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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-11-25
A Maker OF Health.

A good honest medicine like Foley
Kidney Pills gives health to many
families. Mrs. o Palmer, 635 Will.
low st., Green Bay, Wis. was seri-
ously III with kidney and bladder
trouble. Mr.. Palmer writes: my
wife 10 rapidly recovering her health
and strength due solely to tho use Of
Foley Kidney Pills.' For sale by
all dreegistA ADV.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-11-25
INVESTIGATE COLD STORAGE
Government Will Prosecute II Combi
nation Is Found.

Washington, Nov. 25.-Agents of the
department of justice began an investi.
CATION of the alleged combination of
cold storage concerns, which Attorney
General McReynolds says may be re-
sponsible for the high price OF eggs
and other products.
II a combination is discovered Grim
inal prosecution may result.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
A MODEL BAKERY.

d. A. Martinez is this week put
ting the finishing touches to his new
bakery and when completed he will
have one of the most sanitary bake
shops in Arizona. The new oven,
having an inside measurment of 10
XII feet, is one of the best construc-
ted bake ovens this side of Los An
geles, and has a capacity of 800 loav
es of bread at one time. The bake
room has been plastered and ceiled,
and every effort has been made to
make this room as near dust proof as
possible. The first batch of bread
was baked Friday, and it's quality
cannot be excelled by any bakery in
the country. Mr.. Martinez's new
quarters present very neat and at
tactive appearance, and with his
well-knoWn enterprise in catering to
the peoples wants he contemplates
even more improvements in the near
future.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
TELL OF OUTRAGES.

SAN DIEGO, Oct, 22.-Terrible
tales of outrages in the state and city
of Durango, Mexico; were related TO-
day at the Red Cross headquarters by
refugees awaiting transportation to
their destinations. They declared that
little of the revolving truth had been
told in the United States.
Zone OF the worst outrages discuss
ed on the BuffOrd," said Mrs Mary
TOWelston, of Durango, on her way to
Carrizozo, New Mexico, was that in
flicted on young American and his
wife at Durango The rebels of Gen
eral Carranza seized the couple in
their home, roped husband fast and
tied the wife to the bed where they
finally killed her Twenty-seven
Americans were lined up against a
building in Durango to be shot by
Carranzistas, but just before the first
was to be shot, Mexican maid rush
ed in front of the officers and plead
ed with her cOuntrymen not to shoot.
Other Mexican girls also ran up and
through their efforts the Americans
were saver for line at least
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
MILLIONS COLLECTED.

According to a report made public
Monday by the state corporation COM
mission $2.S27 ,599,91 was collected in
Arizona by insurance companies be-
tween January 1, 1912, and June 80,
1913. In the twelve months of 1911
the premiums totaled $1,SOl, ,O9993.
In both reports the premiums of the
New York Life Insurance company
were more than those of any other
concern. In 1911 this company col
lected 1886, ,453.46; in the next eigh-
teen months $524,221.84 The gain,
after taking the greater lenght of time
into consideration, is astonishing.
The Mutual Life insurance company
followed next with $152,48677 In 1911
and 1868, ,339l9 in the report that
was issued Monday
OF the fire insurance companies
Hartford continues to lead by a big
margin. The Hartford collected $62,.
87524 in 1911 and $92,027.45 in the
next eighteen months.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
TWENTY-ONE CENTS FOR
COTTON.

b. r. HOcn manager of the Disbrow
ranch east of Blythe has just receiv-
ed quotation of q cents a pound on
his Snowflake long staple cotton. Mr..
Hoch sent samples to the mills sew
eral days ago and this quotation was
based on actual tests of the cotton.
According to the pickers who are
working in the Snowflake fields the
yield will run close to 2 bales per ac-
re- This will mean, if the price re-
mains 21 cents, between $3.50 and
5000 per acre gross returns on the
cotton. While the cost of picking is
a quarter of a cent more per pound
this small additional cost will be in
cidental when the enormous return is
considered
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
FROM THE RITUAL.

How to enter a newspaper office:
Advance to the inner door and give
three raps. The devil will attend to
the alarm. You will give your name,
address and the number of years
you owe for the paper. You will be
admitted into the sanctum and will
advance to the center of the rOOm
where you will address the editor
with the following countersign: Hold
the right hand about two feet from
the body, with the thumb and fingers
clasping a ten dollar bill, which you
will drop into the editors hand, say
ing, Were you waiting for me?' The
editor will grasp your hand and the
bill, pressing it, will say, ''You bet" )"
Elk.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
REVISION OF MINING LAWS.

"The crying need Of the mining
industry is a complete revision of the
mining laws" said Dr. d. w. Burton
of Denver. president of the American
mining congress in his annual address
at Philadelphia Monday. He referred
to the "apeX" law as the most
archaic ever placed on the statute
books He inyeighed against the re-
Gently passed laws of many western
states which he claimed placed
new burdens on mining property, but
pleaded for the extension of the
Workmen's compensation acts in all
states.
Burton said the mine owner and
the miner were being throttled by the
gigantic smelling monopoly, which he
claimed not only dictated the price
to be paid for ore but in some in
stances how much ore may be pro
duced
Wildcat promotion was scored
by the speaker. who concluded with
the statement that the greatest ser
vice the mining congress has accom-
lished has been towards the crea-
ton of a federal bureau of mines.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
ENGINEERS START
RAILROAD SURVEY

A party of twelve surveyors iii
charge of C. O. Bean and directly
under the supervision of c. X. Clarke
left Blythe Junction on the Santa Fe
last Thursday to survey the line of a
railroad to Blythe in the Palo Verde
valley.
The Blythe Junction route is only
one of four which will be gone over
by the party in an effort to determine
the most feasible line for a road in
to the valley.
it is understood that two lines arc
to be laid out by way OF the pass on
the Blythe junction freight road and
other surveys will be made down the
river. The river route is at present
favored by engineers on the project
on account of the heavy grade going
over the summit on the Blythe juno
ton line.
The construction of a road over the
summit, it is conceded, will be less
than up the river. but the operating
expense for all future time will be
greater
The surveying outfit has been
ready to start work for several weeks
but was delayed until John Denair
who iS urOmntino thn uroiant cOI16
complete details connected with the
work in Los Angeles.
The present survey will require from
one to three months for completion
and those back Of the project be-
lieve that they will be in a position
to go ahead with the organization Of
a company TO build the road by the
first Of the year.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
CHURCH WORK.

Many of the ladies of Parker with
willing hearts and hands, gathered
at the residence of Mrs. l.. A. Glib
ason Thursday afternoon to sew for
the benefit of the church. Each lady
carried a we'll filled work bag and
needles and thread Before the after
noon closed they had prepared ma
terials for one quilt, and a good part
of another. 1t is plain to be seen
that there was little talking done
or it would not have been possible
to accomplish so much at one sitting.
The ladies plan to accomplish some
thing along the line of furnishings
for a parsonage, and agreed to meet
once a week to work for that pur-
pose. Later they will choose a name,
and organize permanently The kind
hostess served tea and cake. and look
ed after the comfort OF all present.
All interested are corlially invited to
attend, and assist in this good work.
Those taking part in the meeting
were: Mesdames Reed, Turk, Mel
son, Bryant, Tisdale, Martin, Gro
zier, Palmer, Brown, Price, Gibason,
Preston and Miss Turk and Miss Col
Inns.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
DIED AT BLYTHE HOTEL.

Harry Currans, miner who has
been working for the Mutual Water
company, died at Hotel Blythe Sat
urday night, Oct, II, following an
attack of heart failure.
He was found lying near the corral
at the pool hall the previous after
noon in serious condition and re-
moved to the hotel. DR.. Chapman
was called and stated that the man
had very little chance of recovery.
At about 1000 o'clock he expressed
desire to get up and stepped into
the hall and fell dead
Early in the evening the man was
questioned regarding relatives but
little could be learned from him and
there were no letters to show where
his friends could be found. He stat
ed that he was born in New York
and was 81 years old. Burial took
place in Blythe cemetery Sunday after
noon.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
THERE'S MONEY IN CATTLE.

Four million dollars worth of cat
tie will be shipped out of northern
Arizona this winter, according to o.
N. Creswell, state inspector o..
weights and measures.
II talked to a number of cattle
men and they seemed to think thai
at least 100000 head of cattle will be
shipped from Yavapai, Mohave, Coco
nino, Navajo and Apache counties
this winter" Inspector Creswell sale
''The average price will be- around
$40 head, which will bring the total
up to $4,000,0O0. Yearlings are sell
ing for $25 and $50 a head, and an
ordinary kind of COW brings $35 O,
$40. Steers are selling above $50.
These prices are for feeding cattle.
remember Most of the stock now
being shipped will have to be fed ses-
eral months before going to the
block.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
''BUCK" HAS
UNIQUE CAR
LITTLE SIX HORSE POWER RE-
BUILT BRUSH AUTO TACKLES
LONG TRIP ACROSS THE DES-
ERT.-ARRlVES IN PARKER.

He. Buckingham of Wickenburg ar
rived here last week in his little re-
built Brush car, which is curiOs
ity in the automobile world, for the
reason that its owner has added a
number of unique improvements to
the machine.
Sometime ago Mr.. Buckingham
D:cbed part Of the car out the junk
heap, and owing to his mechanical
skill he has succeeded in making OF
it an ideal desert car, suitable for
prospecting or touring through a
sandy country.
The cars engine is rated at six
horsepower, but the owner is enabl-
ed to get over ground where higher
powered cars fear to tread Coming
from Bouse he "bucked' sand near
ly all the way over the road that
follows the railroad, a feat which
few cars have ever attempted.
The owner has a transmission in
vention ali of his own and it is
through this that the car is enabl-
ed to perform somewhat different
than other cars. An attachment is
carried to the machine that can be
converted into bed, or tent, or
both combined, besides acting as a
covering whenever required. 1t can
also be made into a reclining chair
by simply shifting a couple of iron
rods.
Mr. Buckingham carries a com
plete camping outfit in the rear OF
the car, and is provided with every
thing necessary to repair a break
down in mid-desert.
He has spent the week here, and
contemplates staying for sometime
this winter While his object in start
ing out from Wickenburg was to &C
to Los Angeles, he may postpone the
trip for several weeks
The Parker post., 1913-10-25

The groom is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. C.R.Wells and is known as a
leader in the younger society OF the
valley He is "a years of age
and has lived here for the past six
years. He has a homestead near
Neighbours and is known as one of
the valleys most industrious ranch
ers
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs E. H. Todd She came into
the valley with her parents when
Blythe was mesquite jungle and is
now Is years of age Her friends,
and there are many of them, know
her as one of the jOlliest of girls.
Wells is entitled to the congratula-
tions of all who are acquainted with
the bride.
The couple went direct to their
new home which is the Brown bun
galow west of Blythe Their house,
which is one of the best in the valley
had been previously furnished and
the couple are at home to their
friends.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
BALL LEAGUE
IS ORGANIZED
SUNNYSlDE, NEIGHBOURS AND
BLYTHE TEAMS SIGN AGREE
MENT TO PLAY REGULAR
SCHEDULE BEGINNING NovEM-
BER /.

BLYTHE, Calf, October 22.-Rep-
resentatives of the Blythe, the
Neighbours and Sunnyside baseball
teams met in Blythe last Sun
day and signed an agreement to play
regular schedule OF games during
the coming winter
The articles which the teams are
signed to play under provide for three
defined baseball districts from which
the team managers may draw their
players. This division of territory
was made necessary by the fact that
strictly amateur baseball is to be
played.
The management of the series will
be in the hands of commission of
seven men including the three team
managers and four disinterested par
ties. This commission will settle all
protests and other matters not di-
rectly connected with the individual
teams. Under the terms of the agree
in a week and draw up schedule
which is to include one game each
week The series will probably begin
November 1 and finish in April
Those elected to serve on the com
mission were L. A. Gillespie, man
ager, A. l.. Faass, l.. B. Todd and
II. l.. Freeman
The Blythe baseball district, in
which all players on the Blythe team
must live, is bounded on the north
and south by the section lines that
form the north and south boundaries
Of the Blythe townsite, and on the
east by the Colorado river and on the
west by the mesa. In other words.
Blythe may draw its players from a
strip OF the valley mile wide and
running the width of the valley.
All players south Of this strip are
eligible for the Neighbours team and
players north OF it are eligible for the
Sunnyside nine
A new diamond is to be laid out at
once on the Solano ranch just west OF
Blythe townsite where most of the
games of the series will be played.
1t is believed by those interested in
the baseball that this agreement will
mean a greatly improved class of base
ball in the valley this winter.
Those present at Sundays confer
ence to represent the various teams
were: L. A. Gillespie, Earl Wood and
''Rube" Hurlburt for Sunnyside; Ben
White and Elwood E. Todd for Neigh
bours, and Harry LeBarron, Will Car
Tigan and Randall Henderson for
Blythe
The players of the teams are en-
thuisastic over the new agreement
and new suits and equipment are to
be ordered at an early date.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
NORTHERN ARIZONA FAIR.

Commencing next Monday and con-
tinuing for three days--Monday, Tues.
day and Wednesday, Oct 81, % and
80, Prescott will be the scene of the
first real attempt to hold a fair, or
exhibit of northern Arizona products
Great enthusiasm is being manifested
throughout Yavapai county particu-
larly, while other northern counties
are taking a lively interest in the
exposition, and it gives promise of
proving a great success.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
OFFICERS FOR
THE B. OF 7.
ANOTHER MEETING OF BOARD
OF TRADE WILL BE HELD TO-
NIGHT SATURDAY.. YOUR
PRESENCE is DESIRED.

A fair-sized crowd attended the
meeting OF the Board of Trade held
last Saturday evening, but the rep
resentation was not as large as it
should have been. A number of citi-
zens happened to be out of town,
while others forgot all about the meet
ing Then, there We're others who
decided to let the meeting slide, know
ing that their neighbours would prob
ably turn out, and they believed in
letting their neighbours do the
work.
Pursuant to call an election Of :
ficers was held, and the reports OF
A S. Prescott, who Is now in Wash
ington as a special representative OF
the Board of Trade, were read and
discussed.
The election of officers resulted
follows:
PRESIDENT. b. Flanagan.
Vice President-A. S. Prescott.
Secretary-G. A. Marsh.
Treasurer-R. G. Saufley.
Directors-R. j. Martin, A. w.
Bryant, j. w. Martin, Martin
Baker, j. F. Collins. The officers
are also included on the directorate.
Only those who were present at
the meeting and who signified a will
ingness to serve were elected as OF
ficers and directors, except A. S. Pres
colt, who was necessarily absent On
business for the organization.
The following committee on bylaws
was appointed by the chairman: A.
w. Bryant, John F. Collins and G.
A. Marsh. This committee was in
structed TO report at the meeting tc
be held tonight Saturday.
Quite a number of ladies were pres
ent at last Saturday nights meeting
and they all evinced a lively interest
in the proceedings.
1t is expected that a much larger
attendance will be present at to
nights meeting, at which time ther,
will come up for discussion some
very important business. No citizen
who has the best interests of tn;
town at heart, can afford to not be
come identified with this organization
Therefore, IL you wish to help, mani
fest your interest by being pres
ent at the Board OF Trade meetings
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
$364O6.65

The rumOrs received last week Of
the death of Robert Furlong of Ran
nells were false according to a clipp-
ing just received from DR.. a. w. Ran
nells of Los Angeles The deceased
Furlong was a resident Of Pasadena
but due to a similarity OF names was
confused with our Robert Furlong:
Needless to say this news will be
gratifying to the large number of Mr..
Furlong's friends in the valley.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25

last look" Frank Georgia, a miner
who was believed to have been killed
by breaking his neck in fall off an
embankment at Bisbee, Ariz.. sud
denly sat UP and demanded: Whats
doing?"
Georgia, while i'll and in delirium
at Bisbee, walked off an embank-
ment, striking his head upon rail
road track His friends believed him
dead, brought his corpse" here, and
arranged for an inuqest and burial
while all the time Georgia was mere
ly in a coma.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
HUNDREDS ENTOMBED.

DAWSON, N. NJ. Oct. 23.--At 1 80
this afternoon fire broke out in the
old No. 3 Stag Canyon mine which
connects with No. 2 1t was feared
that it might spread to the workings
where the men are entombed Re-
vised figures show twenty-five res
cued, six bodies recovered, with doz-
ems in sight and a total of 284 en-
tombed by the explosion.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
FALLS FROM WAGON; is KILLED.

on the Glaze ranch southwest of
Blythe for the past year, fell from
freight wagon which he was driving
just this side of the summit on the
Blythe Junction road Sunday, Oct,12.
and was killed, the wagon wheel pas
sing over his head
Other teamsters were close at the
time, but none witnessed the acci-
dent The body was brought to
Blythe Monday and buried. No in
formation has been received regard
ing the mans family or relatives.
He was about 80 years of age.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
MANY CARS ENTERED.

Twenty-Five cars are entered III
the Los Angeles-PhoeniX road race
and fifty men are ready to fight for
the desert classic. The old time worn
expression, trite as it may seem, is
about right this time. The largest
entry list ever and the fattest purse
thus far hung up is waiting the man
who reaches Phoenix in the shortest
space of time.
The Parker post., 1913-10-25
"coRPsE" ASKS "WHAT's DOING.

DOUGLAS, Ariz. Oct. 22.-Causing
a panic tonight among many friends
and acquaintances who had gone to
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-19
COST OF GATHERING FOR THE BLUE AND GRAY WILL BE
 ABOUT $1,o0oOoo.
U. s. WILL PAY LIONS SHARE
Mess Kit for Each Man and 5000 Tents Will Be Furnished-Vet- erans May Retain These
 as Souvenirs.

Gettysburg, Pa, June 19.-When the veterans of the civil war-men who wore the blue and men who wore the gray-meet at Gettysburg the first week in July, they will be the guests of the nation, the very life of which hung by thread during the three days battle that ragged over the rocks of the Round Tops, Culp's Hill, Gene tery and Seminary Ridges and the valleys and meadows that stretch be- tween, half century ago
 The states of the now reunited Union have made large appropria- tions for the transportation of vet erans, and Uncle Sam will pay the main expense, which will mount up to something like million dollars.
 It is estimated that 50,000 persons will be the guests of the nation dur ing the week
 The day will be known as National Day" The chief justice of the United States supreme court will preside at a mass meeting of visitors and citi- zens of the town.
 United States Rents 20 Acres.
 The national government has rented 20 acres of land near Gettysburg and just outside of the national park which it will convert into a city of 5000 tents, with avenues lighted py 500 75-horsepower electric lamps. The veterans will be supplied with 4S,000 cots and blankets, 12,000 tin wash basins, 13,000 candle-burning lanterns, 75000 wax candles, 1000 iron buckets for drinking water and 50,000 mess kits, each containing a plate, cup, spoon and knife and fork. These kits alone cost the national government s12,000. The veterans will be per mitted to retain them as souvenirs.
 The culinary department will con tain 400 army cooking ranges, S0o cooks, 500 assistants and 130 bakers Outside the camp a general hospital will be established, with S7 field hos pital and in6rmary tents, 130 army surgeons and nurses. An ambulance corps will be on duty at all times In addition to these arrangements, the government has sunk three artesian wells. which will supply 1,000,0 ,000 gal Ions of pure water daily.
 And what glorious time it will be! Arm in arm, with the dove of peace lowering above, veterans of the blue and gray will stroll over the field where 50 years ago they clashed three days in deadly conflict
The Prescott daily news., 1913-06-19

gested that the entire matter be al lowed to lay over for few days.
 Just what effect this delay will have upon action by congress is con- sidered problematical.
 President Wilson's currency mes sage is completed and has had the o K of the cabinet It does not deal with the details of the bill. It is gen. eral and urges the need of currency legislation as necessary to strengthen the operation of the tariff bill, which will be passed at this session. The presidents contention is that to make the Underwood bill effective cur rency law is necessary.
 The one point in reference to none tary reform upon which the president has been insistent during the pro- longed conferences upon the subject has been that the system should be built upon a regional plan; that is, that each section of the country should do it's own banking business, on somewhat the principle upon which the clearing house associations have grown up.
 Even before he entered the White House the president insisted to Glass that, while a centralized system was always desideratum, the mere geog- raphy of this country demanded that each section should support it's own system and be reliant upon its own banking system. On the other hand, he argued that such system would be the only one in which each section would be secure from domination from the outside.
 Senator owen insisted that all the currency should be issued by the gov ernment, that it should be govern ment money in the strictest sense of the word. The only elasticity that would arise from the Owen system would be as a result of the influx of gold.
 Glass insisted on asset currency which should be issued by the vari- ous reserve associations or banks which would be located in the various regions built up by his system. H. proposed that the present heterogen- ous currency should be continued in- definitely, but that the reserve associ- ations, or banks, should be empow- cred to issue, through the central board of control, bank notes. Prime commercial paper would be the basis of this currency.
 Sandwich. H., June 19.-Eleazer Fisher, who would have been 103 years old September 25, is dead here. He never used tobacco or intoxicants. He cast his twenty-frst presidential vote last fall.