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Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
PARCEL POST WILL
 HANDLE LARGER PACKS

A ruling of the Postmaster-Genera recently approved of the Interstate Commerce Commission, increases in the we.ght limits of parcel-post pack ages, in the first and second zones, from 20 to 50 pounds; admits books to the pare oi post, and reduces rates in
 he other zones materially. The max imum weight for parcels in all zones beyond the second was increased from II to 20 ID. From the already publish cd rates the reductions are as follows In the third and fourth zones, 1 cent less on the first pound and cents less on each additional pound; in the fifth and sixth zones, 1 cent less on each bound sent. Parcels containing books weighing OF. or less will be car ried anywhere for 1 cent for each 2 oz., and on those weighing more than s oz., the parcel post rate for the zone, shall apply.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
WHY MAIL ORDER HOUSES DO THRIVING
 BUSINESS IN YUMA AMONG THE CITIZENS
 WHO SHOULD PATRON|zE HOME STORES

The small town merchant who falls to advertise, lets down his guard to the attack of the mail order house.Ac- cording to the representative of one or these concerns, who addressed a re cent convention of newspapermen Tn Chicago, the plan is very simple.
 The new business" department O. the mail order establishment searches the country for community, the mer- chants of which believe it is waste of money to patronize the newspapers. Relieved of local advertising competi- clon, the mail order men flood the residents of that section with itera- ture, describing the products in which they deal, which the people need, re- quire and use, but which the local mer- chants lack the enterprise to make known to them.
 The result is we'll known.
 If the merchants of a particular con- munity, on the other hand, happen to be of the kind that advertise only the
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
EXPRESS RATES ID
 BE T PER GENT LOWER

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. By the terms of the recent interstate commerce order, the new express rates, which went into effect today, will be approximately IT per cent lower than heretofore. The express companies report a reduction of over 25 per cent in their volume of busi- ness since the introduction of the par eel post. The new express rates are. in many instances lower than those on the parcel post, and mean direct competition. The express companies have in the last few months been very solicitous for new business, as con- trasted with their independent "com. to-us" policy heretofore observed.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
THE OCOT|LLO CLUB
 MET SAT. AFTERNOON

The Ocotillo Club met Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Sel0y on Second avenue with Mrs. Harlon of the Valley as hostess.
 The regular program was disposed with and very interesting report of the recent Federation Womans' Club meeting at Nogales, which Miss Mary E. Post attended as the Yuma delegate
 The Federation meeting was very in- teresting indeed and several instruc- tive papers were read. The paper read by Miss Post was upon the Re lation of the teacher and the pupil and as she is probably better fitted to make such a report than any other person in the state, her discussion was very we'll received.
 The Ocotillo Club of Yuma ranks very high among others of the state and the report was we'll spoken of.
 The Club meets next Saturday, Feb. 2 with Mrs Selby as hostess.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
JURORS DRAWN FOR
 SUPERIOR COURT TERM

The following is the list of the jurors drawn for the coming term of the Superior Court of Yuma County:
 Robert I. Emens, Adalphe l.. Yer dugo, Richard Mcconnell, Samuel R. McCullock, Robert E. Campbell, Jas. Gardner. Barnes, J. w. Darlington, John Newmon, Frank H. Brooks, Hen ry Hansberger, Jacob Mumm, Jr., Jas H. Payne, James David Andrews, Jr., Nathaniel w. Tough, Harvey l.. Wiley, Clarence c. Dunbar, Eggert Holling, William Boyle, George E. Thurman, Barney B. Sansing, Althee Modesti, James H. Hanna, Cherry Carlen, War ren E. Snyder, Walter w. Nelson, James E. Clone, Joseph E. Hightower, Albin Clark, LeRoy A. Snow, William D. Littler, Frank Weimen, Morrls Marcus, Clifford D. Athey, Edward F. McClelland, Selah Arnis, Jefferson w. Giles, Thomas Ariola, M. D. Flaln- gan, William B. Lynch, Perry Power, Charles A. Wickersham, Charles H. Hindman, Allison K Ketch 1rside, Geo. Herbert Athey Calvin Palmer, John M. Williams, Johannes N. Johannessen, Daniel w. Maddox, R. c. Saufley, Perry O. Spittler.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
ELKs PLAY EXHIBITION
 CAME WITH SOMERTON
(From Yuma Examiner

The Elks visited the Somerton base ball team en masse Sunday and rousing good time was enjoyed. Be- sides the members of the ball team, large crowd assembled to witness the great event. Fourteen automobiles loaded to the capacity and more made their way to the Somerton base ball park where an interesting and somewhat disordered game was wit messed the valley team being the pick team of the whole country around, and the Elks team being the Yuma cham pion baseball team CD.
 Some of the spectators had spent the morning in Somerton, and report having had a pleasant time, notwith- standing the ball game Patriotism and love of our own fair city will not all low a statement of the details of the game, nor of the score and result; but the whole game was a complete cir GUS and well worth the time and prac- tice.
 Next Sunday the Somertonians will play in Yuma and it is hoped that they will receive a like reception.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
LOOP. ORCHESTRA
 HAS A REHEARSAL

The Three Link Orchestra met lu regular rehersal at the home of Miss Georgia Greer in the valley yesterday afternoon. Several guests were pres ent and very enjoyabe evening was spent; among the participants were:
 Marie Miller, Louise Mcclure, Nellie Littlefield. Georgia Greer, Dora Allen, Roy Hansberger, Alvan Moser, s. E. Harwell, R. Wilson, Jay Spaulding, Percy Taylor, Harry Allen, Herman Allen Jr.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
140 NEW VOLUMES ADDED ID
 THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIBRARY

The faculty and school children of the Yuma grammar school are simply dee-light-ted over the arrival of one hundred and forty volumes for their library. This is a considerable addi- tion to be made at one time, and the efforts made by the principal, MT. Me Craw, and other assistants, are cer- tainly appreciated by the townspeople.
 The library, which now is given a separate room, is in excellent condi- tion and an unusual amount of inter- est is shown by the children. The llfrary contains, in all, over 600 vol un. es. all of the best known and most widely read authors being represented.
 This new addition, which is the first in several years, represents the untir- ing efforts of teachers and pupils
 alike. The proceeds of the entertain ment which was given by the school children, the Friday preceding the re- cent Christmas holidays under the su-
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22

staple lines, the experts of the mail order house are quick to note it. They see that the people are given the very information MT. Local Merchant has failed to supply them with, and which, experience teaches, is just that which Mr. Average Citizen wants.
 It is easy to spot a town in which the mail order houses do a land office business. All that is necessary to To- cate the kind of place is to look over the newspapers. IF THE ADVER- TISING COLUMNS ARE POORLY PATRONIZED, YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE LONG DISTANCE MFR CHANTS ARE SUPPLYING BY MAIL THE INFORMATION THAT THE SOPHISTICATED LOCAL TRADES MAN FAILS TO GIVE THE RESI- DENTS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE PRESS.
 MONEY INVESTED IN ADVERTlS- ING SPACE IN THE LOCAL PUBLl- CATIONS KEEPS THE BUSINESS AND THE MONEY HOME.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. D. Especial to the Yuma Daily EXominer) Farmers with high-school education make nearly double the average in come of those with merely common school education, and those who start earliest make the most profits, accord ing to the Department of Agriculture s investigators. The departments office of Farm Management has been con- ducting a series of investigations in the corn belt, which have brought out many d, tails that should be of practi- cal value to all agriculturists. These results have just been published in a new bulletin.
 Under average conditions the farm, according to this bulletin, is no place for the weak or for those unable to direct work. The man who intends to spend his working life in the country should start early, for success is not gained in a moment but by many years of persistent effort. It is true that some farmers have made small for
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22

pervision of Miss Genevieve Brown were certainly used to the best pos sible advantage as attested by the splendid list of authors represented among the volumes received today. A few of them are James Whitcomb Riley, Harold Bell Wright, Kate Doug las Wiggin, Gene Stratton Porter, B. P. Roe, Louise M. Alcott, Eugene J Fields, Samuel Clemens, Rudyard Kip ling, Frank G. Carpenter (complete Geographical History Stories"O. Ham nton w. Mabie, John Fox, Jr., and Owen Mister.
 Parents are very cordially invited to come and visit the library and to encourage the. children in it's profi- table use, as the books chosen-his- tory stories, teachers methods, fiction, geographical studies, fairy tales, poeti- cal works, etc.-will be a source of much pleasure and profit to the citi- zens now in the making.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
JOHNSON AND CLyNER ]. ELECTED ON SATURDAY

O. c. Johnson and Dr. H. Vance Clymer were elected Yuma members of the good roads advisory committee last Saturday. They, with G. M. Thacker, Crane; George M. Bridge, of Somerton, and G. c. Dunne, of northern Yuma >ounty, compose the total membership and a good commit tee it is.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
|. 4. FIRM OPENS 4
 STATE OFFICE IN YUMA

The firm of Walethorpe, Mcbride and Probert, one of the largest con- cerns of it's kind on the Pacific Coast, have opened offices in the Hotel Gan dolfo. MT. Palethorpe, president of the concern, has had an eye on Yuma for some time and has great faith in the future development of this section; hence, the opening of a branch office here.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
CANADA HAS REDUCED
 HER EXPRESS RATES

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 2.-The new schedule of express rates promulgated by the railway commission, which be- came operative today, provide as follows:
 Where the rates per 100 lbs. are go cents, the reductions in the present minimum charges are 2-ib. parcels, cents; 3-lbs., 15 cents; Alb, 20 cents; 5lbs., 15 cents; and lbs.,2 cents The reductions on the longer hauls are slightly less.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22

aside at once from the reclamation fund as follows:
 Yuma project, $S31, ,0O0.
 Rio Grande project, $3,6S3, ,OOO. Salt River project, $91O,OOO.
 Carlsbad and Hondo projects. s3O4,- 900.
 In addition, $1O,OOO is set aside for further consideration on the Pecos river (including Texas), with a view to inaugurating new reclamation. prof. ects, and also $5O,OOO for investigation in the Colorado river basin.
 The Yuma project is now, therefore, assured of sufficient funds to rush the work forward to early completion. With the money in hand and that now specially set aside, there will be am- pie to go ahead and finish the main storage and distribution works within the year.
 It is big news, big enough to make Yuma jump with joy and brim over with solidly grounded optimism for the immediate future.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
W. W. STURGES GETS
 A WEL[-BRED TURKEY

O. N Hendricks, of Bard, today de- livered one of his best Mammoth Bronze toms, as advertised in the Ex- aminer, to County Treasurer w. w. Sturges. MT Hendricks has all of his high-class turkeys branded and the one delivered to MT. Sturges was marked on a metal band "97-10." This sure is system in the turkey industry.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
CATTLE FROM MEXICO

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2.-E. T. Jones, manager of the $4,OOO, O,OOO-acre ranch in Southern Mexico, near the Central American line, announced that the first shipment of 1,0OG head of cattle daily will start today He does not fear interception en route by the hun gry rebels.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
o ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

By. the additional $831OOO now set aside for the Yuma project and the $37O,0O0 set aside on January 8, Yuma will have for reclamation and river work, this year, the magnificent sum of $1 POI .OOO, which means great activi- ty here that even the livest booster hadn't quite dreamed of.
 It is still mere conjecture as to what particular part of the project will receive the bulk of this large sum, or whether the Yum/ mesa will receive immediate attention or not; though it is sincerely hoped that water will be put on the mesa very soon
 Land owners in irrigated valleys of the west, and farmers and settlers under all the government projects. are vitally interested in the news from Washington today, but not more so than are the business men and people generally in the neighborhood of those projects though without direct interest in lands under them.
 The extension of payments to 2G years is now assured, since the mea- sure amending the reclamation act has been agreed upon by the leaders in both houses of Congress and by the executive departments concerned. IL is to be assumed that the president is n full accord with the movement to make settlement and payment easier for the farmers.
 If the bill goes through as now in troduced, there will be no payments for five years after the water is turned on.
 This gives farmers every opportunity to develop their land and put their farms on a profitable basis before the payments begin; one payment of 5 per cent will be made when water is turned on, then five years are skip ped with no payments at all. This is the present form of the bill, and it is that it will be enacted in that form.
 At the end of five years, payment will begin at the rate of per cent per year for five years, then per cent Ger year for 10 years, the total period )f repayment of the cost of projects % the treasury thus extended for 20 7ears, instead of 10 years, as now. And here will be no interest to pay.
 The only requirement is that lands must be farmed and improved, in or | Ter that owners may enjoy the bene- its of the bounty of the government. The measure not only gives much leeded relief, but compels the improve nent of lands, and therefore, tends to expedite the colonizing and subdlv1d- ng of all lands under government ime.
 Secretary Lane of the interior de ,artment announces that "a more libe- al policy shall be pursued toward set lers on reclamation projects than has heretofore obtained"
 But this is not the only good big lews that comes to the Examiner from Washington today. The secretary to- lay instructed the reclamation con- mission to hasten the construction of ,roiects under way" and he particu- arly specifics, as projects which must e expedited: The Yuma Project, the lio Grande project, the Salt River roject, and the Carlsbad and Hondo rejects.
 Secretary Lane orders that funds for xpediting these projects shall be set
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 CHOOSES DIRECTORS
(From Saturdays Examiner)

(F'rom Saturdays EXaminer)
 George Michelsen, Dr. J. A. Ketch- ercide, J. H. Westover, Paul Moretti, E. s. Kirkpatrick, c. A. Lindeman and G. c. Dunn were elected direc- tors of the Yuma County C..mmercial Club last night.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22

FOR SALE-Three extra good work horses, on my place five miles southwest of Somerton John R. Hopper 9-12-tf
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
AN EDUCATION AND BUSINESS
 METHODS COUNT IN FARMING

i tunes in a short time, but this is usu- ally through a phenomenal rise in land values. Few men have become rich from the real profits of the land. Those who have done so usually needed a lifetime in which to work. Through skill in management and by hard la bor comfortable living and moderate profits may be expected. Those per sons who are turning to the farm with the idea of reaping large incomes are doomed to severe disappointment.
 Those making the poorest incomes were 2S years of age when they started farming and wtle past 30 when they became owners. On the average c1e oldest men are making the least profits.
 Many farmers with very little schooling succeed, but these same men would do better if they had the op- portunity of further training. No one ever hears a farmer regret that he spent a part of his early life in a school
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22

The new lights which have been in- stalled in the Elite Ice Cream parlors drew a large crowd of interested spec tators last night The lights are very beautiful and of unusual brightness.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
PEOPLES ELITE PARLoRs

Our candy is the pest and the freshest. We make it daily. Nothing but the best of products used in their making. 3S-tf
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22

Get all the latest magazines ana See Shorey About It"
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-22
'B|G NEWS FUR FARMERS AND
 LAND OWNERS; JOY ABOUNDS

WORLD IS oUIcKENEp AS SENATOR MARK SMITH WIRES WORD APPROPRIATION HUNDREDS DOLLARS FOR RENEWING GREAT YUMA PROJECT
The Republican journal., 1914-04-09
THE MAINE N. E. o. P.

Delegates representing every one of the 79
subordinate lodges of the New England Order
of Protection met in Bangor April 1st for the
annual convention of the grand lodge of the
order. The forenoon session consisted of the
initiation of candidates. an address by Grand
Warden c. W. Wentworth and the presenta-
ton of reports by the various officers. The
grand warden devoted his address mainly to
suggestions for increasing the membership,
the year 1918 having closed with net loss of
2l3. The annual report of the secretary shows
that the number of lodges in good standing at
the present time is 70. One lodge was instituted
during the year while three surrendered their
charters and consolidated with other lodges;
number of members, 6,O91; number of benefit
members initiated during the past year, "a;
number of first rate members, 1927; number of
second rate members, 1,056; number of third
rate members. 318; number of sisters, 1857;
number of brothers, 424; insurance in force in
Maine, $7,329, 600; net loss in insurance in
Maine during the past year. $2ss.OOO. The
report of the treasurer shows that the
total receipts of the lodge for the past year
were $5,770.72, and the disbursements were
$2373.7S, leaving a balance of $3,404 81.
James w. Jones of Gardiner was elected past
warden, C. W. Wentworth OF Westbrook,
warden; Irving A. Turner of Bangor, vice
warden; Forrest E. Ludden of Auburn, secre-
tary; c. H. Sullivan of Bangor, treasurer; D.
W. Lewis of Skowhegan, guide; Alice J. Reny
of Westbrook, chaplain; Cora L. Davis of
Houlton, guardian; Hlda Small of Portland,
W. 7. McKinnon of Bangor and U. B. Scott of
Saco, trustees; F. M. Mooers of Gardiner, SEN
tine; W. B. Hersey, Mary A. Washburn, Cora
E. Powers, Walter Wood and E. P. Ray, de-
legates to the Supreme Lodge convention
in Boston in May. 1t was voted to hold the
next State convention in Auburn.
The Republican journal., 1914-04-09
MRS. LILLIAN NJ. N. STEVENS,
President of National w. c. I. U. and
Vice President OF Worlds Temperance

President of National W. c. I. U. and
Vice President of Worlds Temperance
Union, Dies at Her Home in Portland.
PORTLAND, April 6. Mrs. Lillian M. N.
Stevens, president of the Women's Christian
Temperance union, died Monday. She had
been ill for several weeks with kidney trouble.
Mrs. Stevens, who was born in Dover, Maine
70 years ago. continued to the last the tenn
perance work to which she had devoted most
of her life. Her mind remained clear and late
last week she was able to dictate correspond
ence in connection with the work of her Office.
With her when the end came were her husband
Michael Stevens; her daughter, Mrs Gertrude
S. Leavitt of this city, and Miss Anna Gordon
of Evansville, vice president of the National
w. C. T.U.
1t would require volume to record the ac-
tivities of Mrs. Stevens in the temperance
cause, to which her life was dev oted. Mem
now that the campaign for national prohibition
is being waged in Washington, is distinct
blow to their cause. The work will be con-,
tinued by others, but the enthusiasm and energy
which Mrs. Stevens put into the fight will be
sorely missed.
Gov. Haines, when informed of Mrs. Stew
ems death said
"Mrs. Stevens has rendered greater ser.
vice to man kind than any woman who ever
lived in Maine with possibly one exception,
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and think the
greatest service of any woman of this day and
generation. She was woman of intellect,
moral and physical strength
II have ordered the flag at half staff il
recognition of the respect in which l know
this great woman was held by all the people.
of Mane."
The Republican journal., 1914-04-09

ON High and Church; beyond Park and Fr.nl
lin on Court; beyond Waldo avenue ON Main
beyond Bridge on Waldo avenue: bevond p,;n,.
rose ON Upper High; beyond Washington =,
Bridge; below the foot Of Miller ON w.ta,
street and beyond the dump on Water .tra.t
The order was read and passed in the Ro.,l
of Aldermen.
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL oFFrcnRs
The petition Of Geo. F. Hartman that .hx
Board view his property at the corner of Con.
gress and Miller streets sand assess the dam.
ages sustained to his land adjoining the street
and injured by digging for the repairs Of the
street in July. 1918. was read and it was voted
that the municlpal officers meet on the prem.
ises Saturday May 2, 1914. at l D. M, for view
and hearing
Messrs. c. F. Toothaker. Walter B. Dutch.
Eugene R. Connor. and Fred d. Jones were
drawn as Jurors for the April term of the Su.
preme Judicial Court to be held April 2lst.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The following police were elected in the diff
ferent wards: Ward 1. Elmer S. Whitehead
Harvard Salisbury. Clair Stevens, Walter J.
Clifford; Ward 2. Luther Hammons, Jr., Leslie
Elms, Alton Ridley; ward 3. Jesse Staples,
Walter Juan. VIM. H. Staples, Samuel Stevens;
ward 4, Henry Wentworth. J. A. Wood; ward
5. Alvin Howard. Harrison Shaw, John Crosby,
X. B. Craig was elected a measurer of wood
and bark and weigher of coal, etc.
c. G. Dickey was elected city electrician.
Edward R. Pierce. e. ]. Pattee. and James H.
Howes appeared before the convention in be-
half of the Board Of Trade for higher pres
sure and better protection with city water in
case of fire. Mr.. Pierce spoke at length, stat
ing that the insurance was likely to be with
drawn or the rates greatly increased if this
was not done. Mayor Robert F. Dunton re-
piled that the matter would be taken up as
soon as possible. :
Adjourned.