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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1919. THE MOHAVE COUNTY MINER AND OUR MINERAL WEALTH, PAGE SEVEN 9 i -v 'V ) Review of Condition Relating to H. C. of L. War at Capitol By J. E. Jones According! (to the President "every element of normal life amongst us de- "pends upon and awaits the ratification of the treaty of peace." These were" the words he used in his opening ad dress to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at tfie White House! con ference. He tfaid that the copper mines of Montana, Arizona and Alas ka, are being operated at a Joss; and that the zinc mines of Missouri, Ten nessee and Visconsin are being oper ated at one-half t of their capacity, while the lead mines of Idaho, Illinois and Missouri reach only a part .f their former markets. The demand for cotton belting and lubricating oi, the President stated, cannot be met. After citing these examples, he ob served that "there is hardly a single raw material, a singly important food stuff, ora single class of manufactur ed goods which is not in the same case." All this, he finds is true "be cause the channels of trade are barred by war when there is no war." As a. result " our full, normal, profitable production waits on pteace." WHEN WILL WAR BE OVER? Bureau of Labor statistics show that the price of clothing in Seattle, increased from December, 1914, .to June' 30 of the present year, 110 per cent; while lit went up to 139 per cent in Jacksonville, Florida, with the bal ance of the country soaring in be tween these price altitude's. Housing, fuel, light, furniture, furnishing and miscellaneous items are" lowest in the Pacific' States, and have increased in those regions 65 per cent; while far ther east they rise to 84 per cent in Buffalo and1 87 per cent in Norfolk. A study of union wage scales in the District of Columbia, including 58 trades and occupations, shows an in crease of 71per cent from May 15, 1913, to August 9, 1919. Just how representative' this condition is of other cities is problematical. It is certain that in many! (industrial cen ters that even conceding the increased i cost of living, as shown by the Bur eau of Labor figures, the increased ' wage scales mounted above the added burden on. living cosjs, with the result that a good many "laborers" have tasted considerable real prosperity. At the same time the increase in the cost of living has hit the so-called "middle clas's," or "salaried'people" so hard' that their affairs are in far worse shape than those of the "wage earners." This applies particularly to those who are in the trade unions, and the soldiers who served . their country for a pitance have had their struggles in geiuug uutj. mv " industrial channels. Lumping tne rich and the poor, the Jorge and the pnall, the capitalists and the small business men, it is very conservative to estimate that from one-fourth to 'onthalf of the people of the country jnave not increased their earnings, suf fient to keep pace -with the increased icojat of living. i In the beginning of the processes of war the Government recognized "col lective bariraininir." and no less a per son than ex-Presiden Taft was placed ;at' the head of the War LaboryBoarcU .Organized labor played for every fed- vdntasre m the eame. w. . ! In the one sincle instance where 'GpveVnmerjt control has been' in iorclf td the limit we find that railroad' em ployes have received wage increases in advance of the added high cost of livinjr. This has been done at the ex-" 'pense of the industry itself, which is piling up huge deficits that are being cared for out of the public treasury. ' Industrial institutions that have had to 'work out their own salvation have usually increased the costs to the pub lic. In some instances tHis has re sulted in profiteerings and the Gov ernment is now hunting out instances of this kind. But there has been no constructive and systematic process of equalizing matters since the beginning of the war. 'As shown above, one-half the people of-the country have experienc ed an era of prosperity while the other half have been unable to keep up with the increased demands made upon them. This half and you find ,them everywhere, are the ones most 'anxious to know when the war will be over. THE RIGHT AND WRONG OF, OR GANIZING The question of the right to organ ize cannot be lost sight of in the con sideration of the questions involved in the high cost of living. That right of organization, when adopted by big business, is likely to result in prose cutions; since trusts and combinations have been held to be inimical to the public welfare. But labor can organ ize, and so can the farmers; and what . is lawful'for them is against the law . . ' At- ill and is a monopoly among me Dig fellows." What's fair to Peter is rob bery in the case of Paul; for when capital seeks to organize itself to pro- mote a big forward movement, some one like Mr. Stone of the Railroad Brotherhoods, or Mr. Plumb, arises to make caustic remarks about "Wall Street," which is tame in its methods in comparison with the labor profi teers. The right or wrong of organi zation apparently rests upon the theory that it makes all the difference in the world who it is that is frying the fish. And speaking about fish has it ever occured to you that a lot of the fish that are eating up the lit tle ones are filling theii gills in Mr.' Gompers' mill pond? ' FATV EARNINGS MUST BE RE DUCED The profits of packers are doubtless abnormal; but the packers are not the only pebbles on the beach that have been polished by "war when there is no war." The Atorney General usually is pro lific with promises of the things that will be done to public enemies, and it may be that he will jail a few of the scalawags yet! It is insisted in Washington that there will be a gen eral attack along the line to engagd the food profiteers, and one of the de vices is the dumping of $100,000,000 worth of surplus army food upon thel market at prices much lower tnan tne rmarket quotations; delivery being made bparcel-post. While it is true that, the total ampunt of food to be sold by the . Government agencies is small as compared to the total requir ed by'the population, yet it cannot fail to have a beneficial effect upon"- mar ket conditions. It is one of the few steps actually made toward stopping iai prviius. PATCHWORK REMEDIES IN FORMATION IRON ORE Geologists are realizing more fully as1 they extend their studies- the mag nitude of the work done by plants and animals in building up and tearing down parts of the crust of the earth. Even microscopic organisms perform a large part of this work. Pasteur long ago showed us the deadly power of bacteria in disease and their effi ciency in promoting fermentation, but their influence on the fertility of soils and their work in expediting rock de cay are still subjects of scientific study. Bacteria evidently not only aid in the decomposition of rocks and in the formation of beds of chalk and lime stone, las has recently been demon strated, but are active agents in the deposition of some beds of iron ore. Engineers have learned that iron-depositing bacterid may be troublesome peststhrough their ability to clog the pipes of city water-supplyj systems with hard, thick crusts and slimy, rusty masses composed of millions of individual bacteria. Mr. E. C. Harder of the United States Geological Sur vey, Department oi the interior, who hasvexamined deposits of iron I ore in many countries for the special pur poses of determining their mode of J time. origin, has recently made close studies of the action of bacteria in' forming iron ores. He has found the so-called "iron bacteria" actively engaged in the deposition of cpmpounds of iron notnly in surface iron-bearing wat ers but in mine waters to depths of several hundred feet and has made laboratory cultures of various iron depositintj bacteria. The results of these studies have just been published by the Survey as a vpaper entitled "Iron-depositine bacteria and their geologic relations" (Professional MINE TAXATION TO BE DISCUSSED Chicago, 111., Sept. 13. Mine own ers and mining engineers from every section of the country will: present opinions to government representa- vtives on the taxation of mines at the mefeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers which will be in session here during the week of September 22nd. Mine taxation at present ranks with the subjects of most pressing importance to the mining world. At their meeting tbi mining engineers and government officials will discuss methods of determining mine valua tions with a view to establishing tax laws for the mines which will take in to account the wasting assets of the mining industry. The meeting is being held at the request of the Commissioner of In ternal Revenue who will be represent ed by Dr. L. C. Graton of the Valu&r tion Section of the Bureau. In addition to this matter, the min ine engineers will hold important dis- Lcussionsvon coal supply and on pyro- metry in which severalew methoas for the measurement of high temper atures will be presented for the first "if there is a remeay." says penu-i ",, Walsh of Massachusette,4n discus-1 &, Kev de'scribes the iron.de. j the H. C. of L., "let s give it ... . . . . c t, w,fa nf his laboratory experiments in bacterial iron deposition,- considers the probable extent of the influence of bacterial ac- tion in forming deposits of iron ore, tor sine to the people." The' Senator wants a little more lively action in the mat ter, since hebelieves that if conditions continue as they now are" that the people will lose faith in their Govern ment, and that when that day comes it will bean evil day for the republic. He would have Congress expedite the carrying of the President's recommen dations in action. Congressman Siegel of New York, has come into the foreground in spec ializing upon the suggestion that deal ers be required to mark prices on all commodities. ' Congressman Good of Iowa, trots ouUthe old Embargo bogie, as a re lief for high prices of shoes.! "If you want to bring down the cost of shoes," he says, ''all that is nece.sary is for the President to put i an embargo on shnn flnH leather temnorarilv. Mr. PGood thinks similar action' on meat and other products wouldlfdrce down the domestic market, and he' advances the plausible reason that exports from the United States are of the greatest volume' in historyT . Quite Near Enough " J ! Marjorie and her mother were out shopping. I lh one. establishment Jhe proprie tors dog, who liked children, came over and stood beside her. J Marjorie told him to get away, but fhe?bnly moved closer.- ' The assistant asked her it, sne aion t 'like Togs, and she replied: "I ilike dogs all right, but f likes 'em 'cross the street." London Ans vers. v ' This meetine of the American In stitute which is vits 120th will include trips of inspection to the Gary Steel Plant, the' La Salle District, the coal fields of Franklin and Macoupin Counties, the industrial activities of North Chicago and Milwaukee, the re fineries of East Chicago and Whiting and nearly every kind of lrtetellurgical and manufacturing industry in Chi cago. The officers of the American In stihAd pf Mining and Metallurgical Engineers are as "follows: Horace V. Winchell, President; Albert R. 'Le doux, First Vice-President; George D. Barron, Treasurer; Bradley Stough ton, Secretary. MINING IN TEXAS IN 191. Thirinir the, first six months of 1919 and gives a, bibliography containing the presidio mine, at Shafter, Tex., the titles of many papers on' the work'! and other properties jn Western Texas of bacteria in rock and ore deposition. hav w,. Broducing at the rate bf Professional Paper 113 can be ob tained from the Director of the United States Geological Survey at Washing ton, D. C. - NEW FLOTATION PLANT AT NEW CORNELIA CO. READY FOR WORKING. 590,000 ounces of silver a year. WANT ADS AJO, Sept. 4 Assistant Superin tendent W. L. DuMoulin made the an nouncement that the mew experimen tal flotation plant, recently completed by the New Cornelia Copper Co., may be placed on a regular operating bas is today, the preliminary try-outs hav ing been made the last few days. This plant which will greatly in crease the New Cornelid production, is not to be considered an experiment of the flotatjon process with this ore, but for the purpose of ascertaining the mos"t economical grinding equip ment. After this question has been thor oughly worked out, which may re quire six months, or a year it is the intention of the New Cornelia to put up a flotation plant of much greater capacity. I ( She Oh. Carl, there was once ai WANTED to rent a furnished house. See Edith Buckner. . tf. MRS. J. T. MARTIN will form a music class at her home on Sept 22. Scholars will .apply for enrollment. DRESSMAKING at your home or mine. Phone Black 98. Mrs. (Cur tis . IF ITS FOR SALE See us Blue Line Transfer Co. Blue 160. We will buy from you for cash or han dle on commission. BLUE LINE TRANSFER CO. All kinds of hauling. House hold goods packed and stored, Second hand goods of all kinds boughtand sold. New quarters in Band Boys theater. Phone Blue 160. House Phone Blue 205. Geo. Sargent, Mgr. FOR RENT Nice, cool rooms for rent, on the corner, north of Metho- timo when vmi used to lovinerlv stroke l dist Church. tf. my chin. You don't do it anyjnore, X He -Yes; but that was when you had only one. Detroit News. APARTMENT for rent at, Commercial Hotel. Partly furnished. S 0IGU5'0" ai f-ifear-rcwndsoft drink toar men C.B.JOHNSON Watchmker a r ' d JEWELER KMCUM, AtlZONA The VWin BeVo is thehywof its popularity. Sold eveiywhere-Famllies supplied by grocer, druggiftt and dealer. Visitors are cordially invited 4o inspect our plant. ANHEUSER-BUSCH st. Louis Arizona Stores Company ' DUtrlbotort Klnfiman, Am smnmmmm Pay in Full Adjustment 6,000 Miles 8,000 Miles THAT'S the sort of mite age Diamond Tires hold .v forth to you. Arid the Diamond- Rubber Company. stands ready to adjust on those figures. It says to users and dealers;) , "Diamond Tires are delivering mileage so big that Diamond will adjust Cords at 8,000 miles: and Fabrics at 6,000, instead of the previous adjustment of 5,000 for Cords, and 3,500 for Fabrics." The Diamond, Plus Adjustment,, Mileage is based, on plus quality" proved by the' big mileage of the .millions of Diamonds now in use. Buy Diamonds for Pius Quality and Mileage. v The Plus Adjustment Mileage ap plies to Piamonds now in use or in dealers' hands. ADJUSTMENT Fabrics - 6,000 Miles Cords - 8,000 Miles V Brawn & Robinson DISTRIBUTERS .Diamond SQUEEGEE TREAD Tire V l