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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
Patriotisn1 Stirred.

LONDON, Feb. 11.-Out of the rall
Of gloom that settled over the British
nation with the news of the heroic
deaths of Captain Scott and his foalr
companions in the solitudes of the
south. there rose today, the spirit OF
Old England rejuvenated. No deed
Of heroism or high emprise in modern
times has done so much to stir the
sluggish veins OF patriotism in this
complacent land.
Those last magnificent words of the
great explorer, scribbled with half
frozen fingers into the records Of his
journey as he lay with two compan-
ions in their little shelter tent, have
burned into the heart Of every Eng
lishman. Deep as is the sadness
manifest in the faces of every crowd
before the bulletin boards one cannot
miss the glow of pride and the almost
involuntary strengthening of the
shoulders that comes to each citizen
as he reads SCOTS final message to
his countrymen
I do not regret this Journey, which
has shown that Englishmen can en-
dlre hardships, help one another, and
meet death with as great a fortitude
as ever in the past"
These words OF SCOTS aroused the
ancient fighting spirit of the Anglo
Saxon as has nothing else of recent
years There is fraternity and
heartlness in even the casual hand
snake OF greeting and the words:
they died like Englishmen,' are
heard on every lip.
New Bord of Brotherhood.
hipllng's "FlanneIled Fools poem
written to stir the blood of the Eng
hsh and awaken them to the dangers
ol seif-satisfied social and political
letnafgy succeeded only in making
hhsland furious with ner Virile poet
me play, An Englishman's Home
written for the same patriotic pur
pose served to bring flicker of the
va spirit back to life. But the story
''iat mas come out of the south polal
eApeaitlon has given England new
nohd Of brotherhood and five new
hnmortals for her hall OF fame.
ne great acts that stand out from
.he story of Scott's and his compan
IONS deaths are those that shoy
quaiitles in the men far finer than
Nsefe physical courage Ii is not tn
Aiere knowledge that this little ban,
u hVe were overwhelmed In tn
iury of an antarctic storm that ha
% awakened the patriotic spirit o
sne English 1t is the splendid In
siiefence to personal safety and sui
ieflhg that all FIVE OF these me
p'ssessed; 1t is the thought of thei
silm disappointment, when, on reaci
Wy me hard won goal of their peri
ves venture, they found the record G
.ne norwegian victor: their magnar
inous courage in yielding their ow
posthumous jolrnal full credit t
'neif triumphant rival.
Looking for Mrs. Scott.
LYNDON, Feb. 11.-While cabine
ministers and high officials toda
=, .!ea with each other in paying tril
s.ss % Captain Rober. f. Scott, til
aA'artic explorer and his four con
paAlohs who perished after reachin
,i .ne south pole year ago, his rel
maes IVES We're making every effort
sa,n Mrs Scott, who is out on tn
ae,iic ocean on her way to New Ze
'a,lu expecting to meet her husband
leaving their little son. Peter, wit
aslses in England, Mrs Scott star
= from London Ave weeks ago, an
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
A Tragic Document.

One of the most tragic documents
in the worlds history is the last
message Captain Scott left for the
world. 1t was written March 25, 1912,
when the stoical explorer, undergoing
The most exquisite torture from cold
and privation, knew that he and his
companions were bound to die.
In it he told how he and his little
band for more than year had un.
dergone the greatest suffering from,
cold and loss of supplies and equip
ment without murmuring. The mes
sage stated that the horrible fate 10
overtake the brave men was not due
to faul y organization or mismanage
ment but to misfortune. It contain
ed a glowing tribute to Scots font
companions who had accompanied
him on the dash to the pole.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
General Angeles Arrives.

General Angeles arrived last night
with a large force of federal troops
at Cherumusco and at the same time
large force of Zapatistas we're re-
ported to be marching on the city
under the command of Colonel Como
yovo de Lao, by the way Of San An
gel. The telephone messages to the
American ambassador from that VI
cinity indicated movements Of both
forces. A serious engagement at the
Doleroes Cemetery, outside Of Mexico
City, was reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
Meets the Managers.

President Carter met the managers
at 10 a. m. today. During the meet
ing, if the managers have any COM
promise settlement they wish to put
forth, it is expected it will be adj
vanced at this time. Carter will Off
cially announce the result of the
vote and if some compromise agree
ment is not reached, strike will be
called.
President Carter will give the rail-
roads forty-eight hours notice before
the strike goes into effect, so that If
no settlement is reached today the
plan would be to call out every fire
man on fifty-four railroads east of the
Mississippi and north Of the Ohio riv-
er by Friday, with the possibility OF
Gripping the transportation on roads
operating over $4,000 miles of tracks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
MARTIAL LAW
IN West VIRGINIA
Desperate Fighting in the Paint and
Cabin Greek Districts is
Being Continued
Today.
NUMBERS ARE KILLED
Stringent Measures to be Adopted on
the Arrival Of Six Companies
Of the State
Militia.
NUMBERS ARE KILLED

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. IL
Martial law will be in effect for the
third time with the arrival of six
companies of West Virginia militia in
the Paint and Cabin Creek strike dis
trict today. The last report of yes
terdays fighting, received over a
private wire, estimated the number of
killed at thirty. Wires are cut and
news is several hours in reaching
Charleston.
A second engagement occurred last
night at Rohda. Two were reported
killed, two others probably fatally in
jured Sixteen are reported dead as
the result of the Mucklow fighting
yesterday and bodies of men not ac-
counted for were later found. The
estimate of thirty dead is believed to
be high unless several wounded
strikers have died There was every
indication that the strikers had car
ried several companions from the
scene of yesterdays engagements ser
iously wounded.
All women and children were gone
from the Paint and Cabin Creek dis
trict today, having been taken to
Montgomery and Crown Hill during
| the night The state will feed and
care for the families until the district
lis quiet.
| That additional militia companies
! would be sent, was reported here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.--Ambassa-
dor Wilson said In his report that all
during the night desultory firing oc-
CURED near the embassy. He said
that there were strong indications
that President Madero's loyal corps
and Felix Diaz's revolutionary forces
might engage in decisive fight in
the vicinity of Mexico City during
the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
Railroads Position.

After the conferences this after
noon Chairman Lee, of the confer
ence committee of managers, issued
a statement directed to President
Carter, declaring that in the event
of strike responsibility would rest
entirely with the firemen.
1--WE are prepared to go before the
bar of public opinion. We believe we
are just, and that the public will ap.
prove of u.s., the statement declared
I'VE are far apart on terms and un
able to agree" said Chairman Lee
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11

The total number of woes cast was
33,91e, of which 32,71s were in favor
of strike. The vote on the three
principal roads involved follows:
New York Central, 2,529 for; l53
against.
New Haven and Hartford, 1926 for;
% against.
Pennsylvania, s,475 for; 57a
against
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
Seventeen Killed Today.

) b
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. Ii
Seventeen men have been killed ano
over score injured today as the re-
suit of riots in the Kanawha coal
strike district during the past "a
hours, according to The latest ana
most authentic reports reaching here
today
The most sanguinary Of The fights
occurred in the mountains between
Standard and Muklow near Paint
Greek when an armed body of strik-
ers was intercepted by company OF
mine watchmen and strikers under
command of Captain Fred w. Lester,
state militia officer. 1t was reported
fii cen men were killed and several
wounded, two of the dead being of
Testers command.
! Two other engagements took place
ait Wahcoma and Ronda and it Is re
ported two men were killed in these
battles, while several were wounded
Seven bodies have been BROUGHT to
the morgue and 1t is reported that at
the headquarters CT the miners union
there are several cofiins containing
bodies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
No Aareement Reached.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11-After
three hours conference between the
managers of the fifty-four eastern
railroads affected by the threatened
strike of firemen, and President W.
S. Carter, Of the firemen's brother
hood, the meeting broke up his aft
ernoon without any compromise
agreement being reached.
President Carter then called a
meeting of the union officials to con-
slider the nex step to be taken. 1t
is expected that another communica-
tion will be directed to tt managers
later today. giving them "a hours
more in which TO submit a compro-
mise form of arbitration other than
under the Erdman act.
After a second conference, If the
managers refuse to discuss the case
further, the firemen will val. an
other 4S hours before calling strike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
scott,s unselfishness.

New light on the utter unselfsh-
ness and generosity Of Captain Scott
was given today by J. P. Wa. son, OF
the Central News, who in 1912 made
contract with the explorer for ex-
elusive rights to all news of the
sou.h polar expedition. Watson said
that Captain Scott sought no personal
profit for himself and his sole stipu-
lation was that whatever the news
agency might pay for the stories they
received, they shoull be divided
equally among the members of the
Scott expedition. exclusive of him
self
News of Captain SCOTS movements
was meagre because he entered into
a moss elaborate cipher arrangement
with the agency He lived up to his
agreement absolutely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11
Might Bring Intervention.
Armed Neutrality.

ELL PASO TEX, Feb. 11-Sheriffs
posses ses all night along the
border at Gs ssleria and Other border
points for a gang of Mexican cattle
smugglers who late yesterday fired
upon United States Customs Tnspec-
tors Jos. Sitters and Jack Howard.
Both Americans are today reported
dead. Following the attack on the
customs inspectors the Mexlcans en-
gagged a party OF citizens in battle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-11

since before the first move Of the re-
volt, but kept in hiding. His action
in Offering his services 10 Diaz was
believed to have been surprise,
even to Diaz himself.
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CONTINUED on page ~
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1
|. tent several days la.er 'rhe last
entry in the dairy was March 20, 1912.
i The bodies were found only eleven
miles from One Ton denot, where the
expedition had left supplies.
Captain Scot paid a touching trib,
ute to the bravery and self sacrifice
| OF Oates and was unsparing in his
/ praise of the other men bers of the
/ party. The loss of heir pony trans
1 port in March 1911. was the first mis-
fortune that overlook the explorers
scansing them % get later start for
/ the pole than they planned. and also
Unnecessarily cutting down the amount
/, of supplies that they could carry.
II is the story of the fall and in
Jury to Petty Officer Evans, the
strongest man of the five, and the
I weeks of delay In the backward
march caused by this accident. Evans
+! begged his leaders to leave him br
]. they struggled slowly on, while tht
] pitiless Antarctic winter they ha,
/ planned to escape, drew grimly il
upon them.
: With Evans dead and the remain
ing auartette forged on hopins
;. agains.. hope to win to their winte
quarters and companions before th
blasting breath of the polar winte
could blow their death call.
Another picture that has thrille,
eyerv heart in England Is that of tn
fdeath of Captain Oates, who knowin
. himself to be hindrance in the ad
vance of his companions, struggled i
his feet in their shelter tent durin
!, zone of the first blizzards they er
sconntered on the return journey ant
with the casual remark that he wa
going outside and might be gon
t some time," walked voluntarily int
! the wastes and disappeared for evel
ii IT is these remembrances that wi
E live Ia re-awaken the national in
: pulses of a great people.
81 AS for Scott's last injunction tha
: ,he hoped his country would see this
. those dependent on his dying part
e were properly provided for, little wa
+ the need. The whole nation is risin
today in response TO this appea
b SCOTS widow and baby, the li.tl
! froutinue6 nm naua 2l
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Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
New Crop Being Tried
Out By Farmers

Feterita a grain recommended
by the national department of
agriculture as beng especially
adapted for grotwh in Sulpher
springs valley was planted in ex-
perimental tracks by several
farmers in the big basin.
The plant which resembles milo
maize to a great degree and has
a somewhat similar grain has
thriven as promised by the gov
ernment.
Such as has been grown
throughout the valley has been
grown practically without irriga-
ton. 1t has proved to be un-
unusually drouth resistant.
Feterita is non-saccharine, hav-
ing a slightely sour taste. Stock
animals are quite fond of it.
however. Both grain and stalk
when chopped make excellent
fodder.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
DRY FARMING

The possibilities of dry farm
ing are only just beginning to be
realized. Each year more and
more : is being learned, and it
seems now that the time may
come when all our desert and
mesa country, may become
profitable farming lard.
In South Africa they have sue
ceeded in growing II bushels
Of wheat per acre on land that
had exactly one-half inch of
rainfall between planting and
harvest. The variety was Cher
nouska, a marcaronia wheat, and
16 bushels of a Minnesota wheat
were obtained. at the same time
and on the same farm.
Some remarkable yields have
obtained in the United States.
In Colorado a yield of 1000
bushels of wheat was obtained
on 100 acres of ground with only
four inches of snow and rain
from the time the wheat was
planted till harvested. The re-
suits were brought about by
special methods of tillage. 1t is
now known that it is possible to
hold in the ground much of the
moisture that falls in the winter,
and make it produce crop the
following summer. When the
best methods of accomplishing
this become more widely known
then we shall see much of what
is now barren desert producing
almost nothing. converted into
fertile farms with homes. There
will be schools and churches
where there is now only the
mesquite thi cket. There are
great things coming to this south
west country, and it is not alone
the irrigated valleys that are to
prosper. The cattIemen are
coming to learn the value of
feeding as well as grazing, and
with the coming of dry farming
crops, and silos there is a new
era dawning. - Southwestern
Farmer.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
OBITUARY

Emanuel Nicewinter, age II
years, IL months and 8 days,
died suddenly at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Emma Chrisman
on Wednesday the 9Th.
His two grandsons, Charles
Chrisman, of Clifton and Leon
ard Chrisman, of Morienci were
down to join the family group
who mourn the loss of a beloved
parent and grandparent.
Emanuel Nicewinter was born
in Ohio, October %, 1885. He
came to Duncan about eighteen
months ago from Spokane, Wash
ington were he had resided for
26 years. Mr.. Nicewinter was
a man Of strong religious con-
victions, being a staunch mem
Der of the Methodist church.
Wherever he has lived he has
been held in high esteem as a
citizen and as a neighbor.
Besiees Mrs. Chrisman the
daughter with whom he lived he
leaves three married daughters
living in distant parts of the
country who could not be reach
ed in time for them to attend
the funeral services.
Rev. Acuff preached the funer-
al sermon at the Methodist
church Thursday afternoon at
2::30 o'clock, and the interment
took place at the Duncan Gem
etary.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
Less Water and
More Cultivation

Those who are unfamiliar with
the application of water to crops
may get the wrong conception
among the real facts as to
the proper amount of water nee
essary to produce a good yield.
With copious application by the
flooding method, the top layer
becomes saturated and the usual
result is a baked surface when
the hot rays strike the moistened
soil. This soil layer that has
dried and baked under this con-
dition possesses an infinite num-
ber of pores or extremely small
holes. These aperatures act as
so many small tubes and the
nature of moisture is to follow
up these passage ways, as the
oil in a wick, and when reaching
the surface evaporates, thus a
total loss to the use to the plant.
Experience has shown that
with some soils, within a period
of sixty to seventy-tWo hours,
after the irrigation flood method,
the plants show that they are
suffering from the lack of moist
ure due to the capillary action.
1t isn't more water" that is
needed so much aa more cult
vation," something that will
break up the top layer and pro-.
duce mulch. The broken sur
face will eliminate or to a large
degree retard the loss of moist
ure due to capillary action pro-
duced by the hard ory suaface.
Less water may be used to
produce crops with more thor
ough cultivation. Elk.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
Game Laws of Arizona

Between October 1st and Dec
ember 1st there are a number OF
game restrictions governs open
ed or closed season in Arizona
therefore we submit the follow
ing state laws for hunters.
The seasons for wild game in
Arizona are as follows:
Male deer and turkey, October
/ to December Is.
Quail. snipe and rail, October
Is to February l.
Ducks, geese and brant may
only be killed between Septem-
Der 1st and April 1st and no
mere than 25 in one day.
The open season for dove and
white wing is from June 1st to
February 1st and Is may be
killed in one day.
Trout, June l to September l.
Black bass, strawberry bass
crappie, September Ist to Dec
ember lat.
When hunting or fishing re-
member the following:
Don't kill more than two male
deer or three wild turkey in one
season, and but twenty-five fish
in one day, and no fish less than
seven inches in length.
Fish only with hook and line.
Sell no protected game or fish,
even in open season.
Antelope, elk, mountain sheep,
female deer, fawns. roadrunners,
bob white, grouse or peasant
should not be killed at any time,
the penalties being 5000 for each
elk, $50 for each deer, 500 for
each antelope, $4,000 for each
mountain sheep or goat, $40 for
each bird and 81 for each fish
killed.
If a resident citizen of the
state, pay a licence of $5 per
year. For big game non resi-
dents pay $25 for a license, or
$40 for a bird license.
Aliens pay $100 for big game
and $25 for bird license per year.
Ship no game out of the state
except when holding a permit,
which costs $3.50.
Wild turkeys are considered
big game.
Shoot no song birds.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
Fen. S. Hildreth
Land. Mining and Irrigation Law
Suite 21O Fleming Building

Land. Mining and irrigation Law
Suite 21O Fleming Building
Phoenix. Arizona
Make speciality of all business
before the local Land Office,
General Land Office and Depart
ment of the Interior.
Contests conducted, Plats
made Rights of way, Re-
payments Townsites and
FOrset Reserve affairs....
If you are thinking of patenting
your mines, let me explain my
method = much cheaper, and
you get the result.
Have for sale Government Land
scrip that acquires title in one
day without residence, cultiva-
ton or improvements.
Eight Years an Official
of the Land Department
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15

For Sale~-11O acres of land
one mile from Duncan, about
seventy-five acres in cultivation
fronting the public road to Cliff
ton a good four room residence,
barn, good we'll best water in
the country, free from all alkali,
for other information and prices
address, [ GRANGETTO,
Duncan Arizona.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
Card of Thanks

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to the many friends who
so kindly extended their sympa-
thy and help to us in our recent
bereavement.
MRS. EMMA CHRISMAN.
CHARLES CHRISMAN.
LEONARD CHRISMAN.
Duncan Arizonian., 1913-10-15
The GiLa Valley Realty & Loan Co.

DUNCAN. ARIZONA, j. L. T. WATERS, Mgr.
Has for sale several rgable farms, rich and pro-
ductve soil there is earth where 10 with in
tensive cultivation will make rich in few years.
Unexceled Markets and High Prices for all Produce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-31
Cost of YanHOOse Canal

A federal board of engineers has
investigated the proposed building Oh
a canal from Tuscaloosa to Birming-
ham, and their finding is adverse to
it's construction. They say It's cost
would not be justified by prospective
business. An appeal can be taken
from this decision, and the Chamber
of Commerce may decide to do this.
But why is it necessary to build a
canal from Tuscaloosa, distance oil
Sc miles? Why cannot Valley creek
he canalized at least to Bessemer, or
Valley creek to Birmingham? The
big dam at the head Of Squaw Shoals
will go far towards filling canal IN
Valley creek with six feet of water.
The subject is one of deep interest
to the coming generation in Jones
valley. and it should have the utmost
consideration and study on the part
of the Chamber of Commerce. Pitts
burg is basing its continuing prosperi-
tv on water navigation in the Monon-
gahela and the Ohio, and what is good
for Pittsburg would seem to be good
for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-31
Amending the Constitution

At least a dozen amendments are
pending in the two houses of Congress
to render the passage Of amendments
to the federal constitution easier. Sen
ator LaFollette's amendment is fair
tvpe of the whole lot His proposition
reads as follows: "The Congress
whenever majority of both houses
shall propose amendments to this con-
stitution, or on the application of the
legislatures of 10 states, or on the ap-
plication of 10 states through the
vote of a majority of the electors of
each, voting upon the question of
such application, shall propose amend
ments to the constitution, to be sub
mitted for ratification in each of the
several states to the electors qualified
to vote for the election of representa-
tives. And the vote shall be taken at
the Iext ensuing election of represen-
tatives in such manner as the Con-
gress may prescribe. And if in ma
jority of the states majority of all
the electors voting thereon also ap-
prove any proposed amendments, it
shall be valid to all intents and pur-
poses as part Of this constitution"
The other pending propositions are
of similar nature, and in the long
session action will be sought on them
1t is altogether possible to make
amendment of the federal constitution
too easy, whereas heretofore it has
been too hard. The electoral method
Of electing President and vice presi-
dent should be changed to say the
least. Great Britain can change her
constitution by legislative enactment,
as the government did when it took
away the veto power of the house of
lords, but written constitutions are
not ordinarily changed so easily.
Congress will find it difficult to Of
fer the states plan of amendment
that three-fourths of them will ac-