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The Parker post., 1914-04-04
ALL ARIZONA
INTERESTED
OVER TWO THOUSAND NAMES
HAVE ALREADY BEEN SIGNED
TO PETITIONS URGING OPENiN
OF COLORADO RIVER INDIAN
RESERVATION.

The petitions addressed to Hon. A.
A. Jones, first assistant secretary Of
the department of the interior, urg-
ing the department to open the lands
of the Colorado Indian reservation
to settlement and entry, which are be
ing circulated throughout the state,
are meeting with popular favor
among all classes.
Over two thousand people have al
ready signed the petitions, which
have been forwarded to the Parker
Board of Trade. There are many
towns yet to report, but at the rate
the petitions are coming in all sign
ed up it is likely that several thous.
and names will be added to the ones
already received.
The parties having petitions in
charge report that everybody is TAX
ing a great interest in the opening
Of these lands and hundreds have
asked if they could not do something
else which might help us in our cam
paign to open the reservation.
Five hundred names were add
ed to the petition circulated, at Phoe-
nix the past week, headed by Gov.
Geo. w. p. Hunt and practically all
Of the state officials, as we'll as the
supreme court judges. T. M. Dren-
nan and B. M. Fuqua had charge of
circulating the petitions at the state
capital and for the time they had to
devote to the matter they accomplish
ed excellent results.
Yuma sent the Board of Trade pc
titions signed by about 25O residents
of that city. Byron Gray devoted a
couple OF days in securing names, and
he is deserving of great credit for
his patriotism to the Parker project
in freely giving his time to this
work
Mr. Sample, of Sample & Moore,
the Glendale and Parker butchers,
circulated the petition at Glendale,
and secured about 125 names in a
short time.
w. H. Tharpe, who was down from
Prescott the first of the week,
brought down hundreds of names
from that city which were signed to
the petition. He reports that there
aro mora Domino nm
Seligman, Williams, Flagstaff, Je-
rome. Bisbee, Wickenberg, Wen
den, Camp Verde and many
other towns in the northern part of
the state have also sent petitions to
the Board of Trade signed up by
nearly everybody in those COM
munities.
]. B. Flanagan, who leaves for
Denver Sunday night to attend the
irrigation conference with First AS
sistant Secretary Jones and officials
of the reclamation service as one of
the delegates from Arizona, will take
the petitions with him and present
them to Mr.. Jones personally. Copi-
es are to be sent to Senator Mark
Smith, Senator Henry F. Ashurst
and Congressman Carl Hayden.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Public Spirited Women.

The Womans club, at it's regular
weekly meeting Thursday, voted 5
dollars toward the fund being
raised to defray the expenses of a
delegate from Parker to the Denver
irrigation conference. The club al
so voted $500 out of it's treasury to-
wards the constable's salary. The
generosity Of the club members in
matters pretaining to the welfare of
the community is to be highly COM
mended.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Elected School Trustee.

John Roberts was erected school
trustee at last Saturdays election.
G.: W. Graves, the retiring trustee,
has held the office of clerk of the
board for the past six years, filling
the position with entire satisfaction
sOnnel of the new board follows ::
James H. Raney, Mrs. j. F. Collins
and John Roberts
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
BATTLE FOR
TEMPERANCE
TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE OF
ARIZONA HAS OPENED CAM
PAIGN TO VOTE STATE DRY
AT COMING ELECTION.
(Arizona Gazette.)

At the conclusion of his address be-
fore the Temperance Alliance of
Arizona Tuesday night in the Central
Methodist church, Eugene Chafin re-
ceived the endorsement of the organi-
zation and also that of the state w.
G. T. U. for United States senator.
The address given by Chafin was
confined strictly to the temperance
cause. He outlined the plan of cam
paign that would be conducted for tn
question of the abolishment of liquor
from Arizona would be put to the
voters of the state.
Following his speech, Chafin took
it upon himself to start the campaign
fund of $4,000 which, he said, was
needed and a necessity. Within
few minutes several hundred dollars
had been subscribed and many pledg-
ed to contribute to the fund before
the campaign was started
A committee of Industrial Workers
of the World was present and several
of the members addressed the meet
ing. They pledged their support in
every member of their organization
would cooperate with the alliance in
it's work.
Mrs. Mary Kules, socialist, and
lecturer in the temperance cause,
gave short talk in which she said
that she was sure that the socialists
would stand by the temperance peo-
pie in their effort to abolish liquor in
the state. She gave strong and
pointed talk relative to the crimes
being committed every day and to all
she attributed the cause as liquor
Eugene Chafin was the leader in
motion making and he put the motion
before the house to have it adopted,
with the amendment proposed by
Mr.. Rinehart of Tucson providing for
a minimum punishment for the first
offense of $25 and costs or ten days
in Jail. The resolution reads:
Section 1. No ardent spirits, ale,
beer, wine, or intoxicating liquor or
liquors of whatever kind shall be
manufactured in or introduced into
the state of Arizona under any pre-
tense. Every person who sells, ex-
changes, gives, barters, or disposes
of any ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine,
or intoxicating liquor of any kind to
any person in the state of Arizona, or
who manufactures in, or introduces
into, or attempts to introduce into,
the state Of Arizona, any ardent spir-
it's, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating
liquor of any kind, shall be punished
by imprisonment for not more than
two years, and by a fine not more
than $500 for each offense, and for
the first offense fine of $25 or ten
days and costs.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Mrs. Dunbar III.

Mrs. w w Dunbar has been con
fined to her room the past week as
result of a surgical operation per-
formed by Dr. Isreal She has been
i'll for several weeks, and her ply
stefan decided that an operation was
imperative. Since being operated up
on the patient is getting along very
nicely, which will be cheering news
to her friends.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Hurt by Fall.

Albert Gates suffered quite a seri-
Gus injury to his back last Saturday
when his feet became entangled in
some wire, which caused him to fall
forward on the ground. Mr.. Gates is
SO years old. His many friends, how
ever, will be pleased to learn that he
is getting along very nicely, and
while he is still troubled with pains
as result of his accident he is en-
abled to take daily exercise
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Plans For a New Jail.

Plans and specifications of the pro-
posed Jail were received Thurs
day from Yuma. According to the
blue print of the building the struc-
ture is to be 24x30 feet, height IA
feet. The floor is to be of concrete,
with side walls of S-inch cement
blocks, and shingle roof. The build
ing is to contain three rooms, two
cell rooms and a court room, the lat
ter being 12x3O feet 1t looks very
pretty on paper, and it is hoped that
the board Of supervisors will now get
busy and let contract for it's con-
struction.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Bought TWO Lots.

David Connors of Jerome spent sew
eral days in town the past week
While here he purchased from r. c.
Saufley lots II and IL in block 1876
This property has a frontage of 15O
feet on Arizona avenue, and is con
sidered one of the best pieces of real
estate in town. Mr.. Connor is also
a large stockholder in the Parker I'm
provement company. He expects to
construct modern hotel on his
Arizona avenue property within the
next few months.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Lawn Tennis Club.

A tennis club has just been organic.
ed here. R. H. Fuller and c. w.
Graves have laid out tennis court
near Mr. Fuller's residence Several
others are getting interested in the
game, and before the summer is gone
it is expected that everybody will be
thoroughly inoculated with the "bug.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Mining Expert Here.

A. B. W. Hodges, the well-knOwn
mining expert and geologist, was a
visitor here Tuesday. He spent the
day at the Arizona Empire mines
making an examination for the new
owners who recently purchased the
property from the Arizona Empire
Copper Mines company.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04

Seedy individual (who has come up
just after the rescue) Are you
the cove wot as just pulled my boy
aht O. the sea?'
The hero (modestly, after affecting
a gallant rescue )-"Yes, my friend,
but that's quite all right-don't say
any more about it."
'Orl right? 1t amt orl right! Wot
abaht is bloomin' at"
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Returns From Coast.

Superintendent O. L. Babcock of
the Colorado River Agency returned
from two weeks trip to the coast
last Tuesday, where he had been en-
gagged in buying a number of horses
for his Indians
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Cooperation.

AS for. cooperation, it already ex-
lists to some extent in fruit growers
beekeepers and various live stock
associations, but there is opportuni-
ty- and need for a closer and more ex-
tensive organization of agricultural in
terests throughout the state. This
organization, when it is properly com
pleted, will undoubtedly be the means
of helping to fulfill most of the other
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Carload of Horses.

Thirty-thr head of horses, which
We're purchased at Los Angeles by
Superintendent o. l.. Babcock for the
Colorado River Indian reservation,
arrived Wednesday. The horses are
in good condition and are being al
lotted to various, Indians who are in
need of work stock in the cultivation
of their lands.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Illinois Visitor Here.

j. M. Layman of Urbana, nl.,wa
in Parker the past week looking over
the town and surrounding country He
prospects of Parker, which he stated
were more enticing for investment
than any place in the West
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
judge Overs in Town.

Judge Frank W. Overs, manager of
fore part of the week here. Accom-
panied by Lewis Hind of Bouse he
examined some copper prospects
northeast of Parker last Monday
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Surveyed Claims.

W. H. Merritt, u. S. Deputy miner
al surveyor, arrived here Tuesday
night, and left the following morning
for Empire Flats, where he surveyed
the claims of Robert Steen..
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
THE FARMER
OF ARIZONA
GOV. HUNT WRITES INTEREST
lNCLY OF FARM CONDITIONS
HERE BUT FEW FAILURES
ARE NOTED.
(By Geo. w. P. Hunt, in Business
Farmer)

Considering the conditions which
Arizona farmers encountered in the
beginning, the many problems to be
solved or, in many cases, to be left
unsolved, his needs are remarkably
few. He had to meet new and extra
ordinary conditions of SOIL irrigation,
climate and the number and character
of insect pests and plant diseases.
Settlers from states where natural
water supply prevailed were forced to
meet the problem of artificial irriga-
ton, which has only in recent years
been improving beyond former very
uncertain and imperfect status
1t may be argued that early settlers
in any country have to meet many
similar conditions, but they seldom
have to do so where the aspect is
as unpromising as it was in the Vlr-
gin Arizona desert. To the unprac-
ticed eye, much of the choice farm
land now under cultivation presented,
in it's primal state, a woeful prospect
Of hopless barrenness, and the mat
ter of selection was one for the ex-
perienced farmer and not for the man
who had failed. at home, and thus
been compelled to seek new fields.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER r
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
VISITING State Capital.

Ed S. Osborne departed Monday
night for Phoenix, where he is trans
acting mining business this week as
we'll as renewing old acquaintances.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Farmer and Matron.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Alexander of Al
buquerque, NJ NJ, have accepted the
positions of farmer and matron, res
pectively, at the Indian school,
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
True Worth Recognized.

Farmers of the past were not in
frequently short-sighted and but in
different business men. OF late
the agricultural college and far
mers' and growers associations in
stitutions, viewed at first with sus-
picion but finally recognized for their
true worth, have revealed to the far
mer hitherto undreamed possibilities
in augmenting his crops and market
ing them, with the community as a
cooperative unit, on thorough busi-
ness principles. They have, in fact,
helped him to see the wisdom of re-
cognizing and conforming to progress
i've business principles as matter of
self-preservatiOn.
However great the advance that
has been made, the Arizona farmers
need better educational facilities, as
we'll as a more compact and uniform
plan of cooperation than exists at
present. There is an annual course
of two weeks at the state university
which has given excellent results, but
there is great need for systematic
education, both for long and short
terms, in agriculture courses. The
Importance Of the Agricultural Col
lege and Farmers Institute is fully
recognized, and it is hoped that th>
state will be better equipped in this
respect in the near future
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
Good Roads and Bridges.

In some ways the Arizona farmer
has been singularly fortunate notably
in having good roads to bring in close
touch with the cities; and in the
intimate relations which exist be-
tween the cities and the farming dis
tricts. There has been, and is,great
activity on the part of the state in
the building of roads and bridges, and
plans for the future promise the con-
struction of broad highways, travers-
ing the state from north to south
and east to west. The Importance of
good roads to agricultural industries
cannot be overestimated
The Parker post., 1914-04-04

FOR SALE-Saddle horse, 3 years
old. G. A. Marsh.
The Parker post., 1914-04-04

needs of the farmer mentioned in
this article.
1t is the painful history of nearly
all farming districts where there is
insist on impartiality, that the farmer
is sometimes forced by commercial in
stitutions, to pay higher rate of in
terest for money borrowed than the
ordinary business man. His security
is in plain sight and it's appraisal a
mere matter of adding two and two
together, but by the same token his
needs are in plain sight, too. He
seldom borroWs until his needs are
immediate and urgent, and when he
is hard pressed he finds that ready
cash comes high.
A committee appointed by the state
department of Arizona to investigate
agricultural needs, says in it's report:
"The rate of interest on agricultural
loans in Arizona may safely be stat
ed to be from 2 to per cent higher
than in the case of business men in
the same districts. The committee
suggests as remedy against this un-
fair discrimination that government
agencies should offer loans on proper
security to the farmer, as is done in
Europe, on equal terms with other
borrowers. Stronger organization
alone will bring about better credit
facilities at present
The Parker post., 1914-04-04
But Few Failures.

That there have been surprisingly
few failures; that practically all farm.
ing communities in Arizona, where
irrigation is employed, are prosperous
and that the farmer and horticuftur-
list are getting splendid results from
the soil, is attested by products in
the open market and board of trade
exhibits, all OF which show that the
farmer has learned, fully, how to deal
with conditions, and make good use
of his knowledge
But there is still much for even the
successful and experienced farmer to
learn about these same conditions of
soil, climate, pests and diseases, and
a full knowledge of which he can
gain only from experts in agriculture
and, as shall be referred to hereafter,
one Of the needs of the Arizona far
mer is for precisely such instruction
and advice.
The farmer in this state went abou
the business of raising his crops with
very little assurance Of anything de-
finite in the way of a steady market,
reasonable rates of transportation or
of his ability to obtain loans on the
usual terms of interest. In fact he
had few plans outlined for disposing
of his products systematically and to
the best advantage
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-24
podalno the Issue.

william J. Price. minister to Pam
anna, smiled recently when reference
was made to the way that some people
have Of lodging the issue. He said he
was reminded Of Jones. M
When Jones returned to his happy
little home in the suburbs at hash
time few evenings ago he was met
at the door by mother; who was wear
ing q stern expression that seemed
to portend a domestic argument. Il
* James," said the good woman. Inn
pressively, come out into the shed. I
want to show you something"
Il am right with you, beloved one, {
merrily responded father, inwardly do
ing bit of guessing. "Trot out tho
show" r.. " ,.ss \
i Just look at those empty bottles"
returned mother, pointing to quite a
large heap Of pints and half pints on
the floor. How do you suppose they
ever got in our cellar?"
Really, dear, don't know" an.
swered father. blushing guiltily. 4
never took an empty bottle in the cell
lar in all my life. Philadelphia Tele-
graph. 5 5 /,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-24
GrowI Of the Bear.

Russia desires peace, but ID ready
for war;" declares the st. Petersburg
Bourse Gazette, in semi-ofacial arti-
Gle responding to the attacks on Rus.
sia appearing in the German press.
The cars name is mentioned more
than once, and the fact that tho
Bourse Gazette Is Liberal organ adds
additional importance to the article,
which goes on to say: We are In
formed from an unquestionable source
that Russia. whose military power 10
being augmented by the viii Of the
sovereign, does not think Of war. but
is prepared for all eventualities. Be
Ing ready, she does not need to be ex-
cited by recent alarms. It = lknown
abroad that the idea that Russia in
tho event Of war would maintain q
purely defensive strategy Is noWlahap--
doned, and that henceforward Russia
win assume the offensive"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-24
BEST KIND OF sP0NGEcAKE
Delicate CONNECTION Requires Mueh
Care In Mixture Of ingredients
and Baking.

Quarter Of a pound Of loaf sugar,
half gill of water. four eggs, quarter
of q pound of Vienna flour, little
grated lemon rind. For coating the
tin: A little salad oil or melted butter
one tablespoonful of -four. one table
spoonful of pulverized sugar.
Sieve together three tabiespoonfuis
of -four and sugar. Pour little salad
oil or melted butter into the tin and
let it run all over 1t; thep> pour out
any there is over.
Next put In the mixed hour ana
sugar and shake it all over the TIN,
turning out all that will not stick to
the oil. Put the sugar and water IN
a nan on the IRE and let the sugar dis
solve, then boil It to . strip, which
should feel quito sticky when pressed
between the finger and thumb.
Break the eggs into . basin and
vhisk them for ten or fifteen minutes.
When the strip 10 ready. add It gradu'
ally to the eggs. beating them al the
time. Continue beating for ten min.
utes after the strip 10 beaten.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-24
se,f,.h California skipper.

t.tEn
II will not stop to tow you on.
have fish aboard"
This was the answer returned BY
the captain OF fishing steamer to the
signal Of distress from a pilot boat on
the rocks at the entrance Of the Gold
en- Gate q few days ago. No one will
deny that 1t was heartless answer,
but it is an answer that Is being con-
stantly given in all relations Of life.
says the Portland (Ore.) Journal. All
around pilot boats are on the rocks
or suffering pain, but the fishing boat
sails by unheeding because it has fish
aboard, and has not time to stop and
throw out towline. How many fish
ing boats there are that refuse,a word
Of kindness and counsel. friendly
hand, q smile Of encouragement! How
many fishing boats there are that are
blind, deaf or Indifferent to the hopes.
aspirations and struggles Of those who
are ON the rocks! .,.
I'VE can't stop. We have f'sh on
board" sN 4. .s5 u. !. WA A5 I'VE, W.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-24
FOR LUNCH OR BREAKFAST
Smoked Scotch Haddock -"Flnnan
HaddIe"-Cns Of the Best Of the
Pc Available Light Dishes.

Translated from the French: Tia
city Of Fnnan 10 a little seaport stu
ated six miles from Aberdeen In
Scotland. It Is here where the had.
dock are SO numerous that the buat-
ness Of smoking them originated. To.
day the preparation Of this excellent
tish Is practised on large scale not
only Ut Fnnan. but in all Scotland.
The paddock is opened for its whole
length, then rubbed with salt, suspend
ed by the tail, and smoked "a hours.
This short space Of time sufices to
give 1t SAVIOR Of the most appetizing
sort and golden color. 1t Is true
that the fish SO prepared keeps only a
few days, so that one can send 1t .
long distance only during the winter.
The Finnan paddock constitutes an
excellent luncheon dish. In order to
serve 1t one simply grills 1t some
minutes. after having soaked 1t In oil.
When 1t Is dressed on a dish one
brushes over 1t fresh melted butter
II grill is wanting, one can cook 1t IN
the oven or boil It five minutes.
In England one serves It sometimes
at the end of dinner at the same time
as the cheese. 1t Is served also cut
up In little dice which one makes hot
in little curry sauce and garnishes
1t with little pieces Of toast.
Finnan Haddie la Delmonico.-
Half pound of flnnan haddie, picked
up and fried slightly in butter; one
cupful OF cream; one hard-boiled egg
cut up in small pieces: the yolk of one
raw egg: one teaspoonful OF grated
Edam cheese; one tablespoonful of but
ter, and -four enough to thicken; sea-
soning to taste and cooked seven or
eight minutes. This Is nice for break
fast served on thin dry toast that has
been made of stale bread and buttered
slightly.