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WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1919. PAGE FIVB FARM 10 STOCK DEAL CLOSED FOR SUM THE BATES INTERESTS IN NEW -LAND, MOVEMENT NEAR POINT OF ROCKS IS TAKEN OVER BY CO-OWNERS. (From Friday's Daily.) One tff the largest land and cattle transaction to be closed up in this section fin recent months, was that of yesterday, when Mr. and Mrs.

L. L. Bates disposed of their interests situated north of and near the Point of Rocks to William Wilkinson of Bethany, Illinois. The consideration triven in the deed for the land, embracing approximately 1,000 acres, was $60,000, so far as revenue stamps would indicate, while the livestock deal price was not known for about SQO head of cattle. Other assets transferred were valuable water rights and damsites on Granite and -Willow Creeks, the combined interests being unusually Hrrrp ami rated as heintr of attractive possibilities.

This movement had its inception over-one year ago. when a' company was formed in Illinois to, purchase certain patented ground am liecnn an intensive SVStem otiJigmim coiiuiuuns cic utui.j farming on a dry principle, one of the principal- objects being to neise and fatten range cattle in the acreage enclosed. Mr. Bates had successfully demonstrated this feature of farming while acting as director of he State Experimental Farm nearby, from which he retired to assume the management of the new undertaking. It is stated the early plans outlined are to be carried out, but under whose direction it was not learned.

Identified with big proposition arc said to be quite a number of 'wealthy people of Illinois, and the fibove sale would indicate that energetic action has been decided upon to begin the large land development at once. PROBATE CASES OCCUPY TIME OF SUPERIOR COURT (From Saturday's Daily) Upon petition of the executors, Mrs. Jennie Burke and her son, Beverly, the will of the late Dennis A. Burke was admitted to probate in the superior court yesterday by Judge Sweeney. P.

J. Keohane, Frank G. Brown and E. J. F.

Home were named as appraisers of the estate. Upon petition of Capt. Clarence E. Yeager, administrator of the estate of the late Colonel E. Holmbcrg, Judge Sweeney yesterday issued an order setting aside the sum of $50 a month for the use of the widow, Mrs.

Nellie Hohnberg of Saginaw, Michigan. In the matter of he estate of Edwin Knight, the court has appointed Joseph H. Knight as administrator, the latter to act under a bond of Letters of administration were yesterday issued to Mrs. Annie T. Puckctt in connection with the estate of her husband, Benjamin D.

Puckctt. Puckett will give bond' in the sum of $1,200. E. W. McDanicl, Frank Whymcr and George B.

Adams were named as appraisers. The action of Lon D. Hall against J. C. Rankin, wherein the plaintiff asked a judgment of $10,000, was yesterday dismissed by Judge Sweeney, the court having found a number of irregularities in the manner in which the case was brought into court.

The plaintiff's attorneys at once gave notice that they would appeal from the court's decision. Mrs. Dora Lowenbruck was yesterday granted a divorce from John I.owcnbruck, the court having made the decision after the plaintiff had rubmitted additional corroborative evidence. The testimony in the case was taken several weeks ago, but the court held the judgment up until the complainant had complied with certain directions issued by Judge Sweeney. The evidence in the divorce suit of John Wiles vs.

Mary Wiles, was heard yesterday afternoon and the case continued indefinitely by the court The matter of the estate of John IT. Foley, deceased, was continued until January 31st- 'Judge Frank E. Smith of Jerome was yfeslcrday appointed as administrator ol the estate of Patrick Sullivan, the former to act under a bond of The appraisers are N. F. Wykoff, Fred Hawkins and S.

F. Dcnison. In the matter of the estate of Pastor Fatisto, the court yesterday named A. V. Arinijo as administrator, with a bond of $100.

The only asset of this estate consists of a claim pgainst the Uirtcd Verde Copper Company Fausto' having been killed while working for that company. The court has confirmed the sale of certain pro.perty belonging to the estate of Mrs. Alice Buckler, de--easeL the administrator, Frank G. RroH-H. hWWE of this transaction approved by, Judge? Sweeney yesterday.

Th.4 matter of the estate of Hugh irs was continued tor one weeK 1 until January 31's't. The final report of 'A. Young, administrator of the of' Mrs. Mary wis filed yesterday and approved by the court. A sim-: ilar document.

Wrfs also-filed, in con-, nection with the estate 'of James Brenimef. Joseph Kmetich has been named as administrator of the estate, of the late John Kmetich under a bpnd of $1,500. Mike Chemis, Anthony Peters and C. P. Wingfield will act I as appraisers.

The inventory filed in connection with this estate shows TV in Humboldt and Mayer and shares of Blue Bell stock and 100 shares of Gas Oil. P. W. O'Sullivan, administrator of the estate of Charles Kingsley, was yesterday given permission to sell to the Arizona Binghamton certain claims by the deceased for the sum of $3,333.33. The will of the late Frank lino was admitted to probate yesterday afternoon.

In the matter of the estate of Sterling P. Shull, Frank G. Brown has been appointed administrator with -a bond of $1,000. Ed Bowers, R. L.

Humes and A. B. Cruickshank will act as appraisers. SCHOOL AGAIN RUNNING IN THE NORTH. (From Sunday's Daily Superintendent of Schools Miller has returned from an inspection of the various districts in the northern part of the county, visiting the pub- lie schools at Seligman, Ash l-ork Cedar Glade and Puntcnncy.

At Se mal atrain after the flu epidemic, and no new cases were reported. Miss Fitzhuch and Miss Harmon are teaching and the attendance was SO per cent, of the total enrollment oi 67. Notwithstanding the enforced vacation it is quite probable the grades will be completed this year. At Ash Fork the flu still prevails and the attendance is about 75 per cent of the 45 enrolled. Miss Marie Olsen and Miss Vera Bayard are teaching.

At Cedar Glade this year there have been established two schools, due to the danger of chil dren crossing the railroad fbridge which spans the deep canyon. Parents on one side refuse to permit their children to cross over to the other while so many trains are moving, t'ne wagon road underneath having entirely disappeared. At Cedar Glade Miss Maude Redden is in charge. Across the canyon at Puntenncy the school is taught by Mrs. Ex-bladt.

This community was hard hit by influenza in -the beginning 'of the epidemic and the fatalities were unusually numerous. DOES IT PAY TO BE A GOOD SAMARITAN? (From Sunday's Daily.) Returning yesterday from. Hol-brook, where he had recovered recently from influenza, "Jack" Mar-Jen, who is so well-known as a mining and oil operator, has become further burdened physically with an acute attack of rheumatism, from the effects of which he is unable to except with the aid of crutches. This latter affliction developed as the aftermath of the flu, and his condition is quite serious. Mr.

Marden during the flu epidemic in the north sacrificed- his business to nurse many stricken, as well did he supervise burial of so many victims, in addition to providing remedies for those so unfortunate as to be without means. From first to last he has been charitably inclined and his constancy has given him an excellent name in the Holbrook country. As the affliction is vanishing, he, also falls at last into the long list' of those who have been stricken, and his" misfortune is occasioning many friends to express their deep regret' that fate should so have ordained. PUTTING CRIMP INT6 THE OILY CHECK ARTIST. (From Sunday's Daily) Business men generally are commending that measure introduced in the legislature a few days ago by which the wilfull, drawing of checks on a bank without any funds being available to redeem the paper, is to be made a felony.

The penalty also is to be unusually severe, the bill providing for a minimum fine of S500 and a long term in the penitentiary. This matter was suggested by State Bank Examiner F. E. Ross, who is in Prescott visiting with hir wife and family, and was rcidily acquiesced in by many legislators as a protection to business and a safety valve against a practice that lias become notorious throughout the state. Mr.

Ross stated yesterday in his official observations from one end to the other in Arizona there has grown wide spread complaint over the unscrupulous check methods practiced by many, and hanking houses are complaining of the infamous proce dure carried on without legal redress to those who arc duped. It is probable the pending bill will be- enacted into law. RESTRICTIONS OFF. PARIS. Jan.

25. Restriction on the taking of photographs and moving pictures of men in the American expeditionary forces and in sections occupied by American troops have been suspended by orders from Am erican general ncaaquaricrs. JURY LISTS FOR 1919 DRAWN BY COMISSI (From Wednesday's Daily.) The work of drawing the lists of those eligible for service during the coming year on the graml juries and the trial juries was completed yesterday afternoon by "the jury commission, which consists of Recorder McSwiggin, Supervisor J. A. Jaeger and Clerk ofhe Court J.

C. Woods. In the list of those eligible for the trial jury arc 500 names, while the quota of possibilities for the grand jury consists of but 50, names. Those listed as follows may be called for grand jury service at any time the court sees fit to summons such an organization: Dan Miontano, George' G. Newell, A.

H. Buttcrfield, Jesse Haydon, Jess Harcrow, R. H. Burmister, B. K.

Lewis, J. P. Power, John F. O'Connor, W. R.

Orr, Milton J. Ray, Alan M. Garrett, Richard S. Dan-forth, A. Gourlay, Otto K.

Isensce, George Gmahling, J. J. Gain, Henry Tracker, J. W. Mulhow, C.

W. Tessier, Cortland A. Carter, Jos. Tohnson, R. L.

Wright, L. O. Mc-Lemcn; Ben F. Steyaerf, George D. Palmer, Harvey Kelly, Thomas H.

Shuflin, Christ Tollman, C. S. Mc-Cofferty, -Frank K. Milefschik, James C. Thomas, Seymour A.

Goodspeed, T. A. Hall, A. T. Costor.

N. C. Ros-rnberger, Peter Barich, P. B. Larre--nore, Geo.

W. Mitchell, Roy W. Elliott, G. W. Derrick, Ross.

Dan Piatt, M. E. Spaulding, Joseph Dalton, Doroteo Valle, J. E. Pawlcy.

C. L. Rose, Joseph W. Getsinger, Tos. Pecharich.

The list of those drawn for service on the trial juries is as follows: Hill, Elisha Hill. Lof-land, Frank Lewis, Ernest Childers, E. T. Michaels, W. H.

Griffin, Christ Young, O. M. Thompson, W. F. Colbert, Lowell Edgerton, T.

O. Griffin, Albert Robitsch, N. Hi Porter, Wm. Lee Scott. J.

C. Gilbert. Joe Stump, 'Parker Thompson, John Gallagher, An-dy Malfi, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Myra Poole? J. C. Bris-tow, D.

J. Todd, Garfield Davis, Frank O. Robinson, Thomas J. John Reilly, A J. P.

Girdner, E. J. Frehette, B. N. Dunning, H.

E. Crutchfield, Wesley Let- 'on, Walter E. Jordan. D. R.

Cabal lero, Robt. McMillan. James Press ley, Hurley C. Harvey, M. L.

Bones, Tohn Monreal, Fred Daniels, Ralph Munroe, C. E. Overhuls, S. Nil- son, V. L.

Jamison, Henry Clift. R. W. Ainsworth R. A.

Watson, C. S. Patterson, Glenn. Baker, Joseph Sul livan, Peter Stone, S. T.

Louttit, E. Condon, C. K. Chamblin A. W.

Callahan, Guy Watkins, Karl F. Radley, W. B. Fitzgerald, Will B. Cannon, Chas.

McNary, J. J. Williams, R. Stark, W. R.

Hughes, D. D. Booth. Tcsse Ware, Jcre A. McGimscy, Wm.

Tuchtgenhagen, T. J. Foster. Eugene Morris, Joseph Reid, Sven Olson, Thos. E.

Rochester, Martin Gratz, E. Reissman, John Harvey, Frank Olin, Ed Blackstone, P. H. Stack, C. E.

Bentley, Thomas Young, Wm. H. McKam, Arthur C. Raymond, Wagner, L. A.

Hollcn-beck, C. A. Leonard, J. E. Allen.

Tom W. Holder, Q. M. Porter, J. B.

Young, J. D. Smith, Thos. E. Bel-lew, M.

J. Konigman, Leroy P. Taylor, E. S. Jones, Fred Irion, Al Jeffries, A.

Wilkerson, R. A. Caroth-crs, John W. Reimcr. A.

L. Madil, T. R. Bricker, Wm. M.

Poulson, U. G. Keenan, James Hi Perkins, L. A. Miles A.

Bragg, O. B. Kemp. C. L.

Vernon, Lester Northrop, C. W. Smith, Harry Snyder, Henry F. Adams, J. A.

Mahan, B. B. Perez, Sidney Birch, Joe Shutter, Thos.N. Moore, C. E.

Taylor, Thos. Ruff. C. V. Harris, Chas.

Gabriel, Robert T. Watts, P. F. O'Donnell, W. IT.

Ainsworth, Thomas McMa-hon, J. E. O'Brien, H'enry Frey, E. W. Zicgler, Felix Mapes, H.

C. T. L. Machod, Phillip Avery, I. M.

Ross, James J. Brown, Abe fcK'nucy, Perry Durnal, C. K. Crosby, Bert Maddox, James P. Rice, D.

O. Saunders, J. D. Taylor, Harry H. Brown, Oscar Rengo, Frank Young.

J. T. Rush, G. Norman Hoff-manj Pettis E. Green, C.

R. Wallace Claude J. Stewart, J. R. Jordan, T.

P. O'Conncll, Harry Ling, John McClain, John Jay Craig, George C. Foote, Christopher Totten, M. E. Rowan, I.

A. Ramsev, Albert A. Alexander, George B. Holbrook, Louis L. McCartney.

W. J. Davey, W. S. W.

Lane, J. JIa.dlo.pk, Chas. Tam-bprino, Richard Stockdale, Wm. jUroadcd, James D. CaWanan, Harvey Walter, Gilbert C.

P. J. Nash. F. F.

Calver.t, Ray' Frazer, Ike. Alma Greenhatch, D. -athaly Larson, M. N. Ramon -Gontreras, -W.

T. I J. G. Redmon. A.

N. Oliver, C. A. Nichols, Thomas Brock. Rol and V.

Downey, Harvey B. Pitts, Horace B. Hlinman, John Q. Martin, Fred Bowler, Geo. Haskins, M.

Updike, James W. Hazel, Timoth Fell, S. E. Wallace, F. Brcckenridge, J.

T. Dowdy, T. W. Holder, Schott Marian, A. J.

Pickerill, Pete W. Cunningham, W. H. Knight, A. J.

C. Scott, R. V. Black, Dave Mc-Mullen, F. W.

Chase, W. B. Strong, B. F. Evans, John B.

Ricketts, Dames Provenche, Fred A. Kohn, John J. Shea, Wm. Malody, J. G.

Houston, Thomas Trainor, Chas. C. Stemmer, Frank Langsdorf, James C. Houser, D. J.

Warren, E. T. Per-j rctt, J. L. Lewis, Garfield Davis, Archibald R.

Dickey, John L. Davis, U. G. Young, Guy C. Smith, Thos.

F. Byrne, Adam Schott, Cecil C. Billingslcy, Ed Wingfield, Patrick S. Brennan, Robert E. Hopper, Clarence A.

Lewis, C4 E. Sweeney, H. W. Cross, R. Fernley, Fred Dugas, Orville D.

Bozarth, I. R. Allen, J. E. H'cwett, Wm.

C. Larrcmorc, W. L. Downey, Leonard J. Harris, N.

Fer nandez, T. J. Heady, Max Lopez Brown, J. L. Blankenship, Elmer E.

Monroe, Pedro Dominguez, Jesse L. Liles, W. O. Langdon, Fred B. Sparks, Nathan E.

Foreman, Joe Greenlaw, Andy Garrett, Robert Finnic, Edw. Rucker, M. J. Lynch, Ed. S.

Rogers, H. H5- Sievert, Eric Thos. Cox, J. A. McKee, R.

F. Lillis, Mike Vibanac, J. C. Farrell, W. L.

Wilson, Clifton L. Gerrish, Arthur Jones, Lum Cook, W. H. Beatty, F. J.

Har der Jasper Peck, Frank Shepard, D. Kilgorc, Albert Brow, Roy E. Garrett, B. M. Peterson, Joseph I.

Burns, Norman C. French, R. H. Parker, C. M.

Thompson, L. M. Strum, G. N. Cooksey, H.

P. Schwanbeck, Leonard C. W. Warner, Charles Duffy, Orrville F. Henderson, T.

M. Wagner, R. K. Acuff, Tohn MM. Harrington, Glenn C.

Girdner. James Thorbcck, A. P. Pea-bodv, William D. Mahoney, Fred W.

Reid, Albert A. Rose, C.GErick-on, W. E. Lee Elmer W. Wells, W.

E. Pate, Herbert F. Thayer, U. W. Txh'de, Walter M.

French, Sid Neighbors, Isaac Ramsey, T. E. Zcigler, T. B. Hicks, J.

F. Geimcr, Wm. S. Bourne, Cecil Barker, Floyd I. Ellis, Ezra Jackson, Thomas H.

Kane, Cecil Phillips, Burt B. Bloom, Ludwig Kocrber, Fred -C. Cramer, Bernard McDonald, J. S. Lawhead, T.

C. Davis, Harry W. Elliott, J. W. Heighton, A.

D. Moore, Pete Blair, Alfred G. Curtis, M. A. Fessen-den, H.

T. Jemison, Herman Heik-kincn, H. L. Haufman, James M. Elder, Juan F.

Montoro, A. Roberts, W. P. Brown, J. F.

Roberts, Alfonso Roberts, J. L. Neff, W. C. Ware, Arthur J.

Tinsdale, W. H. Smith, Eli S. Perkins, Con 'Harrington, George H. Brown, M.

H. Grier, Fred Rowe, Chas. L. Allen, J. W.

Cunningham, A. H. Schmehl, Robert A. Harding, Ralph Wood, A. M.

Strahan, Julian B. Downey, W. H. Blevins, George Burns, Jack Guinn. L.

E. Avery, C. A. Weckley, E. C.

Kratz, Ed Emery, C. C. Allsman, J. H. Carpel, Pedro' Garcia, W.

S. Johnspn, Thomas Jacobs, C. H. Mc-Cracken, Chas. L.

Osborn, F. C. Sutton, David W. Murdock; Ira L. Wood, E.

F. Bowers, Dean Beaver, Peter J. Hanns, G. A. Brill, Arthur J.

Logsdon, Ambrose S. Jones, Gep. A. Patterson, Fred L. Laudcrnran, Jack E.

Marlowe, B. F. Ainsworth, R. F. Willis, E.

G. Weaver, W. H. Timerhoff, T. W.

Simmons, T. C. Link, George. Thain, J. S.

Stevens, R. W. Webb, Oliver LaBine, Wm. T. Smith, J.

B. Lewis, David Goodwin, Earl W. Foster, Frank Lawhead, E. E. Hill, Edward Gushee, Harry Temple, Carl M.

Kizer, Wm. R. Van Horn, John A. Spink, Hcrschell T. Hill, H.

H. Skinner, W. H. Marsh, Frank P. Corwin, C.

L. Sccrist, Clarence L. Ford, James D. Mc-Shane, L. S.

Russell, W. L. Jons, W. A. Collins, Walter B.

Miller, Peter Fasola, Ernest Douglas, J. L. ZookH. E. Newton, I.

P. Burnett, T. P. O'Dcll, Cecil H. Cook, M.

Diskin, Dennis Welsh, Homer W. Hartin, J. G. Moore, Desire Longc-rot, John Duke, John Hi McNally, C. D.

Rynearson, James Goad, F. E. Zingheim, O. J. Graham, O.

D. Gilleland, James Roche, Frank F. Fratlett, J. Winchester, M. H.

Ryan, Edward M'cKenna, Peter Marx, Mike Urbanac, George W. Sines, Albert P. Chas. E. Vannoy, E.

G. Miller, W. H. Dickinsen, Richard Bland, Guss August, Robert L. Morton, Ray W.

Hart, E. E. Collipriest, Er-nert W. Jones, J. W.

Archer, George D. Reiff, G. H. Kreig, T. E.

Connell, S. D. Hoover. E. H.

Plummer, R. H. Lowdermilk, Weaver W. White, W. L.

Taylor, Charles C. Cattennolc, E. A. Engle, Chas. G.

Ricbcling, Ed. Ticke, Albert MiMikcnJ Paul W. Wilkinson, George Wright, F. G. Brccht, W.

W. Porter, A. D. Newman, T. O.

Griffin, Ralph H. Mitch ell, G. B. Mitchell. Arthur M.

II. M. Elwood, Chester A. Jordan, Claude M. Harvey, J.

E. Surrett, Louis Bcrnadri, L. N. Edgerton, J. A.

Crum, L. E. Amies, George H. Young, Chas. W.

Shull. Benedict. A. E. Smith, Clarence G.

Flann.er, -Raymond A. Zimmer. Ftlr. jamin McDonald, Sam Foren, Don PIE PILFERING LANDS EDWARD IN HOOSE GOW (From Sunday's Ed Stewart, who has been work ing out at Fort Whipple for several weeks, had a wonderful fondness for that great American fruit known as pie. Annlr.

neaeh cooscberrv. rhubarb. -1' 1 1 -j- mince, whortleberry, chocolate, lemon anv kind of pie in fact made a wonderful hit with Edward. There was really nothing that he liked better than pie with the possible ex ception of more pie. A meal to Edward just naturally wasn't any kind of a meal a tall unless there was pie on the menu, and he never felt like knifing his way through a repast of other kinds of victuals if pie wasn't on the batting list.

Edward while employed at the nost took most of his meals at the cafeteria which is maintained for the benefit of the men by Contractor Atnnran. The cafeteria service seem ed perfectly satisfactory to Ed with the exception of the tact that tney rliartrpd ten cents cut for all of the varied kinds of pie which the chef daily stacked up on the counter under the big glass covers. Ten cents a chunk seemed like a big price to pay, thought Edward, and he cast about for some scheme for getting his pie at a reduced rate. Finally he. hit upon the plan of grabbing a slice of his favorite kind of dessert, and deftly sliding it into his coat pocket where the eagle eye of the cashier would not light on it He worked this stunt for several days, paying for the other kinds of food which he placed on his tray, and then, after passing the cashier, gently fishing the disheveled pie out of his pocket and falling to.

The fact that the pie became slightly soiled by being thusly man-handled did not bother the pie pilferer in the least. Therefore it began to iook as though Edward was in a fair way to live all winter on pie which cost him not a penny. On Friday, it seems, Edward picked out such a large hunk of pie that he had difficulty in getting it into his pocket, and in the confusion which resulted when he attempted to ooze a large juicy slice of the pumpkin product into the left pocket, the cashier, who claims to be related to both Sherlock Holmes and William A. Pinkerton, happened to take a slant in that direction, and got an eye-full of the transaction. She allowed the pumpkin pirate to retain his pie, the pie having been rendered slightly gooey by such ropo-'i and also rendered liitrhly unsaleable.

By Saturday noon Chief Bloom had been planted in a position where he could keep an eye on Edward from the time he entered the bean foundry until he had passed the pie counter. The suspect continued to run true to form. As he slipped past the pie pier, he palmed a wedge of the open-face type and had just got it cached when the cop stepped up and introduced himself. Edward's bunk at the construction ramn was dark and untenanted last night, and the local institution on the public plaza wich is sometimes referred to as the lioose gow was more populous by one man than it was on Friday night Old Silver Mines Will be Revived (From Tuesday's Daily.) Arriving Saturday from the Minnehaha Flat field, Cranston Lanning stated that he had closed an option deal on his group of five silvers, that were turned over to O. R.

Rawlins of Superior. A small cash payment was made and development was stipulated to begin before February 15. There are five shallow shafts on the property and in early days the product was treated by the Mexican owners at a smelting plant near Briggs, on Castle Creek. Mr. Lanning states that he is to be retained by the new owners under a salary, and he is quite optimistic over the otttlook.

There are three others interested. Lanning returned to the property last October from Superior after an absence of seven years, and was surprised to find the old locations still open and unoccupied. -LEAVING PETROGRAD. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 24.

Bol-sheviki forces have evacuated Petro-grad and arc removing all stores, according to a dispatch to the Bcrlin-ske Tidede from Helsingfors. The dispatch adds that Leon Trotzky, Bolsheviki minister of war, was transferring his headquarters to Niz-. ni Nogorad. The Anti-Bolsheviki movement is grow-ing daily. D.

Stitherin, Forest L. Braden, W. II. Sullivan, Garnett ID. Wilson, August Rucker, John Logan Leane.ll, S.

Cutler, J. C. Lewis, C. R. Wright, John CJjarles Spaw, L.

A. Dcnnuin, Dave Johnson. cm MINAL ACTION EBRODGHT STOCKHOLDERS OF DEFUNCT OIL COMPANY WHICH OPERATED HERE MAY SEEK ARREST OF DEFAULTING OFFICIALS BISBEE, Jan. 27. Should suspicions freely voiced by t'ne spokesmen of nearly 100 stockholders of the United Chino Oil Refining company, of Prescott, now defunct, prove well grounded, criminal proceedings will be brought against one or more of the men who handled the affairs of the company, it was stated last night by Dr.

J. F. Teufert, who presided at the gathering held in, the council chamber of the city hall. The company's operations will be placed before the Arizona corporation commission with the demand that immediate investigation be made and if criminal liability develops, prosecution of those appearing to be guilty will be started. A plan of procedure outlined at the meeting urges upon the state legislature, now in session, that it shall pass a law amending the present rule under which the corporation commission functions.

Such law to specify that the president and treasurer of every development com pany shall be bonded in sufficient amount to indemnify stockholders for losses. And that before their release from liability, the affairs of cach company shall be investigated rarefully. After a number of speeches by stockholders, most of whom are working men and women ot the Warren district, it was decided that a committee of three should be 'ap pointed to. investigate the company operations thoroughly and to report at a meeting to be called later. The committee consisted of Dr.

Teufert, B. H. Washburn and John K. Mc- Rae. The resolution also was offered and adopted that every stockholder present should sign a petition to the corporation commission requesting an investigation ot the company operations.

This carried unani mously and before leaving the hall, all those present affixed their sig natures to the petition. "This company was organized about a year'ago," said Dr. Teufert. "It came to Bisbee selling stock on the strength of the connection of Jack Bolin, stale mine inspector, who was president In this district there are about 450,000 shares of stock. "The first payment on the stock was 2xz cents a share.

An addition al 2 cents was to be collected from every stockholder whenever oil in commercial quantities was struck. "I understand that a well was put down 900 feet A few months ago although oil in commercial quanti ties had not been struck, representa tives of the company came here and succeeded in collecting a large sum in the form of the additional 2 cents per share, offering a bonus in stock to every stockholder who paid the amount at that time. The represented that the stock was to be listed on an exchange and could be dealt in. Handsomely engraved certificates were issued to stockholders. These we have still.

"Two of the men who were in charge of active operations in the Chino Valley of Yavapai county have gone to the coast. The receiver has written here that about $40,000 appears to have been spent in some other manner than in legitimate development." (From Tuesday's Daily) Prescott Council No. 2519, Knights and Ladies of Security, held its first regular meeting under the direction of the newly-installed officers at the I. O. O.

F. hall last night, there being a large number of both old and new members present. The officers were installed at a recent meeting. There are at present more than 100 members of this order in Prescott, and the lodge is still instituting an active campaign for additional recruits. The new officers are the following-named: Past president, Arthur Bischoff; president C.

F. Hogsett; vice president, Arthur Hawk; second vice Earl R. Gilber; prelate, Grace White; secretary, Mrs. Carrie Bischoff; financier, W. linn: conductor, Mary Simmons; guard, Joe Moflar; sentinel, Roy Oirothcrs; trustees, R.

L. Hume', Lester Ruffner aiid Laura Rogers; musician, Rita Burke. Try the Jdurnal-Miner far. artistic job work. AGAINST OHENO 1GHTS-LADIES OFSECDgY MOONSHINER IS ARRtSltD Al (From Sundaj' Daily) Rarnev Savionl of Clarkdale.

man- anH well-known business man, regrets the untimely end of a supposedly well-paying institution, wtfose demise cannot be blamed on the war nor high cost of materials. Barney's prexfuct was white moonshine, according to the officers who contributed to the sudden termina tion of the business. -This is among the first stills to be collected by the officers in this part of the country, since the Dan was placed on intoxicants. It wa.s taken in tow by Deputies Fred Hawkins Tnhn Munds at Clarkdale yester day, together with the owner and three grfilons of the fiery liquid, ine story of the pinch was brought to the city by County Attorney Neil Clark, who spent the day checking over the activities of the booze merchants over on the Verde. King of 'Em AIL flnldie Williams, alleged king of all the bootleggers and the toughest nut the officers of three Arizona counties and at least one California county have had to deal with, was brought to Prescott and released on bail last night It was through the weakness of a pal, according to the official version, that Goldie was fin ally brought afoul of the law.

It seemed that after having amassed a small fortune in the illicit trade, Wil liams had stored away a goodly ranch and other property in California, but an unfortunate mix-up with the officers of San Bernardino county had left him in poor shape financially. It was to recoup his losses that he had taken on one George Harrison. Harrison was arrested several days ago at Clarkdale, and had made a statement involving Williams. This was the first evidence secured against Williams, and when he showed up after bailing out his partner, he, too, was placed under arrest It is said among county peace officers of' this state that never has there been such an elusive chap as Goldie. Time and again, he has outdriven officerQ on his trail, and al though he has had his car's wheels shot to pieces under him, he has always made good his scape.

No sort of trap yet devised has been able to gather him in. His preliminary hearing has been fixed for tomorrow morning. OWNERS AND LEASERS ARE PRODUCING AND SHIPPING NOW THE BIGGEST ORE TONNAGE IN YEARS. (From Tuesday's Daily.) An open winter is proving advantageous to mining in the Senator country, and reports brought yesterday fro different camps now running, would indicate a fine outlook. The Snoozer of the Phelps-Dodge corporation is beginning to make daily shipments to this city, two rpund trips a day being made by motor truck, and the accumulation has reached to five cars of a high-grade copper-gold content.

This company also has set aside a leasing zone on the Senator holdings in which Wills Gronlund have an output of over two cars ready for hauling, the main value being copper. Hoskins Job arc also working another section of this mine under a lease, with two cars ready for shipping of a silver-gold content. Nearby the Grubb Mining under the direction of C. H. Hooker, has finished shipping, and developing is again under headway.

In extending the old tunnel a four-foot vein of. copper-gold ore of a high content has been opened and Xhe good showing is occasioning general comment among miners. The Josephine, Tillie Starbuck and Davis are shaping up as producers, and as a whole the above mining field within a radius of one mile of Alaxton has had in many years such a flattering outlook. Communication is regularly established into the country, and trucks and team? are busy in and out. FATAL BLAST.

MUSKOGEE, Jan. 23. Nine wera killed and sixteen badly injured when a wagon containing explosives struck a rut in. the residence section of Big Heart, Oklahoma. Six houses were and 'telephone wires, were blown down.

The Journal-Miner has the best- equipped job printing plant in Northern Arizona. A trial will convince. CLARKDALE SENATOR FIELD MAKES GOOD SHOWING.