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The Parker post., 1914-05-30
immense Valley Crop.

The Yuma Examiner says: Chester
Hobart, the valley merchant, was in
town this morning on business. He
reports the entir; valley in a siege
CT harvesting, binding, and thresh-
ing. The immense barley crop
will be source of considerable
profit for the valley farmers and is
a marked Improvement over previous
years. The output this year is more
than double the amount grown in 9TH
er seasons, and has been nearly all
grown on new lands.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
rligIl River.

The Colorado river at tbs pOnt has
been higher the past few days than
at any previous time this season.
Last Saturday the discharge at Yuma
was Il, 200 second feet, the gage in
4icating height at that place of 24.7
feet. Since that time another enor-
nous discharge of flood waters has
been passing Parker, and according to
reports considerable damage has been
done to the levees along the oliver
reaches of the stream. At Blythe a
day and night patrol is vigilantly
guarding the levees, and there ap-
pears to be no immediate cause for a.
larm at that point.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
INITIATING MANY MEASURES.

Nine petitions for elections on pro-
posed legislation were filed one day
this week at the office of the secre-
tray Of state, three of them seeking
to amend the constitution and the
others initiating six Legislative meas
ures to be voted on at the NOvem-
Der election.
The amendments to the constitution
provide for radical changes in the su-
preme law of the state. One pro-
vides that the governors veto or the
shall not extend to initiative and ref
erendum measures passed by ma
jority vote of the people, says the
Arizona Republican.
Another would amend the cOnstitu-
ton to the effect that the legislative
power be vested in the house of rep
resentatives, thus doing away with
the senate. The third proposes to
so amend the constitution that the
oIc1Ie llldy ueDlS W
casual deficits, or failures in reve-
nues, or to raise money to meet any
obligation OF the state created by law
or for any purpose authorized by
law"
The bills proposed range from a
mothers pension act to one regulat-
ing the stringing of electric wires.
One provides that 80 per cent of the
workers employed by any company
corporation Or individual must be
qualified electors or native-bOrn citi-
zens of Arizona, and another along
the same general line would prohibit
blacklisting and unlawful interference
with laborers.
Still another would abolish the con-
tract system on all state labor, es-
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
Will Launch Boat Saturday.

Fl. L. Sullivan's new boat was fl
nally completed this week, and ev-
the craft Saturday morning, May 80.
The boat will be christened the "Tom
Goldsby," in honor of Mr.. Sullivan's S
grandfather, 1t is to be put into
freight service at once hauling ore
from points along the river abovePar-
to Blythe, 45 miles down the river
Two 4O-horsepower engines will sup
ply the motive power.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
NEEDS LITTLE
IRRIGATION
EGYPTIAN COTTON BEST PAYING
CROP IN THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY NO WHERE ELSE
ARE CONDITIONS BETTER.

YUMA, ArlZ., May 2b.-Ihat the
Yuma variety of Egyptian long sta,
pie cotton is hardy plant has al
ways been known to experts familiar
with the subject; but a recent dis
covery has exploded all previous data
on the subject.
Charles Peterson, formerly expert
mented with the Yuma variety on
his mesa ranch, but for five years
the cotton plants have been without
irrigation. An investigation shows
that these cotton plants are still
growing and to a height now several
feet above mans head.
These experiments were originally
made to demonstrate the Feasibility
of the Yuma mesa for cotton grow
ing, and were highly successful, but
the most optimistic booster had new
er claimed such long period OF
growth without irrigation.
The facts are all the more wonder
full because the plants on the Peter
son place still have plenty of life and
from all appearances will grow on
indefinitely.
The long staple variety sells for
twice the price of the ordinary short
staple An English syndicate, repre-
sented by Count Ward of London and
Juan Felix Brandes, both of whom
have large holdings in Egypt and
the Argentine Republic, has leased
5000 acres in the Imperial valley
from the California & Mexico Land &
Cattle company and will plant the
entire tract to the Yuma variety OF
long staple cotton.
The department of agriculture has
ben closely watching the expert
ments made with this valuable sta
pie in Arizona. 1t is hoped that a
most profitable industry can be de-
veloped. Nowhere else in the United
States are conditions so favorable
to successful cultivation.
The government stands ready tC
protect and stimulate the growing OF
the long staple variety. 1t is propOs
ed to establish a quarantine against
the importation of foreign lint, which
if done, viii exclude Egyptian cot
ton. Washington believes that Ari
zona will eventually produce suffi
cient long staple to supply the south
ern mills.
W. e. Barnes, travelling freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific railroad has been one of the
most prominent promoters of the
Arizona long staple Egyptian cotton
and to Mr.. Barnes is largely due the
growing interest i'm this promising
industry. He made a very interest
ing exhibition OF accimatized Ari-
zona Egyptian cotton at the Tucson
chamber of commerce.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30

tabhsh a state printing plant where
school books and all state pubhca-
tions would, be printed and provides
for the establishment of state bank
ing system.
The act concerning mothers and
old-age pension provides pensions of
$15 a month for all persons over 60
years of age who are in need Of state
aid, and for the pensoning of all
widows, and of wives whose husbands
have been committed to insane asy-
lums or penal institutions, at the rate
OF $l5 per month for each child un-
der 16 and for an additional pension
CT Sc per month for each dependent
child over that age. The fund, in
part at least, is to be provided from
the sale of the buildings and grounds
of all almshOuses in the state, which
are abolished by the act
The sixth bill proposed provides
regulations prescribing the manner
in which electric wires, poles, cables
and appliances shall be placed
If the required number OF names
is secured for these and other petit
tions now being circulated for the
initiation Of new legislation, the bal
lot next fall will be the largest in
the history of the state, as the files
at the office of the secretary of state
already contain dozens of petitions of
this nature
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
June 9Th Last Day.

Those who have not paid their
taxes better hurry and settle with
The county treasurer before June 8,
which is the last day After that
date property upon which taxes have
not been paid will be sold, and even
f redeemed by the owner the extra
expense will be considerable. P ar
ker taxes can be paid at the Parker
Bank & Trust company
The Parker post., 1914-05-30

her father and other relatives. Miss
Louise Ross will join Mrs Saufley
at Phoenix Saturday morning and
accompany her as far as Independ-
erce, Mo-, where Miss Ross will Wis
it for the summer with her mother
and sisters. Mrs. Saufley will visit
relatives in Kansas City for about
two weeks
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
Hard Luck for Burton.

Ed Burton, who left here recently
fortune a few days ago to break his
leg. He fell out of wagon on his
way 10 Kingman, and was brought
to the Kingman hospital, where he is
row confined. In a letter received
Thursday from Burton to r. J. Mar
months before he will be able to
leave the hospital
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
Auto From Phoenix.

b. NJ Fuqua and family arrived
from Phoenix Wednesday night. They
left the state capital Tuesday morn
ing by auto. arriving at Wenden the
same night Continuing their journey
Wednesday morning everything went
we'll until they got out of Bouse a
distance of ten miles, when something
went wrong with their motive pow
err Catching a team going to Bouse
Mr. and Mrs. Fuqua and their two
daughters returned to that place and
came home on the night passenger
train. Granville Fuqua stayed with
the car, and on Thursday morning
Mr. Fuqua and Harry Osborne left
With R. c. Saufley's car to rescue
tl.e derelict, arriving here the same
evening with the auto. Barring the
accident this side of Bouse the party
reports having had most enjoyable
trip
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
Are Ycu One of Them?

Just to satisfy our own curiosity
We asked a well-kuown citizen who
he considered the best people in
town. "The best people in this town
or community" he said, ''are those
who believe in the town, who work
for the improvement of the town, who
speak good word for the town, and
who spend their money IN the town. "
Are you one of our best citizens?
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
TO FIX GREAT
WATER RIGHTS
SECRETARY F. x. LANE ANNOUN-
CES THAT $4,000 HAS BEEN
APPROPRIATED FOR HYDRO
RADIO RIVER.

A photographic survey of the Colo
RADIO river, which is expected to
solve many of the difficulties that
have heretofore attended efforts at
the equable distribution of it's wa
ters between states and nations was
assured this week when Secretary
of the Interior Lane announced that
$50, 900 has been appropriated for
the immediate use of a survey party.
the amount of water which can be
appropriated to the use Of the land
lying along the Colorado river and
in the Imperial valley. In other
words, it will settle the vexing wa
ter question for all times. 1t will
do more-it will authoritatively de-
termine how much water Arizona,
California and Colorado can rely on
for further reclamation work.
In spite of the large part which
the Colorado river has played in
the material development of the
southwest, and the large part which
it is destined to play, there has new
er been one continuous survey Of the
stream from it's sources to the Gulf
of California. There have been piece
meal surveys, but the results are so
scattered through the many govern
ment reports that to strike a bal
ance is out of the question and un-
feasible at best.
AS a result of this paucity of defl-
mite information on the. high and low
water flow of the Colorado river, the
government has found itself in a pre-
carious position in endeavoring to
settle differences between states as
to their proportionate share of the
life-giving fluid.
A year ago the spotlight was TO
cused on the whole situation by the
filing of applications by the Henry
lyn Tunnel company and three 9th
er Colorado concerns for right to di-
vert water from the Grand river, a
tributary of the Colorado river, for
conveyance over government land to
the Atlantic side of the Rocky noun
tains.
Protests against these diversion
schemes were filed with the depart
ment of the Interior by the Arizona
and California River Regulation com
mission and allied organizations on
the premise that the low-water flow
of the Colorado river is but slight
ly in excess of the needs of lands
irrigated and proposed to be irrigat-
ed on the lower reaches of the riv-
er AS it is a basic principle of law
that no land to which water has once
been accredited shall be deprived of
that flow, these protests no doubt
had much weight with Lane and per
haps forced the decision to make
photographic survey of the Colorado
river.
The proposed survey also has con-
siderable significance in the light of
the proposal that the waters of the
Grand and other source streams of
the Colorado river be impOunded by
a mammoth series of dams for use
in Al
stancy of flow for irrigation pur-
poses.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
Prescott Coming Back.

a. S. Prescott and sons, Lyle and
Garner, and Charlie Adams, who left
several weeks ago on a trip to Texas,
Ell Paso last Saturday. They are
coming by auto, and are expected to
to arrive in Parker in a few days.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
Called to Prescott.

W. Fl. Merritt, who is engaged in
surveying the Empire claims for pa
tent, was called to Prescott Wednes-
day on business Mr.. Merritt will re-
turn shortly to complete his survey
work at the Empire.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
In Yuma on Business.

superintendent O.L.BabcOck OF the
Indian school left for Yuma Tuesday
night on business for the govern
ment Accompanying Mr.. Babcock
was ''Mutt, the little fox TERROR dog
belonging to Master John Dunn. which
Mr.. Babcock is bringing to his old
playmate.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
Here From Blythe.

Mrs. !. r. Price and children, ac-
comDaned by her mother, Mrs. jill.
Iiehtfoot and son Garlic, arrived here
from Blythe last week. Mrs. Light
foot will make an extended visit with
her daughter.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30

Money spent at home generally re-
mains at home.
The Parker post., 1914-05-30

Will Leave for Old Home.
Mrs r. c. Saufley and two young
sons will leave Friday night for
Kentucky on an extended visit with
The Parker post., 1914-05-30

Good roads and horse sense ar
twin brothers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

Share My joy.
plishing for weak women. The glorious
must be felt to be truly appreciated.
No wonder women say Il could scream
with joy" Such relief and comfort is too
great to be unprecedented.
You know what it means to drag your
self about day after day, miserable, half
sick, tired, worn, weak, Respondent, dis
couraged, blue, with no interest in things
no ambition, no energy You know what
it means to feel your nerves bristling,
screaming, all on edge, seeming to rob
-FOUR brain Of its power to think and feel
ing that you will simply go mad. You
know what it means to suffer the pains
and aches and discomforts of your SEX
those awful feelings that no one but a
woman can understand.
Now think How will you feel when
all this has vanished? How will you
feel when wonderful ROOT JUICE has
relieved you of these symptoms-when
you can go about your duties full
of vim and energy and find each task a
pleasure? How win you feel to be free
from dragging aches and pains, free from
that terrible nervous tension and to feel
well and strong in mind and body-iusr
like your old self again?
Try it. Try ROOT JUICE for ten days
on positive guarantee, a guarantee mind
you, that means money back instantly il
you are not perfectly delighted with th'
results. It's easy to take, tastes good
and better medicine for weak, WORKOUT.
rundown men and women was neve;
IF it, Try ROOT JUICE this time,
You'll be thankful the longest day you
live. All first class drug stores sell
ROOT JUICE one dollar per large bottle
and they guarantee it-relief or money
back instantly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
No. SiX-Sixty-Six

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or cHlLLS & FEVER.
Five OF six doses will bsesk any csse, and
If taken then 90 tonic the Fever will NOT
eeturn. II acts on the liver better than
.Calomel and does not eripe or sieken. 2sA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
Notice to Parties Owning Dogs!

The license on your dog became
delinquent on Jan. LIST 1914. All those
who do not want their dog killed viii
call at the City Clerks off1ce.and obtain
a license at once or your dog will be
killed.
RS. GREER, Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
Oh, Do Read This,
| Suffering Women!
Wonderful ROOT JUICE Will
Bring You Joys Of Health
Beyond Your Brightest

'T could scream with joyous delight at
the wonders that this glorious RUOL
TIITCE has accomplished for me-" That
is the verdict of hundreds of women.
you'll say the same thing when you know
what it means to be free from your burden
of misery and ills and aches and nervous
You haven't any idea of the grand
things this wonderful medicine is accom-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-03-26
Leo LimerfckS.

Leo, March 23:-On Sunday, the
z2, the people of Leo were again in
the hands of the ice king, but about
noon the sun came out and soon
melted the ice.
think the tobacco average will
be short. Don't think there will be
over Is per cent of crop as the
plants have been greatly damaged
by the recent cold weather. Hope
our brother farmers will put in
more corn and not too much cotton.
On the 9th Hon j Davis Carter
had a destructive fire, losing his
store and the better part Of his
goods also. Mr. John Cain, who
lived near the store, lost his house
and it's contents. MIR Carter's loss
amounts to something like six
thousand dollars.
The G & w tram road is prog
ressing slowly but surely. 1t has
brought in several cars of guano,
which means big help to the farm
ers in this section. Mr. Andrews
and Mr. Key was over a day or so
last week looking after the work.
The road is near enough to Leo for
US to hear the echo of the hammers
driving spikes.
One day last week Messrs r Leo
Carter, G C Franklin, R F Brown
and Tom Powell took a trip in Mr.
Carter's machine. going down to
Dun Bar, on Black river, shad fish
ing. They reported a pleasant trip,
but a scarcity of fish. WV B.
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L. L. Caldwell Dead.

Lake City. March 20:-Thursday
morning about II o'clock Mr. III
Caldwell passed into the Great Be-
yond after a lingering illness of sew
eral months, and Notwithstanding
that the end was expected for the
past several days, the community is
sincerely saddened.
Mr. Caldwell was one of the first
citizens of Lake City, having moved
here from North Carolina in the
early 'S0's when Lake City was little
more than a cross-road; he was a
most estimable gentleman and be-
sides his bereaved family had a wide
circle of friends who are saddened
by his death, and many beautiful flo
raj tributes and messages of sympa-
thy have already been received from
over the State.
The funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
Lake City cemetery, Revs Arial, Sim
mott and Easterling officiating. The
deceased was a beloved member OF
the Presbyterian church for nearly
the whole of his life and since the
establishment of that church at this
place. He leaves surviving him, be-
sides his grief-stricken wife, one
brother, Mr. ] D Caldwell, and two
sisters, Mrs Emma Forrest and Mrs
j G Harris, and the following sons
and daughters: V R Caldwell of
Kingstree, S C Caldwell of Darling
ton and Dixie Caldwell of Clemson
College, who have been home for
nearly a week. and Paul and Misses
Clyda and Lula, who live at home. !
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Taft Topics.

Taft, March 24:-Miss Julia Rose
of Georgetown spent last week with
her sister, Mrs-Wiggins, of this
place.
Mr. Dunlop Mccullough has re-
turned home from Columbia, where
he has been taking a business course.
Died,a her home March II, 1914,
Mrs Pinckney Thomas, aged 60 years.
The remains were laid in their last
resting place at the old family bury
ing ground. Among those who are
left to feel and mourn the loss of a
dear one, besides her devoted hus-
band, are three sons and three daugh-
ters. We realize that our loss is
heavens gain.
Messrs ] H Rowell and ] W
Lockliear took a pleasure trip to
Kingstree Wednesday in their new
Ford car.
Mrs D E Cooper has returned
from a visit to friends and relatives
at Sumter.
Rev and Mrs w T Bedenbaugh
and little son, Will, visited Mrs Be-
denbaugh's parents, Mr. and Mrs E
R Rowell, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. L D Haselden visited friends
at Taft Sunday. JUDGE.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-03-26
Scranton Sketches.

Scranton, March 24:-The Flor
ence Booster Special" stopped as
scheduled. and advertisements and
souvenirs were given away. The
faculty and pupils of our school were
at the station and were photograph.
ed by M D Harllee of Florence.
The Boosters" sang song just
before the special pulled off amid
shouts and handclapping.
The medal given at large to the
pupils of the graded school for the
highest average upon each exami-
nation, was won by Ralston Pate,
seven years old, d,of the second grade,
at the end of two months. At the
second examination, two months
later, Nell Cannon, of the third
grade, won the medal. She is eight
years old. At the last examination,
two months later, Ralston Pate
again won the medal.
Little Ralston is a wonder on the
stage, a bright, robust little man.
His boast is only a small one: Il shall
be President of the u s." I'M G..
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IndiantOwn Items.

Indiantown, March %: While
we were consoling ourselves that
cold weather had become thing of
the past, along came Mother Nature
with the most severe freeze we have
had this winter. The fruit trees
were in full bloom and we fear that
all the fruit is killed, along with
the tobacco plants which have been
greatly injured, if not entirely
killed. But we should not be pessi-
mistic, for if the fruit is killed,
thousands of insects are. too.
Last Tuesday was cleaning up
day" at Indiantown church. The
new lamps and chandeliers were
installed, which give the church a
decidedly improved appearance.
The Phylosophian Literary society
held its weekly meeting last Friday.
The debate was very interesting as
well as of vital importance, the
query being-"R Resolved, that In
diantown High school should en-
large the play ground"
Our tomato club is very enthusi-
astic and we hope for them a bril-
liant success.
We are exerting every means to
beautify our school house and we
have begun to see a marked i'm
provement. We recently purchased
quite number of Perry pictures
for the different class rooms, be-
sides a number of framed pictures
donated to the school by one of the
patrons. Our window boxes have
begun to show up prettily. The
We have on hand quite a nice
library fund with which we hope to
lay in a supply of new entertaining
and instructive books at an early
date.
Professor Lewis, of Indiantown
High school, spent the weekend at
his home in Mullens.
Misses Lillian Salters and McNeal
of Rome spent last Sunday with
Miss Marguerite Salters, at Mrs w
w Barr's.
Messrs Frank and Alex Rodgers
were in our community last week.
Mrs - Hill is spending some
time in Dillon.
Misses Annie and Jane Erwin. who
are teachitg in Georgetown county,
were at home for the weekend.
The music club of Indiantown
school is progressing nicely, with
about eighteen very interested
members. A PHYLOSOPHIAN.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-03-26

Kingstree two weeks since, result
ing in a score of 5 to Z in favor of
Kingstree. One of the Lake City
team sponsors remarked to your
scribe that the Kingstree team only
won because of their rude and i'm
pertinent manner to their guests,
but she endeavored to have her
team act in a more genteel and or
derly manner to their guests, not
withstanding which, they lost.
BIN.
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Examination for Rural Carrier.

The United States Civil Service
commission announces that COM
petitive examination for the position
of Rural Carrier at RHEIMS, S C, will
be held at Kingstree on April 25.