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some of the western legislators will have to answer: Why should any body be permitted to acquire 32O acres of irrigated land? Why should a single family be permitted to take i40 acres through the filing of hus. band and wife? Is that amount of ir- rigated land essential for prosperous home?
 In Utah, according to the census figures, the average farm unit is 27 acres. And Utah is in the temperate zone, with a much shorter growing season than many parts of the arid re zion. The utmost limit which any single family should be permitted to acquire is a quarter-section, or 160 acres of irrigated land. There are many places where limitation Of ov acres, or even of 40 acres, would be far more reasonable.
 Is it good public policy to give sin gle family an amount of irrigated land which would comfortably support from eight to sixteen families? That $ what We are ooing when the law is strictly complied with. while there are instances where single families have acquired the ownership of lands which would support ten thousand peopie. This has been done. of course. through the shameless abuse of the law.
 Lands Going Rapidly.
 The question is before the country, awaiting the decision of the peoples representatives in congress. It is a live issue today. but it is one wnIcn time will remove from the field of Ils- cussion. That is to say. all the best lands will be gone unless action is ta- ken without much delay They are be- ing taken now at the rate of about 1000 acres a cay.
 The battle is between human need and human greed. Every man who wants his country to be as wise as the most ordinary business man, and every man who wants his share of the public land for himself or his child. ren, should stand by the president of the United States in his demand for the immediate reform of this crying evil
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SUM

In the District Court, Second Judi cial District of the Territory of Ari zona, in and for the County of Co chise.
 Arthur F. Lucas, plaintiff. vs. Eliza beth l. Lucas, defenaant.
 Action brought Tn siie District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the ftled in the said County of Cochise, in the office of the clerk of said District Court.
 The Territory of Arizona sends greeting: To Elizabeth I. Lucas. You are hereby required tc appear in all action brought against you by the above named plaintiff. in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Cocnise. and to answer the complaint filed therein twenty days (exclusive of tie day Of serv- lce). after the service on you of this summons eff served ';ithin the coun- ty; otherwise within hlrty days). or judgment by default will be taken against you according 10 the prayer of said complaint.
 Given under my hand and the seal of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of he Territory of Arizona, in and TOT he County of Co- chise, this 18th day ,i November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three.
 (Seal.) GEO. E. WILCOX, Clerk.
 By PHILO WILCOX. Deputy Clerk.
 N. 15-1m.
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MINING APPLICATiL.l NO. e54.
SURVEY NO. 1795.

U. $. Land Office. Tucson, Arizona
 October 21. 1903.
 Notice IS hereby given. that Joseph Muheim and Frank Dubacher, by Jo seph Muheim, attorney in fact, wnC5e post office addresses are Bisbee, Co chise County. Arizona, haze this day filed their application for a patent -ol l.50O, 1,07S6, 1.217.1 1,5U0 linear feet respectively of the Rabbit, Friday. Mu ing copper and other metals. with sur face ground 600, 5O1.9, 600, 500 feet in width respectively on each, situated in Warren Mining District, County oi Cochise and Territory of Arizona, and designated by the field notes and off. cial plat ou file in this office as Sur vey number 1795, approximately in Township 23 s, Range 24 E (approxi mately), Gila and Salt River base and meridian, said Survey No. 1795 being as follows:
 Rabbit: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, the N. W. Cor, identical with ,. W. cor unsurveyed Shattuck lode, a pine f whence U s. NJ. M. No. brs. N. 72 degs. 26 mins. 30 secs. N. 879.1. thence s. 12 degs. 47 mins. W. 575 it. to COT. No. 2. the s. w cor on line 4-1 Bodey lode Survey No. 1T93; thence S. ST degs. 19 mins. E. 61.57 it Jo cor No. Bodey lode. Survey No. 1793; 593.07 ft. to cor No. 2. Friday lode of this survey. 1500 ft., same bearing to COT. No. 3, the s. E. cor identical with cor. No. Columbia lode of this survey; thence N. 12 degs. 47 mins. E. 609.7 it. to cor. No. f, the N E. cor; 1; thence N. SS degs. 37 mins W. 306.4 it. to s. E. cor. unsurveyed Senator lode, 906.4 ft., same bearing to s. ". and S. E. COTS. respectively of the un- surveyed Senator and ohattuck lode; 1506.4 it. same bearing to cor. No. l, the place of beginning
 Friday: Beginning at cor. No. l, the N. W. cor, pine post it. long scribed 1-1795 F. L.. whence U. s. M M. No. brs. N. 70 degs. A mins. w S938 it.; thence s. 54 degs. 30 mins. l.. 50l9 it. to cor. No. 2, the N. E. cor. thence s. 32 degs. 13 mins. W. 1056.17 it. to cor. No. 3. the s. E. cor. identi- cal with cor. N. Muheim lode of this survey. thence N. 54 degs. 30 mins. W. 360.3 it. to cor. No. 4. the s. W. cor; thence N. "A degs. 39 mins. E. 7S0.3 1t. to cor. No. Bodey lode, Survey No 1793; 1073.6 it. same bearing to cor. No. 1, the place of beginning
 Muheim: Beginning at COT. No. 1, the N. W. cor, a pine post it. long scribed 1-1795 M. L., whence U. s. M. NJ. No. 4. brs. N. 70 degs. 50 mins. w. 9458 ft.: thence s. 54 degs. 30 mins. E. 259 .65 it. to cor. No. 2, then N. E.
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Mrs. and Mrs. Jas. Howell returned yesterday from visit to J. H. Slaugh- ter and wife at the San Bernadino ranch They were accompanied on their return by MT. Howell's mother who will spend several weeks with them.
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cor. identical with cor. No. 1 Columbia lode of this survey; thence s. 12 degs. 4S mins. w. S5S.4 it. to cor No. 8, identical with cor No. Columbia lode of this survey; thence s. 6S degs. 42 mins. W. 506.7 fl. to cor. No. 4 of the s. E. cor, identical with cor. No. Columbia lode of this survey, thence N. 54 degs. 30 mins. W. 243.7 it. to cor. No. 5, the s. ". cor identical with location and with cor. No. Fri. day lode of this survey; thence N. 32 helm and Columbia mine or vein, bear. degs. 13 mins. E. 105617 it. to cor No. Friday lode of t''is survey; 1217-9 it. same bearing |, or. No. l, the place of beginning.
 Columbia: Beginning at cor No. l, the N. ". cor. identical with cor. 2 Muheim lode of this survey, a pine post 4 fl. long scribei 1-1795 c. L.; whence U. S M. NJ. No. brs. N 70 degs. 24 mins. 30 secs. W. 97O7 it. thence s. ST degs 19. mins. E. 6O9 it. to cor No. 2. the N. E. cor. identical with location and with cor No 3 Rabbit lode of this survey; thence s. 12 degs. 4S mins. w. 10214 it. to CO.,. No. 3, the S. E. cor. thence S. 6S degs. 42 mins. w. 47S6 it. to cor. No. f. thence N. S7 degs. 19 mins. W. 375 it. to cor. No. 5, thence N. 54 degs. 30 mins. w. 275 ft. to cor. No. 6, the s. w. cor thence N. GS degs. 42 mins. F. 5Uo.7 fit. to cor. No. '; thence N. 12 degs AS mins. E. S5S4 4 it. to cor. No. l, the place of begin ming.
 The presumed course of the vein on these claims are as follows: Rabbit from F. end center of location N. ST degs. 19 mins. W. 1900 it.; Friday, from N. end center of location o. 24 degs. 39 mins. w. 4v73.o it.; Muheim, from cor. No. N. g degs 5S mins. E 1217.1 it.: Columbia, from N. end cen ter Of location 5. 12 degs. 4S mins. W. 1021.4 ft., thence s. 6S degs. 42 mins. w. 47S6 it.
 These claims are recorded in the of flee of the Recorder of Deeds at Tombstone, in the County and Terri tory aforesaid, in the Record of Mines, as follows: Rabbit, Book il, page S54; Columbia, Book II. page 555 Mu- helm, Book P, page 239; Friday, Book 2S, page 466.
 The adjoining claims are. north: Cherokee, Shattuck and Senator, un- surveyed. L. c. ShattucI- ct al, own CTS. East: Chiricahua, unsurveyed. McCabe ct al. owners. Unsurveyed ground, owners unknown. South: Long Jack, unsurveyed, McCabe ct al, owners. Unsurveyed ground Jo- seph Chisholm. owner. West: Bodey, Survey No. 1793. same owner. Red Jacket. unsurveyed, Shattuck ct all, owners.
 Any and all persons claiming any portion of said Rabbit, Friday, Mu- helm and Columbia mine or surface ground are required to file their ad- verse claims with the Register of the United States Land OEca 8: T:cson, in the Territory of Arizona, during the sixty days period of publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statute.
 MILTON R. MOORE,
 Register. First publication October 23, 190'
 1923
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D0INGS IN TOMBSTONE
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
 FROM THE COUNTY SEAT.
Special to Review.


 Tombstone, Nov 25.-The Fl Pa. so & South Western railroad compa ny this morning put a force of men at work on the new side track and ore platform being built at the lower eni ore from the Lucky Cuss. The track will be five hundred feet long and the platform 125 feet.
 Pedro Cruz. who several months ago stabbed a fellow countryman named Martinez, in this city, and made his escape. was captured in the HUachuca's a few days since He was taken before Justice War;l- well and bound over to appear efDre the grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to murder. under a S1000 bond in default of which ne is now in the county jail. Cruz, with sevar- al other Mexicans, one night in June last, went to the house of Marti aez, who is an old man and asked him for something to drink. Martinez refused, whereupon Cruz pulled a knife and cut Martinez a number of times infiicting what was thought would prove mortal wounds. His ab- domen was cut open so that his in testines were hanging out Marti- neZ managed to pull through. Cruz made his escape and was not heard Of until few days since when Sher- if Lewis received word that his man was in the Huachucas. An officer was sent and Cruz placed under ar rest. His companions are now serv- ing in the county jaAi for simple as- . Corrlr ch hot hol no hand in the cutting.
 De Yoho, a clerk in the employ of Perry Wildman & company was held up on Saturday night on his way home by a lone highwayman and Ie- lieved of all his cash, which amounted to only fifty cents, which hardly paid the man for his trouble. He was able to furnish the officers with good description Of the man and they are now searching for him. The dc scription answers to the same man who a week before tried to hold up Joe Wallace in the rear of a Saloon.
 John Harter left for Los Angeles where he was called on account of the illness of his father. He hopes to return here about the first of January.
 Mrs Jas. McHugh has returned from Bisbee where she has been spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. F F. Coles.
 A. H. Emanuel has returned from Los Angeles where he has been for a of weeks on business. He states that s. c. Bagg. who formerly run the Prospector, last week sold his mining properties in Mohave county in this territory to San Fran cisco parties for s275, ,000, the first payment of which s37O,00O has d. ready been made. MT. Bagg will :e- main as manager of the property for a year when the final payment will be made. 4ar. Bags friends will be pleased to learn of his goot | tuck.
 Mrs. A. w. Howe left for Bisnee where she will spend a week with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. o. C. Sheo- )aard.
 Mrs. and Mrs. Jas. Howell returned | yesterday from a visit to J. H. Slaugh- | CT and wife at the San Bernadino | anch. They were accompanied on heir return by MT. Howell's mother | vho will spend several weeks with hem
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-26
PRESENTED WITH
 CHEST OF SILVER
Col. C. c. Sroufe Toasted on his De- parture for Les Angeies-Jresident
 ed with a Chest of Silver of Two- Hundred and Twenty-Five Pieces.

Tuesday evening large gathering of railroad employees and citizens of Tucson assembled at Elks hall for the purpose of extending greetings to Colonel c. c. Sroufe, ex-superintend- of the Tucson division of the South ern Pacific company, the railroad employees of, his old 0lvision having provided handsome and useful tes- dmonial of their esteem to be pre- scented to their former superintend- ent.
 The Testimonial.
 Consists of a beautiful silver ser vice of sterling silver comprising two hundred and twenty-five pieces in all, centered in an oak chest with four drawers. The top drawer con tains salad and fruit set, berry spoons and soup and the second drawer con- tained cutlery complete, carving set of five pieces, a dozen and a half each of desert and table knives, gravy and desert spoons. The third drawer contained a complete set of oyster forks, spoons and a dozen teaspoons, Cozen and g. half each of table and desert spoons and a dog en after dinner and coffee spoons. The fourth drawer contained a dozen of ice cream spoons, a dozen fruit Knives, a dozen individual pie ana salad forks, butter knife. mustard bie forks, butter knife. sugar shell. cheese knife, pickle knife, mustard spoon, pickle fork and olive spoon.
 A beautiful plate on the lid of the chest was engraved as follows:
 C. c. SROUFE.
 from the
 Employes of the S. P. R. R. Co.
 Tucson Division.
 Nov. 2S, 1903.
 tn the speech which followed. the Honorable Mark Smith responded to Arizona; Engineer c. F. Richardson spoke of the engineers. Lon Haley Tor the conductors, Mir. Bickne. for good fellowship and Ex-Governor Hughes for the press Judge w. H. Barnes spoke for the warm personal relation which had obtained between colonel Sroufe and the citizens ana business interest of Tucson. The Honorable NJ. P. Freeman told why Colonel Sroufe was popular and liked especially by some of the inner CIT cles.
 Superintendent Thomas Jones con- plimented Ex-Superintendent Sroufe Tn saying that he had found the sys- teln of this division running so well and so smoothly in every particular mat he had not found where he coulu improve it in any particular. he compllmented the colonel in many particulars as a railroad man.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-26
THE BATTLE OF NEED AND GREED

Washington, D. C., Nov 25.-There will be a great battle in this congress over the repal of the land laws. Iii a question of direct personal interest 10 every American citizen, and every American Citizen should make it ms business to understand the merits ot 1t
 Under the desert land law. an indi Eldual can take up 320 acres without living upon it day or an hour. A man and his wife can take up GAO acres, equal to a square mile, of the most fertile soil in the world in this wny
 The first question is, GO the Ameri can people want to give their land to anybody save an actual resident who locates for the purpose of making a home and realizing an independent hving? Is it good public policy to en. courage the acquisition Of land by en- terprising speculators who expect to sell 1t at large profit to the real set Her, or to rent it to tenant farmer or 70 consolidate it with other cheap iy-acquired holdings into large es- tate?
 These are questions which are being asked of congressman and senators at Washington. They are questions which affect the people of the east as well as those living where the public lands are located
 NOW, why ooes this question come home to every fireside in this country ? Simply because this land now belongs 10 all the people. It is the heritage of every American child. It is such in no merely sentimental sense, but m the most downright practical way. It represents his hope of tetting a chance to work for himself on his own land, of making a competency for old age, and of leaving productive prop erty for his children.
 Not Homemakinq Laws.
 This hope is defeated by existing laws under which the most valuable agrlcultural lanes are being absorbed at an unprecedented rate for specula- uon and monopoly. And there is no way of preventing it so long as these AWs remain upon the statute books They were not intended to foster real omemaking, except by Q most uncer tain and indirect process, and in their actual application they do not usuaiiy produce this result
 This is the truth about the aesert land law, as it is known to everybody who has seen it in operation. If it was necessary once as a means of tempt ing capital to speculate in the devel- opment of new countries, it is no longer necessary because Uncle Sam himself has taken of his coat gone to digging ditches in order to assist the masses of the e'people in get ting homes on his big estate.
 What is proposed as a substitute Tor the present law? An amendment to the homestead law, by which a set l tier may initiate his filing before the | water Is on the land, and obtain title | only when he has lived upon and cul- t1vated the land in good faith for nve years. This pan will work no hard ship whatever upon the actual settler, but it will shut the door on the spec tacular and render it extremely dim cult for syndicates to consolidate mary small holdings into few large 0nes.
 smaiI Farms Should be Encouraged. Here is another question which
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SAYS PRESS CAN cRITIcIsE ART
Milwaukee Judge Decides for News
 paper in Novel Suit.

paper in Novel Suit.
 Milwaukee, Nov. 25.-The right of a newspaper to criticise the work of an artist was maintained by Judge Halsey here today. Paul kupper sued a paper and it's critic, John M. Hand ley, because the critic had said that a horse MT. Kupper had modelled in com petition for statue had bovine char acteristics. The court held that the criticism was regarding the artists work and not against him personally, and was therefore privileged and not actiouable.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-26

diplomat is a man who pretends that the other fellows way is his when he cant have his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23

eighty four times! Their met" receipts
were over $131. 100000 for the year lVOo'
Their '.iapses' were appalling. and shows
state of affairs that ought to startle tninh-
ing people on the line of finding. remeuy'
The ratio of operating expenses or $UVoo.
600 to the payments of death claims OF
s121 OOOO goo is appalling when you come 10
think OF the fact that 1t Is actually posi-
BILE to pay that same amount OF death
claims with an expenditure of less than
$40 900, OOO-saving to the life-insurlng pup
lie In one year, more than $6U,OoV,VV py
different system OF life insurance.
The forces behind this problem are COM
pound interest, the absence OF spot caSh
for all business transactions and the ao-
sence Of a system Of public life insurance
at actual cost without profit and without
pilinp I'D useless reserves that simply
mean the untold and absolutely neon
ceivabiy large aggregations OF capital IN
few hands. n,
The note of warning sounded by MI;
Thomas W. Gilmer Is none too soon, anu
1t is to be hoped that all OF the various
United States departmental beneficial asso,
Citations will find a way to COMBINE ahd
grow into such force that all governmental
employees may unite in one company. un-
der a national charter. which In a rev
years would grow into an executive depart,
ment Of insurance for the benefit or all
citizens of this republic-its size. Its cheap
ness and Its permanence. being Tar greater
than Is possible to any private concern
whatever JAMES SELDOM COWDON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
A Weather Warning for the President.
n, tho C1,t,. ~ The Evan,p0 ctor.


To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
During the past fifty years every branch
of our government has made wonderful
scientific progress. except the weather bu-
reau. That stands just where General
Myer left 1t more than thirty years ago.
The men tn the bureau are not to blame;
they have tried to advance by making spe-
cial forecasts for important occasions, such
as the 4th Of March and the 4th of July.
The reason such predictions have failed is
because they have been based on the hy-
pothesis that storms form by accident. Dur
Ing the past winter Congress has passed
several laws with particular reference to
guarding the President Of the United States
from anarchists and accidents, and as our
President has jdst completed arrangements
for an extended western tour / thought it
would not be amiss for me to remind you
that he has no schedule of the. changes in
the weather which he is likely to encounter.
And he will find that the weather is very
important factor, and that the railroad time
tables cannot be followed when the ele-
ments break loose, for one of the most de-
cided meteorological changes which has
swept over this country in many years will
occur from the 18th to 30th Of April. gave
notice last year that We would have very
warm weather during this March and April,
and thus far March has been one Of the
warmest on record. People are anxious to
known how long this unusually warm
weather will continue. I expect unusually
warm weather all through March and April
until the 18th. Between the Goth and the
2Sth of April expect the hottest wave of
this season The hot wave will be followed
by q belt Of violent thunder storms, like
the 4th Of July, and. the thunder storms
will be followed by blizzard and a wave
Of arctic weather. So hope that the Presi-
dents bodyguard will take notice and be
prepared to meet these sweeping meteoro-
logical changes. A. J. DE woe,
Meteorologist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Congress Heights News.

Mr.. Jas. NJ. Dunn has completed his con-
tract on the engine house at this place.
which Is model in every respect. hav-
ing cost $4,000. 1t Is the largest and will
be the best equipped in the District. When
the company Is put in commission the citi-
gems Will make 1t gala day. and give the
Commissioners and f1remen a grand ovation
Mrs. Albert L. Martin and family are
visiting relatives at Havre de Grace. Nd.
where they went to attend the Tooth ami
versary Of Mrs. Susanna Cooks birthday.
Mrs. Cook Is Mr.. Martins great grand aunt.
Mr. William Wrenn has nearly completed
his cottage in Randle Park
Mr. Philip B. Keefer broke ground to-
day in Randle Park for the erection of a
cottage, which he will occupy when COM
pleted.
Col. A E. Randle has converted the wait
ing room at the terminus Of the car line at
this place, which he furnished the public
into reading room. where all the periodi-
calls and magazines will be furnished by
him. In connection with a graphaphone and
games Of different kinds. making 1t a place
of recreation for the citizens to gather OF
evenings
Mrs. George E. Dennis has recovered
from her recent illness.
The quarterly conference OF the NJ E.
Church of this place held a meeting We'd
nesday evening. The reports of the stew
ards and trustees showed the church to be
in fiourishing condition financially A petit
ton was prepared by the officers and mem
bers to the bishop of the Baltimore confer
ence requesting the Rev. E. E. Fisher, the
present pastor of the church. to be re-
turned to this charge. 'tF Fl =
Mrs. A. Butterfield of Birmingham, Ala,
is visiting her son, Mr.. F. E. Butterfeld. In
Randle Park. -