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The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
Arizona to Have Rhodes Scholar.

At the last examination for quail
flying for the appointment to Cecil
Rhodes scholarship in Oxford Univer-
sity, England, held dt the University
of Arizona, January q and %, 1908,
two students entered for Arizona,
Clarence A. Spalding, a resident of
Phoenix, who received his education
at Occidental College, California,
and Samuel ]. Orr, who took an un-
dergraduate course at the University
of Colorado and has been a student
in the University of Arizona since
last September. The report recently
received from the secretary of the
Oxford Delegacy of Local
Examinations states that both
of these men satisfied the ex-
aminers, and are therefore eligible
for appointment. These scholarships
pay approximately $500 per year
and may be held for three years on
the original appointment. While
Arizona has never had a Rhodes
scholar, the students have tried the
IuC duRC-
ments of the Rhodes scholarships to
which each state and territory is en-
titled, may be filled in any one year.
1t will therefore devolve upon the
Arizona committee of selection to
choose between the two candidates,
and this will be done at an early day
This committee consists of President
K. G. Babcock, of the University of
Arizona, Professor S. G. Newsom,
head of the department of English,
and Professor +. N. Guild, head of
the department of chemistry, of the
same institution. No other appoint
ment can be made until 1910. The
opportunities for study at the famous
English university and for travel on
the Continent during the long vaca-
tions, offered by these scholarships,
are so fine, that the successful Candi- |
date will be specially fortunate.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
ARIZONAsS STOCK IS
THOROUGHBRED.
B. A. Packard, Well Known StOckman,
Says Territory Ranks First Quality.

B. A. Packard, territorial fair com
missioner andHanager of the Turkey
Track Cattle company, of Naco and
Tempe, was in Phoenix last week
Almost everybody is aware of the
fact that Mr.. Packard is a born en-
thusiast on the growing and breeding
of pure blood horses and cattle and
with his many years of devotion to
his particular hobby, he has been a
material factor in improving and
cultiyating the blood lines of live
stockin Arizona.
In the course of conversation Mr..
Packard stated that Arizona was
naturally wonderfully well fitted to
grow live stock, and while the terri
tory in previous years had been con-
tent with a gradual movement to-
ward improvement in breeding, it has
in later years, mainly through the
encouragement of the territorial fair
and the private efforts of various
breeders, forged ahead at such a
rapid rate that it will be but a mat
ter of few years when Arizona will
have established itself firmly in the
ranks and alongside the great horse
and cattle producing states of the
west and middle west.
"While we are woefully short in
quantity, in comparison with other
states," said Mr.. Packard, "we are
certainly SO in regard to horses. The
government census of 1907 shows that
we have 1O,lO0 head of horses in the
territory, which places us at the bot
tom of the list of states west of the
Mississippi. New; Mexico leads US by
an even 1900 and Texas, our near
neighbor, springs the figure at ,278,-
600, we rank with the best in the
world and each and every day shows
US increasing steadily in numerical
strength. Scarcely a week passes
that you do not hear of the purchase
of high class animals for breeding
pur poses. 1t makes no difference
whether bred for speed or draft,
Arizona has the goods and can de-
liver"
Concerning his recent acquisition,
the famous trotting stallion Direct !
View, 2:OS 3-4, Mr.. Packard stated |
that he intended placing this animal
in the stud at the Tempe farm, where J
he will have the comforts of theme [
equipped breeding estab-
lishment in the southwest.
The stallion Direct View, as his
names implies, comes from the cele- |
brated Directum family, and his sire,
Direct, 2:05 l-2, was one of the great
est racing stations and is renowned |
as a progenitor of them.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
Irl1Every Department Of Banking the First Natl
Bank Of Clifton is Prepared to Serve You in a


S. ]. Nicholson, Phoenix; Charles
Peterson, Mesa; James Collins, Liber
ty; .Chas. c. Woolf, Tempe; San
Webb, Phoenix; Fl. A. Hughes, Phoe-
nix; j. D. Loper, Mesa; R. E. Ware,
/ Phoenix; James Goodwin, Tempe.ssss
Cochise-W. A. Greene Douglas:
]. M. Sparks, Douglas; G. H. Kelly,
Douglas; J. N. Hinckley, Lowell; E.
E. Ellinwood, Bisbee; A. T. Sowle,
Bisbee; J. j. Bowen, Bisbee; - C.
Barney, Naco: A. r. English, Tomb
stone; w. G. Buchanan, Tombstone;
John Larieu, Benson.
Coconino-X. N. Stevens, Williams;
Jacob Salzman, Williams; Geo. w.
Glowner, Flagstaff.
Gila-Geo. w. P. Hunt, Geo. J..
Stoneman, James S. Hammill, Hin
son Thomas, Sy Byrne, all of Globe.
Graham-A. NJ. Tuthill, Morenci;
J. r. Hampton, Clifton; Lamar Cobb,
Jr., Clifton; W. H. Parks, Solomon
Vile; T. S. Bunch, Stafford; W. W.
Pace, Thatcher; P. c. Merrill, Pima.
Mohave-E. F. Thompson, King
man; 1. NJ. George, Kingman; John
r. Whitesides, Chloride.
Pima-A. O'Keefe, E. J. Trippel, L.
II. Manning, c. B. Kelton, M. G. Sa-
maniego, all of Tucson.
Pinal-J. G. Heating, Florence; ].
D. Bates, Dudleyville; John L. Storey,
Mammoth.
Yavapai-R. P. Talbot, R. M.
Ling, George West, J. F. Wilson, C.
P. Hicks, T. G. Norris, II. K. Behn,
B. M. Belcher, all of Prescott.
Yuma-M. J. Nugent, o. P. Bondes-
son, P. ]. Crandall, all of Yuma city.
Santa CRUZ. J. Duffy, Nogales;
w. Il. Roath, Camille.
Apache-Marinus Christensen, st.
Johns; G. S. Love, Eager.
Navajo-W. H. Burbage, Winslow;
George B. Sampson, Winslow.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
SMITH LOSES ALL HOPE.
Can See Little Chance of Congress Pass
ing Bills That Effect Phoenix and
Salt River Valley.

When it comes to needed legisla-
tion, Arizona should meekly wait un-
Ill congress has disposed of all other
business to engage its attention and
, then in a small, sacred voice, put in
her claim. That is what Mark Smith
lntimates in a telegram which was
received by the board of trade.
'Every minute of the time is being
consumed with great public meas
ures," writes the Hon. Marcus.
Evidently Mark thinks there is no
chance for getting the Center street
bond bill through the house. If it
passes either house of congress at
this session he will "deem it luck"
1t would seem that he has practi-
cally given up all hope, despite the
fact that the committee on terri
tories is in favor of the bill and SEN
ators like w. P. Dillingham;
declare themselves friendly to it's
passage. Senator Dillingham; has
even called upon Smith personally
and urged him to hurry the bill
through.
The telegram which Smith sent to
the board of trade is as follows:
"The road bill is before the COM
mittee, where it will remain for some
time, as every minute is being con-
sumed with great public measures.
The Phoenix bond bill was objected
to and this when reported may meet
some snag. You can't hurry con-
gress. If L get this bill through
either house this session 1 will deem
it luck. l will push it. my best.
"M. Il. SMITH,
This telegram was sent as a reply
to one sent the day before at the re-
quest of Gordon Tweed, inquiring the
exact condition of the bill at the |
present time.
A short time ago Dwight B. Heard /
received letter from Senator Dill
ingham. Mr.. Heard is an old friend |
Of the senator aud had within to Linn
asking him to do. what he could to
help along the passage of the Center
street bill. The senator's letter was
very courteous and he promised that
ne would make a personal cali upon
Smith and urge him to do what he
could to bring the matter to a vote
n the house.
1t would seem that congress could
nave no objections to a district in
Arizona bonding itself for a few
thousand dollars. 1t seems nothing
'ut of the public treasury.
Much Indignation has been ex-
pressed on the streets of Phoenix re-
tarding the telegram. The intima-
ion that Arizona should await until
congress has disposed of everything
Use before demanding attention is
lot accepted with pleasure.-Re-
h1i,-1a
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
Plenty of Money in the Treasury.

A few figures from the report of
Territorial Treasurer E. E. Kirkland
to the territorial auditor, for the
month of February, 1908, will be very
interesting reading for Arizonans,
and ought to be a good advertise
ment for the country at the same
time.
The cash in the treasury February
20 was 1854, ,9S2.52, as against 1884,
114.66. for February one year ago,
and s333, ,679.5S two years ago, or
February, 1906. This treasury
balance is made up of twenty-five
different funds most of them created
by special levies for specific purposes,
such as prison fund, insane asylum
fund, bond redemption fund, etc.
The value of this comparison is
twofold, first as an evidence of growth
and secondly as evidence of a better
financial condition. One of these
twenty-five funds making the treas
ury balance is the general fund which
contains $4,000; while the territory
meets all maturing obligations and
monthly warrants with cash. Five
years ago the general fund ranged
from $4,000 to $4,000, about one
sixth as great as today, and in addi-
tion the territory was doing business
on credit, there being over 100000
worth of warrants outstanding and
drawing interest. These are all paid
and there are no new ones floating
around. Moreover a large part of
treasury balance is drawing interest,
earning an honest penny or two for
the territory.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

John L. Simmons, who resided il
5Yavapai &ounty since 1854, died al
his residence last week.
Tom Johnson, who assaulted Garcia
: Miguel with a deadly weapon last
:. week at AGila Bend, was bound over
toawaitsthe action of the grand jury
in the sum of $4,000. He is now con
fined in the Phoenix Jail.
The E. P. & S. w. railroad has
closed its depot at Warren, near Bis
bee. The passengers from that point
will soon be handled by electric street
cars. The depot was closed for
economy on the part of the railroad
company.
L. =JlsDunagan and Albert Dodge,
two well known and popular busiPess
men of Douglas, have opened the
Bouquet saloon, which was closed a
few days ago by the former proprie-
tor, Frank Rail. Mr.. Dunagan is the
former proprietor of the Waldorf
bar, one of the best known saloons in
Douglas. He built up very profit
able business and expects to be quite
as successful in his new place.
The branch of the Warren Bisbee
street car line which will connect
BisBse with the grounds of the War
rem district country club will soon
be in the course of construction.
This-part of the line will be about
one and one-half miles in length and
will be completed some time during
the coming month. The Upper
Lowell portion of the system is at
present being ballasted with rock
from the dump of the Gardner mine
and quite number of men are en-
ployed on the work.--Review.
Tie directors of the Shattuck Co.
have issued call for bids for the con-
struction of their smelter. The
new smelter will have a capacity of
800 tons, two furnaces of 400 tons
capacity each. The bids now being
received ore for the putting in of
the machinery, and when this work is
started the work of the building of
the. foundations and stands, the pre-
pairing of the ground and the erec-
tion of buildings will be going on
right with it. "We expect to see
work started within the next two or
three months at the latest and, pushed
on to an early completion.n This is
the declaration of L., c. NShattuck,
who, with B., sM.s PattlsQn, passed
sthrough Douglas en- route to Bisbee.
They are just back from Duluth,
where they were present at the meet
ipgsof the directors.
Tt becomes our sad duty to ochronicle
the news of one of the most deplora-
bic incidents that, has occurred for
some time-which happened last
week, at the Iron Belt shaft of the
Mascot Mining company, and which
resulted in the death of Brace |
sThrope, the twelve-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Thorpe. Brace,
who worked at the mine, helping his
brother (who has contract to oper-
ate the shaft for the Mascot Mining
by. unloading the cars as
they wsFessent to the top, was as
cending the shaft and when only a
few feet from the top, his foot slip
ped from the ladder, and the un-
fortunate lad fell the. entire depth of +
the shaft, distance of sixty three
feet, the force of the fall causing
instantaneous. death. His brother,
who was on his way up, heard the cry
of alarm from Brace, and attempted
to arrest his fall but was unsuccess-
Journal.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
Fnr Disease of tha Skin.

Nearly all diseases of the skin such
as eczema, letter, salt rheum and bar
bers' itch, are characterized by an in
tense itching and smarting, which
often makes life a burden and dis
turbs sleep and rest. Quick relief
may be had by applying Chamber
lain's Salve. 1t allays the itching
and sTarting almost instantly. Many
cases have been cured by its use. For
sale by all druggists.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12

Do you have backache occasional
Iy, or 'stitchers" in the. side, -and
sometimes do you feeTall tired out,
without ambition and without eneF-
gy? If so, your kidneys are[ OUT sof
order. Take DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. They promptly relieve
backache, weak back, inflammation
of the bladder and weak kidneys.
Sold by;A. G. Co., drug department.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
A Pleasant Physic.

When you want pleasant physic
give Chamberlain Stomach and
LIVER Tablets a trial. They are mild
and gentle in their action and always
produce a pleasant cathartic effect.
Call at all druggists for free sample
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12
Exposure

To cold draughts of air, to keen
and cuttin winds, sudden changes of
the etemperature, ,scantv clothing, un-
due exposure of the throat and neck
after public speaking and sing, bring
on coughs and colds.
Ballard's Horehound Syrup is the
best cure. Mrs.nA. Barr, Houston,
! Texas, writes: "One bottle of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup cured me of
avery bad cough. It is very pleasant
to take. Sold by A. c. Go. drug de-
nartment -...-.- -. -
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-03-12

Mexico consumes more quicksilver
than any other country in the world,
the annual consumption being given
as about 700 metric tons. The bulk
of this is used ln-the patio amaIgama-
tiou process
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-02
SAYS THE TERRITORY
TAKES too MUCH WATER

The Wailuku Sugar company has
fled bill to enioin the Territory
from taking more than 10000 gallons
Of water from the Waikiki river in
iwrnty four hoats for its water sys-
ten for the TOMAS O. Kahului and
Waikiki. Superintendent of Public
Works Marston Campbell and W. T..
Bal, superintendent of the Wailuhu
water works, are made parties defend
ant Process was served on Superin-
tendent Campbell yesterday. The mo-
ton for temporary injunction comes
UP before Judge De Bolt on Monday
morning next.
The bill purports to give the history
Of the water works and the diversion
of water from the Wailuku river. 1t
dates from 1899 when James A. King
then Minister of the Interior, bought
certain lands and water rights from
John w Kalua. This was the begin
ming The bill alleges that the Ter
ritory has stealthily, little by little,
encrOached on the water rights Of the
Waikiki Sugar company, gradually
taking more and more water until now
it is taking several hundred thousand
gallons day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-02

WASHINGTON, D. c., POST Be-
cause japanese are monopolizing all
the professions and industries of Ha-
wall, there is no immigration of any
but Japanese to that island, said DR..
Bruce McV. Mackall, a physician and
surgeon of Honolulu, who is at the Ra-
leigh. DIR. Mackall is a native of Wash
ington and graduated from one of the
medical colleges here. Before going to
Hawaii he was in the marine hospital
service. He has been practicing surgery
in Honolulu for five years.
'.The Japanese are making inroads
into all lines of industry continued
DR.. Mackall. sFand they are doing it
because they work cheaper than the
white people or the native Hawaiians.
For instance, where in the past sugar
boilers were paid from 5000 to $3.50 a
month. the japanese work for $40 to
$50 a month. 1t is the same with other
trades. In the professions they are
making themselves felt by cutting
rates The yellow men can afford to
work cheaper than the whites because
they can live cheaper. They do not
require the same comforts and food that
the white people do. There are upward
of 10000 Japanese on the islands, about
10000 native Hawaiians, and 1000
Americans The latter are decreasing
in number, because, as I have said, the
competition of the japanese is too
great.
While the japanese are fgl ing for
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-02
DR.. BRUCE V.>MACKALL TELLS
WASHINGTON ABOUT HAWAII

and winning the business of Hawaii
their attitude toward Americans and
natives is entirely friendly. There is
no war talk there, and there is no appre-
hension that the United States viii have
any trouble with Japan. Fortifcations
the United States is building are MAX
ing good progress and will be completed
sooner than estimated, I believe. When
they are finished, / think Hawaii will
be adequately protected against any
foreign foe Besides, there is no dan
ger of Japan ever attacking Hawaii, for
the very good reason that the vessels
of the United States could get to the
islands far in advance of the japanese
boats, assuming, of course that we are
to have a feet in the Pacific Under
forced draft and with fast crew the
warships of this country could reach
Hawaii in four days. while the japanese
could not get there in less than nine.
1.-The attitude of the natives toward
the United States also is exceedingly
friendly. They are glad to be annexed
to this country, but in Hawaii Lii
liuokalani still is their Queen, and ex-
erts a remarkable influence
''On my way from Honolulu / saw
the fleet of American vessels sailing
from San Francisco. The sixteen ships
made a grand sight. We passed the
boats at night. and they gave us a won
derful exhibition of their searchlights
going through a regular program. Just
before I left Honolulu / witnessed the
state funeral of Prince David It was
a very impressive ceremony
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-02
NINE INCHES Of
WATER IN NUUANU
The Heavy Downpour Fills All
Reservoirs and Breaks
Drought.

Between eight and nine inches OF
water fell in upper Nuuanu valley dur
ing the twenty four hours from o. m
Monday night to p. m. Tuesday right
and 100000 gallons OF water are
stored in the Several reservoirs of the
water system of the valley.
The water supply system of the city
is put beyond apprehension for some
time to come, and sluicing at the NJ.
uanu dam will begin this morning with
no prospect in sight but that it may
be continued steadily until the dam is
completed.
Quite as satisfactory as anything
else to Superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell and those intimate
ly interested in the dam is the evil
dence it has given of thorough con-
struction and perfect immunity to
damage from the heavy downpour or
the rapid rise of water in the reservoir.
Not the slightest damage was done
to the dam or to any of the work,
the dam is not yet completed,
and though the water rose at the rate
OF foot an hour and faster at times.
The supply tunnel which was under
heavy strain Qld It's Work perfectly
and stood all demands made of it in
excellent shape. The water IN this
reservoir is now up to the spillway
and is running over that. Reservoir
Nos. 2 and are full and No. l is
within a foot of the top.
With the reservoirs thus full, the
heavy expense the Territory has been
under for pumping, in order to meet
he requirements, has been reduced.
The night service of the two pumping
stations which were running night and
lay has been abolished.
The water from Nuuanu is still some
what roily, but it is expected that that
viii cease in a day or two.
It is now expected that sluicing will |
continue without interruption until |
he entire earthwork of the dam is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-02
ARMOR BELTS ARE
TO BE WORN LOWER

WASHINGTON, August 24.-The
summer conference of officers at the
Naval War College at Newport, which
for the last six weeks has been discuss
ing battleship designs, viii not recon-
mend any immediate changes in loca-
ton of the width of the main armor
belt. 1t was learned here today that
two new hattleships, the Florida and
Utah, will have the same armor pro-
lection along the water line as the
vessels of the Delaware type. The Del
aware type of battleships have a main
armor belt eight feet wide, six and
three-fourths feet of which is below
the water line at full load. 1t is
eleven inches in thickness at midships.
For future battleships, however, the
report will recommend that the arnIor
belt be lowered, because the great ad-
vance toward perfecting torpedoes and
increasing their radius of action has
demonstrated that greater protection
below the water line will have to be
provided.
The conference has also decided that
fve-inch rather than six-inch guns are
better as the principal guns of the
secondary battery for defense against
torpedo attack. There will be no
change, however, in the size or location
of the larger guns.
No changes in the construction of
the battIeships, it is said, will be made.
Military masts viii be abandoned, and
the new battleships will be equipped
with one, and possibly two, steel fire.
control towers, ninety feet high, SINH
lar to the type tested recently in
Hampton Roads.
1t is understood the report of the
conference viii be submitted to Presi-
dent Roosevelt in a few days, and as
soon as he has approved the plans, pre-
liminary work will begin at the New
York Navy Yard, and advertisements
will be issued for the construction of
the Utah, which is to be built by pri-
vate contract.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-02
LEpER scAREs WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, August 23.-Wash-
ington is greatly agitated over the dis
covery of Ieprosy in the city. The
victim of the scourge has been stalk
ing the streets, eating in the lunch
rooms, riding in the street cars and
generally rubbing elbows with the resi-
dents for five days.
The plague victim is John R. Early,
whose home is Lynn, N. c., a veteran
of the Spanish war who
came to Washington to apply for
pension He is thirty-fve years of age
and has a wife and one child. Upon
his arrival, Early rented room IN a
cheap lodging house on Pennsylvania
avenue and then proceeded to see the
town. For days he moved around I'M
trammeled On Friday, however, he
called in a physician who upon seeing
the patient, Immediately pronounced
him a leper.