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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20
FARMERS FROM G|LA
VALLEY WINS SUIT
: WITH MINES
United States Supreme Court Decides
Copper Water Must Be Kept
From Irrigation Streams.
CASE ITERESTING
Smoke Nuisance Case of Similar Ma
ture Pending in Courts of
California.

The prolonged fight of the farmers
of the upper ella valley to protect
their lands from the tailingS carried
in suspension by the ella river from
the concentrating works of the Ari-
IONA Copper company at Clifton ter
minated yesterday when the Supreme
Court of the United States rendered
a decision in favor of the farmers.
The victory of the farmers is aug
mented by the distinction that they
were first to bring the important
question before the highest court as
to whether a mining company has the
right to pollute the irrigation waters
of a stream to the detriment of the
farming lands lying below its works.
The case was argued in behalf 3f
the farmers by Judge Ernest w. Lew
is of the firm of Armstrong & Lewis
of Phoenix, who appeared before the
supreme court in Washington last
January. The copper company was
represented by Walter Bennett of
Phoenix, the late Colonel M. j. -Egan
of Clifton and John A. CARRIER OF New
York city. The question aroused a
great deal of interest throughout the
country, and particularly in upper
California, where cases are penang
brought by farmers in an attempt to
abate the smoke nuisance of smelt-
ers. 1t is alleged that the smoke de-
stroys fruit trees and Injuries grow
ing crops, which involves another
phase of the same contention between
the farmers and mining companies.
1t is evident that the upper ella val
ley farmers have promulgated a law
which will be of universal effect in
the United States to- protect the
farms lying below the smelling and
concentrating works of mining com
panies. Senator Clark, owner of the
United Verde, anticipated the restric-
lions which have now been placed
upon the mine owners in this respect
by purchasing large tracts of the fruit
and alfalfa lands of the Verde valley
which would become affected by the
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20
VAST WASTE OF LANDS ON IN
DIAN RESERVES IN
ARIZONA.
Country Large Enough for Good State
Occupied by Meaeer Scatter
ing Indians.
Flagstaff SUM-

The question OF state governments
handling the Indian problem instead
of the federal government is being
advocated more and more by those
intimately acquainted with the matter
In Arizona the question is one Of
great Importance for the state is coy
cred by vast areas of land that are
not being used by the Indians and
are not needed by them, thus re-
tarding the development of the
state.
In Northern Arizona sixteen town
ships were added to the western di-
vision of the Navajo reservation
about fourteen years ago on the plea
that the Indians needed more land
and that white stockmen We're driv-
ing them out. At present there are
over 200 Indians off the reservation.
outside even this generous strip Civ
en- them, while claiming to be crowd
ed. there are not over 1000 Indians
in the whole western reservation
covering an area of 120 by 100 miles
square. Think of 1900 Indians,
counting men, women and Children.
in an area big enough for a state.
The more land they get the
more they want and the less they
use, even moving off the reserva-
ton onto the public domain.
The Indians should have land and
should be cared for, but the lavish,
unbusiness-like methods should be
done away with and the affairs
placed in the hands of an administra-
ton that is on the ground. knows their
needs and wants.
After fourteen years of this tenn
porary withdrawal in the Canyon
Diablo country, there have been many
allotments made, but no thought of
throwing this area open to settlement
again.
An idea of the absolute waste
can be gained by a rough estimate
of the Indian population on the
west division of the reservation,
the amount of stock now grazed
there and what could be raised II
used properly. The 1000 Indians
| in this vast domain of over 5000
square miles Craze approximately
| 20 900 head of sheep, $500 head OF
goats, 1000 cattle, 5000 head of
ponies-equal to about 100000 head OF
sheep, while by proper usage at least
800 900 head of sheep could be grazed
yearly and easily support population
of nearly the entire reservation, or
| 20 900 people. With white develop
ment ten times that number OF peo-
ple could be maintained in this coun-
trv where now Uncle Sam helps only
six or seven thousand to exc out an
existence and supplants 1t with gen
erous appropriations
The question is one that deserves
serious consideration by the people.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20

smoke of his shelters, and the de-
cision is of great Importance to the
Miami and Inspiration companies
near Globe in their future plans. The
farming country tributary to Florence
affected by the Ray concentration tail
ings will be benefited by the de
cision. Mining companies throughout
the State will hereafter be compelled
to impound their tailings.
In 1901 the farmers of the upper
ella valley observed that the tailingS
carried in suspension by the waters
of the ella river were settling upon
their lands, and when released by
the water became a hardened sub
stance rendering the growing crops
and alfalfa impervious to the fullest
benefits of the irrigation waters.
their lands would eventually be
ruined, and in 1907 suit was begun at
Solomonville against the Arizona Cop
per company and the Shannon Cop
per company, the later company SUBJ
sequently agreeing to keep their tall
ings out of the river, was dropped
from the suit. William A. Gillespie
of Solomonville, representing the
farmers who owned the $4,000 acres
under irrigation in the upper ella
valley, was the plaintiff lin the action,
Armstrong & Lewis, to the supreme
court of the United States. When
the case was tried at Solomonville
before the late Judge Frederick S.
Nave judgment was rendered for Gill
lespie, and in the territorial supreme
court Gillespie also prevailed in de-
cision written by Associate Justice
John H. Campbell, which has since
received wide comment and approval
by text writer's and on yesterday the
principle enunciated by the Arizona
supemre court that mining companies
cannot deposit taiilngs from their con-
centrators in irrigation streams be-
came the law of the land.
The Salt River valley irrigation
project might some day have had to
defend its Roosevelt dam from tail
ings deposit in Pinal creek, and the
question which has now been settled
for all time by the Unite Sdtates su-
preme court is of more than passing
interest to the Salt River valley.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS.

Sometime Friday afternoon, probab-
ly about o'clock, a cave-in on the 300
level of the Gar mine at Bisbee re
suited in the death of w.
T. Menear and Albert Hodge.
That the two were d
was not known until early yesterday
morning and it was not until about
o'clock in the morning that the first
body, that of Hodge, was recovered
Both men went on at 1880 O'Clock
Friday morning. They were taking
out old timbers and worked at least
up to the noon hour, as their lunch
buckets, empty, were found near
them when a rescue party finally I'M
covered the bodies. Ordinarily their
shift; would have ended at $3.50 o'clock
For some time Menear has been as
sisting in checking and was in the
habit of quitting 30 minutes early
in order to go to the change house and
give out checks. Friday, however,
was pay day and the men left imme-
diately upon getting off shift. The
absence of the two was not noticed.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20
ASSESSED VALUES
IN YUMA INCREASE.

YUMA, June 1s.-Exclusive of pro
ducing mines, railroads and otner
public service corporations, the prop
erty in Yuma county is valued TINS
alton. Last year the valuation was
s44S1.S31. The grand totay for 1913
will be well over $12,000,000:
The area of irrigated land mas IN,
creased from 5000 acres to lz'oVo
acres. 90
On some of the principal classes OF
property the valuation increases are are
as follows: Irrigated lands, S42o,ooo
to s1,O79,161; uncultivated lan .
s61S.257 to S1.940,924; non-productlVe
patented mines, no increase; town
and city lots, $574,735 to $1.SS7,627;
banks, ss2,3S1 to s19S,625; range
horses, s4,21O to s11.765: work horses,
s47545 to sS2,335; cattle and range
stock. s3O.o73 to $62,19O; milk cows,
s1O,455 to sSo,59o; poultry s1'757 to
81 955.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20

Once more IT. R." is having =
bully time.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20
ARIZONA TIMBER
SALE IS MADE IN
GRAHAhS
so Million Feet Is Purchased BY
Thatcher Concern From United
States Forestry Service.

In sale of fifty million feet of
national forest timber to the Mt. Ora
ham Lumber company, of Thatcher.
Arizona, contract mas been entered
into which, Forester Graves says con-
tainS effective safeguards against pos
sible monopoly. The timber is To-
Gated on the Mount Graham division
of the Crook National Forest and
fumes will be constructed by the
company for taking the lumber from
the mountain into the ella valley.
Under the terms of the sale these
fumes, which will form an outlet for
the Mount Graham range timber gen
orally, are to be available for the use
of the government, or of any other
purchasers fro,9 the government.
The timber contracted for consisted
chiefly of Douglas fir and Engelmann
spruce, with small quantities of west
ern yellow pine, white fir and Mexi-
can white pine. The initial price of
50 per thousand feet board measure is
subject to readjustment in accordance
with market values at the end of
three years, the contract period ex-
tending over six years.
A feature of the sale is the fact
that the lumber will be used solely to
supply the needs of the local market,
which consists in part of the agricul-
tural districts. developed along the
ella river, but chiefly of the lage
copper mines atGlobe, Miami, Ray and
Morenci This market has hitherto
been supplied almost exclusively by
lumber produced on the northern Pa
oific coast shipped by steamer to San
Pedro, California, and thence inland
, over the Southern Pacific.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20

Frank H. Hitchcock, former post
master general in the. Taft administra-
ton. arrived in Tucson this week
from Silver City, n. NJ, and went to
the home of Allan B. Jaynes, whose
guest he is. They are not only per
sonal friends, but are politically init
mate. Since the end of the Taft
administration Mr.Hitchcock has been
enjoying an outing in the west and
recently spent several weeks hunting
in the Mogollon mountains and look
ing after his mining interests in that
section.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20

Upon his return from Phoenix
where he talked with state officials
about the matter, Secretary Myers of
the chamber of commerce this week
stated that he was in hopes that Tue
son would be able to get from all
sources at least $4,000 with which
to build the local armory, which will
be the first in the state.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20

Forest fire broke out in the Pinal
mountains a few miles from Globe
last Saturday and ragged fiercely
driven before a high wind for several
hours before it was checked. Forest
Ranger F. R. Taylor in charge of the
Pinal station, first discovered the
flames and secuing the aid of camp
ers and a number of men sent out
from Globe fought the fire until late
at night when a telephone message
received in Globe stated the danger
was past,
Uncle Joe Cannon was visiting
bankers around Washington yester-
day In the olden days the bankers
visited Uncle Joe. Times have
changed.
Once more t. R." is having a
bully time.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20

The Board ordered notice sent TO
the cattle owners that meeting Will
he held the first Monday in July at
which they can appear to ask for ad-
juStmentS.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20
HALF MILLION CATTLE RAISE.
Tax Valuation Increased That Much
by Board of Equaiization' oa
tIenen Can Answer in July.

TOMBSTONE, June 1Sth-The cat
tlemen 'of Cochise county were rails
ed in tax valuation $5O4,454 today by
the board of supervisors, acting as
a board of equalization More than
100 cattle owners were raised, the
amounts ranging from $1,000 up TO
$40 900 Among the larger Increases
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
SHOW PLANS
OF HANOVER
ADDITION
New Presbyterian Church to
Be Modern In Every
Particular
CONNECT NEW EDIFICE
WITH THE OLD ONE

A meeting of the officials of Hanover
Church was held last evening. when Ar
chitects f. L. Rice Company, Inc. pre-
sentod plans for the new church addi.
tion. The addition will be iON50. and
will be built of stone To match the
present building. The inside will be
lined with brick, giving the interior an
old style appearance. The basement will
be used for social purposes. In the main
auditorium the choir loft will be over
the pulpit. Access from the present
building viii be through folding doors.
The interior will be wainscoted 20 a
height of seven and a han feet. The
timbers viii be open TO view. Gas and
electric lights viii be installed and a
steam heating plant win be used.
The boiler and coal hins will be
placed under the Jefferson street
sidewalk. Modern plumbing will be
used in the kitchen and other rooms
Ornamental glass, new pews and new
furnishings will be installed. TO be In
full keeping with the new church
building The new rose window IA
the gable will he feature OF the new
building A tower 66 feet high will
grace the edifice, which. when COM
pleted, will be one Of the modern
churches in the city Architects e
L. Rice Co, Inc. will prepare the
specifications and soon ask for bids
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
President Troubled Over
Mexican Situation Calls
Conference For Tonight

have helped TO clear the situation
But the very fact that he decided that
ne had to have the counsel Ct the
enc committee Of the senate, which
in case Of war would have the final
recommendation to make. just at the
very moment his specia' representa-
tive was due to land on Mexican soil
ras admitted, of great significance.
His plan Is to lay all of his cards
on the table. Nothing is to be kept
back from the committee and II was
believed in administration circles that
as a result of this new policy the
President will have the united sup
port of both big parties in his future
movements in Mexico. The President
has believed there was a plan on the
part of certain Republican members
10 embarrass him. And certain Re
publican members have asserted
that he was trying to make a party
question out OF a patriotic one. The
result has been a Misunderstanding
which threatened seriously to compli-
cate the situation. II was hoped that
tonight's meeting would smooth all
of this otu.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

tors from whom I received only tempo
rary relief. | decided to give Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fair
trial and also the Sanative Wash. have
now used the remedies for four months
and cannot express my thanks for what
they have done for me.
"If these lines will be Of any benefit
you have my permission 10 publish
them. - Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, 455
James Street, Elkhart, Indiana.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic OF harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know of, and thousands Of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. PinlSham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound viii help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinlxham MedicineCo.
confidential Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter viii he opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
AUTO TRUCK
PREY TO FIRE
Leaky Gasoline Tanks Believed
to Have Caused Tyson
Brothers Less
DRIVERS JUMP FROM
TIE BURNING CAR

Fire today practically destroyed
the automobile truck of Tyson
Brothers. caterers. of No. 6lO-612
Walnut street. while the machine was
was on It's way to Philadelphia to
bring a load Of furniture to Whining
ton. The machine caught fire on the
Philadelphia turnpike. near Bellevue
shortly after o'clock this morning
an early start having been made from
this city. Jesse ]. Tyson. Jr,, a
member of the firm. was driving the
car at the time and with him were
two colored men. Just what caused
the blaze is not known, but Il Is pre-.
sumed that there was a leak In the
gasoline tank.
AS soon as the fire was discovered
Mr.. Tyson and his helpers Jumped
from the automobile and sent word 10
the Reliance Fire Company here,
which quickly responded. Il took the
auto chemical apparatus just ten
minutes 10 get to Bellevue and when
the fremen arrived the automobile
was enveloped in flames Chemical
streams soon extinguished the blaze
but by this time the auto had been
practically destroyed, the gasoline
tank. having exploded and spread
flaming oil to all parts of the ma
chine.
The truck cost s2,50O. The loss Is
covered by insurance.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE
In THE FALL OF POMPEII

Much interest Is being taken in the
appearance of PAINS wonderful open
air firework spectacle. "The Last
Days of Pompeii." which will be al
Shellpot Park for six nights. begin
ming next Monday Fully five hun
dred people participate in the stir
ring episodes. ballets. pageants. etc,
Of this big exhibition, and the beau
tiful scenic representation OF the ILL
fated city of Pompeii occupies an
area Of several acres of ground.
The spectator will see before him
i'm the amphitheatre a mimic Roman
city. A marvellous realistic effect Is
attained.
He will also see several hundred cor.
rectly costumed people on the quaint
streets of this painted city, for the fes.
tivities of a feteday are in progress as
the spectacle opens, and everywhere are
scenes of holiday gaiety and life.
One of the features of these divertise.
ments will be two beautiful ballets by
so young women. p
In the midst OF these fete day scenes,
treacherous Mount Vesuvious gives evi.
dences Of breaking forth. and the erst-
while merry makers flee in alarm to the
churches and supposed safety The
scenes of gaiety are scarcely brought
to an abrupt end when the earthquake
shocks are felt and the volcano bursts
forth in all its awful fury. The city
and it's unfortunate people are soon bur
led in It's ruins.
A display Of Pains Manhattan Beach
fireworks terminates each nights per
formance.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
MIR. SMITH WANTS
GOVERNMENT TO
BUILD CANAL

Levy Court Commissioner Martin
f. Smith is considerably elated over
the success he has had with the Hol-
land Marsh Company. Recently Mr..
Smith found that the marsh owners
had neglected to keep up the bank of
the Christiana river and as a conse-
quence the marsh land between the
Market street causeway and the
Christiana river became flooded at
all times. To add to this undesirable
condition the marsh water damaged
the causeway. The Levy Court upon
the request of Mr.. Smith at its meet
ing on Tuesday last. passed a resolu-
ton requiring the Holland Marsh
owners to repair the Christiana riv-
er banks. The company is now COM
plying with the request
Mr.. Smith said today that he ex-
poets to bring the matter Of drainage
to the attention of the government
because the dredges at work In the
Christiana have been pumping the
dredsings into the marsh on the east
side of the causeway. AS conse-
ouence the water courses have been
blocked and the water from the
western division cannot flow out
Mr.. Smith thinks the government
should dig a canal through the
eastern marsh so that the water
from the western marsh can run of
Mr.. Smith will work TO this end.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
COMPANY SAFE,
WON'T ENJOIN

Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis today
handed down an opinion in the case of
Charles +. Starr vs.. James Hector Nc.
Neal and the Public Utilities Company.
Marvel. Marvel & Wolcott and Henry J..
Redman, of Philadelphia, for the plain
tifis. and Salisbury & Morris and T..
Wanne Wilson, of Philadelphia. for de-
PENDANTS.
This bill was for the appointment Of
a receiver because of alleged irregulari-
ties IN the conduct of the company 5
president chiefly consisting of deposit
by him in his own private account of
moneys alleged to have belonged to the
company and received by him as presi-
dent, and for an accounting respecting
such moneys. Few facts were undis-
puted.
Chancellor Curtis says in conclusion;
81 do not feel at this time tnat the sum-
mary remedy of the appointment of n
receiver pendente lite should be applied
in this case. To do SO would do il doubt
ingly. and il should never ne so done.
There does not seem TO be any threat
ened danger To the company The rule
win. therefore. be discharged, the costs
to abide the final result of the cause"
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
TO CLOSE OUT
RECEIVERSHIP

Chancellor Charles NJ Curtis yester-
day afternoon handed down an order in
the case of Woodward and Brother, re-
ceivership. In accordance with the di-
rections of the Chancellor. William f.
Kurtz and David J. Renhardt sent no
tees TO all creditors regarding the sale
of the stock as well as the real estate
of the company. Daniel o. Hastings
representing Gilpin $. Woodward APP
peared before the Chancellor yesterday.
having deposited Sj00 as security TO
make good any loss to the estate by
the sale of real estate at a price less
than $4,000 The Chancellor directs
the receivers to advertise for tenders
TOR the purchase OF the merchandise as
a whole and also for the sale OF the
real estate. Tht tenders are TO be receiv-
cd up to noon September 5. Notices are
to be sent 10 all creditors and the re-
ceivers 10 sell the real estate and per.
sonal property to the highest and best
bidders
Return of sale win be made to the
chancellor on September Q at II
O'Clock
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
JEsus THE TRUE MESSIAH

Evangelist r. H. Martin preached
to a large audience last evening in
the gospel tent at Ninth and Clay
ton streets. His text was Jesus OF
Nazareth. the True Messiah" In the
course Of his sermon. Mr.. Martin
said that II people knew positively
that Jesus is the very Christ there
would be more Christians in the
world. Unto 2300 DAYS then shall
the sanctuary be clean" (Dan. 8, 14,
was the basis Of the discourse.
Mr. Martin urged his audience 70
come out Sunday night and hear the
subject. THE Sanctuary and It's
Cleansing" There will be no meet
ing tonight
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
Bv IoHN FnWTN NEvN

bN hO1N EDWIN NENiN.
staff correspondent of the United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. OF any off-
cial acknowledgement were needed of the
extreme gravity of the Mexican situa-
tion It came today when President Will
son invited the entire membership Of
the Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions to meet with him tonight Repub-
licons will be taken into the confidence
.of the executive for the 6rst time. They
will have explained TO them from the
Presidents own lips just why he felt
compelled 10 send John Lind to Mexico
City as his personal representative.
They will learn the various successive
steps the President and secretary Of
State Bryan have mapped out in their
effort TO bring about peace in the repub-
lie south of the Rio Grande snd they
will be told by tho President that he
has been and is opposed to armed inter
Vention.
The President is really troubled
over the developments in Mexico City
He believes that the existing govern
ment has a wrong conception of his
plans. But he has hopes that the
talks Charge d'Affairs O'Shaughnessey
has had with the foreign Office there
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
ADMITS HE LEFT
NOVEL READING WIFE

James Cunninehab. a young man
was before City Court today charged
with non support of his nine months
old child. Cunningham pleaded
guilty and said his reason for leaving
his wife. Carrie Cunningham. a bride
of less than two years, was due TO her
desire for cheap novels. Cunningham
said he had TO cook his own meals and
AZ times he washed his own shirt.
II was brought out that Cunning
ham. who earned 81 a week as help
er on an ice wagon left his wife two
weeks ago, taking the rent money with
him. He returned later, saying he had
been I'm Somersville. New Jersey.
Judge Churchman ordered the de-
fendant to pay Frank Stout. $3.50 a
week for the support Of his child