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The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
INCREASE PARCELS WEIGHT.

WASHINGTON, July 19.4Plans fl
the extension, Improvement and re-
duction in rates of the parcel post
were announced today by Postmast-
er General BurlesOn.
The changes, which are to become
effective August Is, include an in
crease from eleven pounds to TWEEN
ty pounds in the maximum weight
of parcels; material reduction in
the postage rates in the first and
second zones, and the abandonment
of the parcel post map as means
OF computing rates and the sub
stitution for it OF rate chart in
dividualized every postoffice in
the United States.
The rate of postage on parcels
weighing in excess OF four ounces
In the proposed first zone will be re-
duced from cents for the first
pound and / cent for each additional
pound or fraction thereof to cents
for the first pound and l cent for
each additional two pounds or fraction
thereof, and the rate for the second
zone will be reduced from cents for
the first pound and 3 cents for each
additional pound or cents for the
first pound and 4 cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof
to cents for the first pound and
cent for each additional pound or
fraction thereof
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
SAYS WILSON Is BOSS

Reese M. Ling, Democratic nation
al committeeman from the state OF
Arizona and one of the biggest and
most influential Democrats in the
state, returned to Phoenix this
morning after two months spent in
Washington, New York and Atlantic
City, says the Democrat.
He AYERS that the policy of the de-
partment OF the Interior will be very
much more liberal in it's treatment
of everyone, particularly the home
steader annd the prospector, than it
has been in the past. and will listen
more to reason and bona fide ad.
vice and counsel OF those on the
ground in any controversy which
comes before the department. Ling
returned to Phoenix by way of New
York to Galveston by boat and, then
on to Arizona over the Southern Pa
cific. According to the traveller the
trip is one of the most enjoyable
which a person coming this way from
New York, with ample time, could
take.
'The most noticeable thing in
Washington around the halls Of con-
gress, is the fact that president Will
son has the United States senator's
eating from his hands," said Ling
this morning. "The president is
PRESIDENT all over and is deter
mined to see that the platform OF the
Democratic party is fulfilled in
every manner possible. Every act
so far made by Wilson has made
him stronger than ever. He has
upset precedents galore, but has not
upset anything else in doing So
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
DISCOVERER OF
SWANSEA DIES

PRESCOTT, July 22.-Joe Moro,
the discoverer of the Swansea mines,
passed away in this city, last Tuesday
and although miner in his early
days, his last illness was attended
with facing conditions of extreme
poverty. <r
For over quarter of a century
he prospected in every section of the
state, making a good-size cleanup
at times, but which was later ex-
pended in his ambition to secure a
homestake that was never realized
in the magnitude desire. From the
sale of the Swansea, however, he
is said to have received quiet a
snug sum about six years ago, but
which was outlayed in other proper
ties that proved poor investments.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
EARLY OPENING
IS PREDICTED
EFFORTS OF ARIZONA OELEGA-
TlON AND COMMITTEEMAN LIN
LIKELY TO BRING EARLY AC-
TION ON BILL IN coNGRES IS.

Through the activity OF Senator
Henry F. Ashurst, member OF the
senate committee on Indian affairs
aud OF Democratic Committeeman
Reese M. Ling, the Colorado River
Indian reservation will soon be open
to entry and the people of northern
Yuma county, of which the prosper
Gus town of Parker is the center,
will begin an era of expansion un-
eaualied in any other part OF the
west with the possible exception OF
the Salt River valley, says the
Arizona Democrat.
For the past few sessions OF con-
gress bill after bill has been intro
duced applying for the distribution
of the land within the reservation
and the throwing open of the res
srvatiOn to settlement For several
years a we'll established company of
capitalists has been ready to place
a diversion dam on the Arizona side
o4 the Colorado river, short dis
tance from Parker for the purpose
of irrigating this fertile, yet dry
land. Without an act of congress,
authorizing the opening of the res
ervation the settlement of the land
is at a standstill.
At the last session of congress,
Congressman Carl Hayden introduc-
ed a measure similar to the present
bill, which was introduced by Sen.
ator Smith The Hayden bill died
in the natural course of cOngressiOn-
al activities. Upon the National
Washington he took the matter up
for the Parker and Colorado river
people. He visited Senator Ashurst,
who is a member OF the Indian At
fairs committee In the senate, and
a meeting with the committee called.
Senator Stone of Missouri is chair
man of this committee
The recommendations of the peo-
pie of this section were placed be
fore the committee in full. The
committee discussed the bill and it's
merits and the day after the meet
ing, Senator Stone Informed the
Arizona national committeeman
that the committee would report the
bill favorable to the senate
This would mean that as soon as
the present tariff legislation Is out
Of the road, the more routine mat
ter of the country will be taken up
and the Smith bill for the opening
OF the Colorado river Indian Reser-
walton will be among the first to
be considered.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
WOULD ABOLISH
INDIAN SERVICE

WASHINGTON, July 23-"The
greatest service we can do for the
Indian is to set him free, and the In
dian bureau should be a vanishing
bureau said secretary Lane today
In a letter to Representative Scott
Ferris of Oklahoma, respecting the
proposed investigation of the Indian
service.
Secretary Lane is impressed with
the idea that the government has
"no consistent philosophy, either as
to legislation or as to administration
touching Indian affairs"
"An examination should be made
into Indian affairs, and it should be
most searching" he wrote. Il am
satisfied that it will be easy to dis
cover a large number of wrongs that
have been done the Indians and cer-
tain and serious defects in GUS me-
thods OF handling them
For a Permanent Board.
Instead of a temporary commits
ion, which can do little more than
unearth various matters of scandal
in the various agencies (Some of
which are now being examined into)
trust that congress will see fit to
establish a permanent commission,
which shall supersede t. present
system of administration and be
granted the fullest power to reorg,
anize the bureau
This commission should be given
such powers, as will permit to decen
trali2e the administration of Indian
affairs, allowing the greater authority
to competent, we'll paid agents in
the field.
II am satisfied from what examina-
tion | have made that there are tens
OF thousands of so-called Indians
whose property to a greater or less
degree is under the control of this
bureau who are competent to attend
to their affairs as men or women Of
the white race There are thousands
of others of the half blood who are
an expense to the government, who
should not be regarded as dependent,
but who should be given their pro
perty and allowed to shift for them
selves.
Some Must Be Wards.
THE mature fullblooded Indian
who is without education or the ah-
ility to care for his own affairs must
remain ward in our hands The
children of these Indians, however,
should within a generation be a part
of the American people living outside
of reservations and taking up the
burdens and responsibilities of other
citizens. Their education should be
such as to bring this result about
and end the bureau
These questions OF policy are fund
amental. To deal with tbs matter ade-
quately the investigation proposed
should be one that searches for
causes, not, for symptoms.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
CLAIMANTS OF
LAND JAILED
QUINTET OF RANcHERS ON CON-
TESTED CLAIMS NEAR NEIGH
Es FOR ALLEGED CONSPIRACY

BLYTHE, July 22.-Another cha
ter in the heretofore much air
ed land cases at Neighbours
was started last week when the Un-
tied States grand jury at Los An
geles returned indictments against
w. B. Edwards. VIM. Wells, John
McLaren, R. l.. Culpepper, Archie
Robinson and Lee Wells, charging
them with conspiracy.
Armed with warrants sworn out
the United States court at Los An
geles Marshals Dingle and Durlin
came to the valley last Thursday
and arrested all of these men but
Lee Wells who was in Arizona at
the time. Wells stated later that he
would go to Los Angeles volun-
tarily and stand trial.
The men were locked up in the
county Jail with a charge of con
spiracy to injure and oppress citizens
in the exercises of their civil right.
The bonds were placed at $4,000
each.
The arrests are the aftermath of
longstanding trouble The complain
ing witnesses are James NJ Ochel-
tree and Patrick H. Bodkin, both for
mer clergymen, and now homestead
ers in the Palo Verde Valley.
The accused were arrested last
winter and released on parole on
the condition that they would pre-
serve the peace But according to
Assistant Uuited States Attorney Dud-
ley Robinson, they have violated
this parole and have sent insulting
letters to the Government Officials,
declaring they were the law of the
land, and have become a public men
ace .. ..
The trouble began when Ocheltree
and Bodkin took up their regular
homesteads The defendants, accord
to Robinson, had squatted on the
territory and when the homesteaders
came attempted to drive them away.
Ocheltree stated that they attempted
to stampede his stock and Bodkin
that they wrecked his tent store and
threatened to kill him.
Marshals Dingle and Durlin went
after their prisoners in a high-pow-
cred automobile. They found them
ready to submit to arrest and Thurs
day afternoon started for Los
Angeles. AS they were running up
Mammoth Wash, about twenty miles
east of Glamis they encountered a
cloudburst, and the officers say the
water rushed upon them in torrents.
A stone got. lodged in the driving
chain and threw it out of gear, stall
ing the car. For the greater part of
the night they waited in the wash,
drenched to the skin, for the storm
to subside At one time, they said,
the water was three to four feet deep
When the water subsidized they man
aged to repair the machine, and
when they arrived in Los Angeles
they were considerable the worse
for wear
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26
TIMBER ON
PARKER LAND
COTTONWOOD AND MESQUITE
Observation-Disclosures EX-
PENsE SMALL AND WOOD VAL
UARLE ASSET TO SETTLER.

Among the hundreds of letters that
are being received constantly re-
garding the land and soil in the
Parker valley there is much inquiry
as to the amount and variety of tim
ber on these lands.
The greater part of this valley is
covered with more or less dense
growth of mesquite and cottonwood,
the cottonwood timber borders the
river, running the entire length of
the valley, forty miles, in strip
ranging from 100 yords to a mile
wide. The growth is dense, the trees
for the most part being fully
grown.
Outside the cottonwood belt the
valley, excepting few small
areas of a section or two each, is
covered with mesquite. In some
places this mesquite growth is light,
there being just about enough to
furnish the settlers with fence posts
and fire wood for few years These
are the only two uses to which this
"a nI1t 20 10 .frsnn orr
too crooked to be used for lumber
In large areas, however, this growth
of mesquite is very dense and hund-
reds of cords of firewood can be
cut from a single acre. The expense
of clearing this mesquite from the
land, including dynamiting or grub
bing the stumps is from So to $40 an
acre judging from the experience of
similar. valleys along the river The
average growth can be cleared for
about Sc.
Many settlers in the valley lower
down the river are now getting good
returns for wood which they cut
from their land several years ago
when the country was first cleared
and held until the present time
when the increasing scarcity has
caused the price to raise.
A most effective way of clearing
this mesquite from the land is in
cutting out the wood and then burn
ing the brush on the stump. This
simplifies the problem of grubbing
the roots.
In many cases where the land is
covered with a growth of brush
quail bush or arrow-weeds, a match
applied on windy day will burn
out all of the underground, leaving
the bare mesquite to be cut out.
Those familiar with the prickly
nature of this tree will readily see
the advantage of this method.
The cotton wood timber furnishes
excellent material for building
purposes where a sawmill is installed
to cut it and settlers in the PalO
Verde valley just south of Parker
have found it the cheapest and mos
substantial material for bridge work
over canals and rough buildings.
1t is questionable as to whether
any of this land would justify taking
for the timber alone but there is no
question as to the fact that on much
of it the timber will yield good
return
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26

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The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-07-26

The trustees must keep an office
in the district and must elect one Of
their members as president and may
employ engineers and must also
appoint a treasurer for the district.
Prior to the first day of September
of each year the trustees must esti-
mate the amount OF money they will
need for the next year and must
furnish such estimate to the Super
Eisors upon or before the first of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
PHOTOPLAY
...OFFERINGS...
News Of the movies
Gossip of the pictures
Newest photodramas and
Comedies of the screen.
Where to Go In Pendleton.



Extra! Extra! A two reel Kalem
feature for Tuesdays change.
THE Last Blockhouse." Kalem.
Two reels. 4 party of western pio-
neers, while constructing a block
house are guarded by a troop under
Captain Steele. Grow. a half breed
renegate, tries to become friendly. He
annoys Dot, the wife of Jim, a young
settler and is quickly repulsed. Crow
determines to get revenge. The
blockhouse is destroyed. Grow cap
lures Dot before the attach and rides
off toward the camp. Jack, the sole
survivor. manages to reach the young
husband, who is away in the woods.
while Jim and Captain Steels recap
ture Dot from the Indians and in a
hand to hand struggle with Grow Jim
avenges the fate of the pioneers.
The Doctors Photograph" Edi-
son.
THE Man Higher Up" Vitagraph
Featuring John Bunny and Hughie
Mack. 1t is a see-saw between the
captain and the patrolman who will
get the widow. The captain is the
man higher up. He comes down and
marries the widow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
MUTT AND JEFF"
Musical Comedy Pleases Pendle-
ton Audience Last Night in
Oregon Theater.


No one who saw Mutt and Jeff at
the oregon theater last evening went
away displeased to Judge from the ap-
plause which was accorded the fun
makers during three acts of musical
comedy. The songs introduced were
of the tuneful character, while the
dialogue was conspicuous for the ab-
sence of forced effects to make it
funny. The show throughout was
ing was without the slap-stick or the
seltzer bottle.
While the opera house was comfort
ably filled, there were doutless many
who remained away fearing the show
would not be up to what was claimed
for it. This belief was probably due
to the fact that a second company is
playing the same thing in Portland.
But so popular has this comedy be-
come that Gus Hill has five companies
on the road, two of which happen to
be playing in Oregon at the same
time. The company playing here was
certainly up to the standard of any
musical troup which has visited this
city.
The comedy is based on the cartons
OF Bud Fisher and was booked by
Frank Tannehill jr., and Mr.. Fisher.
The lyrics are by L. S. Hutchinson,
the music by Howard Webster,
The stage settings are all we'll done,
The chorus comprises pretty girls
who wear becoming costumes and
dance and sing well.
Mr.. Ben B. Byron, as A. Mutt, and
A. ]. Criqui as Little Jeff are the life
of the play as might be expected. Mr..
size, apparently being not more than
three feet from his shoes to the crown
of his head. Mr.. Byron made an ex-
cellent Mutt, his character being true
in every detail to the pictured series.
Miss Theresa v. McAdams displayed
her ability as a singer and dancer the
latter being a feature which required
much skill and agility. The plot was
strong enough on which to pin a vari-
ETY. of tuneful songs, among which
might be mentioned, "I Was Never
Meant for You: Wine Song" and
Just Little Smile"
While it is true that the play is en-
tertaining for the children, there is
no reason to assume that grown-ups
cannot enjoy it as well, and so far as
a Pendleton audience is concerned,
this was amply demonstrated last eve-
ming.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10

pies which continue to be fashionable
is to dampen 1t and tie 1t down with
bands of baby ribbon. OF course, alb
solutely straight hair will not yield to
this treatment, but hair with the
slightest tendency to curl will respond
beautifully After the hair is done
up. dampen it with hot water, pinch
1t little and then draw it close down
to the head with bands of baby ribbon
put on in separate pieces about an
inch apart and pinned very tight to
the head. Leave on for an hour. re-
move carefully, then comb the hair
gently until it fluffs out in charming
waves of beautiful regularity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
Cosy.

For Monday and Tuesday a strong
human interest story in two reels,
featuring Edwin August as "The
Tramp Reporter" He was just a
wanderer who travelled via the box
car line. but he was a brillian writer
and had a big heart. so when he had
solved murder mystery unaided. he
gave his scoop" to a fellow reporter
who had been discharged and whose
family were in want. The tramp is
fired for his failure to bring in any
news, and he climbs aboard a freight
in quest of other scenes. There are
many strong, stirring situations and
the story appeals to the sympathies
''The Gallop of Death" Eclair. A
tiger is featured in this thrilling pic
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
NOBODY CAN TELL # YOU DARKEN
GRAY. FADED HAIR WITH SAGE TEA

edy," thus avoiding a lot of muss.
Some druggists make their own, but
it isn't nearly so nice as "Wyeths"
While wispy, gray, faded hair is
not sinful, We all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness BY darkening your hair with
Wyeth's Sage and sulphur no one can
tell, because it does it so naturally;
so evenly. You just damped a sponge
or soft brush and draw it through your
hair, taking one small strand at a
time. Do this tonight and by morn
ing all gray hairs have disappeared.
after another application or two it
will be restored to its natural color
and be even more glossy, soft and lux
uriant than ever
Local druggists say they are selling
lots of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur"
it surely helps folks appear years
younger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
PRIVATE TEXT BOOK FOR WO-
MEN

Which will aid you to make sure of
the exact nature of any female COM
plant with which you may be afflict-
ed, is offered free of cost to any wo-
man who will write for it to the Ly-
dia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. of Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be treated as
strictly private. and the book mailed
in plain wrapper. Every ailing wo-
man should send for this book to-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
Druggist Says When Mixed With
Sulphur Prevents Dandruff
and Falling Hair.

Common garden sage brewed into
a heavy tea with sulphur and alcomol
added, then left to age and carefully
filtered will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant; remove every bit of dandruff,
stop scalp itching, and falling hair.
Just few applications will prove
revelatin if your hair is fading,
gray or dry, scraggly and thin. Mix
ing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe
at home, though, is troublesome. An
carrier way is to get the ready-to-use
tonic, costing about so cents a large
bottle at drug stores known as "Wy-
eth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
Eradicate wrinkles.

Keep wrinkles" out of your mind
II you would keep your face free from
'creases. The face, like a camera
film, pictures conscious and sub-con-
siaus thought 1t is the mind that
needs treatment, and self-treatment
alone is permanent. Concentrate youl
thoughts on your health and happi-
ness, break the habit Of "wrinkling'
your mind and the spirit and appear
,ance of youth win stay with you.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
ADJUSTMENTS a.

story is of the circus, and there are
many animals, an elephant, lions and
leopards. Miss Williams is seen in
a thrilling hand-to-hand battle with
a maddened leopard, which is shot
to save her life.
"The Joke Wasn't On Ben Bolt"
Vitagraph. His friends try to make
a fool of him. They unintentionany
put him wise. He finds a treasure
and has the laugh on them.
Three Suitors and a Dog" Kalem.
A farce that is full of mirth.
"The Bear Hunter" Pathe. A
story of love and adventure.
"The Matrimonial Venture of the
Bar X Hands" Kalem.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
CLUB CALENDAR.

Pendleton Political Equality
League meets at the call of the
president.
Pendleton Chapter American
Woman's League meets at the
city hall assembly room at 8 p.
m, second Monday in each
month.
Class in Parliamentary Law
meets at city hall on second
and fourth Mondays Of each
month, at 8 p. m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
New Fruit Dishes.

Some fruit dishes and comptoes of
German china have the appearance of
the old Dresden and little of the
white Coalport idea blended They
have the design with figures of boys
in full relief Both dishes and boys
are of the all white glazed china and
the garlands are solid rose pink. with
the tiny flowers in full relief also.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
To Clean Wallpaper.

In cleaning wall paper with bread,
use two days old bread in small
pieces. Clean with downward. light
stroke. Never go twice over the same
surface and never work horizontally.
Cut away the soiled part of the bread
continually
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10

ture in which the heroine starts, blind
folded. to ride over a cliff but is
saved
THE hero Of the hour" Imp COM
edy.
Fixing the Flirts. Imp comedy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10

Assist Nature. There are times
when you should assist nature. 1t is
now undertaking to cleanse your sys-
tem-if you will take Hoods Sar-
saparilla the undertaking will be sue
cessful. This great medicine purifies
and builds up as nothing else does.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
A Sturdy Dress

Pique is a specially good fabric for
morning wear when a child is kept
constantly in white, for this material
will stand any amount of scrubbing
and wringing without perceptible in
jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
The PaStinne.

The home of good pictures. Tues
days change of program:
THE Artist and the Brute" Selig.
The artist is portrayed by Kathlyn
Williams, the brute py Hobart Bos-
worth. This Sis-ia team that would
make any picture worth while. The
%5.Ec;s::.< = <--,j1 s,.ssM ~ :,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
Pain On Glass.

If the window glasses have been
splashed with paint, melt some soda
in very hot water and wash the pane
with it, using soft flannel rag.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
Luncheon FOR Children.

Bean soup makes an excellent
luncheon for children when they come
in hungry in cold weather.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-10
BREA KFAST.
Oranges

BREAKFAST.
Oranges
Fried clans
Wheat cakes Honey or syrup
Stewed apples
Coffee
LUNCH
Macaroni with cream
Cup custards
Cocoa
DINNER
Baked lamb chops Riced potatoes
Nut and date bread
Pudding