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The Parker post., 1914-07-18
ON
THE DESERT
SERIOUS PREDlcAMENT OF AN
AUTOMOBILE PARTY AT A
PLACE KNOWN AS THE "RIG
WASH" NEAR PARKER.

H. Martin, wife and child, of
Redondo, had one of those narrowing
experiences incident to desert life,
last Sunday, which they will not
soon forget and which should serve
as a caution to inexperienced people
who may attempt to cross these arid
stretches unprepared for emergencies,
relying wholly upon their automo-
biles to pull them through.
Mr.. Martin and family had gone to
Saffron to visit realtives, in their
automobile, the trip having been
made in good time with no mishap
When they started on the return trip,
they took but very little drinking
water, believing it unnecessary in
view of the fact that they had pre-
viously covered the distance so easily
AT place known as the big Wash"
about six miles from Parker, a spot
exceptionally hard for auto travel
ON account OF the deep, loose sand,
something on the automobile broke
and the machine came to a dead
standstill
This was about five o'clock in the
afternoon. Being long way from
home and not knowing just where
they were with reference to any
habitatiOn or the location of water
the predicament was a serious one.
The wife, who was not in the best
OF health and already feeling poorly
from the effects of the tiresome jour
ney, became very ill as she realized
the gravity of the situation. AS they
had only about pint of water, which
was very warm, all soon began to
suffer severely from thirst, especially
the child. @
For several hours it looked as if
there was only one thing to be done
ITO remain there and either be res
cued or perish slowly from thirst.
Fortunately for the stricken family,
however, o. S. Osborne of this town
happened to pass that way on his re-
turn to Parker, in his automobile,
and took the family aboard, also tow
ing the derelict auto to town, arriv-
ing here about 10 p. m.
These are the second auto parties
that have been stranded at that spot
during the past month. The others
being a couple of commercial men
who nearly died of thirst before they
reached this town on foot.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
CELLS COMPLETED

H. E. Buckingham, the machinist,
finished, last Saturday, his contract
for putting together and riveting the
several parts of the steel cells of the
new branch county jail being built
in this place. These sections are put
together so strongly that even the
giant tread OF the earthquake could
not rend them asunder-a gloomy
outlook for malefactors-renderi
that inscription which appeared over
The gates OF hell in "Dante's Inferno"
an appropriate one to be tackled over
each entrance: Leave All Hope
Behind. ye Who Enter Here" Mr..
buckingham declared proudly that
not single lead riVet' was used by
him. That being the case, it is
quite evident that he has no notion
OF doing time" in those cells him
self, very soon. Still, it is a matter
OF record that DR.. GuillOtine was
executed with an instrument of his
own invention during the French
Revolution
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
PATENTS FOR $4,000 ACRES

The state land commission has re-
ceived notice that patents have issued
for 81 ,944.1O acres of the selections
made by the commission for the state
making something over 100000 acres
that have been approved to date. The
land thus patented lie in Yavapai, Co
chise, Pima and Pinal counties and
are designated for the creation of
funds for a number of state institu-
tions, in accordance with the provis-
ions of the Enabling Act.
These approvals are the result of a
recent trip to Washington of Chair
man Winsor of the state land com
mission. Mr. Winsor went into the
subject of patents for the state lands
with the department, spending con-
siderable time in the general land
office and expedited the APPROVAL of
selections amounting to approximate
ly 100000 acres in addition to the
81 ,944 concerning which notice of ap-
proval has just been received.
The commission estimates that the
land included in this approval has a
present value of not less than $5 per
acre, and a potential value much high
er Most Of It is. adapted to some va
riety of agriculture, and not a little
is susceptible of irrigation either by
means of storage, diversion or pump
ing.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
JOHN FLOWERS HURT

AT the railroad depot in Parker
on Thursday about noon, John Flow
ers, the car inspector for the Santa
Fe, received an injury which will lay
him up for few days if not longer.
He boarded the train to attend to
some detail about one OF the pas
senger coaches and as he dropped
off the train just as it was beginning
to pull out, he landed on a small roll
ing rock which caused him to lose
his footing and fall to the ground,
painfully injuring his right knee. DR..
Israel who was summoned attended
to the injury but it cannot be ascer-
tanned at present writing whether any
bones are broken or whether it is
only a bad sprain.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
A PIONEERS RETURN

j. c. Curtis, formerly of Parker,
but now of Los Angeles, was in this
place a few days this week on BUSH
ness connected with the properties
of the Copper Basin Mining Company
situa0ed about miles from Parker.
E@ says the lodges in those mines
are from 10 to SO feet wide, showing
fine grade OF sulphide ore. No
work is at present being done but it
Is the intention to resume operations
next September. Mr.. Curtis is one
OF Parker's oldest settlers, his first
coming here being in 1896 He was
at one time interested with the Col
orado River Supply Company and
although that firm is no longer in
existence, he has since retained more
or less business interests in Parker.
He first came here with a burro and
went out on the railroad, showing
that quite step has been taken here
In the line of advancement.
Mr.. Curtis says that the outlook
for mining this year is better than
II has been for a long time.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
SUPT. COLDWELL DIES

PRESCOTT, Ariz July 14.-Percy
V. Coldwell, superintendent of the
Pioneer Home here. and himself a
resident of Arizona for more than
forty years. succumbed to neuralgia
OF the heart today at Ais p. m. He
has been superintendent of the home
for little more than two years sue
ceeding Major A j. Doran Super
intendent Coldwell was appointed by
Governor Hunt. His administration
has been a stormy one, but he has
managed to hold on, never forfeiting
the confidence of his chief the en-
tire time. 1t is understood a Yav-
apai county man will be appointed
his successor, and a rumOr points
strongly to Col. Powhatan j. Wren
OF Constellation, former member of
the legislature from this county.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
A QUESTION
FOR DECISION
MUST A MAIL CARRIER BE COMa
PEELED TO CARRY FIFTY
POUND SACKS OF ORE AS,
PARCEL POST NATTER.

Whether a mail rarrier is COM
PEELED to carry fifty-pound sacks of
ore, as parcel post matter, with no
limit to the number of sacks is a
question that the department at
Washington has been called upon to
settle, says the Gazette. The matter
vas brought to the attention of Assis-
tant United States District Attorney
Wiley e. Jones several days ago by
Peter Silk, the mail carrier between
Alamo and Wenden, and he has writ
ten the department for instructions.
Silk, who is a pioneer in the state
and one OF the prominent ranchers in
that district, was but recently ap-
pointed to carry the mail between the
two cities. a distance of about forty
five miles. The appointment caused
considerable trouble at the time, and
according to Silk threats were made
against him. In his complaint he
says that no matter whether he car
ries the ore or refuses to carry it,
there is trouble ahead, and he be-
lieves that there is conspiracy
against him
The scheme he says, is to make
him carry ore to and from the two
places, One is allowed fifty pounds
by parcel post, and the ore is put up
i'll fifty-pound sacks, but the parcel
post regulations do not limit the num-
ber of sacks and the carrying of ore
is not mentioned in the parcel post
rules and regulations. Silk claims
that since he has been carrying the
mail there have been so many sacks
Of ere to be loaded and unloaded that
it requires most of his time, and that
il also takes up the entire space in
his wagon, leaving but little room for
any other mail matter to be cared
for.
Wiley E. Jones believes that the
department will give instructions that
will eliminate the carrying of ore, or
at least limit the number of sacks.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION

About thirty-five ladies and gentle
men, friends of H. L. Sullivan, owner
of the new river boat, the Tom Colds
by, gathered at the landing just abov
the bridge, last Thursday about dusk,
for an excursion and a trip about
four miles up the river was taken.
In the course of the journey light re-
freshments were served, and. music
being in attendance, the deck was
cleared and dancing INDUCED in by
the light of the moon, with vocal mu-
sic by way of variety. The excur-
sionists returned about l a. m. hav-
ing had truly delightful time.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
EIGHTY-THIRp BIRTHDAY

Grandpa Gates, a we'll known citi
zen of Parker, celebrated his eighty
third birthday on Sunday, the 18th
He was surrounded by friends at his
pleasant home on C street, and the
cutting of some choice melons and
the serving of several different kinds
of delicious fruit, all the product OF
Sunny Arizona, made the occasion a
pleasant one
Although feeble with the weight OF
years, Mr. Gates mind is wonderfully
clear and active. In conversation
you find him up-todate on all sub
jects, political and otherwise.
Mr. Gates has an original, inven-
tive mind and at present has a work
ing model OF a cheap and efficient
horsepower pump, suitable for small
ranches or truck farms, which may
be seen at the Stephens blacksmith
shop, and upon which he is securing
q patent.
Mr.. Gates many friends in Par
ker hope he will spend many more
birthdays among them.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
GOOD OPINION OF OUR MINES

NJ e. Graham, well-to-do rancher,
whose pace is on the Colorado about
six miles above Parker, was in town
Monday Mr. Graham has been a
miner most of his life but of late
years has settled down to the more
easy7going occupation OF farming. He
still retains his love OF mining
however, and is ever on the lookout
for Indications and the clues that
seem to instinctively guide the born
miner in his search for the precious
metal, throughout the country in his
daily travels. He says that he was
never in a mining locality where the
indications were better than around
Parker, and he verify believes that
In the course OF time, after this coun,
try has been properly and thorough
ly prospeoted, it will prove one of
the~best mining districts in the state
if not in the west.
The opinion of a thorough practi-
cal miner like Mr.. Graham, given
from a wholly disinterested stand
point, carries with it the true ring
and it is such opinions that are the
most valued
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
URGE ROAD TO INLAND

A party of prominent Blythe land
owners and business men visited Nj
Land on Friday of last week, coming
more than 100 miles by auto, for a
conference with the inland chamber
CT commerce on the proposed new
Southwestern Pacific railroad, says
dispatch from inland of even date.
F. c. Bliss, president, and Frank
l.. Stephens, secretary of the com
merce chamber, met the delegates,
who were c. L. Suits. secretary of
the Blythe board of trade; J. H.
LghtfoCt, editor of the Blythe Her
aid and board of directors; Henry
Dodge. R. l.. Faas. and o. HI. Tetziaff
A community cooperative plan
whereby the first link of the road
could be built between Blythe and
INLAND. was advanced, and resolu-
tions were adopted promising finan-
cial support to the road.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
One of the Pinkertons Here.

j. NJ. Nc Donald of Chicago, a de-
tective in the service of the Pmker-
ton Detective Agency, spent a few
days in Parker this week. Just what
business he was on was not divulg-
ed, but as his card states that he
represents the agency's Commercial
department" it is possible that he
was looking into the ways of some
of our local ''big4business" men with
a view to instituting proceedings un-
der the Sherman antitrust law.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
New Postmaster for Parker.

A. w. Bryant, the assistant agent
OF the Santa Fe in this place, was
appointed postmaster in place of G..
w. Graves and entered upon, the dis
charge of his duties Wednesday. Mr..
Graves. the retiring official, was ap-
pointed under the Taft regime about
three years ago, and has made a
very efficient and painstaking officer.
Mr.. Bryant is we'll and favorably
known to every one in this section,
having been here ever since Parker
received it's name and gained the
distinction OF being a town, and will
undoubtedly discharge the duties of
that office in an able and creditable
manner
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
HUERTA LEAVES MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, July 14-At 1C
o'clock tonight the family of Hherta
and other relatives and close friends
left the capital for Vera Cruz aboard
a special train. The train was com
posed of three sleepers and a bag
gage car. Running ahead of it were
two military trains carrying $50 men
Following came another military traiI
with 500 troops aboard.
The family of General Banquet,
also left on the special 1t is believ-
ed that Huerta, Banquet and other
high officials will leave the capital
tomorrow morning.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
WALLoPED THE WRONG MAN

Night Marshal Tom Phelan was
taken i'll Tuesday night and had Geo.
O'Neill appointed marshal in his
place. During the evening O'Neill
bad occasion to subdue a disturber
of the peace. He had his gun out,
taking wallop at the disturber when
two more peace officers happened
along. Thinking a free for all i'm
minent and not knowing O'Neill they
introduced themselves by handing
him few wallops and taking his
gun away from him. When they
discovered his star, they apologized
freely-Coconino Sun
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
WOODRUFF ON MINING LAWS

In letter recently published in the
Engineering & Mining Journal, Theo
A. Woodruff of Parker, has this to
say apropos of our mining laws:
Il have addressed a letter, of which
the following is part, urging the
president to use his influence to have
the general land office to issue clear
directions as to the necessary require.
ment in doing the location work after
discovery of vein.
'The pamphlet, now issued by the
general land office, does not give the
information and / know from cor
respondence with the general and
local land offices in several western
states, that information is refused on
the ground that the matter may
come before them and We are advised
to see a lawyer. Many good mining
claims have been lost to the honest
and painstaking prospector through
different opinions of lawyers as to
what constitutes valid discovery
work. l suggested a general law to
cover all the states and territories,
viz: After notice of discovery of a
vein or lode that 240 cubic feet of
earth be removed along the strike
thereof, 4 feet deep, feet wide and
10 feet long; or, 6 feet deep, feet
wide and 10 feet long; or a shaft
10 feet deep, 6x4 feet wide, which
ever may be preferable to the pros
pector.
My 33 years experience as a pros
pectOr and mining man in many of
the camps throughout the west, war
rants me in saying that such law
or ruling by the secretary of the In
terror would be most satisfactory to
all honest prOspectors.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
FOR COUNTY RECORDER

We are authorized to announce Jas
II. Hodges, whose card appears else
where under the proper heading, as
candidate for reelection to the
office of County Recorder of Yuma
county, subject to the endorsement
of the Democratic electors of the
county at the primary election to be
held on S ptmber s, 1914
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Moved to Los Angeles.

G. A. Marsh who, accompanied by
his family, was sojourning at Cold
Spring, California, has moved to Los
Angeles lately. Fishing was still
good and II was not because he had
depleted the streams that he moved,
blt simply to get a change of diet
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Changed Stable into GARAGE.

Judge Graves turned his stable in
TO a garage this week and another
horse has lost his happy home. The
horses finish is not far distant and
it will not be many decades before a
the OK team of the good old days of
yore.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
In the Interest of his Candidate.

NJ L. Stewart of Phoenix stopped
in Parker short time last Saturday
He was putting up posters announc
ing the candidacy of H.A. Hughes for
governor on the Democratic ticket
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Back from Prescott.

r. c. Samley and Harry Osborne
returned from Prescott, whittier they
had gone to attend the fourth of
July celebration, on Thursday of last
week. The fact that they remained
there several days after the event is
sufficient evidence that they were
enjoying themselves.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
INDIANS MARRIED

Justice Collins solemnized two mar
riages this week, all the parties
thereto being full-blooded Mojave In
dians. They were, Howard Komo-
pax and Miss Julia Harris, Nat Nc
Kinley and Miss Moose Nelse. All
live on the reservation near town.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Lawn Tennis.

Since the establishment of a tennis
court on California street that
game has become very popular in Par
ker. The court is occupied every
evening by merry players and some
even brave the hot sun to indulge in
the pleasures of the game
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
To New Mexico.

Mrs. Geo. W. Owens, accompanied
by her two sons, Paul and George Jr
left on Friday of last week for Astec,
New Mexico, on a visit to her paren-
summer.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Will be Gone a Month.

H. G. Coykendan went to Phoenix
Tuesday. He will remain there for
about month, being engaged as as
sistant in the office of the state ad-
jutant general.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Welcome Rain.

There was quite a heavy rainfall
which lasted about an hour, in this
town last Tuesday 1t settled the
dust very nicely and the tempera-
tune has since been considerably
lower.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Looking After Cattle.

L. P Tolloday, foreman for the
Parker Ranch Company, went to Re-
dondo Saturday to look after bunch
of cattle.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Visitinu in California.

Mrs. AL Bryant left Wednesday for
California. She will visit relatives
in San Francisco and Gilroy, and be
gone about a month.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Visited Phoenix.

H. L. Sullivan of the Parker Com
mercial Company, took business tri
to Phoenix Saturday night, returning
Tuesday
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
A Big Pumpkin.

A fine specimen of a pumpkin was
on exhibition st the bakery in this
place during the week. 1t weighed
q pounds and was grown at Philip
Honadick's ranch, about two miles
from town.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
REGULAR FERRY SERVICE

At any hour of the day. The best
route to and from the coast. For in
formation address
THE PARKER TRANSP. co.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
From Prescott.

w. H. Tharpe of Prescott was visl
BILE on our streets Wednesday last.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
To San Diego.

Mrs. Walter Nelson and child Went
to San Diego Monday wher> they will
spend the summer
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INos OF THE WEEK IN PARkER r
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
From Flagstaff.

A B. Bradford of Flagstaff regis
tered at the Manitaba Thursday.
The Parker post., 1914-07-18
Looking Hereabouts.

Dolph Clark, Nevada mining man,
was looking about these parts during
the fore part of the week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
AUTO BOWLS OVER BANDIT.
He and Three Others Tried to Hold
Up Doctors Machine.

PATERSON. n. j.. July 2l.-A highway
man who with three confederates tried
to hold up Dr. Richard Stimson and DR.
George F.. Walton, both Of this city. was
run down in Lakeview avenue near Cedar
Lawn Cemetery this evening The inci-
dent happened near the spot where George
Seicel. driver, was attacked and robbed
last night.
DR. Stimson was running the automobile
nj fair speed when he saw a man dart
into the road. He started TO slow down
10 avoid striking tho man when DR. Wall
ton saw three other men by the road
side, one of whom carried a gun.
1T looks like holdup." he shouted.
Put on speed"
Dr. Stimson threw on full speed and
the automobile struck the man, knock
Ing him down. on reaching Paterson
Police Headquarters Or. Stimson reported
the affair 10 the police, Several police
men IN an automobile hurried to the spot.
but no one WAS found,
4 man who said he was James Fltz-
gibbons was later arrested at 81 Southland
street and charged with attempted high
way robbery. He Is said to have given tro
names OF three others TO the police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22

and prevent all Of the calamitous results
to the public interest which they so ear
nestly represented would follow the insti-
tuition OF a suit by the Government
Your counsel. referring to the Boston
and Maine stock, now in effect owned by
the New Haven. says that the recent en-
actment retains the control by Massa-
chusetts over the stock to such an ex-
tent as to make II unmarketable' and upon
this ground Il Is sought to Justify the ac-
ton which your directors propose to take
"Manifestly the only possible dcleterious
effect of the control retained by the Com
monwealth over the Boston and Maine
stock would he upon its selling price. The
New Haven In effect now owns 500. 900, 900
OF this stock worth in the market about
thrty-fve cents on the dollar. n total
value OF less than ss,o0o,ooo.
sees No Serious Eject.
How seriously the retained control
would affect the fair value can only he
matter of speculation--it certainly
would not destroy H. II indeed the re-
suit would be delcterlous at all All the
real property. for example, within the
state OF Massachusetts ss subject 10 he
taken by the Commonwealth and yet
its value IL not impaired
IF your directors adhere to the POSI-
tion which they have taken the plain re-
suit VIII he that because they think n
may be impossible to procure for the
S22. 0Oo.0 900 of Boston and Maine stock
as much as might he obtained under
different circumstances they are willing
To throw aside the agreement solemnly
made with me and to subject the whole
NJ New England to the consequences OF
the litigation which must necessarily fol-
low. If they bring this result about. then
the public must know whore IN, respon-
siblity lies and draw its own oonclu-
sons concerning the motives which have
lmpelled
"The President directs me to say that
he Is not yet ready to believe that those
who control tho Now Haven railroad. in
order n secure some possible Increase in
the selling price ~ SEE o00. 600 of stock.
now offered az about onc-th ri Of its face
value. are willing TO turn away from a
solemn agreement with the Government.
made after long and careful considera-
ton. and thereby subject the interests of
both New England and the nation at largo
10 the consequences Of prolonged and
litigation And he thinks
accordingly that your board Of directors
should give this matter serious considera-
ton Faithfully yours
~ z. Mercy NoLps.
"Attorney-General"
All Of these letters we're given out after
the New Haven case had received the
fullest consideration AZ to-day's Cabinet
meeting