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The Parker post., 1913-06-07
MAY DIVERT AUTO
TRAVEL VIA PARKER

Owing to the almost impossible
condition of the roads from Yuma, to
Los Angeles a number Of Phoenix
autoists have asked the Parker Board
OF Trade to make arrangements with
the Santa Fe to have the bridge at
this place planked in order that coast
to coast travellers may take the Par
ker route
While in town this week T. M.
brennan took the matter up with the
board of trade, and a committee has
been appointed to ask the Santa Fe
to make some arrangements for cross
ing the bridge, either by planking
the structure or running its ferry car
between Parker and brennan station
regularly
Another matter taken up by the
board of trade Thursday night was
to have Reece NJ. Ling, who is now
at Washington in connection with
d suit before the supreme court, to
intercede with congressman, senators
and officials in the department Of
the interior for. the passage Of the
Hayden bill at the present session o.
congress. Mr.. Ling has offered to do
this if the board of trade would put
him in possession OF the progress OF
the proposed legislation up to date
AS he has a great deal of influence
at Washington he will be enabled TO
do Parker Il great service in urging
the passage of the Hayden bill A
committee was appointed to cores
pond with Mr.. Ling at once regard
ing the matter
1t was decided to ask the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce to en-
dOrse the Hayden bill and to urge
the California congressional delega-
tion to support the measure.
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
ARREST MINE MANAGER.

PRESCOTT, AriZ., June Fired
erick e. Small, general manager of
the Brooklyn-Arizona Mining Com
pany, was arrested here tonight on a
Federal indictment OF fifteen counts
returned by the grand jury in the
United States District Court in Bos-
ton, Mass. The indictment alleges
using the mails to defraud
Bail was fixed at $4,000, which
Small was unable to furnish. He
will be taken to Boston at once I'M
der a removal order issued by the
Federal Court at Phoenix
1t is alleged that Small made false
representations concerning stock Of
the company, which suspended opeA-
tions a short time ago, following an
investigation by eastern stockholders
into the affairs of the concern.
The company's holdings are located
near Mayer, Ariz., and Small has been
general manager Of the concern for
many years.
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
TO CHANGE MAP OF STATE.

If present plans do not miscarry
there will be at least three new
counties in the state of Arizona be-
fore the close of the present year,
says the Arizona Democrat
Hunt county is the dream of the
people of Williams as the result of
a slice they propose to cut off the
eastern portion of Coconino.
The people of Mesa and vicinity
will coin Orange county from the
southern portion of Maricopa.
And now comes Miami, with a
good strong movement for the. Gre
alton of Miami county, cutting from
ella county a bias strip, which will
take in Miami and the Ray, Kelvin
Hayden sections. The promoters of
this county have been working
quietly for a number of weeks and
think they have the matter in
such shape that it will go through
without difficulty.
The Parker post., 1913-06-07

to the same losses and will be until
a railroad is built.
A. l.. Hobson told of the natural re-
sources of the valley and then point
ed why The present was the logical
time to take action and secure
railroad. Mr.. Hobson stated that he
believed the Santa Fe or Southern
Pacific would take advantage of our
bonus offer and give us a road at
once. If they did not do so he stated
that he and his associates were
ready to assume the task. His plan
is to have it a Farmers and Mer-
chants road and to give the people of
the valley first opportunity to take
stock in it,
1t was emphasized that $3.50 per
acre paid toward a bonus was not
a gift, but rather an investment
which would unquestionably be re-
turned manifold and that it was an
investment that any good business
man should make.
In explaining the purpose and use
of the bonus fund Chairman Rey-
nolds laid emphasis on the fact that
the committee did not expect to
take the money to the railroads on
a silver platter" and present it to
them. Rather, the negotiations would
be to determine what portion of the
money was absolutely required to
get the transcontinental lines to
build the road 1t was brought out
that as large sum as possible
would be raised and then any sur
plus could be refunded proportion
atcly to the contributors.
The committee is already taking
action to get in touch with our out
side land owners, Mesa land owners
and entrymen are expected to have
q large part in raising the money as
a railroad will be OF vital necessity
TO them in making proof on their
desert claims and in putting the land
under profitable irrigation systems
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
G. |. BOEHRINGER
WINS BY so VOTES
yuma Examiner.)

The latest election returns from
the county indicate that Miss Boeh-
ringer has won by probably SO votes
over superintendent John M. Hess.
About 1000 votes were cast.
Early returns from Yuma No. l,
No. 2, Wellton, Dome, Bouse, Crane,
and Somerton gave Miss Boehringer
a plurality of about 70, which was
a general surprise as Superintendent
Hess was almost conceded to have
winning lead; and to the strenu-
Miss Boehringer on the evening be-
fore the election is ascribed the vic
tory.
Wholesale desertions from the
other three women candidates to
Miss BOehringer followed.
There is little doubt of the victory
Of Miss Boehringer though it will
be several days before the returns
are all in.
The Examiner did not support any
OF the five Misunderstanding the
fight solely against the recall of the
present superintendent on the
grounds advocated in the recall. and
that the recall carried may be as
cribed to the great popularity of
Miss Boehringer and her unquestiOn-
ed ability as an educator.
In Judge John NJ Hess the county
had an able educator, though hamp-
cred in his work by strong enemies,
and it is sincerely hoped that Miss
Boehringer won't be handicapped in
a similar manner-though in the path
of duty, if faithfully performed she
will find many pitfalls.
The present school board ''got
Hess but at what a great cost to
the people, and in shattered friend
ships, all of which The Examiner
fought consistently to avoid even
from the beginning.
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
NEW SHELTER BLOWN IN.

Monday morning at II o'clock the
new $2,OOO,O0O smelter of the Calu-
met & Arizona Mining company was
ton was a big affair from every
point of view. The blowing in of the
new smelter marks new era in the
affairs of the C.. & A. and the com
pany promises some things in the
line of mining and smelling Of which
dreamed.
The Parker post., 1913-06-07

1S, 1910, was forbidden; that not
withstanding such inhibition and in
total disregard and in defiance of
said order of withdrawal, Wells set
tied on said land in 1908, and has
been in the actual unbrOken posses
sion thereof ever since, and that
Wells has been permitted to reap
the fruits of his trespass, his settle
ment having been made and contin-
ued in violation and defiance of law
and the orderly disposition of public
lands: that Cauldwell sought to
make bone fide settlement at the
time the land was open to settlement
and was fOrcibly driven away by "A
trepasser; that you erred i'll holding.
in effect that the restoration order
indicates that settlement was not
prohibited prior to Jan. 10, 1910,
the date said order of withdrawal
was vacated.
These assignments of error chal-
lenge the correctness OF your decis-
ion, and go to the vital and control
ling questions presented here for con
sideration.
1t is not questioned but that the
act OF June II, 1902, gave the de-
partment full power and authority to
withdraw public land from entry for
irrigation works, nor is it questioned
but that certain lands, including the
tract in question, were withdrawn
Sept 8, 1908
The record shows that on Aug.
20, 1903, the Director OF the Geo
logical Survey recommended that
these lands be withdrawn, under the
First Form, for irrigation works, and
on Sept s, 1913, the Secretary Of
the Interior enclosed a copy OF said
recommendation to this office, for in
formation, and directed the temper
ary withdrawal from any form of dis
position whatsoever OF the public
lands, surveyed or unsurveyed, in
the areas described therein.
Prior to the last above named date.
Aug 26, 1902, the Department in re-
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
$4,000 ALREADY ASSURED
FOR RAILROAD BONUS FUND
Palo Verde Valley Ranchers and Business Men
Give Plan Rousing Send-off at Railroad
Day Meeting Held Last Friday

E. S. Macarthur, 160 acres 500
Mrs. EvaneeIine Carey, 100 acres 200
Rudolph EhIers, 80 acres 200
M. J. Gray, 40 acres 100
Mcintyre & TaIbert, 80 acres 200
A. j. McLaren, 40 acres 100
C. E. Yost, 40 acres 100
D. Darling, 40 acres 100
Mrs. w. A. Hadden, 40 acres 100
Ed F. Williams, 16o acres 500
L. C. Stebbins, so acres 200
Robert Stevenson, 160 acres 400
Tom Todd, 40 acres 100
Neipp Bros, 40 acres $50
L. r. Norton, 160 acres 100
{. F. FouIke, 16O acres 100
S. D. Kramar, 100 acres 200
w. C. Mayhem, 40 acres 100
D. V. Bangle, 80 acres 200
L. A. Gillespie, 20 acres so
Gillespie Bros, 40 acres 100
/. 3. Todd, 10 acres so
j. Daniels 20
j. o. Phillips, 80 acres 200
IN. E. Fletcher, 1860 acres 160
2alo Verde Valley Bank so
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
Total number of acres, 5,110.

When ranchers and land owners
representing several thousand acres
Of rich Palo Verde land suspended
work in the hay and cotton fields
day afternoon and pledged them
selves for approximately $4,000 of
the 500, 900 to be raised as a bonus
for building a railroad into the val
ley all doubt as to the possibility of
securing such a railroad vanished.
Ranchers and business men eX-
pressed themselves as unanimous for
the bonus method of securing a rail
road and practically every acre OF
land represented at the meeting was
pledged for $3.50 toward the desired
fund of 100000.
When it is taken into consideration
that practically Is per cent of the
100, 900 acres OF land in the valley
is owned or filed upon by nOn-resi-
dents and that many ranchers liv-
ing here were unable to be present
on account of the pressure of farm
work, the outlook for raising i'm
mediately the remainder of the guar
antee is good.
Aside from the subscription list
published above several thousand dol.
lars have been assured from land
owners who have not been signed
up definitely yet. These subscrip-
tons will raise the fund to nearly
hundred nonresident land owners
who have not been heard from as
yet
Scores of people in the valley,
who, before the Railroad Day meet
ing were Skeptical as to the outcome
o. the present railroad agitation now
realize that the dream of a few
weeks ago shows every indication of
becoming reality.
Since the success of the meeting
the entire valley has joined hands
to make steam road a certainty
and with the enthusiasm that is
manifest or every hand there seems
no possibility of any but a happy ter
mination for the plan to have road
in operation before December 81,
1914.
before this paper reaches it's read
erS the committee on railroad affairs
will have solicited practically every
lard owner in the valley and it will
be up to the nonresident owners to
Join hands and bring the bonus fund
proposition to a successful finish.
The meeting Friday did not start
off with any grand flourish. There
have been too many speculative rail
of the southwest for the men who
till the soil to be fooled by such
They listened attentively
to the plan submitted by the com
mittee. They raised their objections
so that every point would be under
stood perfectly before they gave
their endorsement to the plan.
After the objections had been raised
and discussed those who have fost-
cred the plan presented their reasons
for doing so. r. e. Hopkins pointed
out how he could have saved $1,000
per acre on the land which he had
in cotton last year if there had been
a railroad to transport the crop from
the valley. Other cotton growers
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
WE BELIEVE 1T.

The Parker Post has just celebrat-
ed it's fourth birthday. The Post is
credit to the Colorado river sec
ton On-Wickenburg Miner.
The Parker post., 1913-06-07

all men by these presents:
That, for the purpose of securing
railroad facilities for Paio Verde Val
ley, Riverside County, California, and
in consideration of the benefits to be
derived therefrom, and the mutual
subscription hereby made, we, the
undersigned, do hereby subscribe the
several sums hereinafter set opposite
our respective names, and do hereby
agree to pay the same to Ed. F. Will
Iiams, w. A. Bowles and Ed. Hauser,
trustees, in the manner hereinafter
set forth, to be held and used by
said trustees, subject to conditions
hereinafter set forth, as shall be
directed by a committee of Blythe
Chamber of Commerce, consisting
of c. B. Reynolds, r. E. Hopkins, G.
Ghielieri, L. 3. Todd, William Cud-
debach, A. L. Hobson, J. w. Hopkins,
j. o. Phillips, G. w. Kelsey, Alfred
Soiano and n. c. Downes, duly con-
stituted for the purpose of making
negotiations for, and securing, such
railroad facilities such committee
having, and to have, full powers to
use the funds hereby subscribed as
it shall see fit to obtain the ends
mentioned;
The subscriptions hereby made are
upon the condition that a standard
gauge railroad shall be conctructed,
and put in operation, from some
point on the Southern Pacific to
Blythe, California;, or from some
point OH the Atchison, Topeka and
Sanea Fe Railroad to RannelIs,
California, and that the actua! work
of construction of said railroad shall
be begun on or before the first day
of December, 1918, and that said rail
road shall be completed and put in
operation to Blythe, California, on
or before the 31st day OF December,
1914, and in the event that the road
should be built from the Santa Fe
Railroad, that the road from Blythe
completed and put in operation on
or before the 31st day of December,
1915; otherwise these subscriptions
shall be null and void and of no eff
feet;
We hereby seVerally agree TO pay
the respective sums subscribed by us
on or before the first day Of Janu-
ary, 1914; one-third part thereof on
or before the first day of May, 1914;
and one-third part thereof on or be
fore the first day of October, 1914,
and to secure such payments by our
promissory notes made payable to
said trustees accordingly; and to FUR
ther secure such payments we do
hereby pledge, each for the respec-
tive sum SO subscribed by him, the
property hereinafter set after our
respective names and subscriptions,
and do hereby make and constitute
said subscription a len upon said
property. We agree to secure the
payments of our respective notes by
pledge Of property, or endorsements,
satisfactory to said named trustees;
We make these subscriptions, each
for himself, and not one for the
other.
Dated this 3Oth day of May, 1918.
p. V. L. & w. Co 5000
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
NO MONOPOLY
FOR IMPERIAL
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
LANE REFUSES TO GRANT I'M
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO RIVER.

WASHINGTON, DC, June 3-It is
time enough to worry about Mexican
rights to the water of the Colorado
itiver in the opinion OF Franklin K
Lane, Secretary of the Interior
when Mexico sets up claims to a por-
tiOn of the water.
Senator Works and w. H. Hola-
bird, receiver of the California De
relopment Company, Representative
Kettner and Walter Fuller called on
Secretary Lane a few days ago by
appointment and went into a pretty
full discussion of the use of the wa
ters of the Colorado for irrigation.
Mr.. Holabird submitted a lengthy
written statement on the subject
and also made an oral explanation.
Secretary Lane would not agree to
do anything to prevent any one from
getting a right of way to the river.
He said he did not see his way clear
to prevent any claimant from taking
water out of the stream, nor was he
favorably disposed to the proposition
to order an investigation in order to
find out how much water is carried
by the Colorado River He said he
was being pressed by Senators repre-
senting various States for the privi-
lege of using water from the Colo
rado and he did not feel inclined TO
take any steps to protect the Imper-
ial Valley, or to recognize possible
Mexican rights at this time. In short,
the delegation waiting on the Secre-
tary in behalf of the Imperial Valley
interests went away with feeling
Of defeat due to the negative atti-
tude of the Secretary They do not
intend, however, to let the matter
rest, but they hoped for action by
Secretary Lane that would clarity
the situation at once:
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
Holabird's Statement.

Mr. Holabird said tonight:
"The Secretary was asked not to
grant any rights of way or appropria-
tions from the Colorado River above
the Yuma project of the United
States Reclamation Service until two
important questions had been de-
cided.
First, was there any water during
the low discharge of the river in ex-
cess of the demands of the Imperial
Valley and the Yuma project?
Second, that the Mexican lands in
Lower California were entitled to an
equitable portion of the waters of the
Colorado River, and that under the
Constitution of the United States, the
Federal government alone could by
convention with Mexico determine
that equitable quantity; that the con-
cession granted the California Devel'
Opment Company by Mexico gave
Mexico one-haf the flow of the
canals ana Cno CaIllOInld DeEelOp-
ment Company was recognizing that
right
THE Secretary refused point blank
to listen to the plea, and said Flip
PANTY: Let Mexico whistle for it's
water
This means costly and wearisome
litigation now to protect the Imperial
Valleys rights, which ! had hoped TO
avoid by reasonable action of the
Secretary, but l regard it as inn
pOrtant that the people of Imperial
Valley know just how much they
may expect from the present admin
istration. The Secretary spoke of
his pet U.S.R.S. projects, as he
tclmed them. Then he was reminded
that he must not forget that the
Imperial Valley was quite as much
entitled to the friendly aid of the
government as the U.S.RS, and
that officials of the government were
only public servants at best"
The Parker post., 1913-06-07
Dated this 30th day of May, 1918.

P.V. L. & w. Co $4,000
Hobson Bros, 1900 acres 5000
r. E. Hopkins, 40 acres 100
Chas Morgan, 40 acres 100
L. B. Todd, 100 acres $50
II. A. Walsh, 40 acres 200
Joe DeFrain, 80 acres 200
r.. Crist, 100 acres so
L. L. Morse, 24O acres 600
Edw. Weimer, 20 acres so
Floyd Brown, 20 acres SO
Robt. Hohnke, &c acres SO
A. DeMeyer, 40 acres 100
B. DeMeyer, 40 acres 100
Frank DeBoo, 40 acres 100
M. Sheehan, 80 acres 200
J. Bodkin, 80 acres 200
j. w. Hopkins, 160 acres 400
c. B. Reynolds, 1870 acres 800
Carrigan & Hopkins, 500
n. c. Downes, 100 acres 400
j. 3. Evans, 100
Miss D. L. Jones, 40 acres 100
C. L. Suits, 20 acres so
w. E. MuIkey, 40 acres 100
r. r. Thomas, 20 acres SO
n. Benedix, 40 acres 100
Mr.. keIoe, 40 acres SO
A. r. Gardner, 80 acres 160
e. A. Mcdonald, 80 acres 200
Blythe Drug Co. 100
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-14
MAIL CARRIERS FOR CENSUS
Director Dgrand Thinks They Should
Be Used in Gathering the Stats
tics That Are Required.

Washington, Feb. S.-That Uncle
Sam should use the mail carriers for
the gathering of the census is the rec
ommendation made by United STATES
Census Director Durand, in his annual
report to the secretary Of commerce
and labor which was made public here
today.
Director Durand thinks the govern
ment not only will save much money,
but will get more accurate statistics
if il :mpresses the mail carriers into
this service. He points out that the
plan is especially feasible in respect to
rural mail carriers. He says the chief
objection to the present system is
that the supervisors and enumerators
are almost entirely inexperienced in
the work.
Regarding the cost of the thirteenth
decennial census, the report states
that the grand total of expenditures
from July 1, 1909, to June 80, 1912,
was S15,171,5 93, of which $7.223,385
was for field work.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-14
$500 MEN ARE KILLED IN
TURK MONTENEGRO FIGHT
Win important Victory After Hours
of Hand-toHand Fightng-WiIi
Bombar City.

Cettinje, Montenegro, Feb. 1.-THE
capture of Bardanjeli hill at Scutari by
the Montenegrins cost the victors g.
500 men in killed and wounded The
Turks left 1000 men, dead and wound
ed, on the field of battle.
This heavy price paid by the victors
and the defenders at Bardanjeli was
made known in messages received
from the front.
A Montenegro attack on the heights
of Tarabasch, which dominate Scutari
on the west, has been going on for
three days. This onslaught is believed
to have been as sanguinary as the en-
gagement at Bardanjeli.
Podgaritza, Montenegro, Feb. IL
The Montenegrin army besieging the
Turkish fortress of Scutari carried the
great Bardanjeli hill by assault after
several hours of severe fighting.
The infantrymen on several occa-
siOns came into such close quarters
that hand-to-hand fighting was general
along the line.
Bardanjeli hill dominates Scutari
from the eastern side, and the Monte
negrins are mounting siege guns on
the heights to lombard the principal
points of the city.
Fighting has gone On since early
morning all around the city. The
Turkish defenders are disputing the
ground against the besiegers with
fierce determination and courage.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb 1.-THE rout
of the Turkish army before Bulair is
said here to have been complete. The
Turks are reported to have suffered
enormous loss.
The field of battle was Uttered with
flags, field guns, machine guns and
rife dropped in flight by the panic
striker Ottoman troops
T. Turkish dead and wounded
were lying thickly everywhere. Twen-
L officers were among the killed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-14
CLING no PRESENT SYSTEM
Northwest Wisconsin Teachers Asso-
citation Opposed 20 Tn form Text
Books-Burton Is President.

Green Bay.-Protesting against
the passage of a law requiring uni
form text books in the state and fa-
voring the present method by which
the county and city school boards de-
cided upon the books to be used in
the schools, che teachers attending
the annual convention of the North
east Wisconsin Teachers association
In annual session here adopted two
resolutions. The other affirms stead
fast faith in the teachers pension
and retirement fund law. but sug-
gests that one section be amended.
Superintendent of Schools A. w.
Burton, Green Bay, was elected pres
ident of the association. Other Off
GERS elected are: Vice president. Guy
Smith, Fond du Lac; secretry, Ellen
B. Mcdonald, Oconto; treasurer, J.
\. Eichinger, Algoma.
Al special meeting of the execu-
1--WE committee Green Bay was, again
chosen as the place of meeting in
1914. Wausau and Oshkosh also ex-
tended invitations.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-14
YOUTH STAYS THREE NEGROES
Mississippi Mob Forces Sheriff to Per-
NIT Lynching-Second Darkey
Slain for Woman's Murder.

Evansville Ind, Feb 10.-With an
automatic pistol in each hand, Allen
Won Behren, military school gradu-
ate, twenty-three years old, walked
through his fathers factory here and
shot to death three negro workmen
who had been giving him trouble and
at whose hands he feared violence.
Houston, Miss, Feb. 10.-While
armed members of mob, estimated
at LOCO, held the sheriff and his
deputies under guard, Divel Rucker,
negro, was tied to an iron pump,
soaked with oils and set afire Then
a man stepped forward and fired four
shots into Fuckers body, killing him.
The killing of Rucker was the Sec
ond lynching growing out of the MUIR
der of Mrs. j. G. Williams, who was
clu15ed to death while in her home
here Thursday