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The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
Flea Powder.
! district.

4 correspondent of the Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times says: "I do not think the flea powder you mention would kill the little turkeys, but as you ask what 1 use, 1 will tell you. It is here called "Buhack" and can be bought at any of the poultry supply houses. It is made from the "Pyrrethrum" daisy and is perfectly harmless to all fowls. from tiny canaries to mammoth turkeys, but deadly to insects. It contains q small quantity of an essential oil which asphyX- iates all insects, tFeas, ants, lice, etc. It must be kept in an air tight jar or tin box, as the essen tial oil easily evaporates. Next in value come the insect powders the foundation of which is to- baccO dust.
 The kind of lice that are so deadly to little turkeys are the same as the head lice of chickens. They are to be found oil the heads and necks of the turkeys, and also on the large feathers at the edge of the wing. They seem to sap the life oat of the turkeys. 1 always rub the Ba hack powder well into the down on the head and at the roots of the wing feathers whether they have signs of lice or not, for 1t is better to be sure than sorry y
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10

criticise the passing of an ordi- nance licensing the crime of prostitution, setting off d district in which the evil might be prac ticed at so much per, and mak ing the city a partner or benef, ciary in the ilIegitimate business.
 It so happens that Mir. Baxter is the legal adviser of the city by regular appointment as city attorney, receives a salary as such officer. and ill such capacity draws, or is supposed to draw and prepare. all legal docu- mentS, and formulate and pre- pare all ordinances and laws to be voted upon by the city coun- cil. In this capacity and for tbis reason AIr. Baxter came in for a very light criticism in the Sentinel in connection with the "Redlight ordinance, and nat urally so, we think.
 This libel case will not be tried in the paper, but in the courts. We will say this, however: There was no malice in the Sen tinel's criticism, and no intention of holding him up to ridicule, or to scandalize him in the slightest degree.
 We do not believe it is, either morally or legally, the right thing to do-that is, for the city to enter into an agreement of this character, and publish it to the world that it is a partner in crime with the unfortunate women Of the underworld.
 AS to our friend Baxter, we are really sorry that he feels so badly humiliated and disgraced over little criticism. Of course, when he gets those D, Geo plunks they will jingle merrily in his pockets and he will feel better, no doubt. In the meantime we must hustle around and have the money ready for him in case he wins judgment. We are pleased to know that he is aware of the Sentinels large circulation in the county Of Yuma and through out the territory of Arizona and in various parts of the United States" Frank is very kind in boosting the Sentinel to that eX- tent. Every little helps, and that little boost may bring in some advertising that we were not looking for.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
Phoenix Ostrich Farms.

A correspondent at Phoenix says:- Now that the ostrich farms this season begin with 3,009 birds number as great as the total census of ostrichrs or the Western Hemi phere outside of the Sal, river district, the farms are get zing s.- heavily stocked that an effort ls to i>c rlade to grade up the ostriche= much more closely than has ever before been attempted. All the weak chicks are to be killed, and the better birds given individual and close care, the poorer being reserved solely for feather production.
 The best will be mated. special at. teni ion being given to the ropagz,i0r of the .fubisn strain, which produces the finest feathers, curling naturally lung and more evenly colored.
 The feathers produced in Arizona arc ranked with thc best sroia South Africa, rarely rlarred by tue cross bars that indicate exposure of the producing bird to dampness or inclement weather. \ feat her factory has been established in Phoenix and mu,.b of the crop is fI- iShed here instead Of being shipped east iu the rough.
 Natural conditions in Arizona have been pronounced ideal for the ostrich grower. The birds are fed only on alfalfa. which is the principal agricul- tnral staple of the region.
 Some growers are perimenting, turning tbeir birds for a part of the time into uncaltivased pasture, where tae coalitions of desert soil and vecc- tation approximate tbose known oB the African veldt.
 There is little danger ot loss 6. sn adult bird and the local growers seen at last 10 have solved the questions shat lead |" success in he breeding anu :.s;t...rs 0. ;:o.r strange l'rod-,.c;-
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
LAND WITHDRAWALS
CANCELLED.

Secretary Ballinger of the In- terfor department has made good his determination to cancel the wholesale withdrawals of public lands made by his predecessor for the purpose of protecting water sites but without sufficient information, and at the same time time to protect these same water sites and more too, and in doing so has withdrawn from entry only one sixth of the area hitherto set aside for this pur- pose. When Secretary Ballin- ger opened to entry the great area withdrawn under the form CT administration and instructed the director the geological sur, vey to advise him as to what areas must be withdrawn to pro- tGct the water sites until con gross should have time to legis- late regarding them, there was an emphatic protest from many who failed to grasp the purpose of the Secretary and imagined that his course constituted blow at the conservation move ment. It is known that his ac- tion had the hearty approval of President Taft, and his with draWal very recently of 236, 365 acres of public land in Utah, Montana, Idaho and Oregon demonstrates his entire sympa, thy with the conservation move ment. These withdrawals were based on definite information, obtained through the survey, and include an even greater number of sites, although at greater reduced area, than were formerly withdrawn.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
S25OOO LIBEL SUIT
The Sentinel Sued For That SGn by Frank Baxter, City
 Attorney

Frank Baxter, city attorney, has filed an action in the district court against J. W Darlington, charging him with libel in pub, fishing in the Sentinel a criti- cism of the "bawdy house ordi. nance," and asks for $25, ,O0C damages. Following is the com plaint in full, embodying the Sentinel's alleged libellous arti- ele:
 h the District Court Of the First Jul
 diciaI District Of the Territory of
 Arizona, ia and for Yuma county. Frank Baxter, Plaintiff, vs. John W.
 Darlington, defendant.
 Complaint
 Plaintiff complains of the defend ant and alleges and ayers as follows:
 l. That the plaintiff and defendant are both residents Of Yuma county, Arizona territory, and that the 'le- fendant is the proprietor and editor of a certain newspaper published in said county, called the Arizona Sen tinel. That the said newspaper has q large circulation in the County of Yp- ma. and throughout the Territory 0f Arizona and in various parts of the United States.
 IT. That the defendant contriv ine and maliciously intending to in- jure the plaintiff and to bring him into great contempt, scandal, ridicule, infamy and disgrace, did on or about June 3, 1909, publish certain false, scandalous, malicious, defamatory Ii bel in the said newspaper, the Arizo ma Sentinel. containing divers false seandalous and defamatory matters concerning the said plaintiff, in the following article to-wit:
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
The Sentinel in
 tho IimelIgbt
Has Faeed Three Libel Suits For Damages TotaIing SS6. GOO

In the course of nearly forty years existence the Sentinel, or its owner, has been made defend ant iu three different libel suits, totaling. in amount sued for, S66, 900. The first suit was filed thirty years ago by Judge James Reilly, a well known democratic lawyer and war horse of Cochise county, who sued for &36, Goo as 8 balm for his wounded feelings caused by a pen picture of him printed in the Sentinel. The ease was dismissed, with the costs on Reilly.
 The second suit was started by Senator Eugene $. Ives (now attorney and democratic chief iu Pima county, in 1902. Mr. Ives wanted S25, 600 to assuage his grief and humiliation because of an innocent little political para graph rapping him lightly over the knuckleS when he was demo- cratic candidate for councilman from Yuma county in November, 1902. This case was also dis missed, with the costs on Ives.
 Phe third and last case was brought last Friday afternoon by Frank Baxter. assistant dis trict attorney of Yuma county and town attorney of the town of Yuma, for S23, 000 for dam eyed, reputation" because the Sentinel criticised the framing and passing of an ordinance li- censing bawdy houses.
 The Sentinel promises Mr. Baxter we will be there when the case is called in court. and promise that before the trial is through, he and his S25, ,000 will look like 30 cents.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10

What the Sentinel did vas to
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
The First Steamboat
 Or the Colorado River

September 3, 1852, the schoon- CT Capacity arrived at the mouth of the Colorado, bringing as freight the first steam boat that hoated on the river. She was put together on the rlver bank by Captain Thornbull, and reach ed old Fort Yuma (now the h. dian SchoOD, December %.
 The steamer was christened "Uncle Tom" She was side wheeler with,a locomotive engine of 20 horse power; was G3 feet long, 16 feet wide, 34 deep, and sharp at both ends. With a load of g. tons of stores she drew 222 inches of water.
 About this time (early in Jan uary, 1S53) an earthquake made great changes in the channel of the Colorado below the junction of the Gila.
 The Uncle Tom piled the Colo rado transporting supplies until June 222, 1851, when she sank at her moorings. five miles below the post, and all efforts failed to raise her.
 Meanwhile another steamboat, the General Jessup, had been put upon the river by Captain Geo. \. Johnson. Her arrival at Fort Yuma was heralded Jan uary II, 1851, loaded with 3J tons of stores. The General Jessup was 104 feet long, r. feet wide-or 7 feet including guards
 -50 horse power, and could car ry 60 tons in two feet of water. August D. of the year of her arrival, her boiler exploded, scalding two men, one of whom died. This occurred 16 miles below Ogdens ferry. 40 miles by land from the post.
 The contract prlce for trans porting freight from the mouth of the river to Fort Yuma was $75 per ton. During a period of fourteen months the United States government alone paid for this kind of service S94, 0OO
 The Steamboat Colorado was put on the river in the fall of 1855. In the spring of 1855 the CuchanOS, or YumaS. were es- tablished on some of their plant ing grounds within the Mexi- can borders their lower village near the boundary between them and the Cocopahs. Both tribes appeared to be friendly, but on the nightof May "a the Coco pabs surrounded the lower camps of the Yumas, killed Macedon, chief, and seven men, 33 women and children; made ? prisoners and stole 25 head of horses. It was a most wanton aggression on the part of the Cocopahs and was insti tuted by evil minded MeXicans. In September the Yumas made a raid upon the Cocopahs and killed Il men and captured 10 children. Later party of 250 warriors - MohaveS, Chinehue wis and a few Yumpais visited Fort Yuma on their way to join the }umas in another expedition against the Cocopahs. The lat ter were warned and fled, losing only four killed and five women captured.
 Captain George II, Thomas, who became one Of the famous generals during the Civil war, was in command at Fort Yuma at this time.
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10

IT, That the city attorney and the City Attorney Baxter mentioned iu said article is the plaintiff herein.
 ". That the defendant caused the said issue Of said newspaper contain ing said defamatory matter to be cir culated among the people in the town Of Yuma, county Of Yuma and Terri tory of Arizona.
 " That as the plaintiff is inform ed and believes, the defendant cause,I tho said matter to he published and circulated with the deliberate and ma licious intent to iajure the plaintiff in his business, and as town attorney of the town Of Yuma, and in his pursuits and aspirations in the town and cour. ty of Yuma and Territory of Arizona. and to injure and impair the reputa- ton and standing of the plaintiff among the people of the said county of Yuma
 VI. That by reason of the aforesaid publication and circulation, the plain tiff has been damaged by the defend ant in the sum of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
 Wherefore, the plaintiff demands judgment against the defendant fo.' the sum of twenty-five thousand dol lars, together with the costs of this action.
 " F. TGMMONS,
 Attorney for tue plaiDtiff
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
Water Scarcity g Problem in
 Establishing Roads.

Chairman of the Board of Supervisors ]. II. Shanssey. Felix Mayhew. Joe Alvarado, Sam Williams s-chaperoned by R. l.. King of the Sun office, left Yuma Saturday night in Felix May hew's biL red automobile for Dome tu inspect the cutoff road between Dcme Thumb Butte and North Star mining districts. The jolly party returned Tuesday morning.
 X partial report Of Mr. Shanssey in he Morning Sun. says:
 His judgment is that the cutoff road is thorough success and d credit to I;oadmakers Felix May hew and Jim MaXey, under whose supervision the work has been done. There is much variance as to the mileage in the Castle Dome country. The automobile mileage recorders are the best meas ures yet brought to bear They show the distance to kofa by the old road 10 be 49 miles and ny the new road -f22 miles. The chief problem on the cut eff is the water supply, which at pres ent is limited to the Adams well, near the Alvarado strike, which produces 50 gallons per day of seepage flow. Mr. May hew will at once have work done to endeavor to increase the, capacity of this we'll
 $I.25 per Word Inserts Classified ads in 36 leading papers in L. 5. Send for list. The Dake Advertising Agency, i2T South Main St.. Los Angeles, Cal,
The Arizona sentinel., 1909-06-10
CITY COUNCIL. OVER RIDES TER
 RITCGEAL STATUTE

!
 Having decided io confive lke so cial Evil' to certain district, the city council, Tuesday evening passed remarkable ordinance, prepared by City Attorney Baxter, Of which the ! following section is q brilliant exam 1 pie: Section IT, There shall be col lected monthly license tax of fifteen dollars per month from each and ev, cry keeper of any room, apartment CT any house, of i'll fame or i'll reputa or bawGy house, or house, room or apartment resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or assignation, situated south of Fifth street, north of Seventh street, and east of Gila street, in the town of Yuma. Such license tax shall he paid monthly in advance Ou the First of each month, and fractions cf a month shall be charged for and col lected at the same rate as month
 The ordinance is a little vague in it's prescribed limitations, etc, but it is understood to mean that the Rel Light District is to be restricted 10 Gila street between Fifth and Seventh streets. It is further surmised thet it was intended to collect license tax within the prescribed limits, though this is not very clear
 Another little matter was evidently overlooked by the city attorney To make the city ordinance 'IegaI' anG complete, he should have added tIat Section 275, Of the Arizona Penal Code. which absolutely prohibits prostitution in any room, apartment house, etc, is hereby repealed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02

state high school board. The re-
mainder of the year will be spent in
reviewing the subjects for the pur-
pose of fastening the principles more
completely in their minds and as a
preparation for the state examina-
tons which are to be held during
the last week of school.
At a business meeting held by the
members of the eighth grade on last
Friday afternoon the following ofic-
ers were elected: Fred Chamber
lain, president; Elsie Walker, vice
president; and Eta Gould, secretary.
The following committee was APP
pointed to select a class motto:
Marion White, chairman; Lizzie
Erickson and Essie Brannon. It
was decided that purple and old
gold should be the class colors. It
is very likely that rehearsals of the
class play will be commenced in the
next few weeks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02

st. Paul, April $50 p. M
Especial to Pioneer.)-At 8 o'clock
this afternoon P. n. McGarry Of
Walker succeeded in passing his
bill establishing the Sixth State
Normal school and locating the
same at Cass Lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02
.BEMIDJI LODGE OF ELKS
INSTALLED OFFICERS
]. H. Gurin Of Brainerd and E. H. jer.
rard Of Bemidji Performed Cere-
mony Of Installing Officers.

Bemidji Lodge, 1852, B. P.O. E.,
held its annual installation of officers
last evening amidst large attend
ance of out-of-town members of the
local lodge and visiting brethren
from Duluth and BraineTd.
The installation was conducted by
Past District Deputy ]. II. Gurin of
Brainerd, assisted by Past Exalted
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02
CASS LAKE BILL PASSED
HOUSE ON SPECIAL ORDERS
Barely Securing the Necessary Sixty Votes McGarry Sue.
ceeds in Passing Bill Locating Sixth State Normal
School at Cass Lake.-Not Yet Law

| The vote was very close. McGarry
just barely getting the sixty votes
/ necessary to pass the bill under
special orders.
At 2:30 sharp McGarry moved the
call of the house, which was adopted.
There were several absentees and
the call was dispensed with without
securing them.
! On motion of john Dalzell no de-
bate was allowed and the vote which
passed the Cass Lake bill was on
really before the gallery realized
what was being done. There was
extreme quiet when the roll was
called and no one was just sure how
the vote stood until all the absentees
names were again called and the
clerk handed the account of the vote
to Speaker Rockne. 1t was announ-
ced that sixty affirmative votes had
been secured for the Cass Lake bill
and the bill was passed.
There were several surprises in
the way some of the members voted.
Campbell and Washburn of Mime
apolis explained their votes, stating
they had voted with Cass Lake but
would change their vote as they
believed no normal was necessary at
the present time and voted with the
nays to kill the bill.
On the vote to reconsider, which
is always taken to cinch the bill, the
vote was largely in favor of Cass
Lake, as was expected.
There are reasons why two or
three members voted with Cass Lake
who in the early part of the fight
were with the general bill, which
will be explained latter. As il is,
the chief supporters of the general
bill are lucky that the bill did not
pass by a larger vote.
The effective work against the bill
which has been done during the last
three days has cut the majority in
favor of the bill down considerably.
THE BILL IS NOT YET A LAW.
St. Paul, April 2, 1880 a. NJ
Especial to Pioneer)-When the
state house Representatives conven-
ed at $50 o'clock this morning it was
stated by some of McGarry's friends
that the Walker man would ask for
another weeks delay for the consid-
ering of the passage or killing of the
Cass Lake bill for the location of a
sixth state normal school as some
of his supporters were absent.
There was much trading going on
last night.
Cass Lake has a big delegation
here and if McGarry makes request
for delay it will meet with strong
opposition by the people of the Cass
Lake bill who want the matter settled
today and are tired of McGarry's
filibustering in trying to muster the
sixty votes necessary in order to
secure the passage of his Cass Lake
bill.
"A. G. Rutledge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02
Sunday reading at Peterson's.
To Begin Work on New School.

G. M. Torrance, clerk of the city
school board, has received notice
from A. c. Thomas of Blooming
Prairie, Mimi, the successful bidder
for Bemidji's new $4,000 high
school, stating that his foreman,
James w. Guthrie, will arrive here
Saturday to commence work on the
new school.
Mr.. Thomas also sent his surety
bond to cover the contract price,
$36,008, for the faithful performance
of his work. Mr.. Guthrie will move
his family to Bemidji until the school
is completed.
Fancy fruit for the convalescent
or the table at Peterson's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02
EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
I'M THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Booster in His Usual Weekly Letter. Tells of the Hap
penings Among the Scholars.-Much Interest
Shown in Educational Work.
SCHOOL NOTES.

hair cut-only rumor.
An examination was held in
modern history Wednesday.
The seniors will start work on
their class play in short time.
Maud McCawley has been absent
the last week on account of illness.
Don't forget the Turner Art Exhi-
bit on Friday and Saturday of this
week.
Olive Cunningham returned to
school Monday after a short alb
sence.
Professor Biddinger gave his class
in plane geometry an examination
Wednesday.
A few of the grade rooms have
some fine paper furniture among
their exhibits.
Gladys Brannon, one of our fresh
men, did not attend school last week
on account of illness.
Mr.. Richie has announced that
Signe Wallln was a close third for
the senior class honors.
The bright face of Olive Miller
was absent from the eighth grade
several days last week.
The eighth grade quartette, with
the help of the freshmen tenor, is
getting along famously.
Raymond Kreatz and Ralph B.
Lycan, two of our high school
student, have left school.
The members of the modern his
tory class held a business 81 meet
ing after school Tuesday.
There will be no school Friday
afternoon, April End, as the art
exhibit starts at that time.
Each of the four English classes
were given examinations by Miss
Greaves on Tuesday of this week.
The teachers in charge of the art
exhibit have certainly been putting
in lot of good hard work this week.
Catherine McGregor has been
absent from the eighth grade for
several days on account of sickness.
Quadratics has been the subject
that the elementary algebra class
has been studying for the last few
days.
Herbert Warfeld, son of A. A.
Warheld of this city, has returned
to school after an absence of several
weeks.
Miss Alta Fisk, sister of Clara
Fisk, attended the declamatory con-
test at Grand Rapids last Friday
evening.
Nearly all the teachers intend to
leave either Saturday or Sunday
for their homes to spend the Easter
holidays. =
Donald Shannon, one of Miss
Johnson's eighth grade students, is
at home on account of mild attack
of bronchitis.
There will be no school next
week, and consequently all of the
students are planning what they
are going to do during that time.
The first division of the plane
geometry class began the study O
the fifth book Monday and tht
second division began the fourth.
The civics class had very inter
esting discussion on the advisibilit!
of free trade for the United States
during the recitation period Mon
day.
Miss Kennedy, one of the Fifth
grade teachers, intends to leav'
Saturday for St. Paul so as to b.
able to spend her Easter vacation
at home.
William Russell entertained a fey
of his high school friends at hi
home on Monday evening of las
week. All present report a yer.
enjoyable time.
Emil Engles did not win first plac
at the declamatory contest last Fri
day but he says he will try again
next year. That certainly is TIL
right spirit, Emil.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-02
Final Proofs.

August w. Holmquist of Turtle
River, George A. Foote of the Town
of Eckles and Claus Peters son of the
Town of Battle, made final proofs
before Clerk of Court Rhoda yes
terday.