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The Parker post., 1914-05-16
Yours very truly,
REESE M.> LING.
Letter to the Commissioner.

Phoenix, AriZ., March 7, 1914.
Hon. Clay Tallman, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, Washing
ton, D. G.
My dear Mr. Tallman:
l have received number of COM
municatiOns from persons residing
upon the townsite at Parker, who
were the purchasers at the auction
sale of lots situated in said Parker
townsite and who have not been able
TO meet the required payments fc
the reason that continued residence
upon their purchase has preventet
them from securing employment
away from Parker, and the further
fact that tn Indian reservation upon
which the town of Parker is situated
was not thrown open for settlement
and these lots had no Immediately
prospective value.
One of these purchasers, recently,
at my suggestion rendered payment
to the local land office here and the
same was refused, the land officials
holding that no authority existed for
them to receive the payment, the time
for its making having elapsed.
quite agree with their construction
of the law. There are quite a num-
ber of these purchasers in the same
situation, having made their initia
payment but no more; some of them
am advised are laboring under the
belief that when an extension for the
payments was made in September,
1911, and subsequently in November,
1911, to November, 1912, and again
in Oct, 1912, that still further time
had been granted and that they were
not required, ir order to protect their
first payment, to make the subse
quent payments. This error, of course
cannot excuse their failure, but i
would seem to me that it would hard
~ be fair for the government toir
sist upon a forfeiture of the money
paid by the purchaser of these lots,
particularly in view of the fact tha
the purchases were made with the
belief Of the speedy throwing open of
the reservation.
1t is certainly little harsh if the
government insists upon this for
feiture as number of the purchas-
trs are within my own knowledge
practically bankrupt because of thei.
attempting to remain in Parker un-
til the reservation is thrown open.
wish, if it is possible and consistent
with the law, | know it is consistent
with equity, that some sort of re-
medal order be made granting to
these people the right to complete
their future payments, even if they ar
now in arrears. The government ha
lost nothing, in fact has had the use
of their money with interest.
l know the Interior Department W
cooperate with our people in Sc
curing speedy action along those lines
| wish, if you will be kind enough
to take this up with Assistant Sec
retary Jones. and should you desire
any further information on the sub
ject l shall be glad indeed to furnish
it. My interest in this matter is not
one prompted by more than a desire
to assist a number of old time ac-
quaintances who have been unable
The Parker post., 1914-05-16
Many Narrow Escapes.

At 1890 Tuesday morning the I'M
perial hotel was discovered to be on
fire. The first alarm was given by
the blowing of the whistle on the
switch engine. Fhe building was of
wood construction and burned like
tinder. In five minutes from the
time the fire whistle blew the build
ing was a mass of flames.
The fire department responded with
its usual prOmptness and several
streams of water were playing upon
the seething mass of flames in an in
credibly short time. In thirty min
utes the fire was under control and
was soon extinguished
The frame Of the building stands,
but it is mass of burned andblack-
ened timbers. The building burned
SO rapidly and caught so quickly that
none Of the contents of the hotel was
saved
Guests who had retired narrowly
CoS0PSu III CllClI C1OCuC0 anu
they saved practically nothing.
The guests of the hotel who sue
ceeded in escaping with their lives
had very narrow escapes. Some of
them had to jump from the windows
Of their rooms to the ground and
none of them. saved any clothing ex-
hot in wi ioh
what they could grab as they ran.
The building was owned by Mrs.
S. e. Empey who is at present re-
siding in San Francisco. The Imper-
ial was being run as an annex to
the Gandolfo hotel, by John Gandol-
fo, Jr. 1t was one of the old hotels
in the town and landmark in the
neighbOrhoOd
The Parker post., 1914-05-16

FOR SALE-Saddle horse, years
old G. A. Marsh
The Parker post., 1914-05-16
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
lNGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
Visiting Her Sister.

Visiting F7tT STSCcT.
Mrs. Clyde Craver is the guest of
her sister, Mrs Peter Tisdale
The Parker post., 1914-05-16

Phoenix, AriZ., March 7, 1914.
Hon. Clay Tallman, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, Washing
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

the citizens of the District for any pur-
pose
Another will be taken by those MEM
bers who are SO strongly in favor of
suffrage for the people of the District
that they want complete seif-government,
even without regard to the safety of the
half-and-haf plan.
The other position will be taken by
those In favor of the representation of
the District by a delegate. but who are
also In favor OF the maintenance Of the
half-and-half plan of taxation, and who
do not favor a radical ch1nge i'm the
present form of District government. This
Is the position which is oo>upied by the
District Delegate Association. and will
De SO presented at the meeting by Roy
Z. Clatin- This position is also taken by
william +. GUIDE. president Of the cham
Der; James F. Oyster. former president:
u. J. kaufman, vice president: Ross p
Andrews. M. A. Leese. and many other
prominent members Of the chamber.
Roy c. Claffin, chairman Of the District
Delegate Association. yesterday made il
ciear that that organization is not work.
Ing for a change in the local government
as 1t Is at present constituted, including
tne haif-and-half plan of financing the
Capital.
THE District Delegate Association. &"
stated Mr.. Claffin. lis strongly in favor
OF the maintenance of the half-and-baIf
pla.l. and we are working for no change
IN the organic act What We are en-
deaforlng to obtain Is a means of rem
uerlng Congress more responsive to the
scntlmenf and the needs of the people
oi the District, and We are convinced
that delegate in the House of Repre-
sentatves will provide this means"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
MERCHANTS SPLIT ON
DISTRICT DELEGATE
Chamber of Commerce to Consider
Proposal for Spokesman in Con-
gress at Meeting April 3.
THREE FACTIONS DEVELOP

The executive committee of the CHAM
Der of Commerce yesterday voted that
the Chamber OF Commerce shall hold the
special meeting. called to consider the
proposal that the District shall be rep
resented In Congress by a delegate, on
Friday. April 3.
The committee appointed by former
president of the chamber. d ]. Callahan,
has been unable to agree on the PROPOSE
tion, and there will be two reports made
to the chamber at the special meeting.
II is understood that Chaplin Brown.
chairman of the special committee. VIII
present an adverse report on the propo-
sition of delegate. representing the per-
sonal views Of himself and two other
members of the committee. In addition
to this report. minority report. signed
by the other two members OF the COM
mittee Of five will be presented.
There will be three main angles to the
discussion. The one position will be held
by certain members who are opposed TO
anything that will involve vote Tor
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

Hitchcock of the banner committee. Miss
Evangeline Prouty has charge of organiz-
ing the parade. The college women's
section is being organized by Miss Eliza
Hardy Lord and Miss Elsie Hill: the
actresses, by Miss Fola La Toilette. and
Mrs William II. Clagett: writer's, by
Mrs. Fl. E. Gasch; Socialists, by Mrs, Dr..
Anna Pollock and Miss Julia Parks: art
lists. by Miss Aline Solomons: home
makers, by Mrs. John Joy White; osteo-
paths. by DE-. Helen F. Perkins; doctors
by DR.. Heiberger; lawyers, by Miss Shell
don Jackson: librarians, by Miss Laura
Thompson: journalists. by Miss Laura
Kelly; saleswomen. by Miss Courtney;
stenographers, by Miss Bessie Barkley.
The Alabama section will be organized
by Mrs. Lula Francis; that of North
Carolina by Mrs. E. st. Clair Thompson.
Mrs. Mary Mil Stabler Is gathering a
delegation Of marchers from Sandy
Spring, Maryland. Mrs. George OdeiI
will work up the Illinois section, and
Miss Joy Webster. the Nebraska section.
Wisconsin marchers- will be organised by
Mrs. Carol Bird. and those Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia by Mrs. Nina E. Allen
der. Connecticut women viii be led by
Mrs. Wilcox; those Of Wyoming by Miss
Hellman.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

al the means at my command. But now
that i am further bounded and bounded
Illegally, / make this appeal to the soy
ereign people of your State
81 do not ask for sympathy. but only
justice. which should be the inherent
right of every man. For the deed COM
mitted, 1 ask no benevolence. 1t was
done in a moment when sorrow wrecked
my uome, and when / was forced to
realize that the happiness of a lifetime
which, after marriage should have been
mine, was taken from me. This deed
was committed; my family. those near
and dear to me. publicly exposed to the
closest scrutiny: my mother plunged into
grief; and myself into a living death,
the torture Of which ! do not wish to
relate.
Appeals to People.
Il am now a man; youth passed: my
resources impaired. My parents charf-
ties have been extensive: / myself have
assisted many in need. The future holds
for me an opportunity to bring some
peace and happiness to my aged mother
who in these eight years has known none
and who has spent her declining years
in untold sorrow.
my adversary now seeks to place me
in Matteawan-a living hell-to there
spend the rest of my life. never again to
take my place in my mothers home in
her remaining years, and in respectful
confidence, / now appeal to the citizens of
New York in the power of their sover-
eighty to stop the persecution; and.
therefore, ask that all people who be.
Eeve that I have suffered years of pun
ishment commensurate with my deed, to
write the representatives of their own
district at Albany before Wednesday to
support and vote for these resolutions.
(Signed1. H. K. THAW"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
PLANS FOR SUFFRAGE
PARADE Progressing
Procession to Capitol on May 9 Will
Be Preceded by Meeting at
the Belasco.
MISS PAUL TO SPEAK TODAY

Plans by the Congressional Union for
the suffrage demonstration in Washing
ton May Q. which will be the culmina-
ton of the national demonstrations held
throughout the country. are progressing
rapidly, each day adding many names to
the list Of women who will participate.
Miss Alice Paul, chairman Of the Con-
gressional Union. returned to Washing
ton last night and will devote her time
to arrangements for the demonstration.
She viii address q meeting Of the union
this afternoon at o'clock at the F
street headquarters.
There will be a mass meeting at the
Belasco Theater at I O'Clock on the day
Of the demonstration. when resolutions
forwarded from the various sections of
the country VIII be read.
At the conclusion OF the meeting the
women will parade along Pennsylyania
avenue to the Capitol. where a mass
will be held on the east steps.
Mrs. william Kent Is chairman OF the
committee on bands. and Miss Lena
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
NATIONS Voice
AGAINST REPEAL
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

ton to demand all the benefits of a
partnership InQ be unwilling to assume
a single burden. We have reached 4
crises in our history"
Chairman Adamson, of the House Com
nittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce yesterday issued the following
statement upon one phase of the canal
tolls question touched upon in the mi
nority report filed by Representative
Krowland
The most monstrOus perversion Of the
truth since Ananias exposed his derelic-
ton as to yeracity. is the false state
ment going through the jingo press to the
effect that the Sims bill requires the
official vessels belonging to the United
States to pay tolls. Such vessels are
not mentioned in the canal act nor in ths
Sims bill and ought not to be- They
are owned by the same owner which owns
the canal and passes its vessels by right
OF ownership according to the treaty"
Representatives Dcremus. of Michigan.
and OShaushnessy. of Rhode Island. the
Two Democrats, of the Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce who op-
pose repeal OF the tolls exemption clause
expressed their views as members of
the committees minority in the following
statement:
status Not Changed.
Inc majority report accompanying
the bill presents no phase of Panama
Canal tolls controversy that was not
thoroughly considered and completely
disposed of in the Sixty-second Con-
gress. We believed at that time that
the remission of tolls to our coast
wise trade was clearly within the
rights of the United States under the
convention. The view
we then entertained has since been
strengthened by the opinions of some
OF our ablest authorities upon inter-
law and by the frank decIa-
ration of Great Britain contained in
the protest OF Mr.. A. Michel lines
addressed TO the Secretary of State.
July 8. 1912.
In this note Great Britain conceded
our right to prefer the coastwise trade.
but doubted our ability to confine the
benefits of the exemption to the coast
wise trade. This presents a pure ques-
tion of regulation, which does not JUS
tify the repeal of the existing law.
We also believe the remission of
tolls to be sound economic policy, and
our position in that regard was
by the platform of the
Democratic party adopted at Balti-
more. The majority report having, In
our opinion. contributed nothing new
to the subject. we see no reason why
Congress should reverse the action
taken in remitting tolls at the Panama
Canal to vessels engaged in the coast
wise trade of the United States"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

will be finished with white stucco.
At one corner of the building
circular tower will be erected. so.
as to avoid a fiatiron effect. This
tower. which will be twenty-five
feet in diameter. is to be utilized
for a circular stairway.
The first floor will contain an
Office, secretary's room. library.
and service rooms. The entrance
to the building will be on the New
Hampshire avenue side Through
the center of the building a wide
corridor will extend.
An artistic feature of the build
ing will be the stair tower, at one
end of the corridor.
On the second floor will be a
large room adequate for balls and
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Analysis Of Mayor GilPs Election.

How far women were responsible for ellis cleo
ton cannot be definitely known-this majority may
have been entirely due to the votes OF men. few
days before election women's mass meeting held
which packed the theate: and addressed by the
leading of the city, who had been carrying on
a vigorous antGill campaign under the slogan, Eter
nal vigilance is the prceof civic decency, and the
timent in opposition strong and unanimous 1t is
difficult to set forth accurately events of 5000 miles
away, but few unquestonable facts may be given
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

national prohibition law; third is clamoring for
national child labor law; still another for Federal IN
spection and grading of grain. Each man wants gov
ernnen help for his pet measure. but States rights
for the other fellows which he is not in favor Of
The defenders Of woman suffrage received dis
tinct shock from the dispatches announcing the eec-
ton of Hiram C. Gill as mayor of Seattle. 1t will be
remembered that three months after women were en-
franchised in Washington. in November 1910, thost
OF Seattle were the chief factors in recalling Gill from
this Office because of his close connection with the
most Aagrant manifestation of the social evil that
has been in this country, and his encouragement
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
THERE'S MANY A MIX-UP
AMONG THE LAWMAKERS
NOWADAYS DER THE LEA
Or. in Other Words. It's an III Name
that Does Not Bring a Senator a
Fresh Egg or Two.

The similarity of their names is
causing Senators Luke Lea and Blair
Lee a great deal of amusement and
many funny mix-ups. Recently Sena-
tor Luke Lea fell heir to some choice
Maryland chickens and fresh country
eggs sent in by admirers to Senator
Blair Lee.
Senator Luke Lea took them as a
gift from the gods and greatly en-
joyed them at his table BY and by
Senator Blair Lee discovered his loss
and now both Senators have entered
into pact never to make use of
windfalls until they consult each
other.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Opera Boufe" Best Describes Events Of
Past Week in Campaigns for Woman
Suffrage, Mrs. Harper States, Assert
ing that "This Winters Performance
Has Been Very Illuminating to the
Older Workers.

All the newspapers in the country are having their
little jokes on the plight of the United States Senate IN
regard to the question of suffrage whose most
ardent advocates the time the Democratic party came
into power could hardly have dreamed that within a
year they would be begging this august body not to
vote it, Opera boue best describes the events of
the past week. and this writing it is impossible to
say when the curtain will be rung down.
This winters performance has been very humiliat-
ing the older workers. jealous for the prestige and
dignity of the movement, whose standards have
before been lowered through petty rivalres. The OBJ
jectve point from its early days has been amend
ment the national Constitution. No action ever has
been taken by the House but the Senate did vote
it in 1887, giving 10 yeas all Republican; "a nays about
one-third of them Republican; 26 absentees about
evenly divided as party From that time it has been
impossible except three occasions, to get
report of any kind from the Senate committee, and,
therefore, the unanimous favorable report of the pres
ent committee gratifying, has been its de-
termination to secure vote.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
WILL ASK RELIEF FOR BRIDGE.
r. of T.. Committee to Call on COM
missioncrs Tomorrow.

The committee on river and harbor
Improvement of the Board of Trade held
a meeting last Friday, with NJ. l. Weller
as chairman. and Stacy II. Briant secre-
tary. The chairman reported that the
100000 appropriation for the Anacostia
River improvement had been reinstated
In the bill before Congress.
subcommittee has requested a hear
ing before the District Commissioners
tomorrow for the purpose of calling to
their attention the importance of reliev-
ing the ice conditions above Aqueduct
Bridge, and to request that a hinged
smokestack be provided for the Fire
hghter so that she can go above the
bridge which is now impossible on ac-
count Of the height of her stack.
This would enable this boat to break
up and prevent heavy ice forming as a
menace to the bridge and surrounding
property.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
GIRL HELD BY POLICE.

Pending word from relatives In Georgia
Mrs. Elsie Owens. seventeen years old,
taken from the home of a negro woman
in Garfield, ID. G.. Friday night by po-
lice Of the Eleventh precinct, remains at
the House of Detention. The young wom-
ans grandmothe-. who is said to live at
Chattahoochie. Ga, was notified by the
police that the girl Is stranded here At
the time Mrs. Owens was found. she
claimed she was at the woman's home
to see about some clothes she was to
wash for her.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Task for Washington Women.

The women of Washington may have another i'm
porant piece of work ahead of them namely the de-
feat of Judge George Turner for the United States
Senate. Some of them will remember and others can
learn from the history of their State that he was
of the two Supreme Court judges who took the suf-
frage away from women when Washington was Ter
ritory by unconstitutional decision as ever was
made by legal tribunal They had been enfranchised
by Territorial legislature of 1888; the act was
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
NOTED NAVY OFFICERS HoNoRED

The Navy Department yesterday an
nounced the names selected for the six
1.loOo-ton torpedo-boat destroyers now un-
der construction. All are to bear the
names Of distinguished American naval
officers now dead. as in the case of all
the destroyers already built. The names
selected are Tucker. Conyngham, Porter,
Wadsworth. Jacob ZONES. and Vain.
wright.
One Of the destroyers is under con.
struction by the Fore River Shipbuildins
Company. two by the William Cramp &
Sons Ship and Engine Building Company,
one by the Bath Iron Works, and two by
the New York Shipbuilding Company.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
GANGWAY FOR TOLLS MEASURE!
AricuIturaI Appropriation BIZ
PASSES, Clearing Decks.

The House yesterday passed the agri-
cultural appropriation bill for the fiscal
year 1s14-15 practically without amend
ment
This clears the way for the considera-
ton of the rivers and harbors bill on
Tuesday and Thursday OF next week.
which 1t is the belief of the leaders will
suffice for its consideration and bring the
bill to repeal the tolls exemption para
graph of the Panama Canal law before
the House next Friday.
Leaders OF both sides of the tolls ex-
emption are now practically in agreement
that after the members desiring to adj
dress the House on this subject have
notified Chairman Adamson. of the ad-
ministration forces. and Representative
Knowland, for the opposition, the limita-
tion of debate may safely be set without
offense to any one.
Mr.. Knowland said yesterday that he
thought four days Of debate would be
enough for all concerned.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

Plans for the erection of a new
home for the Congressional Club.
made possible by The generous Of
fer of a site by Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, announced exclusively in
The Washington Herald more than
a week ago, are almost completed
by George Oakley Totten. jr..
prominent Washington architect,
and work on the new building will
be started in the near future.
The building will be one of the
finest and most attractive in Wash
ington. Its shape will be triangu-
lar. with a frontage Of SIS feet in
New Hampshire avenue and H.
feet in U street. The construction
will be of brick. and the exterior
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
ALLEGED, swMDLER HELD.

Wanted here on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, a youth CIV
ing his name as "John Carley" was ar
rested In Harrisburg. Pa, yesterday. and
VIII De brought TO this city tomorrow.
Several days ago Mrs. Alice Weaver. OF
III street northwest, cashed a check
for 80 for John Carley." He represent
ed himself to q reporter for Western
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

entertainments of a large scope.
The dining-room will adjoin this,
and above it there will be a bal
cony overlooking the ballroom.
A large open fireplace at one
side OF the ballroom will add to
the "home-like'' effect that is to
mark the entire building. The cell
ing will be OF cove type. and will
be eighteen feet high. the decora-
tions to be of cream and gold.
The third floor will contain a
gymnasium. two bedrooms and
bath, kitchen and pantry. A stair
way for servants will be provided
in the rear of the building. On
both the New Hampshire avenue
and U street sides of the structure
there will be broad parking.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
TO OBSERVE ST. pATRICKs DAY.

In celebration of ST. Patrick's Day Di-
vision. No. 2, of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians. will have a special literary
and musical program at its monthly
meeting this afternoon at Eagles Hall,
Sixth and e streets northwest Repre-
sentative Riley, Of Wisconsin, will speak
on "The Golden Age of Ireland" and
Representative Kennedy will also speak.
A musical program will be given,