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The oasis., 1909-09-04
Notice.

ORC BLANCo, Arizona August 7th, 1909. To w. E. SMITH, A ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF A. c. LAMB, DECEASED
 You are hereby notified that the under signed, your co-owners in the Jennie c Mining Claim, situated in the Orc Blanco Mining Dis. trict, Santa Cruz County, Territory of Arizona the location notice of which said mining claim is of record in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Cruz County in Book of Mining Lo- cations, at Page 3l7 ct. seq, have done and per formed one hundred dollars worth of work and improvements in and upon said Jennie c mining claim for the year 1908, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of Section 2324 of the revised Statutes of the United States con corning annual labor upon mining claims, be- ing the amount required to hold said claim for the period ending Dec. 31, 1908, and if within ninety days after the publication of this notice, or after the personal service upon you of this notice, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as such CO., owner which said proportion amounts to thirty-tnree dollars and thirty three and one third cents ($33 3315 your interest in said claim will become the property of your co.owners the subscribers who have made the required expenditure as required by the terms of said section. !. S. ANDREWS
 For J. E. BARNEY Aug. 1-Oct. 16.
The oasis., 1909-09-04
Serial No o697s

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR UNITED Y States Patent. Survey No. 2566 United States Land Office, Phoenix, Arizona, July l. 1909. Notice Is Hereby Given: That in pursu- ance of the Act of Congress approved May TO- 1872, the Duquesne Mining < Reduction Com. pany, corporation, through Chas. A. Bankerd of DuqueSne, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, has made application for patent for the Monday Mine, Survey No. 2566, bearing copper, gold and silver, situate in the Patagonia Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona approx lmately Section 35, Township g South, Range Is East, unsurveyed, described as follows: MONDAY MINE: Beginning at Corner No. l, whence D. s. Nj. NJ. No, bears South r deg 52 Min. l9 Sec. West 54456 feet distant thence degree % Min. East, l500 feet to Corner No. ?: thence S9 degrees 00 Min West, 500 feet to Cor. No. 8; thence $. degree West l50O feet to Corner No. f; thence South s9 degrees, % Min. East. to Cor. No, l, the place of beginning This claim is situate in the Patagonia Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, the loca- tlon notice of which is recorded ill the office of the County Recorder of Pima County Arizona, Book F. F., Record of Mines, Page 473. There are no adjoining claims FRANK H. PARKER, Register.
 First publication July r; last Sept Is.
The oasis., 1909-09-04
0a-~4> Saturday, September 4, 1909
"Golng Some"

MT. w. H. Farrel, of the office of Superintendent Temple of the So- nora railway, has handed THE OASIS an interesting circular from the Long Island railway which shows the successful handling of an immense volume of traffic dur ing the Fourth of July holidays. From July 1st to 9th inclusive, the business was:
 No. of passengers train movements, 4,17S passenger car movements, 16,028 baggage car movements 1,040 " freight and work trains move'ts, 3S3 freight car movements 9,575 Y" passengers carried on trains 5SS50 cars ot express and baggage moved SSl '' packages handled by expres, 190,55O
 The road is a local line running the full length of Long Island, with two lines, aggregating about 220 miles; and it handled all the vast traffic set forth above with very little delay. the average delay to the passenger trains being but two minutes and twenty-two seconds. That is "going some."
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
MOre Panama Canal Controversy.

Maj. Jay J. Morrow, or the Engineer
Corps, and afOretime District Engineer
Commissioner. has been taking part in a
discussion OF the relative merits Of the
sea-level and lock canal projects at Pan
anna, in which he has quite the best Of
the argument. lie has been replying in
the New York Sun TO animadverslons on
the lock project offered by Henry G.
Granger, a civil engineer who has de-
voted much Of his time 70 advocacy OF
the sea-level type and more or less in
teliigent criticism Of the lock canal
actually under construction. Mai. Nor
row. however. easily convicts Mr.. Gran
ger OF questionable controversial methods.
particularly in the assumption that the
Gatun dam Is being built on an insufficient
foundation-an assumption which is based
on Information wholly out OF date. The
Gatun dam site has been critically ex-
anlined by our engineers. and its char
aeter is no longer matter Of doubt.
II is not being built on a ouagmire. there
is no porous stratum beneath the dam.
and the foundation is not unstable. Such,
says Mai Morrow. are the conditions as
they appear TO the engineers responsible
for the construction Of the dam.
The agitation for the sea-Ievel type of
canal grew out OF an Insignificant slide
on the Gatun dam site. the Importance
Of which was magnified by people who
should have known better. OF that slide.
and the one which has just occurred, Mai.
Morrow says:
The fTSt. which occurred some months ago. was
ON The site Of the Gatun dam al a point where the
old french canal cruesed It The silt which during
twenty years had accumulated in the old cut was
forced aside BY PORTION Of the rock fI dspssit
exactly as was anticipated BY the engineers III
charge ard exactly happens possibly Thousands Of
times Yearly IN engineering Practice the world over
The second slide Of about ten DAYS ego. was in
r1ii~ay embansment in the Gatncino swamp and
more than mile away frum the Gatun dam site.
Maj Morrow thinks the lock type pre-
sents but one disadvantage. compared
with the ses-ievel ,yps-the use Of locks.
Against this solitary disadvautage, which
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
The Navy in the TrOpies.

Naval surgeons who are attached 10
ships Of war are renewing their recon-
mendatiOns. which seem to be made peri
odically without much effect. for the re-
duction in the period which officers and
enlisted men OF the naval service are re-
quired to serve on board vessels on duty
IN tropical waters. II is considered that
the period Of such service should not be
longer than eighteen months. especially
as vessels IN southern waters are gen
orally engaged on duty which permits
very little opportunity for the enlisted
men to go ashore, and then only for
very limited time. The naval medical
officers have pointed out that protracted
service OF this kind is a positive detri-
ment 10 the health OF officers and men.
and inasmuch as such impairment OF the
physical condition OF individuals is an
interference with efficiency, the appeal
might very well be favorably entertained.
The proposition IS closely allied with
the recommendation from the same
source that enlisted men Of the navy be
permitted more liberty on shore. This
is subject which the naval authorities
in Washington should no longer avoid.
II would probably be out OF the ques-
ton TO establish any definite rule which
would interfere with discipline on board
ship. but surely a general regulation
could be adopted which would indicate a
policy Of greater liberty in the matter Of
shore leave for naval enlisted men. The
two conditions of protractec service in
tropical waters and the long confinement
under such circumstances TO the limits
Of a ship Of war constitute a subject
which IS intimately connected with the
contentnent and health OF the personnel.
In time Of peace II would seem that there
could be adopted a reasonable concession
regarding officers and men attached TO
vessels Of war.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10

VIII be overcome as far as possible by
mechanical contrivances for safe and ex-
peditious handling of traffic. Mai. Nor
row sets the advantages Of open water
navigation at higher speed. resulting in
a shorter passage; wider and less tortuous
channels: less danger OF slides from the
banks. and. finally, "a great regulating
lake. which transforms the enemies Of
the ses-level ditch (the Chagres and other
rivers) into faithful friends" He re-
CARDS The dams required in the ses-level
project as more dangerous than the
Gatun dam. and unhesitatingly declares
himself for the lock canal as in every
way preferable. 1t is an opinion held by
every competent engineer who has re-
Gently examined the canal construction
on the spot
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
CHARITABLE RELIEF.
Curious Reasons Prompting 10 Ap-
pIIcatfOn for Aid.

Curious Reasons Prompting 20 Ap-
pIIcatfOn for Aid.
From the Bulletin Of the Bureau Of Labor
More troublesome than mendicancy It
self is a certain reliance upon charity.
certain inclination to pauperism, which
crops out IN many charity recipients
Such spirit OF dependence was visible
In sixty-nine families. forty OF which were
white and twenty-nine colored. The reli-
ance upon charity here referred 10 did
not quite assume the form Of positive
delinquency The dependence sometimes
took on the aspect OF faith, as In the
case OF an old man who when asked why
he did not go 20 the poorhouse said that
he relied on God to take care OF him and
keep him out OF the poorhouse. When
applying for charity. II seemed 10 him
tnat he was only falling IN with a divine
scheme
In some cases II is plain that the feeling
OF reliance Is due 20 the unWise action OF
friends or OF churches. Il fear the fal..sly
mas been too much petted by the church
people Is the impression OF one agent
IN respect to a family that was accus-
toned 70 haunt the charity Office. Quite
SANNu ttl1 lcibDu DAE QDMn dS relying upon
charity was an old colored woman who
was used 20 getting help here and there
nom white people. and who regarded the
charity agent simply as one of her white
folks. A remarkable case OF dependence
was that Of a woman who relied on an
ex-slave 20 support her. The faithful DC
nestle worked only 20 keep her former
misti ess fTOm want. and when the earn
logs were too scant for this, II was the
ex-slave and not the mistress that visited
the charity Office
Further removed from delinquency than
reliance on charity is a certain perversity
OF pride which figures IN these cases with
SUFFICIENT frequency 10 warrant mention
here In at least a dozen cases the appli-
cants went 70 the charity Office because
they were too stubborn or too proud 20
appeal 70 natural supporters who were
able and willing 10 help them. "a rich
brother would give aid" is the agent s
note In one case. but because she thinks
he would give grudgingly she would
rather take charity" In another case a
woman applicant had relatives who would
have helped her gladly. The agent wrote
10 the applicant. suggesting that she ap-
peal 20 her relatives for aid The appl-
cant refused. saying n the letter OF re-
ply: Tt is very easy for you 20 advise
me 10 do what heaven and earth couldn't
make you do II you were in my place"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
The UndOveIike Mr.. Croker.

Mr.. Richard Croker's expressed disin-
ciination 10 enact the role OF dove OF
peace" between certain warning factions
OF the Democracy in this land. and more
especially in New York State. is not
altogether surprising. Not that some
thing Of the kind does not seem TO be
eminentIy in order. but because OF the
stupendous and superstrenuous work such
an undertaking would involve.
Mr.. Croker has seen his political day
in this country. His methods OF control
may not have been ideal; they may not
have appealed compellingly 10 altruistic
American manhood. but he was a
mighty captain OF the Tammanyltes. and
it is not probable that interesting political
aggregation will ever see his like again.
Croker's career was picturesque and his
Is highly engaging personality 10 con-
template IN retrospect, whatever the
truth. the whole truth. and nothing but
the truth concerning the man may be.
But as a dove OF peace" Mr.. Croker
would not shine. He suggests nothing
appertaining to the dove No such thing
as billing and cooling is thinkable in con-
nection with Mr.. Croker II he were
possessed Of the old-tine power 20 en-
force discipline within the tangled ranks
OF the successors TO the clans he once
commanded. he might-doubtless would
get order out OF chaos; but it would not
be through any "dove-of-peace" methods.
Not for Crokerl He never brought about
harmony in any such fashion. He simply
ordered harmony-emphatcally unmis-
takably. and pugnaclously whereupon
harmony was. And that was an end OF
It. Seldom did the old Croker have 10 90
after a wigwam cut-up the second time.
II he did. so much the worse for the
cut-up.
And so we think Mr.. Croker is right IN
nipping IN the bud any "dove-of-peaoe"
expeditions that may have been framed
up for him. You cannot teach an old
dog new tricks. and by the same token
you could not make dove Of peace"
out OF an erstwhile boss" built along
the rugged lines OF Croker. He scorns TO
round out his life in the role OF blown.
and we do not blame him.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
BUSINESS METHODS.
Result Of Their Application in the
Departments

Departments
From the Chicago Reoord- Herald.
Some Of the anomalies of accounting
methods IN the departments were dxeIt
upon IN the report OF the Keep Commis-
sion two years ago. Undoubtedly the pre-
vaiiing system-Or lack OF system-taking
the departments OF government as a
whole. would not be tolerated FOR a day
by the directors OF q great railroad or
Industrial corporation. The Baltimore
Sun has shown great interest in this
phase Of the situation at Washington.
and urges the employment OF public ac-
countants and consulting experts 20 svs-
tematize bookkeeping methods and ex-
anime accounts al stated intervals. as an
important aid 10 the general scheme OF
administrative economy.
Throughout the business world firms Of
expert accountants are regularly en-
ployed 20 systematic the work OF carry
ing on manufacturing and commercial
pursuits. They have been found great
aids TO economy and efficiency. and there
IS no reason why the same kind OF sx-
pert service should not give the same
results II applied 10 the business OF the
government The government probably
has more 10 gain. proportionately. than
private business concern. because the
presumably more archaic methods 10 be
found 20 start with would give broader
scope for reform. The ultimate annual
saving 10 be effected by thorough sys-
tenn in the government service would be
likely 20 run far into the millions. An
example is afforded BY the Post-ofice De
partment. where the experiment OF en-
ploying experts 10 suggest changes IN
bookkeeping and business methods was
tried some time ago. The result was a
saving Of 10000 during the year 1905
while the saving for the current year
Will be nearly a million.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10

Tel rs not in mcurful uumhers
We sTe making a mistake
Still the duDed Consumer siImbe-s.
He viii never set awake
We care nothing for petitions:
Sign and send them Il you please
stiil we'n Ax ID ane conditions
FoT OSu infant industries.
Let the Wunen vent their surrur
n the gloves they wear to-day
shall he iCn 0f holes to-morr0w
Can't they mend the things sume wzys
When the r0ters 50 % battle
Are tkey heroes IN the strife
They are Ike dumb driven cattle
And we'u dT1TU en-. betcher life.
Trusts a-e lovely. trusts are pleasant
Notwithstsnding what Is said
Where does lands stand az presentl
Why. be might as Well - dead
Lives q Lttauers all remind rs
That high dnties are slbllme:
On his sldc. therefore. you fnd rs
Cheauer gloves would be a crime
SCUM yoylT sister and yuru mother
II they happen TO complain.
Lei them dam their stoclr-s. brother:
Tea befcsS E0nan's brain.
You win nnd rs up and doing.
Always adding % the rate.
Never cItting down nor hewinE
Let consumers pay the freight
-Chic@so Record Herald.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
VOL II. NO. 47.
EVERY SATURDAY.
CvIMottO: II you zee il 10 The Big
Stick. itisn necessarily 90.
FRESH BLOOD.

Our erstwhne Fifteeuth Street
Philosopher-W. 3. H.-owing 70
sc-1mulating business incident 70
these boom times. 0Tsr which be
has no cnt-Ol. has bcrn compelled
u FRnate the editorial tripod. Re
markable IS il nay seem. The Big
Stick has been able % fll his place
ro-day's column. 50 quantity spark
ling with philosophy. is from the
trsnchAnt pen ot Col o. o. Stealey.
Though his habitat is rot in Flf-
tesnth street. z Is Just around the
corner therefrom. and his output Of
philosophic gems. the dear reader
may be assured. VIII be kept c0n-
stantiy attuned 10 this pre-eminent
thorovghfsre.
We cOnRratulate orfrsAlves.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
AUSTRIAN SEA POWER.
New Element in the Struggle for
Naval Supremacy.

Naval Supremacy.
From The Ner York sun
The determination OF the Austro-Hun-
garian empire 20 begin Dreadnought
building. told in our cable dispatches on
Wednesday. marks the beginning OF a
new phase in the struggle for the su-
premacy OF the seas. Il was not wholly
unexpected. The aggressive policy OF the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and OF
Prime Minister Aehrenthal made It a.
mcst certain, but n View OF the fact
that the empire does not possess a single
cry dock al the present time capable o.
receiving a 500-foot ship-the biggest she
has being the new G9ls-foot dock az Pola
and the Austrian Iloyd's No. I at Trieste
45s feet-it was supposed that her expan-
sion would be delayed for some time
All !dea OF delay Is now past. Her re
solve 10 lay down three big battle ships
Immediately and 20 increase her naval
expenditures from some S63. GO, 900 10 up
ward OF SlIoO0 900 in the present year
shows that her new energy Is equal 10
her new ambitions.
This is a very serious DEVELOPMENT IN
the European situation from the British
point OF view Only last week both Con
tinental and English papers were saying
tsat the famous "twO-pOwer standard
was already an antiquity and thai the
problem for England was alreaCy 20
keep pace with German shipbuildlng
alone. What IS 20 be said now that
Austria has entered the competition? The
hard and fast alliance between her gov
eminent and that OF Germany. only too
surely Indicated n the recent Balkan
struggle. makes the ships she may build
as formidable 10 British naval supremacy
as II they fioated the flag OF Kaiser viii
helm himself Indeed. IN one respect they
are more threatening. Their appearance
or the seas in two or three years from
now will be in the nature OF a flank
movement upon the British empire or
the most alarming character.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
MYTHICAL MYTHOLOGY.

Vulcan was Dottsring away at The
forge.
We'll, how's eveything1 in
ouired Mars. who happened 90 be N
the shop at the moment.
Rotten. snapped Vulcan. Since
the change IN administration on
March there has been nothing do
ing at al in the thuuderbolt bust
ness.
Whereupon Mars vioiously kicked
one o. the dogs d war IN the Stats
and said bad words.
Pa IS nearly worried 70 death.
said little Algernon Centaur 10 ais
chum-
''HoH's that" asked his COM
psnson.
We'll. be can't decide whether he
IS going down in his,ory as a Rough
Rider or & nature fakei.
And little Algy az that poin, gave
the other youth the original horse
laugh. J. B. REYNOLDS.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
An IneOrrupdble Public Servant.

Ethan Allen Hitchcock. whose death we
record to-day. was an admirable type OF
ne high-minded public servant. Born in
,he South. yet with New England blood
his veins. ne became a merchant and
anufacturer. He began his public ca
er In the diplomatic service. becoming
r first ambassador 10 the Russian
Q 5urt During McIIinley's admlnlstra-
N he was placed ST the head of the
, terror Department. where the great
lministrative task OF his life awaited
IN. The department had become in
sted with dry rot and with petty forms
corruption. He was surrounded by
.bordinates who were continually be-
aying the public interest and. who for
long time managed TO hoodwink the
cretary Eventually they were discov-
, ed and smoked out. only 10 disclose
lat they were in league with powerful
spoilers Of the public domain. and with
nators and Representatives in Congress
anding back OF defective and unright-
us land laws
The situation might have appalled, a
IS courageous man. Mr.. Roosevelt has
more than one occasion adverted 20
@ tremendous political and financial in
Iences that were brought 10 bear on the
lministration to hold the hand OF the
ecretary Of the Interior They were
navailing. for. as Nr. Hitchcock has
id in a public address, the policy OF
le department was TO strike high and
Il hard whenever the law in the case or
, ases justified such action. believing that
ne lawmaker who deliberately becomes
lawbreaker is the greater criminal. and
houid be dealt with without mercy. when
rcmpared with the unwilling tool who,
gnorant OF the law, has yielded TO
emDtation at the solicitation OF those
igher up who have lnaugurated the
.rime." The results justified the policy
II thorough action, for the frauds
uncovered were heinous, and their expo
sure and punishment have saved to the
PEOPLE millions Of acres OF the public
domain. In a single instance the depart
ment saved TO the government. by oppos-
ing a Congressional scheme OF sale,
nearly ss,oOO.ooO which would otherwise
have been the profit OF spectators.
In the address Just mentioned Mr.
Hitchcock spoke OF the intense interest
ne felt in the recovery and protection OF
The public domain. in the reclamation OF
arid lands and IN the development Of
the Southwest Territories. That was the
quality OF all his wOrk-It was solely in
the public behalf He was not a poll
tician, and cared nothing for politics in
the small sense. a piece Of advice that
holds good in every department OF the
government is left behind by this patri-
otic public servant. 1t is that just so
long as government officials wear the col
lar Of those TO whom they are indebted
for their appointment. just so long will
VIC have land frauds and all other forms
of public plunder and ineficiency. It is
a truism too often forgotten in the lust
Of partisan power.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
A sPRIc SOC.

There's a woTl DO giee Eg giagnes
lg the dipled eheees o. sprz:
There is naught O. sighs az saVness
ig Oh sogS she's wont 20 sig.
Sweet ne gioagiV that cones after
sDriAOge's sugEy. sleepy day:
Sweet the lit Of Wigsog laughter
In the cbildFeE AZ their pisy.
But hesitate 10 sig IL
Further praises. rite and old.
For yo- czg see. dag dig II.
That I've got az awful cold.
J. r. STACFFER.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10

FrUzn the Charlotte n c. Observer.
The Federal governments action IN re-
storing Jefferson Davis name 70 the stone
tablet on Cabin John Bridge Is as much
the right sort OF thing as the Mississippi
public's proposed action IN placing Jeffer-
son Davis likeness upon the battle ship
Mississippi's silver service Is the wrong
sort OF thing.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
Economy n Popular Policy.

''Retrenchment and reform is really
going TO be something better than a cam
paign cry or a Congressional spasm
Economy IS again becoming a popular
policy. as II has long been a national ne
eesslty- The outlook Is for a steady prog
ress toward the adoption OF a system
under which Income and Outgo may be
adjusted 10 each other with some ap-
proach 10 exactness. This IS a promise
altogether new 20 American politics.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
Onto the Democratic Game.

From the Indianapolis Nevs
II IS high time the Democrats realize
thst they cannot play both sides OF this
game and expect 10 retain the respect and
confidence OF the people. The man who
stands for tariff for revenue only on
products in which he and his district are
not interested. while advocating high
duties on products in which he and his
district are interested. cannot possibly
exert any influence. II IS the misfortune
Of the Democratic party that It numbers
in its membership at the present time
TOO many men OF this type.