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The oasis., 1907-11-23
Board of Trade Meeting.

The Board of Trade met as usual on Tuesday evening, with a light attendance of directors. The secre- tary reported that he had forward ed the seal design for the Board of Trade seal and that the job would be rushed to completion. This will give the organization one of the most unique and telling seals to be found in the country, and will be a continual advertisement for the town, representing as it does a design showing that Nogales is the key to Mexico.
 The railroad committee brought in a report to the effect that they were in receipt of notification from
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returning home since the closing down of the great copper camp, and they will be in search of em- ployment soon. Mir. Anderson had gone to Guaymas to hire some of them, and had written that he had engaged ten.
 In the vicinity of Bacum many of the native agriculturists are planting tomatoes, cabbages, onions, beets, and other vegetables. The acreage devoted to truck farming will be very large.
 Upon the north side of the river, opposite Bacum, the railway has established a station of the same name. It is but sixty miles from Guaymas. A depot and express office will be established there at once, and it will be the shipping point for all the region thereabout. Shipments will be extensive.
 Mir. Carl F. Adam, the general manager for the Richardson Con- struction Company is visiting the Imperial Valley, in California, looking over the system adopted there for distribution of water from the main canal into laterals, and he is investigating also the method of secondary distribution there in use, the distribution to individual users of water, and the arrange ment and management of head gates. From the Imperial Valley the gentleman will go to Central and Northern California, to inves- tigate the various methods of water distribution adopted there. Com pleting his investigations MT. Adam will make his report and go to the head office of the company in New York, to consult with the president of the company Mir. Davis Richardson, upon the methods he is now Investigating, and upon methods projected by himself for the economical use oi water in the Yaqui delta.
 Mir. Davis Richardson, president of the Richardson Construction Company, who makes his head quarters now in New York, main tains the reputation he acquired ir Sonora for hurried travelling anG speedy despatch of business. The exploitation of the great enterprise is attracting the attention ot English and European capital, anc to confer with its representatives Mir. Richardson has had to make several hurried trips across th' Atlantic, and the way he has go around and the despatch of busi ness he has accomplished have beer marvel to those he has met; bu to those who recall the way h' covered ground in Sonora, it seem very natural and a matter 0 course. ALLEN I. BlRD. Nogales, November 21, 1907.
 Rozrd of Trade Meeting
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Thursday morning the editor Of TIE OASIS returned from a visit of two or three days in the Yaqui delta, where at Esperanza he was the guest of Doctor c. A. Williams, superintendent for the Richardson Construction Company, with whom he made short tour of inspection, going to Ontagota, thence to Ba- cum, and from the latter place re- turning to Esperanza. Atall points the farmers are blowing and prepar- ing land for seeding or transplant ing g'some of the earlier plants and vegetables. All indications go to show that a greater area than ever before will be put under cultiva fion; and the visits that have been made recently by representative men who are looking for lands for eolonists seeking new locations pre- sage the appearance in the delta next year of many new people, and great increase in acreage cul- tivated in 1909.
 In the vicinity of Ontagota a visit was made to the ranche of Edmondson & Reayes, who are protecting the cultivation of rice upon large scale. At least 800 acres will be seeded with rice, and if necessary arrangements can be made the acreage planted will reach 1000 or more. Mir. Edmondson showed his visitors over the ground which will be planted, and called attention to the many advantages presented for rice cultivation. Not the least item is the wonderful levelness of the land selected. So gentle Is the slope two six-inch borders-one across the lower edge, the other across the middle, will flood the land entirely, so the young rice plants will be growing in water. In all his experience in rice culture in Texas and Louisiana, Mir. Edmondson states that never heretofore has he found land upon which so little has to be done in the way of making borders to hold the water.
 While the greater part of the acreage devoted to rice will be sown in the latter part of January or early in February, MT. Edmondson is experimenting with early sown rice, having planted some in Octo, Der, another lot in November, and more early in January. The results of each planting will be noted care. fully, and if they are superior tc those attained with the main croI he may resort to an earlier plant ing another year. This year he is following the Texas planting sea son. It is possible that the season will admit much earlier planting in the Yaqui valley, with a cor responding advantage in harvest ing, with the land cleared fol another crop before the season ends
 Mir. Edmondson called attention to an improvement in irrigation invented and made by himself fol his own use, which he recommend' to all irrigators, as it is not pa tented. It is portable dam, made of canvas, with the use of which he can divert water from a latera into his own distributing ditche' without having to incur the cost o
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the freight headquarters of the Southern Pacific Company in San Francisco that 6 reduction had been granted on sugar, reducing this rate from $11S to soc on the hundred pounds. This in addition to the 259o reduction secured by this committee on potatoes, Is notable achievement for the mer- chants and people of Nogales, and once more illustrates what can be accomplished by concerted effort, backed by organization. It is safe to say that had any single mer- chant of the town applied to the railroad company for such reduc- tion the same would not have been granted.
 The secretary reported having furnished the Los Angeles Times with a writeup for their mid winter number, and that arrangements would be made to send suitable cuts to the paper for use in the article on Nogales.
 The town improvements commit tee reported that they had taken up the matter of securing mail boxes at the depot and on Morley avenue,
 with Inspector Lowe of the Postal service on his recent visit to No gales, and that the inspector had
 promised to refer the matter to
 Washington at once and endeavor
 to secure favorable action.
 The finance committee, to whom
 had been entrusted the matter of
 answering a communication from
 the postmaster general, lately re-
 ceived, asking for an opinion upon
 the advisability of extending the
 parcels post service to greater
 extent in the mails, and also on
 the matter of establishing postal savings banks, reported that owing to the importance of the matter
 they would require further time for making report and were granted
 another week. This question of the parcels post and postal bank ing is an interesting one, and one which appears to have two sides to it. The local merchants in many of the towns throughout the country fear that the extension of the par , cells post privileges to packages } over a weight of four pounds would give the large mail order houses ir the cities a dangerous advantage , over them in competing for trade } in their own territory, while on the 3 other hand such an increase of this privilege would mean great re : duction in the exorbitant rate l now charged by express companies With reference to postal banks, thu g bankers seem to feel that unless s handled in other ways than th' f ones now proposed by Postmaste
 General Meyer, they would serv'
 to withdraw ready money from tn
 localities in which they were situ
 ated and concentrate 1t Tn tn 1 hands of the government. As op t posed to this idea is the contention l. that many people would be led b, : the ablishment of such bankin f facilities at the post offices to say their earnings and deposit then I where they would get into circula e ton, where they now either fritte e such amounts away or hoard then e in secret places. The report of tn e finance committee should be a a important and interesting one.
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COuple LII JuOuSdnu uOlldIo uPOb a large place like his, or the labor of throwing up temporary earth work dams, to be torn away when the use had passed, and rebuilt afterward and torn away again, as frequently as the land has to be flooded One edge of broad can vas is wound around scantling sufficiently long to reach clear across both banks of the lateral. With the canvas suspended in the water in that way the free edge of the canvas rests upon the bottom of the ditch about eight feet away from the scantling laid across; and
 the ends of the canvas, by the pressure of the water adhere quick ly to the banks, to the tops of which
 the canvas should be of sufficient length to enable them to reach. If
 there be grass and weeds Tn the
 bottom of the ditch the free edge
 of the canvas should be weighted
 down with heavy stones, to prevent | the water flowing under. If the
 ditch is clean the wet canvas will
 sink to the bottom of its own
 weight, and prevent the passage
 of a drop of water. The dam
 raises the flow quickly so the
 water rises out of the lateral into the distributor, and holds the
 flow there as long as needed. Be- fore that time similar dam is laid
 at the next distributing ditch, and
 the one in use is raised, letting the
 water down to the next one, with
 out hindrance or delay.
 Upon the same place Mir. Pager,
 new arrival in the valley, who
 came in at the time of the former
 editorial visit, Is preparing 300
 acres of land that he will seed with
 wheat.
 Upon the Cajeme ranche, ad- jacent, Mr. Carlos Calez is plant
 ing to wheat also some 300 acres. At the San Pedro ranche of Mir.
 Pedro Chisem the 300 acres planted in corn in August is growing finely, and there is promise of heavy
 crop. The new traction engine and gang blow bought by Mir : Chisem, which was at Nogales
 month ago, en route to the delta, was received at the ranche couple of weeks ago, and will be put in
 commission very shortly. Mir , Chisem will also plant a large ] acreage with wheat.
 z At Ontagota Mir. Thos. Sexton l is devoting his attention to garden l truck, and was engaged in trans : planting cabbages and tomato vines. He will seed also consid. : erable acreage with alfalfa.
 Mir. Arthur McGoff, who has in ) terests at Bacum and further dowr ) the river, near Torin, is devotins : his attention also to cultivation O s lands at Ontagota.
 The second day a visit was paic !. to Bacum, where Mir. Elmer Ander 2 son and Mir. McGoff are embarkins : into the cultivation of tomatoes or : an extensive scale. At present th' r young vines are being transplanted !. and there are in hand many thou l sand that have to be transplanteC i, from the seed beds to the cultivated r land that has been prepared to re $ ceive them. A scarcity of help i : an annoyance at present, but 1t | e thought that the trouble from tha h cause will be obviated soon. Man. 1 lahorers drawn from the sOutheri
The oasis., 1907-11-23
THE SEED TIME.

Farmers in the Yaqui Delta as Found by the Editor of "The Oasis" Early this Week, Preparing Land and Put ting in Crops.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
Dedicated With Impressive Ceremonies
 Conducted by Bishop Tierney.

Waterbury, March M.-The new church of St. Francis Xavier parish, the Rev J. J. Curtin, pastor, was tor day dedicated with impressive cere- monies by the Right Rev. Michael Tierney, bishop of the diocese of Hart ford, assisted by the Rt. Rev. Thomas Beaven, bishop of Springfield Mass. The churuch stands in the center of the smallest but most densely populat- ed section of the city and has seat ing capacity of 1,2OO. The dedicatory sermon was delivered by the Rev. Owen A. Hill, s. J., of Holy Cross col- lege. The building is a beautiful one of gothic type, built of brick and brown stone, with an interior hand- somely dedicated with a series of me- morial windows, and with white and gold decorations,
 Among those who assisted at the ser vices were the Rev. Dr. Richard Moore of New Britain, Rev. Ernest A. La Montague of aWterbury, Rev. J. J. Curtin of West Haven Rev. M. Me- Keon of New Haven, Rev. J. Winters of New Britain, Rev. P. M. Skelly of Bitchf1eld, Rev Matthew J. Traynor If Waterville, and Rev. William Flynn of Unionville.
 Members of the Catholic clergy to the number of fifty from other parts of the state were present during the cere- monies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
FRANCE DISPATCHES SHIPS
TWO CRUISERS SENT AT ONCE TO
 MOROCCO.

Extraordinary Session of Cabinet Called
 Murder of Dr. Mauchamp, of the
 French Geodetic Mission, Followed by
 General Attack on Europeans--Brlt-
 fish Consular Agent in Defending
 Himself Kills Two of Mob.
 Toulon, March 24-The armored cruiser Jean d'Are, and tn ethird class cruiser Lalande sailed to-day for Tan gier.
 Paris, March 24.-Premier Clemen- ceau, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pi- chon and Minister of War Picquart conferred to-day concerning the Moroc- co situation, and, as result it was de- cided to summon an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet for tomorrow afternoon.
 Public opinion Is greatly exercised over the assassination at Morocco City of Dr. Mauchamp, which, it is argued, should but be the signal for a complete change in the French policy in North Africa. The Temps urges the abandon ment of the present 'fabby policy" in Morocco, and rehearse a long list of outrages on Frenchmen for which, it says, reparation was never exacted. The article traces the general decline of French prestige in Morocco, which 1t says, has now almost reached the point of non-existence. The near-sighted German policy, the Temps adds, is en- couraging the maghzen and the popula- ton in their anti-foreign attitude, but, it believes the, German government will be the first to regret these outbursts.
 Other journals speak of the situation in similar tone.
 Tangier March 24.-Later dispatches received from Morocco City say that the assassination there by natives of Dr. Mauchamp, who was connected with the French geodetic mission, was followed by a general attack upon the Europeans besieged in their houses and that the British consular agent was forced to fire, killing two persons.
 The Pasala finally sent troops, who drove off the mob. The troops are still guarding the houses although com parative calm has been restored.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
THAW DENIES REPORT
 OF COUNSEL DISSENHON
THIRD STATEMENT OF THE AC- CUSED ISSUED SINCEAU-
 GUST 10, LAST.

Explains the Preparation of Separate Sets of Afidavits to Combat the Ap-
 pOintment of Lunacy Commission
 --Examined and Found Them Emi-
 nently Satisfactory Sunday Mo-
 notOny Broken by an Unexpected
 Visit From His Wife--Testimony in
 the Case Now Exceeds Million and
 a Half of Words.
 New York, March 24.-Harry K. Thaw tonight made public another statement, this time denying rumor which he believes is current that mere is a dissention among his counsel He also refers to the affidavits filed with Justice Fitzgerald by his attorneys op- posing the appointment of a lunacy commission to examine him.
 A Russell Peabody, who gave the matter to the press after he had had conference with other members of Thaw's counsel, designated it as:
 "The third statement issued by Thaw since August 10 last"
 It follows:
 T wish to deny the rumor that there Is dissention among my counsel.
 Owing to the limited time affidavits were prepared simultaneously at the office of MT. Delmas and of Messrs. Hartridge and Peabody. Four that were completed March 22 at the latter office were transmitted to the former and all of that date were rinted to- gether under MT. Delmas supervision.
 Those made March 2S were brought to me, as I was nearest the court.
 ''I examined the last four from Messrs. Hartridge and Peabody and one from MT. Delmas' office and found them eminently satisfactory
 This method was sanctioned by MT. Delmas. Had I considered that any thing in these last affidavits might be considered inappropriate for this occa- sion they would have been withdrawn for the time and corrected under MT. Delmas direction.
 My mother sent her exceedingly clear affidavits Friday morning to be copied at the office of Messrs. Hart ridge and Peabody. and proceeded there later to aff1x her signature under oath.
 Tt was written by her at her hotel with no suggestions from any one whomsoever, and Is filed exactly as she prepared It."
 The monotony of Thaw's Sunday at the tonlbs was broken by an unexpx ed visit from his wife. This was the first time since his detention that the prisoner was allowed to receive callers other than his counsel on Sunday. Mrs Thaw had come to the tombs with a message for her husband and was agreeably surprised when told that she migllt visit him. The two were togeth- CT for half hour, and when Mrs. Thaw left she said:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
MARVIN KIDNAPPING CASE.
Corps of Detectives Increased by
 SIeuths From Philadelphia.

Corps of Detectives Increased by
 sIeuths From Philadelphia.
 Dover Del, March 24.-The corps of detectives investigating the Marvin kidnapping case has been increased by the arrival of some Philadelphia detec- tives. They returned from their new line of investigation at a late hour to- night without making any arrests.
 The rumor that some local men were implicated in the conspiracy attracted a crowd to the Marvin farm during the day The detectives are going to renew the local investigation in the morning and are proceeding slowly in order to preclude mistake as the feel ing runs so high that a lynching might result from the first arrest.
 The postal order issued by President Roosevelt to the 10000 postmasters has had the effect of decreasing the Marvin mail from almost a pounchful to doz- en daily, these principally from business friends of the doctor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR
 PRACTICALLY AT AN END
PRESIDENT BONILLA OF HON. DURAS FLEES FROM CHOLU-
 TECO BY BOAT.

Nicaraguans Start in Pursuit by
 Steamers-Capturc of ChOluteca q
 Crushing Blow to HOnduras-MOst
 Strongly Fortified Town in the Re-
 pubIic--Belief That Fugitive Presi-
 dent, if He Escapes, Will Go to Sal-
 vador and Attem pt to Recruit m
 Army There.
 Managua, Nicaragua, March 24.- Santos Ramirez, director general of telegraphs and telephones, to-day made the following statement to the Associ- ated Press
 ''The Nicaraguan forces have captur- ed Choluteca, Honduras, which was held by the Honduran and Salvadorean troops, and President Bonilla has fled by boat.
 Steamers will pursue the fugitive president. believe the war is ended"
 The government is without further advices concerning the capture of Cho- luteca, but details are expected short ly. Choluteea is the most strongly for tified town of Honduras It is on the Coluteca river, about three miles from the Gulf of Fonseca. It was here some years ago that ex-President Vasquez was defeated by allied revolutionists and Nicaraguans.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
CAMPAIGN CONFERENCE
 AT THE WHITE HOUSE
PLANS FOR 1908 DISCUSSED BUT NO CANDIDATES ARE
 MENTIONED.

 Secretary of the Treasury Corte1yOu
 and Timothy woodruff, Chairman of
 the Republican state Committee of
 New York, Present-Talk Matter
 Over With the President for More
 Than Two Hours-WOodruff to Con-
 fer With Hughes.
 Washington, March 24.-Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou and Timothy Woodruff of New York, chairman of the republican state committee of New York, were in conference with Presi- dent Roosevelt at the White House for more than two hours tonight. MT. Woodruff said the conference related to presidential campaign plans for 1908, but that candidates were not discussed.
 Accompanied by Representative Her. bert Parsons, chairman of the New York county republican committee, MT, Woodruff left for New York on late train tonight. He said that he would go to Albany this week for confer ence with Governor Hughes, and to look after some important legislative matters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
HOT WAVE BROKEN.
Several weeks of Cool Weather Are
 Predicted

Washington, March 24.-The weather bureau tonight announced that the hot wave has been broken in the east and throughout the Ohio valley, though the sunpmer-like weather will continues in the south and the southwest for several days. According to official advices re- ceived at the weather bureau 1t is showing in Albany, N, r., and in many parts of New England. The highest point reached by the thermometer here to-day was S5 degrees at o'clock in the afternoon and at o'clock tonight the mercury had dropped to 55 degrees. Prof. Frankenfeld predicts that there will now be several weeks of cool weather.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
PARALLEL WITH THAW CASE.
Drawn fin Murder Trial in Missouri
 Accused Acquitted.

Carthage, Mo-, March 24.-Arthur Sanderson tonight was acquitted of the murder of Dr. Solomon D. Mere dith in Carthage on January 2 last.
 Mrs. Sanderson testified that Dr. Meredith, the family physician, had made love to her when she went to his office to consult him. She had detailed her experience with the doctor to San derson, who immediately left the house and soon returned with Dr. Meredith. Before Mrs. Sanderson, the husband accused the physician of ruining his home and shot and killed the doctor
 In the arguments of counsel for the defense, a parallel with the Thaw case was drawn. Attorney Shannon said there was evidence of an exaggerated ego, and that the defendant thought hifself providentially called upon to avenge the ravishment of his wife"
 In dying statement, Dr. Meredith denied that his relations with Mrs. Sanderson had been criminal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-25
NEGRO PROBLEM.
William Lloyd Garrison Disturbed by
 Attitude of Northern Friends.

Attitude of Northern Friends.
 Boston, March 24.-William Lloyd Garrison presided at a mass meeting held in Fremont Temple to-day under the auspices of the industrial depart ment of Morris Brown College of Att lanta, Ga, Mr. Garrison said in part
 What disturbs me more than the att titude of the southerners who are making capital out of race hatred are the concessions of northern friends of the colored people, who have been truly helpful in the encouragement of south ern schools. Because prejudice is deep rooted and is again demonstrating it's strength in the north it is all the more urgent that no countenance be given to this hateful spirit. Not even south ern lynchings are so disheartening to the friends of equal rights as the ac- quiescence of such men as ex-President Cleveland, President Eliot of Harvard and Bishop Lawrence of Massachu- setts Gall desirous of uplifting the coll orcd race) in the nullification of the fif- teenth amendment and the mainte- nance of caste schools.
 MT. Garrison argued that the white south has shown no sense of responsi- bility since "usurping all political pow er," and that it has discriminated against colored schools in appropria- tions.
 Other speakers were William Berwin, chairman of the Boston board of alder men; D. H. Clement, Rev. R. C. Ran som, D. D., pastor of the Charles Street church, and Rev. R! D. Stinson, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga, vice president of Morris Brown college.
 MT. Stinson presented a statement re- garding the work of the college and its needs.