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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-14
Jack Johnson
FOM nd Guilty
On SeUen Counts
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcH1

CHICAGO, May 13.-Jack johnson,
champion heavyweight negro pugilist.
was found guilty tonight of violating
the Mann law in transporting Belle
Schneider from Pittsburg to Chics-
go for immoral purposes He was
convicted on all seven counts of the
Indictment. The jury returned a YER
dict after an hours consideration of
the evidence
The maximum penalty is five years
imprisonment or ten thousand dollars
fine or both. The motion of the
government, that Johnson be ordered
confined in Jail was OVerruled by
Judge Carpenter and the negro was
released under bond of ten thous-
and dollars on a motion new trial
being filed at once by counsel for
Johnson. Arguments on the motion
were set for May 19
Four ballots were taken by the
jury, the first showing four for ac-
quittal and eight for conviction.
James Bruce, graindealer from
Marseilles, Illinois, was foreman
Lucy Cameron Johnson, the white
wife of the negro was not in the
court room at the trial. attorneys
/ fearing the effect of her presence.
Mrs Tiny Johnson the mother, how
ever. sat constantly at his side. on
/ " a few were in the court room when
the verdict was reached as Judge
Carpenter ordered scandal fans"
, barred from the hearings. The sug-
gestion of Johnson's golden smile
which had been on his lips in the
absence of the jury faded when he
! heard guilty"
The taking of testimony ended to-
day after the prize fighter had TAX
Ell the stand in his own behalf and
denied the statement of Miss Schrie-
Der that he paid her transportation.
| A night session was held to allow
the attorneys to complete their ar
guments.
Johnson on the stand admitted he
sent Miss Schrieber money in re-
sponse to her request by telegraph
| but denied that he stipulated she
use it to come to Chicago.
IF YOU find this defendant nor
guilty, knowing as You do the evi-
dence in the case" said Assistan
District Attorney Harry Parllin. g.
do not see how any of you can g(
home and look squarely in the face!
of those you respect and admire"
Attorney Bachrach, for the defense
maintained that the general record o
the behavior of the negro Will no
/ be considered by the jury.
IF he sent her money to come t.
Chicago for immoral purposes, he il
guilty" he said. THAT it is the onl.
thing to be considered by the jury.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-14

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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-14
TO BE SHOT
Prisoner to Go to Death for Grim e
Committed Year Ago.
IAssoc1ArEp PRESS D1sPATcH7

RENO. May 13-On the first an
niversary of the crime. Andrew Mer-
civocich who killed John Gregovich
at Tonopah. will be executed by
shooting at the state prison at Carson
tomorrow 1t will be the first ex-
ecution by shooting since the law
passed two years ago.
Three guards will pull the triggers
of rifles held in vises whose barrels
project from the wall. One rifle will
have a blank cartridge. The prisoner
will sit in a chair twenty five feet
distant facing the rifles
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-14
FROG LEGS CLIPS
RUNNING RECORD

LOUISVILLE. May 13.-Frog
Legs, a four year old colt owned
by John b. Schoerer of Mem
phis, broke the worlds record for
running horses when he ran Il
mile and twenty yards on the
Churchill Downs course in the
third race today in one minute
and thirty-nine seconds flat. His
impost was III pounds and
Jockey Peak was in the saddle
The former record was one min
ute thirty and three-fifth
seconds made by Colonel Ashe-
mede carryin III pounds on
Churchill Downs October ., 1911.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-14
JURY REFORM DEFEATED.
Measure Approved on Tumulty Turned
Down in New Jersey Senate.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

TRENTON. May 13.-The senate de-
feated today thejury reform bill passed
yesterday by the house. Attached to it
was an amendment providing for the
referendum. A statement was made
that the bill as amended was approved
by Joseph P. Tumulty, President Will
sons secretary. The democrats could
muster only ten votes in its favor, elev
en- being necessary to pass the meas
ure. Both houses adjourned for the
week
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-14
MEXICAN PRISONERS
STRIKE FOR FRlJOLES

Ell PASO, May ia hunger
strike of two hundred Mexican
federals imprisoned at Fort Bliss
was averted today by feeding
them Mexican '-frijoles'' instead
of the regulation American army
rations Several days ago COM
plaint was made that roast beef.
potatoes, gravy and pie We're not
proper food. They accepted the
'frijoleS" eagerly.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-14
DOCKS ARE RECOMMENDED.
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1sPArcH]
BERKELEY, May 13.-Private

BERKELEY, May 13-Private ad-
vices from Washington received here
today state that the report of the
naval board of engineers which was
appointed to make a preliminary sur
vey for the proposed dry dock in
San Francisco Bay has recommended
the construction of three first class
docks. each 100 feet long on the
bay shore just north of Berkeley.
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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

brush lands of the great basin, whose
barren appearance gave anything but
the assurance of productivity, and
whose tillage now is a matter of won
derment to the average man of the
rain soaked East.
The practice of dry farming proba
Ill, had it's inception with the gold
rush into California in 1917. Men who
crossed the plains during those days
of meager transportation facilities
knew well the nature of the country
through which they passed and some
of them were ohserVant enough to
recognize the possibility of producing
II crop without water. The extent to
which dry farming was carried on.
however, vas not great. for the set
tier. quick to realize the value of
water. sliced upon the stream most
available. diverting it's waters to ms
fields by means of canals ana produc
ing astonishing results. Such too, was
the experience of the Mormon i'm
migrant in the early sos. Indeed,
the truth about dry farming is re
lated 10 have been discovered in the
Malad river ease in Utah in 1865. In
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
The Real Culprit.

The Duke OF Sutherland. at din
ner in New York. praised ardcntly
the icy and delicious watermelon
II better understand now he said.
"a story that heard on the voyage
over
This story was told me by an in
teresting Southcrncr. He said a col
ored preacher in his town cried vchc-
nently one August Sunday in the
course of his sermon:
Breddern and sistern, All warn
20 against de hcinous sin o shootin
craps. All charges yo' against dc
brack rascality o. liftin pullcts. Blu
above all else, breddern an sistern
Al demonishes yo at dishcr season
against de crime OF melon stealin'.'
"'Ch-'
"A brother in back seat made al
odd sound with his lips, rose ant
snapped his fingers. Then he sa
down again with an abashed look.
Whuffo, nah frien,' said tn
preacher sternly, does yo' r'ar up an
snap yo' fngahs when All speak
o melon stealin'?'
"'Yo, jes reminds me, pahson,' tn
man in the back seat answered quick
ly. 'whar All lef' nah knife. '"-Coun
try Gentleman.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

they have successfully demonstrated
that by "A proper method of tl.lagc
practically three fourths of the MOST
ure can he retained and "A large per
ccntage of it carried over from one
season to the next. The area of dry
farming is being annually extended by
the Introduction of drouth eslstln Z
cereals
The chief basis for the difference
on methods to be employed in the
handling of dry land lies in the depth
of the soil and the subsoil. 1t has
been found that IN the sagebrush
country the top soil is very deep,
while in the Mississippi Valley "A de-
ciGcd line of demarkatlon is noted be
tween the top soil and the subsull.
1t is IA general rule that the roots do
not penetrate beyond the suhsoil,
hence the necessity of long rooted
plants in the dry farming areas. where
no line of dcmarkation is apparent.
The roots of the sagebrush are
found to extend to great depths and
because of their woody fiber do not
decay readily. Herein lies the secret
of the dry farming plant. and It j. Ia
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Dry Farming in the Great BASIN
p,obems vv With the nand Scientific App"
Known Prncip Bring Wonderful Result"

c..l ,l,,uts that viii adapt themselves
=, ia. soil that experiments are nv"
t.i,,, carried ON. So well has "he''
,..l.n,rJ itself to thcs" districts t"',
...,n,,cs are on record where n stoo'
- ,yhcot had roots six feet long. mus
docs Nature, when property '"'o"'
...,oI rroyidc the necessities OF ItS
creatures t...
rv,,rimcnts in these states nave
craven that the continuous cultivation
~, these dry lands has had Ilttie u
t.ct upon the quantity OF hnm"S ana
nitropcn in the soil. Many tracts nave
l,cu examined whore cultivation mas
,cr carried ON continuously TOR 10
v.nrs without any apprcclahlc hc'r'"9'
t., tbr amount of these essential
elements in crop production. IN lact'
an increase is noted III many eases.
summer fallow every fourth year, how
.,rr has been declared by experts to
lac necessary, while fall plowing ana
= careful attention to the inuIch on
ton will give the farmer the advantage
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

thought to the family conditions than
does the wealthy. He suddenly finds
himself with "A large family and with
insufficient means of supporting them
and his only remedy j. to put them
t work. The child thus robbed of its
and body under the life Sapping toll
il stuffy sweatshop or damp coal
min
France stands as the one prominent
example of this great national men
ace. That once "onquering nation is.
more than any other, threatened with
extinction. Millions of dollars have
been spent to make perfect highways.
vet the traveller marvcls as he motors
over the peerless roadway at the in
frequency of children along the way
The change has been very rapid dur
births over deaths was 81 900: in 1906
It was p, 900: the following year the
death rate passed the birth rate, and
in 1905 the latter fell 10000 short.
The shortage is increasing annually.
while across the border in Germany
the population is growing by leaps
and bounds. So startling is this dis
tinction that it is freely predicted
that unless the other nations awaken
to their condition. the world will fall
INTO control of the German and the
Slav Lincoln prophcsicd that by
this time the population of the United
States would he 200 900 900. But h,
was basing his prophecy on the birtl
rate and increase in population as h,
knew it. We have not reached tn,
100000 900 mark Yet we would cas-
lily have fulfilled Mr.. Lincoln s hope
but for the turn the birth rate ha
taken in the last generation.
At the opening of the nineteenth
century Thomas Robert Nautilus be
came alarmed at the apparent ten
dcnrY of population to increase in
higher ratio than the means of sub
sistcnce. He prophesied the pauper
ism of England unless the enormous
increase in birth rate should b,
stopped warning the nation agains
over-popuation conditions such N
prevail in India.
And why should not the British
government undertake to repair con
d'tIons that tend to make her van
lshing race. Societies are formed 70
the protection and preservation O
vanishing species of animals. Is thu
human species less important tina
some steps should not be taken t.
keep nation from decays
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

Students of history 20 years ago
were taught that between the Mis-
souri, river aud the Rocky noun
tnins there stretched IA mighty PLAN
pcorlrd only by wandering herds "i
lnnalo and the smaller animals OF the
rairic. school histories of that period
treated this country rs the great
American desert, and pictured the
waste that never would he brought to
use. And while that same idea sttll
prevails in the minds of II few who
have not seen the wonders developed
ON the sagebrush plains, the govern
mcnt has seen fit to send It's cX
Icrts into this vast country to deter
mine the best means of producing "a
crop without the aid of rainfall, hith-
cIto considered essential, and to IN
duce settlers to enter and possess the
land. While much of the country
west of the Missouri river was in
cludcd in the old conception of the
great American desert. the part most
particularly referred to was the sage
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

this instance wheat had been grown
or an irrigated tract for several
wears with excellent results. In inc
summer Of 1919 the water failed, ana
the farmers were confronted with the
possibiiiv of no crop. An attempt I"
raise wheat on the irrigated land
failed and some was planted ON the
nd ioininr tract where water had
never been used. To the great sur
prise of the farmers, the wheat on
In, dry land drew rank and healthy
while that on the irrigated piece
was wiltcd and stunted. The contlnn-
Gus watering of the soil had destroyed
It's water retaining power ana th'
moisture cvaporatcd too rapidly. IRON"
then on dry farming was surressi III
reality.
II was not until the '9Os, however,
that the states began to take up tine
matter of experiments in dry farm
ing. Colorado leading IN 1871. Now
experimental farms are to be found III
all of the great dry farm states ana
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

open to welcome the woman driven
IT, desperation by the pangs Of hun
gei and cold. And if she is employed
for the major portion of the day she
i hardly in condition to accept the
RISKS and responsibilities of mater
nifty.
Yet the falling off of birth rate is
not confined to the poorer classes. Sta
tn ties in England show that among
the wcll-to-do. thrifty class OF arti-
zans. taking 10000 members of this
class as n basis. the number of births
fell from 2i72 in 1850 to 1865 in
1904, while among the extremely
wealthy families the average number
of children to each family was 80
prior to 1870 and only 3.0S since that
year. Very much the same ratio exists
in America, the love of ease and the
migratory disposition of the wealthy
tending to interfere with the raising
of family. In fact, the size Of
wealthy families is far less than thai
of the poor. And why! Mother love il
not obsolete, nor are paternal in
stincts dead. There can be but on,
answer; the poor man gives les
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
An Open River
for the Northwest

prise. SINCE both are vitaIv Interested
l.. its development. With the plant
completed It is estimated power can
be furnished at the very low figure
of ~ per horse power per annum. less
than one tenth of the present cost of
power in the city of Portland. Al.
ready the plan has been communicated
t, European capitalists with the re.
suit that corporation for the manu-
facture of fertilizer is ready to take
100000 horse power per annum at 80
per horse power. The balance would
find IA ready market in the North.
west
An idea of the cnormity of this
project can be had from the fact that
''oo.ooo horse power is approximately
onc-tcnth OF the developed water power
IN the United States. At present the
largest project in operation is that
on the Mississippi at Keokuk with n
capacity of 100000 horse power. What
that project has done for the people
OF the Mississippi valley the proposed
project will do for the Northwest II
IS not difficult to picture a gigantic
power plant that would furnish power
i"i AN interstate railway. 1t is EASY
10 imagine great transcOntinental rail.
ways terminating ut the power plant
from winch point occang going vessels
would carry their cargoes to the ports
o. the Orient. while inland bound boats
would distribute the products of the
world to the farthest confines of the
great Northwest. And as for tho
lImlt to the number and varieties of
! Prodnrts that could be turned ont
from single great factory at the
power plant there is no limit
The people of the Northwest must
rise mp rs one man in behalf of these
projects. The heritage of the North.
west Hes IN II successful carrying out
OF these schemes. 1t is to the inter.
est OF the states that feed into the
great basin of the Columbia to nro.
vide for their future welfare and that
of their posterity. The wealth is hero
the power is here, the resources are
here. They must be developed
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Honey Mullins.

Sift two cupfuls of flour with two
level tcaspoonfuls of baking powder
and half a tcaspoouful of salt Rub in
two level tablespoonful of butter. add
two well-bcaten eggs, two-thirds of a
cupful of honey and five tablespoon
fuls of milk Mix well and pour into
full. and bake in moderate oven
Elma Iona Locke.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
The Call of the ,

1t is music to Johnny ears if ne stars :" 8,
a warm. nourishing breakfast OF Sn'sD'
and it's so easy to get him off to school w''''
worry because it 5 ready-cooked and has u -,
he needs for study or play. It's the wnole We
shredded and baked to crisp, golden olV''
Simply heat the biscuits in the oven =
to restore crispness. then pour hot mix wv,
ING little cream. and salt or sweetel ~ q {,
A musce-maling. brain-bulding fooo ~ ,.<
grown-ups. for athletes AID invallds' ~
and indoor men. for workers with hanu y
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Mexican Chowder.

One pint boiled Mexican beans. two
quarts beef stock. onc-fourth pound
noodles. one half cup diced celery, one
tablespoon minced parsley. fourth
cup minced onions. salt and pepper.
Cook the noodles. celery and onions in
the beef stock. Add beans let become
very hot, season to taste, and serve
with corn bread. &. Il. Allen.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Log Cabin Sandwiches.

Select large loavcs of bread eat Oft
bottom crust, then slice in thin even
slices along that side of loaf. Now
place together two slices ut II time,
and trim off all crust evenly, spread
with butter and any desired filling,
then cut. across into strips about one
and one half inches wide, place in log
cabin fashion on plates.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Favorite Cake.

Sift | cupful of sugar. > teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, =. cups of
flour. and l.. tcaspoonful salt in a
bowl. Add l.. cupful of shortening
and work into the ingredients rs in
making pie crust. Beat . eggs and
add gradually with cupful of milk.
Make into stiff batter. Spread about
L. inch deep in buttered pan,
sprinkle with graduated sugar. Bake
one half hour in moderate oven. If
desired may he iced with chocolate
or orange and nut icing Makes n
De Pue. H.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

Soda era OK ers are ev.
treme ely sensitive =
moisture.
Before the advent n
Uneeda Biscuit the onIs
persons who ever tasted
fresh, crisp soda cracken
we're the people in the
bakeries.
n ow t h at we have
Uneeda Biscuit-we haye
perfectly baked soda
crackers-perfectly kept
No moisture can reach
them-nO cOntaminatint
influences can effect
their flavor-their good.
ness is imprisoned only
to be liberated by you.
for you, when you open
the package. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
RECIPES FOR The HOUSEWIFE
Honey Gingerbread.

Heat one eupful of honey and half
a cupful of butter together; Just be
fore it begins to boil. remove from the
fire and add half Il cupful Of sour milk,
two we'll beaten eggs, two cupfuls OF
flour. half Il teaspoonful each of elm
namon, salt and ginger, and one and
three fourths tcaspooniuls of soda
T. l. l..
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Natural Flesh Tin

There is no improving on Nature. Wher ats
to depict beauty, the nearer to Natures own COLONY
gets with it's flesh tints. the more successful ks
ization. This shows that only natural beauty rn
effective This was the prompting idea in the inVuhd
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Cranberry and Raisin Pie.

Seed cupful Of raisins and chop
them fine. Cut into halves > cupfuls
Of cranberries. and mix them with the
minced raisins. add . even cupfuls Of
sugar. a cupful of water, , table
spoonfuls of -four and few drops of
lemon juice. Line deep pie plate with
puff paste, fill each with the mixture
tut on thin upper crust and cut
Sits in this for the escape of the
steam. Bake until n golden brown.
When cold serve with sugar sprinkled
lightly over crust.-Mrs. Bessie Og-
den. PC South Kline street. Oklahoma
City Okla.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Pears Soa|

a hundred and twenty years ago 1t is soap COMP
wholly Of such pure emollient and detergent ngS1
as the skin naturally and freely responds to
Pears never spols the natural flesh tlnS !
proves them. by keeping the skin soft, fine ana pn
Influence is SO kind. beneficial and refining that \
means the preservation of the dainty PINK ana NJ
perfect complexion from infancy to old age n
in accord with Nature first and last.
The skin is kept soft and the c0nP'''
beautiful by using Pears, which naln'an 4
soft refined daintiness which is NatuS'
The Great English Comple1l'' !
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

Two thirds cup butter or lard mixed.
| cup sugar. > eggs. y cup sweet
milk. . teaspoonfuls baking powder,
flavor with vanilla. lemon or nut.
meg. Flour enough to make stiff bat
ter-iust as stiff as can be stirred
with a spoon. Flour the board well.
Pour out half the dough on board,
sprinkle flour on top of dough and roll
one-eighth inch thick. Cut out. place
in the bake pan with pancake
turner. Sprinkle either red. white or
blue sugar on top. The recipe can be
doubled. as these cookies keep WE'LL
Amt Lon
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

THE legislator
would do we'll to
mess and then
are overburdene
ninety per cent o
ON our statute DO
and a few who
laws---laws of
enacted, it would
Some of our leg
oDtaln fane by tn
freak measures
out merit, but the
ting next to those
the present sessio,
bid farewell to OF
constituents will I
to enact or help 6
shaw, what can a
freak. If that bo
ture---wiil only ft
eei ) ADVICE, and c
will come out O. !
time for nonsense .
The people mea.
want business ane
right to expect bus
mess in every sens,
Politics cuts no fe
ness does. This is
and it demands bus
mess only.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30
Mothers Will
Be Pensioned

( Continued from page one
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Let the sci
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the resultant g,
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IHE legislatul
would do we'll to
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