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The Parker post., 1913-02-15
EMPTIES SHOTGUN
AT JACK GEORGE

1t is reported here that Station
Agent Brownell and Jack George, a
well-known prospector who makes his
headquarters here, mixed UP in a
shooting scrape at Vidal few days
ago. Brownell took a shot at Jack
with his shotgun, hitting him in two
different places. Some of the buck
shot lodged in the prospectors head
and several found their way into his
right leg While the station agent
was showing very poor markmanship
it is said that George was armed
with Winchester, but did not de-
sire to open up on the old man. In
this he showed rare presence of MIND.
for if he had been hasty with Old
Betsy he would probably have been
up to his neck in trouble by now
with the authorities After telling
Brownell that he was very poor
shot, Jack meandered on with his
burros, headed for the Horn mines
where he is going to pack ore for the
owners.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
OFFICIALS ARE GRILLED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-A re-
commendation that equity proceed
ings to cancel the government con-
tract with the Pacific Gas & Elec-
trio company, ''by which this cor
poration is given a monopoly ON
power developed at Roosevelt dam,
and to institute criminal proceed
ings according to its Judgment" lis
made in a report to the house by the
committee ON interior department eX-
penditures.
Referring to the Salt River Valley
project further, the report alleges
that as the reclamation act provides
that only the estimated cost of the
construction may be recovered by
the government, and the estimate of
the secretary of the interior was So
$50, 900 and the expenditures to date
have been $1O,547 1896, the govern
ment's loss On the project appears to
be $6,747,746.
Charges of incompetency and NAL
administration of the reclamation SER
vice are made and AN appropriation
of $25, 900 is asked for congress
sional inquiry that will deal broadly
with reclamation projects.
The report recommends during the
pendency of the inquiry the removal
from office of AS" 'stant Secretary of
Interior Adams and F. H. Newell
and l.. G. Hill, director and super
vising engineer respectively of the
reclamation service.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF
PALO VERDE LAND SOLD

BLYTHE, February 13.-Over
five sections of Palo Verde
valley land have been sold to out
side parties in farms from 40 to
$40 acres by the Land and Water
company during the past few days.
For the most part this has been un-
improved land. All of it has been
sold with water stock.
The sales included about 1000
acres in the upper end of the valley.
This land went to buyers from Kern
county who visited the valley last
week in automobiles. Most of the
other land sold lies south and east of
Blythe.
H. M. Fraser came into the val
ley this week with a large party of
buyers and it is likely that several
hundred acres more will be sold be-
fore March 1.
The greater part of this land is go
ing into the hands of farmers and
business men who will begin the
work of leveling and clearing at
once. Among those who purchased
land were: Iriart & Co. sheepmen,
so acres; John Selhay, sheepman,
40 acres; J. c. Wiggins, stock
man, 80 acres; Brite and son,
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
SEVEN FEET OF HIGH GRADE
ORE OPENED AT THE EMPIRE
Over Three Feet Runs $500 in Gold and the
Balance of Big Vein Averages Around
40 Per Cent Copper Values.

ieved the Arizona Empire was rich
in gold, and that with development
the property would show good ore
bodies carrying pay values in the
yellow metal. But it is evident that
this property can also be cIassed as
a copper mine, with the Eagle tun-
mel showing four feet of black oxide
of copper, besides the copper content
in the ore of Gold Hill, no part of
which runs less than per cent, in
addition to it's gold values.
1t is said that portions of the vein
in the Walters shaft runs so high
in gold that it has been deemed ad-
visabIe by the management to sta
ton armed guards at the rich work.
ings to protect the hundreds of sacks
of high-grade on the dump awaiting
shipment to Parker.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
FIERCE BATTLE
owners.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 13.-A fierce
street battle, which is expected to be
decisive, began between the troops
supporting MaderO and Diaz at
O'Clock this morning. The federals
had the advantage in numbers, and
General Huerta and President Madero
declared they would be badly disap-
pointed if the Diaz forces We're not
reduced to submission before night
fall
The population either had deserted
the center of the city or remained
hidden in houses, as it was i'm
possible to stir on the streets with
out enormous risk
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
MEXICAN MURDERS
FELLOW CHOLO

Dorodes Salazar a Mexican labor
Ell employed on the Parker cutoff,
ram amuck last Saturday night at
2..ythe Junction after imbibing too
freely of the flowing bowl. During
Salazar's wild carouse he stabbed to
t:eath a fellow countryman, whose
namo is unknown, and for sometime
thereafter he had every other Mexi-
can in the little village running for
over.
The crew of the east-bound freight
.eard of the killing upon arriving
at Blythe Junction and kept a sharp
lcnk out for the murderer, and at
CalzCpa he was seen to alight from
some part of the train and run into
tl. bushes. At brennan, the station
across the river from Parker, the
train crew succeeded in capturing the
escaping Mexican and brought him on
to Parker, where he was held until
Tuesday, on which day he was turn
cd over to Deputy Sheriff Balchman
Of San Bernardino and Detective
Shea of the Santa Fe and taken in
to San Bernardino to await trial for
his crime While at Parker the pris-
cner was in the custody of Constable
A. GirOdon.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15

Seven feet of high-grade ore in
;he Walters shaft, with neither wall
showing, is the latest sensational
news from the Empire. Over
three feet of the ore body runs in the
reishborhood of $500 to the ton in
gold. The balance of the orebody is
,naIachite of copper averaging around
40 per cent in the red metal.
This is undoubtedly the ricehst ore
body ever opened in this part of
Arizona and developments are being
watched with great interest as the
work in the Walters shaft progresses
from day to day. Over 1900 sacks of
high-grade ore are now ready for
shipment and more is being taken
out every shift.
General Manager c. W.. Mitchell
has predicted all along that he be-
The Parker post., 1913-02-15

1t is now Judge J. B. Ross when
zen Ross assumed the duties of JUS
tice, of the peace last Wednesday
vice c. w. Graves, who recently re-
signed, after holding the office for
the past three years. Judge Ross
has fitted up an office near his resi-
dence and is prepared to dispense
Justice i'm an impartial manner to all
who may apply
The Parker post., 1913-02-15

unit of water service i'm projects fin
ished or constructed by the State.
Providing for the examination OF
noxious grasses, weeds and other
growths injurious to lands and crops.
Providing for the use of earth,
stone and timber from state lands, in
the construction OF irrigation and
drainage works, for the exclusion OF
foreign labor from such works, and
for the use of state convict labor
thereon. Providing that the water
system and works and all rights and
thereto shall be an appurtenant to
the lands irrigated, and that such
water system and works shall be
controlled and administered by the
owners of the lands irrigated or
drained in the mode provided by Law.
Repeating all acts and parts of acts
in conflict with this act"
Following are few salient points
of the proposed measure:
No engineer shall be appointed un-
til his services are actually required.
No seperate or special bond shall
be required of any permanent mem
Der of the commission, but that body
may require the engineer to furnish
bond
The Governor shall be chairman of
the commission and the secretary of
state the secretary.
The official name of the commits
sion, it's assistants and Its employees
will be Reclamation Bureau of Ari
IONA"
Members of the commission will be
allowed expenses incurred lin the per-
formance of theri duties.
The commissioners and the commits
sioner's engineer will inspect the
work done on all projects and see
that the money is wisely expended.
An annual report will be submitted
oy the commission.
{ 1t shall not be obligatory on, the
commission to proceed with more
than four projects at one time. APP
the order in which their applications
lre flied.
The state is authorized to make
and lying Within the project subject
to all liens, assessments and charges
for irrigation or drainage
One of the duties of the COM
mission is to secure all data possible
IN the water supply and rainfall of
Arizona Recommendations will be
made to the legislature for laws to
protect watersheds whenever such
Jaws are deemed necessary.
The commission will have charge
IF all ground water tests provided for
by the legislature.
Tracts of reclaimable land are to
)e investigated and listed in the Or
der OF their feasibility
When 25 per cent of the cost of a
project has been paid by the land
owners, it shall be turned over to
them, but if they default in making
4 payment the state once more as
;lmeS control.
The maximum farm unit lis fixed at
100 acres. A smaller unit cam be
liked by the land owners themselves.
Provision is made to hold elections
% decide the farm unit question un
der each project where condition may
make it advisable to place the limit
Inder a quarter section.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15

j. p. Yeagle, secretary of the
General Securities company, came i'm
from Los Angeles Friday morning and
is visiting the property of the Arizona
Empire. He was accompanied by w.
w. Baldwin.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15

stockmen, 400 acres; w. N. Cud-
debach, stockman, 32O acres; Chas
Heath, newspaperman, 80 acres; S.
V. Mathews, contractor, 40 acres
Mrs. Marjoriie Weldon, 40 acres, G.
Cuddebach, 40 acres. ALI of these
are Kern county men.
A large part of the sales have been
made through H. M. Fraser and E.
w. Seager, his representative i'm the
valley. 1t is understood that the
Land & Water company expects to
turn over several thousand acres of
iL5 holdings within the next few
months and the placing of this land
in the hands of men who will i'm
prove it at once will be a big i'm
petus to the valley.
The Mutual Water company is
prepared to deliver water to all of
this land as soon as it can be put i'm
shape. 1t is reported that four miles
of new levee is to be built as an ex-
tension of the present dixie and this
will reclaim hundreds of acres of the
best land in the valley.
ABUNDANT WATER
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
Departmental Work.

This lis an advanced step and lis
distinctly a departmental work. In
order to establish and maintain the
industry on a long-staple basis the
community must learn to eradicate
shOrt7staple plants to grow select
seed and to maintain the standard of
their seed stocks This lis absolutely
essential and is appreciated by the
community at large which has always
been i'm sympathy with the work done
by the department, and lis ready to
continue to take advantage OF i'm
structiion from the department along
these lines Indeed, it is very i'm
portant to the industry in Imperial
valley that the work outlined, in
cluding stabilization (the encourage
ment toward the use of ONE high
grade Variety, selection work and
education along all lines to encourage
the proper handling of fancy long
staple cottons and maintenance of
same be i'm operation at once, if the
industry is to increase steady to the
proportions now promised, OF $1,000
900 to $1O,OOO,O0O Within the next
three to five years.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
inspection of Fields.

The department of agriculture has
outlined plans for testing long-staple
varieties, for providing inspection OF
fields to insure the industry in 1914
large quantities of high quality seed
of the long staple variety, for educa
tion of the grower to recognize and
eradicate undesirable types which
would cause deterioration i'm stocks of
cotton seed of the accepted variety,
for teaching the necessity for main
tenance of good seed stocks and the
danger from mixture of short-Staple
cotton seed with that of the long
staple variety. The cotton growers
of Imperial valley are expecting that
the department will follow up the
campaign already begun along the
lime of assisting in the proper estab-
lishment of the long-staple industry,
and are working i'm complete harm
ony with the department representa-
tives. Because of the past activities
of the department the growers have
made many plans for the coming sea-
son with confident expectation that
they will be assisted by the depart
ment to carry out their more ad-
vanced work with cotton.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
WANTS MONEY
TOEXPERIMENT
| lMPE RIAL HORTICULTURAL CON-
MISSION AFTER APPROPRlA-
TION TO IMPROVE COTTON AND
DATE CULTURE.

w. E. Whsle, horticultural com
missioner of Imperial county, is seek
ing aid in a campaign i'm congress
for an increased appropriation for ex-
perimental work ON cotton and dates
in Arizona and California, campaign
made necessary by the fact that the
agricultural department has recon-
mended decrease in the appropria
tions for this work instead of an i'm
crease urgently needed. Mr.. Wilsie
and the rancherS of the Imperial and
Coachela valleys in California and of
the rich reclaimed valleys i'm Arizona
are asking the assistance of the
people of the two states i'm getting
the congressional committees on ag
ricultural appropriations to raise the
amounts, at least to equal those
heretofore set aside, and if possible
work can be done the coming year.
Mr.. Wilsie has written the following
statement of the situation:
The adaptability of parts of the
southwest to cotton growing has been
proved conclusively during the past
four years. Short-staple cotton has
been grown in the Imperial and other
valleys aolng the Colorado river i'm
excess of two bales per acre and will
show an acreage for the past season
of one bale per acre for every acre
properly titled.
Through the investig gatiions and ex-
periments carried on by the depart
ment of agriculture with the differ
ent varieties of cotton grown i'm the
various cotton growing districts of
the world it has been determined in
the past few years that this section
of the country is peculiarly adapted
to long staple varieties. Upon the ad
vice and under the plans suggested
by the department has been begun
the work of changing the district
from the growing OF ShOrt+Staple cot
ton, with a net return to the grower
of 500 per acre, to the growing of a
type of long staple cotton which will
bring a net return to the grower of
from $50 to $50 per acre.
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
ABUNDANT WATER.

Wednesday of this week the water
n the Mutual company's bitches
The Parker post., 1913-02-15
BLYTHE BRIEFS.

" A. Harrell is spending a few
days in the valley.
Elmer Layton is building a light
III labout for himself
Charley Morgan has contracted to
The Parker post., 1913-02-15

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CHELSEA

Charles Curtis of West Gardiner MAS
in town, Saturday. looking for cattle.
He purchased cow Of 7. c. Meader
Mrs. Addie Reed of Goeperss Mills Is
the guest of Mrs. Matte Wellman.
Coco Will circle met, Thursday, with
Mrs. Matte Wellman. There were pres
ent fifteen. A good program was car
ried out The next meeting will be
held, June ), with Mrs. Lillian Nc
Causland at p Liberty street Gardi-
ner.
Hiss Marion Brown of Windsor was
the guest of Miss Grace Morang. over
Saturday Mrs. Mary Brown was the
guest 5f Mrs. j. G.. Morans.
Charles Irving and family spent the
Weekend with friends at LiVermore
Falls.
W. X Thompson and family spent
Sunday at Nahnnkeag pond.
p. A. Cain of West Mills VAS a re-
cent guest of his brother. James Cain.
Mr.. George Knex Of ARsen was
recent visitor at john Collins.
Charles Drake and mother, Mrs. Fin.
ma Wadleigh of Fafminsdale we're
Sunday callers At Oetavia Morriils.
Mr.. and Mrs. John James ana ittle
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Opium Scandal in French Navy.

/ French newspapers are duly excited
| over the opium scandal in the French
navy They show plainly the inevita.
| BILE sweep of all vice that is tolerated
by government because of revenue ant
| the influence of powerful money organ
| izations. One correspondent writes:
An investigation by the naval au-
thorities has revealed the terrible in
roads that the vice is making in the
| morale of the navy, and the Matin OF
Paris urges that France lose no time i'll
emulating Chinas heroic fight for the
suppression and ultimate extinction of
the horrible traffic.
Under the headline A National Per-
ii the Matin declared that the vice
has strong grip not only on Il large
percentage of the enlisted personnel,
but that it is spreading rapidly among
the officers. There are opium dens in
all of the French naval ports and 162
in Toulon alone.
ne uEuS is SHluSSitd dbOdId itilsiI
warships from The ports and coast line
of French Indo- China. Large quanti-
ties are struggled into France also.
The offenders are enlisted men, officers
and even influential diplomats and
civil officials of high rank, the lure of
gold easily made being too much for
their honor. Admiral Bellue, the Mari
time Project, has issued the following
statement:
The use of the drug has today
spread throughout the youth of our
navy with such pernieous sabtlety
that we must, at all costs, check it
The young officers smoke opium
first out of snobbshness, because
they think it is fine thing to do.
Later they do it of necessity. when
the habit has them in its power.
THE law in France at present penal
ICES only the sale and delivery of OPT
UNI, but a strong effort is being made
to punish all users of the drug"
Shall We not accept ii as warning,
or shall we go blindly idiotieally on,
defying the subtle monster that over
throws all?
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CHINA.

w. X. Ward, Charles Jones and Eben
Bailey have all purchased new automo-
biles.
Mrs. Susan Campbell, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. W. w. Washnurn,
during the serious operation. lately
performed, has returned to her home
in Winchester Mrs. Washburn is
gaining rapidly.
Russell Burnup of Bradford, hiass..
came to Oak Crest. Monday. where he
VIII spend the summer, for his health.
Miss Mabel Mclaughlin of Gardiner
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Alice Martin.
Winfield Martin is building an art
studio On the lot next the g. A. f.
hall in the village, where lie will devel-
op and finish his photos.
Mr. Martin takes some fine pictures
of nature, showing much taste in his
selection and treatment of subjects.
SOUTH Federation Of Water
Vile, Vassalboro and China w. c. 7. L.
will hold an all-day meeting on Thurs
day. May 2e, at Friends chapel, with
the South China union. The exercises
will open. at 1890 A. II. 4 picnic din
ner will be enjoyed 1T noon, and an
excellent program has been prepared
by the committee in charge.
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Those /. w, w. Threats.

Why is it that labor organizations
OR organizations claiming to repre-
sent labor's interests. like the l. w.
W.-so often are dominated and
domineered over by men like those in
charge at Paterson? Think what
would result If any other organiza
ton. political business. religious or
governmental stopped to such threats
as the l. w. W. leaders, who say they
that they will tie up the whole
United States" il they cannot have
their own way and save from punish
ment one of their number who has
been proven guilty of crime. Think
of an organization appealing to hon
est people when it has no sense of
justice in the leaders who make its
plans and dictate its procedure.
Such performances are causing vast
injury to reputable labor organisa
tions WHICH, we peitNe, sHouiA
promptly repudiate such men ant
measures. Honest labor unions can.
not afford to carry the burden o.
anarchistic leaders.
Growing disregard for law and order
Is lamentably shown in labor dis
putes, mob violence being the frs
and not the last resort. Dastardls
crimes are all too frequently laid a
the door OF so-called labor organiza
sisfns and, II for no other reason, will
good cause by reason of such threats
Would not fair minded men in calm
consideration OF such crimes as tn
attempt 10 wreck train near Pater
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. WEEKS, MILLS.

Mr. and Mrs. John Berry are receiv.
ing congratulations on the birth of a
daughter. born, Saturday, May IL,
VI h:ch weighed eleven pounds.
Frank Gardner visited Branch Mills,
Saturday.
Mrs Berd Brown is in Biddeford,
Me, where she was operated on, May
10, for gall stones and appendicitis. She
is getting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
Mr.. and Mrs PerIey Dodge visited
Mrs. Dodge's father, Grin Sproule,
Sunday.
f Edna White of Augusta visited hel
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard White
Sunday.
Leslie Giddings of Watervil1e visited
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gid
dings, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bragg visited heI
sister, Mrs. Robert Ballentine, Sunday
Mrs Inez Plaisted visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hewett, one day
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Shuman and Mr.
ana Mrs. Perley Dodge took an auto
mobile trip. Sunday. visiting China vii
lage, East Vassalborc and South China
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CAM RIDGE.


Mrs. CLYDE Packard has been N
Skowhesan, recently. guests of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Henri Watson.
Mrs. Carrie Nining and son were in
town, Sunday from st. Adams
Mrs j. r. Labree, VINO has been very
Ill, was able to be out riding, reeentIya
A very interesting Grange meeting
was held. Saturday evening. about 50
in attendance. fine program. Next Sat-
nrGay evening 4 Pie Social will be
held at the hall
Beatrice Allen. Who has been. in town.
returned to her iiame in Weliinxton.
Saturday. i'll with the measles st
Rev. and Mrs..f. D Mower fsWa ter
VILE are stopping II. their summer
home here.
A meeting was held. Sunday after-.
noon. at the Weber school house, to
organize = Sunday school in that dis
trict.
William Mitchell is i'll with measles.
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son. the smashing of windows aht
mirrors. because non-union men re-
fused to obey union orders, expect
such labor organizations to bear the
blame?
Where lies the cause and the reEl'
edy? II seems the first is in the
constant building up of hatred of the
rights of others by professional asi.
tators and peace disturbers; and the
second must be found in a disposal
on the part of the great mass of or
ganized labor To get back to justice
and an application of the golden rule
after disposing of such leaders as
seem ready to down opposition by
any means at hand, whether fair or
foul.
What would labor think and say If
manufacturers banded together to
llberate William NJ. Wood. at any
cost and regardless of guilt or inno-
cence?