it appear as a lie. Poor old Tom; how you can warp the truth without half trying. We will take up the matter of the loss of the Salt River valley farmers and farms in 1890: We admit that they were hard hit, but that was 28 years ago, and if they failed to recuperate their chil dren should see that they go out of the business. In 1890 copper was worth about 9 cents a pound, sil ver was a drug in the market, and lead and zinc were below 4 cents. And this condition continued for years, and yet today, when the metals are bringing a high price is there any reason why the mine opera tors should be taxed out of existence to allow the farmers with $50,000 farms to be taxed at 1000. But why go into the matter when we know that even the Peoria Enterprise would not pass up any of the yel low gold of the "copper menace," if it came its way. o THE SOLDIER VOTE Among the measures passed by the late legislature was one making it possible for the soldiers in can tonments to vote for officers at the forthcoming elec tions. The idea was all right, but as we look at it there will be a complete failure in the carrying of it into effect. , Practically every man who was en titled to vote and who enlisted or was drafted into the army is either now on the other side of the pond or will be when the elections are held. It was a use less waste of the time of the legislators and of ths officers whose duty it is to ascertain the whereabouts of the men and furnish them with ballots. REPUBLICANS MEET HERE MONDAY NIGHT Next Monday evening Albert M, Sames, the new head of the Republican party in Arizona, and Allyn D. Jaynes, National committeeman, will be in King man to meet with the local Republicans for the pur pose of lining up the party for the coming campaign The meeting will be held in the court room of the courthouse. The Kansas City SU.r looks ahead and sees great things to follow the sending of three or four million American soldiers and Red Crosq and "Y" workers and engineers and builders to Europe to stay for a year or more. In its vision it beholds the following: Europe never has become acquainted with Ameri ca. Our ways to the European have been the ways of strangers and our customs have been outside h:3 mental horizon. The millions of Americans who are going to live abroad for the next year or two are going to change all this. The European will receive a liberal educa tion in all things American. The time is coming when rubles and francs and lire and shillings and crowns all will be computed in terms of Yankee finance. The tourist of the future need never fear that the Neapolitan cabby will mis understand an offer of "two-bits" to haul his Amer ican fare from one of the grand hotels on the water front to the Gallery Nazionale. Nor need some of the younger American be surprised to get really truly United States ice cream cones when they ask for them in Paris', instead of the present more formal business edible,, creme glace. Then will no Sunday afternoon in the Bois de Boulogne be complete with out its baseball game, and one might well expect to see a goodly turnout of earls and dukes and such when the New York Giants cross bats with the Lon don Lions for the first game of a real world's series on Wimbledon Common or somewhere around Put ney Green. Indeed, it would occasion no great sur prise if his majesty the king pitched the first ball, to inaugurate the event, with the lord mayor of Lon don on the "receiving line" behind the home plate. It is only a step farther to fancy one's self find ing a good copy of "Custer's Last Fight" in the Na tional Gallery and an excellent likeness of John J. Ingalls in plaster at the British museum, while no doubt at the Winter Palace in Petrograd one will ob serve a handsome portrait of the man who will have established the Moscow-Shanghai Aerial Express; and in the Capitoline museum in Rome will be kept running a miniature model of the first Liberty motor that carried United States aircraft over the Tyro lean Alps, to say nothing of several of the latest de signs of Henry Ford's new tractors. In short, the day is coming when American men, American methods and American goods will be known throughout the world, just as now American ideals rapidly are becoming known. With the United States leading in merchant marine, the time is not far distant when wares stamped "Made in America," logically will have supplanted those with that more odious phrase which was boastfully and too plainly becoming evident in every quarter of the globe on whatever article one touched, be it a china clock or a birthday gift keyring. Americanizing the world need be no great task, when vastly more than half the world already is will ing to be Americanized. Fortunately, the United States has no designs on other countries, nor wants none of their territory; yet the United States de sires no copyright on American methods, American spirit and American happiness and freedom- . o DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE VISITS MOHAVE COUNTY Fred T. Colter, candidate for the Democratic nom ination for governor, has been a visitor in Mohave countv the past several days. Mr. Colter is a resi dent of northern Arizona, being the first candidate in many years from the north with the courage to make the race. He was bred and born in the state, starting out as a poor boy on the old farm in Apache county, and by his own efforts developed into one of the large landowners of that county and also amass ed wealth in cattle. It was through his efforts and that of his associates that large reservoirs were built and thousands of acres of land brought under culti vation. He believes in the encouragement of capital and is doing everything to bring it into the state for mining, agriculture and every other essential pur- PHe served his county as supervisor and has served two terms as senator in the state legislature, being the representative of the county at the present time. H was a member of the constitutional convention, and is national committeeman for the state, having had charge of the last campaign of President Wilson i in Arizona. In conversation with the Miner editor Mr Colter stated that he "believed that officials should on account of the war, have courage of his convic tions and fight to the last to enforcj justice to all alike, and to bring extremes together to work for the common benefit of all in the winning of the war. 1 believe people should awaken to more interest in pol itics for the men who are elected to office are the men who must be depended upon to carry out . the will of the people, and they should be of such caliber that they may be depended upon for loyalty and ability to enforce governmental obligations. . o OILLESS DAY TOMORROW Tomorrow all garages in the country are to be closed by order of the Transportation Department, and rigid orders have been sent out for its enforce ment. Not only are garages to be closed, but there must be no sales of oil, gas, tools, fixtures or wares on that day or on any Sunday. This order will hit garages hard, as Sundays have been the best business day of the week for them. Failure to observe the order will be harshly dealt with. IMPORTANT RED CROSS NOTICE Will the working members of the Red Cross chap ter who have bed shirts and other sewing in their homes, please try and complete the work and tum it in? All work must be on hand not later than Friday, August 9. This is important. If it will not be pos sible for any individual to complete all work on hand by August 9, please report at once to Mrs. J. H. Hutchison and arrangement will be made if possible for completion of same. According to recent instruction from headquarters we have been asked to ship all garments and miscel laneous articles at once as nothing except the new allotment will be accepted if shipped after August 12. The work room will be open Monday, August 5, and Friday, August 9, from 1 to 5 p. m. WE MAKE OIL FLOTATION TESTS Special attention itiren to the auajr of complex lulphide ores and concentratet. ana to bsuj and identification of ail the rare metals. MOHAVE ASSAY ANO ENGINEERING OFFICE BOX 692, KINGMAN DIAMONDS $115.00 Per Carat WUERKER'S JEWELRY MANUFACTURING and REPAIRING 626 Broadway 229 So. Spring, Los Angeles 1 MONTE WILLIS GUY A. MENSCH L. D. SANDEFUR II. R. GREEN ! STANDARD AUTO CO- OFFICE: BEALE HOTEL LOBBY, PHONE BLUE 147 ONDED CARS COMPETENT DRIVERS Daily Stages to Oatman and Chloride ACT ON GOLD MINES A commission has just been ap pointed by the English government to provide some adequate measure of re lief for gold mining in the English possession and to act in conjunction with a similar commission from the United States. It has become so ap parent that some measure of relief is necessary for the preservation of gold mininir in the world that tlio United States and England are to de vise ways and means to increase its production and protect all companies and persons entraired in the devplon- ment and Droduetion of tha mti ! This commission will come to the Unit ! ed States soon to look over the condi j tions here and discuss the relief i measures with men who have made a ! study of the conditions. ! COLDEST SPOT ON EARTH The coldest spot on the earth's sur face is near Werkhoansk, Siberia. ; There, it is said, "the culminating point of excessive climate in all the w-orld is reached." In other words, it is the pole of the greatest known cold. The lowest reading of the ther mometer, taken by Sir George Nares, was noted there, 81 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. i For a long time it was supposed that Kakutsk, 400 miles from Werk hojansk, was the coldest place in the world; recent observations, however, have exploded that notion. The soil at both of the places above mentioned is frozen to a depth of nearly 400 feet It is believed to have been deposited in a frozen state during the glacial epoch, as no amount of cold could pen etrate the earth to such an enormous depth. The Irish World. WILL C ONTINUE CONSERVATION A message has been received from Herbert W. Hoover, who is in Eng land, asking that there be no let down of food stufs and sugar. While he believes there would be plenty wheat to supply all demands for the year, yet there may be new calls upon us that will take every pound that can be spared. Our country is going into this war en an enormous basis and ,and our every ally must be kept up to standard by the use of good food . and it is up to us to furnish that food. 'We believe ihat many of the neutral nations will soon bq on the verge of starvation and as a humane people we cannot see them die. And again, we will have to feed our Oriental allies i nthe invasion of Siberia and help arm and feed a great Russian army for the beating down of German domin- lance in the east. We are in the war to v in and we are going to win. And it is upto everyone to help conserve whf-at and .sugar until we nr told that the war is won. SPLENDID RAIN LAST NIGHT One of the best rains of the past two months fell in and around ingman last evening. It was thKe first rain in nearly a month and was badly needed to lay the dust. Thursday a heavy rain fell in the country north and east of town and the big valley was like a lake for a number of hours. Rains are needed to supply the ranges with fall feed and it is to be hoped that we will have a number of good showers during the month. WILL VISIT GOLDEN GATE Dr. and Mrs. Edward Bowes depart ed last Wednesday evening to the coast, where they will visit with rel atives in San Francisco and other places. They expect to be gone a month or more. WILL BRING TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR EXPERIENCE, BAL ANCE, ECONOMY, ENERGY -: :- j, A NATIVE SON COMMITTED TO . 4 THE MAKING OF A GREAT ER ARIZONA I r t MOHAVE Democratic Primary September 10 REGISTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 30 njiini! lie ! ! i i FOB THE The Miner Job Department NO JOB TOO LARGE NO JOB TOO SMALL Try Us for Artistic Work-Delivered When Promised IKING