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The Arizona sentinel., 1910-07-21
What Arizona is; What She is Capable Ot
 Being
By Col. H. l.. Pickett, of bstone, in recent issue of the Taylor-Trot- wood Magazine, Nashville, Tenn.

wood Magazine, Nashville, Tenn.
 That Arizona possesses every requisite qualification for state hood, in territory, in resources and in population, is indisputa ble. It extends from Utah on the north to the republic of Mex
 ico on the south, 8 distance of some four hundred miles; and from New Mexico on the east Go California on the west, a distance of some three hundred and fifty miles. Arizona contains & great CT area in square miles than any state in the union except the states of California, Texas and Montana. It's area in square miles exceeds that of all six Of the New England states, with Pennsylvania thrown in. It is an empire within itself, with re- sources enough when fully de- veloped to support a population of several millions of people.
 Arizona has for the last sev- eral years led all the states and.  territories in the United States in the production of copper. It has one great copper mine in the northern part of the territory known as the United Verde, owned by ex Senator Clark of Montana, which has paid more than twenty-four million dollars in dividends, and which is re- garded as one of the very great est copper mines in the United States, if not in the world.
 In the extreme southeastern portion of the territory, in Co., chise county, near the city of Bisbee, are located the immense copper mines of Phelps, Dodge $ Co.,, which paid out in divi- dends last year the sum of six million dollars. These mines have been in operation since lo80 and have produced many mill lons of dollars worth of copper.
 The copper deposits of Arizo- ma are not confined to any par ticular section, but are widely diffused throughout the entire territory-with the great United Verde in the north, the Copper Queen Phelps, Dodge & Co., the greatest dividend paying copper mine in the United States, in the south; the famous Clifton and Morenci mines Tn the east, which have been in active oper- ation since 1880 and have con- tributed many millions of dollars to the mineral wealth of Arizo- ma; and near Central Arizona lies the Globe mineral belt, which bidS fair to be in the near future not only the greatest copper producing section in the territo- ", but in the United States.
 It is predicted by those well versed ia copper mining that when Arizona's vast copper de posits are fully developed it will lead not only all the other states of the union, but all countries, in the production of copper. Ari' zona is noted for its great pro duction of gold and silver. Tombstone, which sprang up as if by magic, and became so ia nous in the early eighties, has 3 recordso forty million dollars to its credit and it's mines are yet being operated. Many other
The Arizona sentinel., 1910-07-21

llOtON CoOiA tNAAA OAA OA SONaO be mentioned which have pro- duced millions, and we'll it has been said that "Arizona is the great mineral storehouse of the west.
 Arizona is not only famous for it's great mineral resources, but it possesses some of the richest agricultural valleys of any state in the union, which are not even excelled by the valley of the Nile.
 It was in Arizona that the United States reclamation serv- ice first began it's great work for the storage of water for irriga- ton purposes, and as result of that work Arizona can boast tos day of having the largest artiti- cial reservoir in the world-the great Roosevelt dam, which stores sufficient amount of water to irrigate two hundred thoussRd acres of land in the Salt River valley, which in pro- ductiveness is unexcelled in any part of the world.
 The reclamation service is also constructing what is known as the Laguna dam on the Colorado river, near Yuma, which when completed will store sufficient water to irrigate two hundred thousand acres more of Arizona s rich alluvial soil, which is capa- ble of producing from five to six crops each year. These are two of the greatest irrigation enter prises the government has ever undertaken in the west, and will add millions to the wealth of Ar izona and thousands to her pop ulation.
 Arizona produces the finest oranges grown in the United States. When the California orange and the Florida orange are selling at four dollars per box in New York City, the Ari- zona orange brings eight dollars per box.
 This territory is the natural home of thesostrich. It has the largest ostrich farm in the Unit ed States-in fact, two-thlrds of all the oStriches in the United States are to be found in Arizo- na.
 As stock raising and grazing country, Arizona is equalled by few and surpassed by no other section of the west, with it's two millions of sheep and it's hun- dreds of thousands of cattle ranging upon the public domain from the snow capped San Fran cisco mountains of the north to the sunny plains of Cochise on the south.
 The population of Arizona is now estimated at two hundred thousand, more than any terri tory has had at the time of it's admission into the union, except tie territories of North Dakota, Utah, Oklahoma and Washington. It's population, therefore, entities it to admission to statehood ac- cOrding to the rles as applied to other territories seeking admis- sion.
 The great state of Indiana, that now has a population of two million five hundred thousand. | had, when admitted as state in 1 1900, population of only twenty four thousand five hundred and thirty. The state of Nevada had at the time of it's admission ir 1864 a population of twenty one one hundred and nIne--a state which produced more thar twenty three million dollars il gold and silver last year, to say nOthinU Of Othpr rpSOurcpS
The Arizona sentinel., 1910-07-21

ptoZf St0l1 The amount Of labor expended upon this crop was large for the area, especially at the trans plan ting time. One days team work in preparing the land and about 32 days, mems time, were required to bring it through al- though the work was not heavy and could have been largely performed by boys. The tiliZed character of the soil. onions requiring large amounts of organic matter in the soil to give good results
 Early Rose potatoes; .S4 acres: Seed pota- toes planted Feb. l6-l2, l906 Beginning to bloom A pri l3. Crop all harvested June l3. Yield, 26l5 pounds. Highest price, May 2I, 354c. Bulk of crop, 2Ac. All marketed in Yuma.
 CaSh
The Arizona sentinel., 1910-07-21

noted gold and silver mines could be mentioned which have pro- duced millions, and we'll it has been said that "Arizona is the great mineral Storehouse of the west"
The Arizona sentinel., 1910-07-21

The amount of labor required for the crop itself was about l0 working days, with team lh days The SeSbania used as green manur- ing on the west half of the potato ground was given l7 irrigatiOnS. Bermuda grass, more OVer fOurShed beneath the sesbania to such an extent as subsequently, to require S days labor for cleaning up the .f5 acres so fcrtilzed. Although the larger part of the crop came from the Sesbania fertiiZed portion Of the pO- tatoes. this method of cnIiching the soil proved very costly, ? days mans time and 3 days teamwork being required to put the SeS- bania under and afterwards get rid of the Bermuda grass Nevertheless tho labor en- tailed could easily have been managed by careful farmer, as the Bermuda digging was done in January when other work was rot urgent.
 Tomatoes, Dwarf Champion and Burree's Quarter Century; .52 acres: Seed planted in cold-fralnr, Feb l, 1906. Transplanttd To lleid March l2-'a. First ripe tomatoes, June l0 Last of mark atable crop, Sept. E. Yield, first class. ll232 rounds; second class, S;.iah.c, 22!A pounds: Waste. most of which could have
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
TAFT APPOINTS ROOSEVELT
To be Special Ambassador mt Funeral
OF King Edward.

Washington, ID. c., May 11.-Om-
cial announcement was made today OF
the appointment of Col. Roosevelt by
President Taft as special ambassador
To represent the United States at the
funeral Of King Edward in London.
May 20. Cables were exchanged last
niSht. President Taft set forth at
some length the purpose Of the ap-
pointment and Col. Roosevelt re-
piled with the single word "accept"
In a cablegram dated Berlin, May 10.
This is said to have been the first
direct communication between Presi
dent Taft and Col. Roosevelt since the
formers Inauguration. In his cable
gram to Col Roosevelt, President Taft
declared that he was sure that the
English people will 6e highly gratiGed
at his (Col. Roosevelt's) presence as
special ambassador. and adds that
"our own people strongly approve
IL
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
NEW COUNCIL TAKES CHARGE.
Columbia's Commission Assumed Du-
ties Last Night.

Columbia. May 1.-THE mayor and
councilmen under the commission
form OF government went formally
into office tonight. Today the draw
ing for the long term of councirmen
was held. the result being: r.. ]. Bla-
lock. 20 serve four years; w. f. Stelg-
litz. four years; II. c. keenan,. two
years. Mayor Gibbes was sworn into
Office tonight.
The mayor Will leave In a few days
for Des Molnes. Iowa. the home Of
the commission form OF city govern
ment 10 study the plan there. Retir-
Ing Mayor w. s. Roamer was present
cd with n loving cup by the retiring
council.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
IN OF POPULAR cLAMoRp"


Columbia. May 10.--In an argu-
ment before the Supreme Court to-
day, Senator T. 1, Rogers. of Marlboro
County. said that the pendulum has
swung around now, and that juries.
moved by q popular clamor. are too
frequently convicting persons on
trial Ten years ago." said Senator
Rogers "a man guilty. under the law.
of murder would sometimes be con-
victed OF mansluaghter and one gull
~ Of manslaughter might, go unpun-
ished. But today II Is the other ex-
treme. Juries are moved by pop
ular clamor that makes them con-
Wet where there Is no evidence to sus-
tain the verdict"
Senator Rogers claimed that this
condition is due to the press of the
rtate. He said that the sentiment has
been created for convictions. and ju-
ries are moved by IL. That the "press
0; the stae. moved by some powerful
motive" are creating this sentiment.
Senator Rogers referred to the Car
mack case. and TO the conviction of
the coopers In this trial.
This obiter dictum by Senator Rog-
ers was brought about by the closing
words In his written argument
Shall Juries be allowed to disre-
Eard law and facts7 Or shall presid-
1nS judges Be given an unbridlsd lat
10. $eposed IN Them fSF a . wIeS Sssss Sss
salut,ry purpose-submitting differ
ences to n jury or popular clamor for
sound legal discretion?"
The remarks OF Senator Rogers
were In reference to the case OF
French Reveis. who. upon trial for
murder In Marlboro county. was con-
victed OF involuntary manslaughter
and was sentenced to two years In
the Penitentiary. Senator Rogers
claimed that there was no evidence TO
support this verdict. that the man
whom Revels killed had been killed
by his own negligence In the struggle
over the possession of the gun that
Revois held according 20 The testi-
mony
There were only two witnesses put
Ip by the State. and none by the de-
fence. Revels had said that he was
not looking for trouble. and would not
hurt anyone. He had not returned to
the yard. but as he was coming
through the hall the encounter with
the dead man came and Jacobs was
killed. Revels was held for the muir
der.
The questions raised by Senator
Rogers were also unique In other re-
spects. one point being that the jury
did not understand what "irvolun-
tary manslaughter'' carried. that ac-
cording TO statements made by some
members Of the jury afterwards. the
jury must have thought that this was
a very frivolous crime. and that it
would not carry the sentence of un-
qualified manslaughter.
Revels was let out on $500 bond
pending the appeal. This was men,
toned at the hearing today to show
that Judge Klugh. who tried the
cause. must have thought that the
case was not very strong against Rev
els.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

There was a neavy fall of hail in
the Rembert section Sunday after
noon. Some of the stones were as
large as lemons. At the Reid State
Farm twenty chickens were killed be-
fore they could reach shelter. Oats
and cotton were badly damaged in and
around the State Farm, but very little
damage was done at Rembert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

Brooker Thomas, alias Harvin
Thomas was up before the Recorder
Thursday for cursing on Liberty
street. The prosecutor was J. w.
Rogers, who runs a restaurant. The
principal witness was his wife, Ednah
Rogers, edna is spelt like she spelt
it), who read her testimony from
manuscript. The Recorder dismissed
the case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
WHERE ARE BIGHAM AND
AVANTo
Georgetown Prisoners Due at Pcni-
tcntiary Fail to Arrive.

Columbia, May 11.-Although the
remittitur has been sent down. neith-
er DR.. G.. G. Bigham nor w. b. Avant
have been brought to the Penitenti-
ary
At midnight the prisoners had not
been brought here, and today was the
time for them to come under the or
der of the cOrut. The night train
from Georgetown had arrived so that
there is no other way for the prison.
ers to come here tonight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

Mr.. Leland Meyers had his hip
broken Tuesday. He and Mr.. Ed
Scarborough were racing on the mill
dam at Haynsworth's Mill, when Mr..
Meyers ran into rut and was
thrown, his hip hitting a log with the
result that he suffered a fractured
hip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

At last some work is being done
on the court houle grounds. Mr..
Pitts has force of hands at work to-
day getting the ground in readiness
for some grass seed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
SUMTER. s. c.. SATURDAY May a. 1910
The SEWERAGE JOB,
OAKLAND AVENUE LINE A COM.
PLETE FAILURE.

Repairs That Are Urgently Nneces-
sary Will Cost More Than Seven
Thousand Dollars and May Not be
Permanent-City Engineer Lee
Make Shocking Report to Council
After Inspecting Broken Sewer
He Finds Evidence of Careless and
Faulty Work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

The sweet girl graduate Is beginning
20 study the fashion papers in prep
alton for the great event Ia June
Dilkos- Barre Tlmes-Leader.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

AsheVille, n. c., May 1.-THE diff
ferent committees of the General Com
ference Of the Methodist Episconal
Church, South, have been in session
all afternoon, and several are ready
TO report at tomorrow mornings ses-
sion, and vital questions pertaining
to the policy of the Church will he
discussed, based on the committees
report.
During the day the most favorable
comments have been made regarding
the action Of the committee on itin-
eracy in reference to the time limit.
This so far has been the most popular
committee. report placed on the CAL
endar. The decision Of the committee
in the matter Of the women of equal
rights with the laiety is being freely
discussed in the hotel lobbies by the
ministers and Iaymen. An effort ia
being made to have the election of
Bishops and correctional officers take
place at an early date, as many of the
laymen have stated that important
business engagements are calling
them home. The resolution this
morning concerning the election of a
Bishop from Brazil strengthens the
belief that the Rev. j. w. Tarbou. Of
Brazil, will be elected to the Epis.
copacy. 1t is practically conceded
that the Rev. j. c. Kilgo, of the North
Carolina Conference. will be elected
Bishop on the first ballot.
The hopes of the women of the
Church received setback today
when the majority report of the COM
mittee on revisals non-concurred in
the several hundred petitions, mem
orials and resolutions asking laymen's
rights for women in ts-S<Sonference.
Two nia 6R5t1 uu6i1unlnuu3 $ { ,rs
[sented tSprelonged dE5Il9 the Con
Terence tvotsd- aga3A extending the
time pastors may. remain at one.
charge.
A report of the committee on
Church relations recommending the
adoption of the report of the commits
sion on federation between the North
ern and Southern churches was adop-
ted.
The committee on publishine inter-
ests reported against publishing of a
simplified hymnal.
The majority of the committee on
itinerancy concurred in the memorial
petitioning that, on the unanimous
vote Of the presiding elders, a preach
er may be allowed to remain more
than four years in one charge. The
minority report asked that the present
law be unchanged.
The committee on Church publica-
tions requested the return of their re-
port based on the memorial from the
Virginia Conference asking for a re-
vised edition of the Psalter. By vote
it was recommitted A memorial was
presented asking for a resident Bish-
op in Brazil. Tonight at the Auditor
ium, the Rev. J. S. Simon, fraternal
delegate to this Conference from the
British Wesleyan Conference, deliver
ed his message, which was cordially
received.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

Mr.. James Cuttino contributed 81
to the paving fund for leaving his
horse unhitched on the streets.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

Stories differ as to whether the men
were shot while inside the house or
whether they were outside when the
shooting occurred.
But reliable information Is that the
men were drunk with whiskey bought
from the house which they were
shooting up and that both sides were
fighting with shotguns loaded with
small shot.
1t was reported in Beaufort late
yesterday that at least one negro and
two soldiers had been killed and that
great excitement prevailed on the is
land and Sheriff McTeer secured a
boat and went to the fort. Every
thing was found very quiet and in
formation exceedingly hard to get.
No one seemed to know hwether eth
er of the negroes had been hurt at
all and the men concerned in the af-
fray were not disposed to talk.
This morning Sheriff McTeer went
~ thC SSChC VI lut SHOOtlHS OIL the
last two soldiers and found that the
house had been badly shot up from
the outside by the soldiers and that
the Potter brothers had left the neigh
borhood Immediately after the shoot
ing.
No warrants have been issued and
while the shooting of the four men
from ambush is considered with Sc
riodsness, the fight at the Potter
house. which bears bad reputation
as blind tiger den, is looked upon
as a drunken row. There Is said to
be no bad feeling between the SOL
diers at the fort and the negro resi-
dents OF st. Helena Island and no fur
ther trouble is anticipated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14

.ea OH ssIeaee, .a,nrsssa,, = sting out thu
wff6re truth about the cotton affair,
including the proceedings by the at
torney general.
Senator Smith said today:
THE general American public do
not seem to understand that the bulk
of the cotton crop, of which America
has practical monopoly, is exported.
We export about 100000 out Of 12,-
100000 bales. che price is advanc-
ed cent pound, it means $40, ,O00.-
600 of foreign money brought into
America. A decline of cent a pound
means a loss of $40QoO,O0o.
Under the operation of the tar
iff the American manufacturer is
practically protected against any loss.
He can raise the price of his goods
to cover the advance in the price Of
cotton. AS three bales of every four
are exported, q rise of a cent a
pound means that the American grow
er gets SIS additional from abroad.
The American manufacturer has to
pay SIS additional for the bales that
lie purchases. The American manu-
facturer adds this additionai cost to
the goods that he puts on the Ameri-
can market, but the American pur-
chaser of these goods has s1E more TO
buy these goods with. which leaves
him (the producer) $40 over and
above the $5 extra that he has got to
Fay for the manufactured goods. If,
CD the other hand, cotton goes down
cent pound, he loses SIS on the
lrrec bales exported and has to pay
practically the same for the goods he
buys in America. Therefore he is
$40 poorer than he would be other
WISE
'T propose to demonstrate to this
committee that every force that
works for the raising of the price of
cotton is in no sense in restraint of
trade, but beyond doubt in further
ance of trade, because the more
money you give to the American pro-
ducer who exports his stuff, the more
you increase his ability to buy. Hav-
ing ascertained the names of those
who have sold this cotton, and there
by depressed the price to the serious
detriment of American trade, such
steps will then be taken as are war
ranted to see whether or not there is
some law by which they may be call
ed into court. One thing is very sure
as long as 1 am in the senate no such
fragrant abuse Of justice at the ex-
pense not only Of the South, but Of
America at large, shall be perpetrat-
ed without every means at my dis
posal shall be exhausted to see that
justice Is done.
THE Attorney General may hide
behind a technicality, or he may be in
the plain discharge of his duty, as he
sees it, but he shall not do such vio-
lence as this to the commerce Of this
country without every means being
exhausted to prevent it."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
PAS1QRATE LIMIT UNCHANGED
METHODIST CONFEREICE VOTES
AGAINST EXTENSION.

Committee Report Unfavorable tn Do
tition of Women for Laymen,s
f1ghts-Rev. j. c. Kilgo's Election
to Bishopric Conceded-HymnaI to
REMAIN same-Rev. j. w. Tarbou
May be Elected Bishop OF Brazil
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-14
NEGROES SHOT SOLDIERS.
SIX MEMBERS OF COAST ARTU.
LERY MORE OR LESS HURT.
Information About the Trouble on St.
Helena Island Not Very Full
Whiskcy I'm the Case.

Beaufort May 11.--Sfx soldiers of
the 127th company, coast artillery,
stationed at Fort Fremont on st.
Helena Island, were shot by negroes
just outside the reservation lines be-
tween o'clock Monday night and /
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Two of
the men, Privates Quigley and Nc
Nally are seriously, but not fatally.
wounded while Privates Mccarthy,
Stansberry. Callahan and Sleder are
less badly Shot The negroes who did
the shooting. wil>,and Isaac Potter,
have left the neighbC-hood and have
not been arrested. ~
About a week ago Isaac Potter ard
a soldier from the fort had a fight on
a road near Cusper City, on St. Hell
ena Island, which resulted In Potter
being cut by the soldier. 1t is said
that at that time and afterwards the
two Potters threatened to shoot the
first soldier caught off the reservation
after that night.
On Monday night Privates Gala
han. Mccarthy, Stansberry and Sleder
were shot from the bushes while
walking along road a short distance
from the reservation lines. The weap-
ons used were shotguns and the
smallness Of the shot was all that pre-
vented fatal results, as the men were
fired on from close range.
Considerable excitement and much
feeling was apparent among some of
the men after the shooting of the
soldiers on Monday night, and ON
Tuesday a party Of Six soldiers are
said to have gone to the Potter House,
carrying two shotguns along, to find
out whether or not they had @nything
to do with the shooting Of their COM
rades on the previous night. 1t is said
that the soldiers we all drunk at
the time and be- ooting up the
house as soot came up. One
OF the Potter upstairs when
the soldiers he house and
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-sr Trivates "a and McNaliy,
recs,ved seriodS not dangerous,
wounds with him